Itinerary
Day 1: DAY 1: ST. POLYCARP AND SMRYNA
Stop At: Izmir, Izmir, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
We meet you at the Izmir Airport at around 08:00 - 08:30 or pick you up from your centrally located Hotels in Izmir or Kusadasi Town(Please check the location of your Hotel and contact us if it is in the pick-up zone). Then we start the first day of our 6 Days - Seven Churches Tour. Visit the Church of St. POLYCARP which is the oldest church in ancient Smyrna, it symbolized the community of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse. Then visit Alexander the Great’s “Velvet Castle” overlooking the bay of Izmir and the Agora of the Ancient Smyrna. At the end of the day, we will transfer you to your Hotel and overnight stay in Izmir City.
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Note: St. Polycarp church can be closed for some days. On this case, we will see it from outside and provide you the information of the importance.
Duration: 7 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: -Ibis Hotel
-Movenpick Hotel or Similar
Day 2: DAY 2: PERGAMUM, AKROPOLIS & ASKLEPIOS
Stop At: Pergamon Ancient City, Akropol Cd. No:6 Hamzalisuleymaniye, Bergama 35700 Turkiye
After the breakfast at the Hotel, departure around 08:00 - 08:30 to visit Pergamon, Red Basilica, the Acropolis and the Asclepion cities. At the end of the tour return to Izmir and stay overnight.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: -Ibis Hotel
-Movenpick Hotel or Similar
Day 3: DAY 3: SARDES – PHILADELPHIA – PAMUKKALE
Stop At: Sardis (Sardes), Belediye Cd. No:124 Sart, Salihli 45300 Turkiye
After the breakfast at the Hotel, departure around 08:00 - 08:30 and drive to Sardes, the ancient capital of the Lydians and visit the Church of Sardes. Continue to Alasehir where the ancient Philadelphia Church is located. Walk the streets of Philadelphia, then proceed to Pamukkale, the white “Cotton Castle” with its lime cascades of the Roman spa. See the ancient city of Hierapolis. The Martyrium of St. Philip the Apostle is here. Enjoy a leisurely bath in the hot spring pool of your hotel and stay overnight in Pamukkale Town.
Duration: 10 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: -Venus Suite Hotel
-Melrose Viewpoint Hotel
-Hierapark Hotel
Day 4: DAY 4: LAODICEA – APHRODISIAS – KUSADASI
Stop At: Laodicea, Just off Denizli - Pamukkale, Denizli Turkiye
After the breakfast at the Hotel, departure around 08:00 and morning visit to Eskihisar, the ancient Laodicea City, then drive to Aphrodisias, the city of the Goddess of Love, see the well preserved Stadium, The Temple of Aphrodite, the Odeon, the theater, Agora and Hadrian Bath. Then drive to Kusadasi and stay overnight.
Duration: 10 minutes
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: -Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel
-Ilayda Hotel or Similar
Day 5: DAY 5: EPHESUS - HOUSE OF VIRGIN MARY - BASILICA OF SAINT JOHN
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkiye
After the breakfast at the Hotel, departure around 09:00 and a full-day visit to the unforgettable remains of Roman Empire Capital; Ephesus, the House of Virgin Mary where believed that she spent her last years and ascension, the Archaeological Museum and the Basilica of Saint John. At the end of the tour return to Kusadasi and stay overnight.
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
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Accommodation included: -Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel
-Ilayda Hotel or Similar
Day 6: DAY 6: TRANSFER TO THE IZMIR AIRPORT
Pass By: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
According to your flight time, our team will transfer you to Izmir Airport.
End of our service!
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.