4 Days Private Seven Churches of Revelation Tour
Why we love it?
The 4 Days Private Seven Churches of Revelation Tour offers a comprehensive exploration of significant historical and biblical sites in Turkey, including Akhisar, Alasehir, and Bergama. This tour is ideal for history enthusiasts, religious pilgrims, and those interested in early Christian heritage, as it covers key locations associated with the Seven Churches of Revelation. Distinctively, the tour combines guided visits to ancient ruins with comfortable transportation in air-conditioned vehicles, ensuring a seamless travel experience. Participants will enjoy included meals and have the opportunity to delve into the rich cultural and spiritual narratives of the region.
Inclusions
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Lunch
- All transport with new & AC vehicles
- All entrance & parking fees,ferry,tolls and petrol
- All local taxes
- All tours with English speaking guidance licenced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Exclusions
- Drinks,visas,personal expenses,porters, tips
- International and domestic airfares
- Meals not listed ( breakfasts, lunches, dinners )
- Optional tours
Itinerary
Day 1 Then head to Pergamon
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Arrive Izmir - Smyrna & Pergamon Tour
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Welcome to Izmir(Smyrna). Your guide meets you at the airport.
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Smyrna is the second of seven churches in Asia Minor that are said to receive a spiritual evaluation directly from God through Jesus Christ. Paul the apostle likely began the Christian church in the city. One of Apostle John's students, Polycarp (who lived from 69 to 155 A.D.), is thought to have played a major role in leading the church in Ephesus during the second century. Tradition states that he was killed as a martyr in Smyrna. that's why we start our tour with St. Polycarp Church in Smyrna.
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also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, which was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Mysia.
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After Pergamon
we drive in five minutes to the monumental ruined temple in the ancient city of Pergamon. The temple was converted by the Byzantines into a Christian church dedicated to St John but was subsequently destroyed.
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Overnight Pergamon
Day 2 Day 2
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Thyatira & Sardis & Philadelphia Tour
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Today you visit three churches which are Thyatira, Sardis, and Philadelphia. After breakfast, we leave from Pergamon and we drive about one hour to reach Thyatira. Thyatira was home to a Christian community from the apostolic period. The community continued until 1922 when the Orthodox Christian population was deported.
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From Thyatira to Sardis takes about one hour of driving. As one of the seven churches of Asia, we will see Sardis which was addressed by the author of the Book of Revelation in the New Testament.
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From Sardis with 30 minutes driving, we reach Philadelphia church. The church in Philadelphia is said to be the sixth of seven churches that received a spiritual evaluation directly from God through Jesus Christ.
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Overnight Hierapolis
Day 3 After Hierapolis
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Hierapolis & Laodicea & Pamukkale Tour
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Hierapolis was an ancient Greek city located on hot springs in classical Phrygia in southwestern Anatolia. Its ruins are adjacent to modern Pamukkale in Turkey and currently comprise an archaeological museum. The site has the Tomb of Philip the Apostle.
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we head to The Laodicean Church, which was a Christian community established in the ancient city of Laodicea (on the river Lycus, in the Roman province of Asia, and one of the early centers of Christianity). The church was established in the Apostolic Age, the earliest period of Christianity, and is probably best known for being one of the Seven Churches of Asia addressed by name in the Book of Revelation (Rev. 3.14-22).
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Overnight Kusadasi
Day 4 On the last day
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Ephesus Tour & Depart From Turkey
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we will visit Ephesus ancient city which was a city in ancient Greece on the coast of Ionia, 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era, it was one of twelve cities that were members of the Ionian League. The city came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC.
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The Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, local form of the goddess Artemis (associated with Diana, a Roman goddess). It was located in Ephesus. It was completely rebuilt twice, once after a devastating flood and three hundred years later after an act of arson, and in its final form was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. By 401 AD it had been ruined or destroyed. Only foundations and fragments of the last temple remain at the site.
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The Basilica of St
John was a basilica in Ephesus. It was constructed by Justinian I in the 6th century. It stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle. It was modeled after the now lost Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
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The House of the Virgin Mary is a Catholic shrine located on Mt. Koressos in the vicinity of Ephesus, 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) from Selçuk in Turkey.
Please Note
- Stroller or pram accessible
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Not recommended for people with heart conditions
- Not suitable for pets
- Not wheelchair accessible
- We have a signboard at the airport. We welcome all our guests after the luggage claim door.
Know Before You Go
- Infant seats available
- Public transportation nearby
- Passport required
Cancellation Policy
Fully refundable until 1 day before start
Non-refundable after 1 day before start
