Depart on EK405 at 0940 hours arriving into Istanbul at 1300 hours, connect on EK121 at 1420 hpurs to arrive Istanbul at 1755 hours. Meet and greet your local guide and transfer to a local restaurant for dinner before checking into hotel in Istanbul.

After breakfast at the hotel, we have a unique experience between two continents on the Bosphorus Cruise, passing by the Ottoman Palaces, Rumeli Castle, Anatolian Castle and the life style of people on the coast line of Bosphorus. Next visit the Spice Market which is the most popular bazaar in Istanbul for local people where you can find dried fruits,nuts, apple tea etc. After lunch at a fish restaurant, we drive to historical town of Istanbul. (Constantinople) to visit the Blue Mosque which is the second largest mosque in Istanbul, built to compete with Haghia Sophia, dating back from 17th century. Blue Mosque is Famous for its blue tiles and 6 minarets. Walk around to Hippodrome Square former centre of sportive and political activities of Constantinople to see the famous Egyptian Obelisk, Serpentine Column and Wilhelm II fountain. Next visit Hagia Sophia which has been a cathedral and now turn into a mosque to see it’s beautiful mosaics, stained glass windows and decorated domes. Dinner and transfer to your hotel for overnight in Istanbul.

Breakfast at your hotel, we start our Biblical Journey to Akhisar (Thyatira), which is the fourth of the Seven Churches, the letter to Thyatira is the central and the longest of the seven letters. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. We drive to Sardes Ancient City; one of the most picturesque area of The Seven Churches. It is here St. John expressed his concern for pushing further with the progress of the city’s faith. Sardes also is one of the first settlements for Jewish people after they were sent from Holy Land by Babylon. Visit Philadelphia: A favorite city of St. Paul and St. John. The city for the love of brothers. Proceed to Pamukkale for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast at your hotel, we proceed to Pamukkale and visit Laodicea which is one of the Seven Churches of Revelation. After lunch at a local restaurant, we visit Cotton Castle, a magical and unique terraces and castles created by deposits of white limestone from thermal springs. We will see Cleopatra’s Antique Pool which was built by the Caesar of Rome Empire Mark Anthoni. Hierapolis Ancient City was founded in 190 B.C. by Eumenes II, king of Pergamum. In the 2nd and 3rd centuries, it reached the height of its development as a Roman thermal bath center. Hierapolis is the place where Apostle Philip was stoned into dead by pagans then he was buried in Hierapolis by Early Christians. Transfer to your hotel in Kusadasi for dinner and overnight.

We will visit House of Virgin Mary the place where Mary may have spent her last days after Jesus was crucified. Next visit a Leather Outlet Center to watch a Fashion Show and we can see the most famous Turkish leather (The Silk Leather) After lunch, we visit Ephesus Ancient City we will begin as well as viewing one of the Seven Churches of Revelation, you will see impressive structures such as great theatre where St. Paul and St. John met. Arcadian Street, Trajan fountain, Celsius Library, Hadrian Temple etc. Next visit St. John’s Tomb and Church, where he was beheaded. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.

After breakfast at the hotel, proceed to Priene which was important from the time of uniting the Ionian colonies in Asia Minor, called the Ionian League, which is the alliance of the twelve towns. Continue to Miletus Ancient City, the greatest Greek city in the east. It was the natural outlet for products from the interior of Anatolia and had a considerable wool trade with Sybaris, in southern Italy. Next visit Didyma, located about 11 miles south of the ancient port city of Miletus on the western coast of modern-day Turkey, The Temple of Apollo at Didyma or Didymaion was the fourth largest temple in the ancient Greek world. Transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight in Kusadasi.

Today, we continue our biblical journey to Izmir (Smyrna). We have a panoramic city tour by bus to see the famous Izmir Bay. We visit one of the Seven Churches Of Revelation, Agora of Smyrna, where St. John preaches and points St. Polycarp to the people to follow him for Christianity. After lunch, we continued to Pergamon with a Cable Car experience to visit the Acropolis. The Acropolis is in the highest part of the city. Some sites include the Acropolis Temple of Athena, the Temple Of Trojan, Arsenals, the Altar of Zeus, and the Library. It was noted for its wickedness, in so much that our Lord says ‘’Satan’s seat’’ was there. The church of Pergamon was rebuked for swerving from the truth and embracing the doctrines of Balaam and the Nicolaitanes. Visit Red Basilica; it was built as a pagan temple but converted into a church. Drive to Cannakale for dinner and overnight.

After breakfast at the hotel, we make a stop in ?anakkale city center to see the Wooden Horse from Holywood Movie ‘Troy’ After they completed Troy Movie on Malta Island, that wooden horse was given as a gift by Hollywood to Canakkale City to keep in its original place in the history. We transfer to Ipsala Border to continue our biblical journey in Greece with wonderful memories.

Arrive at the Ipsala border, and the Turkish guide will hand over to the Greek guide. We are now in Greece! Drive to Philippi, the proud Roman colony where the Apostle Paul established a church (Acts 16:9-33). We will see the river where Lydia is said to have been baptized, the ruins of a prison where Apostle Paul and Silas were probably kept, the Agora, the Basilica and the Theatre. Proceed to Neapolis (modern Kavala), where Paul landed after receiving the Macedonian Call. Dinner and overnight in Kavala.

In the morning, drive to Thessalonica, a city founded in the 4th Century BC and named after the half-sister of Alexander the Great. Paul planted a church here and was later accused of ‘turning the world upside down’ (Acts 17.6). We will visit the Old City Walls, the White Tower, the Galerius Arch and the Rotunda. After lunch, we continue our journey to Kalambaka for dinner and an overnight stay.

After breakfast, visit the town of Kalambaka, where we enjoy a spectacular drive up to visit two Meteora Monasteries built on the top of colossal symmetrical grey and reddish boulders. Perched precariously high above the ground, they were first constructed in the 14th century by monks seeking isolation and salvation. Lunch and continue our drive to Athens for dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast, drive to ancient Corinth. See the Corinth Canal, which cuts across an isthmus that connects the Peloponnese and mainland Greece. Many attempts were made to build a canal in ancient times, but this was achieved only in 1893. Next, visit ancient Corinth and the Acrocorinth. Paul planted the Corinthian Church in this city and corresponded extensively with it. Visit the Bema, where Paul was tried before Gallio and acquitted, the Shops, where Paul probably did his tentmaking with Priscilla and Aquilla, and the famous Stadium for the ancient Isthmian Games. See the Erastus Inscription, named in honour of Erastus, the city treasurer mentioned in Romans 16.23. Next to Cenchrea, the port for Corinth on the eastern side of the isthmus, the remains of the ancient harbour are visible in the water today. Paul had his hair cut here because of a vow, then set sail from the harbour, concluding his 18-month stay in Corinth (Acts 18:18). He returned to Athens for dinner and an overnight stay.

After breakfast, enjoy the Athens city tour and climb the Acropolis Hill to see the famous Parthenon, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike. Then, walk to nearby Areopagus (Acts 17:22), where the Apostle Paul spoke to the Athenians about the one and only God. Our tour will finish with a panoramic bus tour to see the city’s highlights. Next to the Plaka for lunch and some last-minute shopping before transferring to the airport for departure on EK210 at 1805 hours, arriving in Dubai at 2335 hours.

Connect on EK354 at 0330 hours, arriving in Singapore at 1500 hours with fond memories of the tour.