Welcome to Turkey. Arrive in Izmir airport or port in the morning, meet by our representative and start your tour to Ephesus ancient city. Ephesus, once the capital of Roman Asia, is the best preserved Greco-Roman classical city on the Mediterranean.
The tour also includes the visit of the Basilica of St. John and the House of Virgin Mary where she spent her last days.
By the end of the tour, return to Izmir for overnight at your hotel.
Day 2
After breakfast at the hotel, depart for the tour of Pergamum.
The city was famed by its great library, the citizens of ancient city invented parchment for writing when the supply of papyrus was cut off.
Drive down the Red Basilica, a temple made of red brick dedicated to the gods of Egypt and continue to Asclepion known as the most famous classical medical center of the ancient world. By the end of the tour, continue to Assos (Canakkale), the ancient Aeolian city for overnight at your hotel.
Day 3
After breakfast at the hotel, depart for the tour of Assos, a seaport where Aristotle taught for several years, and married an adopted daughter of King Hermias. Continue your tour to Troy where mentioned in the New Testament, the place of St. Paul's Macedonian call vision. Dinner and overnight in your hotel in Assos.
Day 4
Cross the Dardanelles in the morning by ferry to Istanbul. After a short orientation tour, drive to your hotel for overnight.
Day 5
Transfer to Istanbul port or airport for the cruise / flight back home.
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The above program can be modified according to your preferences.
