Arrive to IZMIR, met by our representatives and transferred to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Visit the Egyptian Bazaar, used as a spice market since 1665, before boarding the ferry which crosses the Bosphorus, visiting both Europe and Asia. Stop en route to take photos of the natural beauty, and see the 15th cent Rumelihisar fortress,summer palaces and old wooden houses. The cruise terminates at the fishing village of Sariyer,close to the Black Sea. Lunch will be included along the way. Then drive by coach via the Intercontinental Bosphorus brige to Camlica Hill on the Asian side to see the beautiful panoramic view of Istanbul. Visit the Beylerbeyi Palace - the summer residence of Ottoman Sultans with original furniture and magnificent gardens. After the tour transfer to Istanbul Atatürk airport for your flight to Izmir. Upon arrival you will be met by Pera Representative in Izmir and transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

In the morning visit the St.Polycarp Church in Izmir.Then drive to Pergamon and visit the Acropolis with the world's steepest theatre, Trajan Temple, Athena Altar , Zeus Altar and Agora. Lunch en route. In the afternoon continue to Asclepion , the see the world's earliest medical treatment centre. Return to Izmir for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast visit the glorious city of Ephesus which is also one of the Seven Churches of St John’s Revelations (2:1-7), visit the House of Virgin Mary, Basilica of St John from 6th cent. Ephesus is the ancient city where the third Ecumenucal council took place (AD 431). The city was visited by St Paul and his friend Priscilla and Aquila during his missionary journey (Acts 18: 18-20). Lunch en route.In the afternoon see the Ephesus museum and continue to Pamukkale. Arrive at Pamukkale/Hierapolis where St Phillip, one of the twelve apostles came to spread the Gospel and is believed to have lived and been martyred . Check-in to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Visit the ancient city of Hierapolis, its magnificent necropolis from Hellenistic and Roman periods and see the Pamukkale terraces.After a visit to Laodicea which is one of seven Churches of St John’s Revelations, drive to Philadelphia, which is mentioned as one of the Seven Churches. Continue to Sardis one of the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse and a site that was Christianized early by St Paul. The city is mentioned twice in Revelations as one of the Seven Churches of Asia.
The ancient capital of Lydia, Sardis is very famous with its Gymnasium complex and the Synagogue, accepted as the oldest in Asia Minor. Lunch en route.In the afternoon , visit the ancient Thyatira, the remains of the Church which is mentioned in the Book of Revelations (2:19). Continue to Izmir for dinner and overnight.