Messiah College - Turkey & Greece / May 22 – June 12, 2021

Tour Host: Keith Brewer, Ph.D

GLOBAL SMYRNA MEETING ON THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF REVELATIONWITH VISITS TO ISTANBUL-HIEROPOLIS-PATMOS

June 18-29, 2020

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Tour Itinerary:June 18 Thu Depart New York JFK – Fly Istanbul

June 19 Fri Arrive IstanbulMeet and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is free. Dinner and overnight at the hotel in Istanbul. (D)

June 20 Sat Istanbul08:30-15:00 Visit the Roman Hippodrome Square, Blue Mosque with its beautiful blue tiles, Hagia Sophia Church, built by Constantine the Great and reconstructed by Justinian in the 6th century, one of the world’s greatest architectural marvels and a designated World Heritage site. Then visit the Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Tonight enjoy a Bosphorus dinner cruise. Return to hotel for overnight (B,D)

June 21 Sun Istanbul - Fly to IzmirAfter breakfast visit the St. Chora Church, and then head to the airport for an early afternoon flight to Izmir. Meet and transfer to your hotel for dinner and overnight. (B,D)

Jun 22 Mon Opening Ceremony - Smyrna Agora & Bayrakli (Old Smyrna)09:00-09:10 Opening ceremony – Levent Oral, President of Tutku Educational Travel09:10-09:25 Dr. Mark Wilson, President, Seven Churches Network09:25-09:40 Presentation - Izmir Chamber of Commerce10:00-10:45 Seven Churches from a Turkish Scholar’s perspective: Dr. Turhan Kacar11:00-11:20 Welcome from local Orthodox, Protestant and Catholic Leaders11:20-11:45 Introduction of the participant groups12:00-12:45 Smyrna among the Seven Churches: Dr. Meg Ramey12:45-13:30 Lunch14:00-15:30 Walk to Agora for tour by Dr. Akin Ersoy, Head of Smyrna Excavations15:45-17:30 Depart by bus to Bayraklı for tour by Dr. Cumhur Tanriver, Head of Bayrakli Excavations19:00-20:30 Dinner20:30-21:30 “Evening Plenary Session: Dr. Ben Witherington III

Jun 23 Tue Pergamum & Thyatira Tour07:30 Departure to Bergama; German archaeologist tour of Acropolis and Red Basilica;12:00 Drive to Akhisar for lunch at Ramiz;13:30 Visit Thyatira with tour of Acropolis;16:30 Return to Izmir and free time19:00-20:30 Dinner

Jun 24 Wed All Day Sessions;09:00-09:45 Patmos and the Seven Churches: Dr. Linford Stutzman10:00-10:45 Ephesus among the Seven Churches: Dr. Carl Rasmussen11:00-11:45 Pergamum among the Seven Churches: Dr. Jeff Weima12:00-12:45 Thyatira among the Seven Churches: Dr. Mark Wilson12:45-14:00 Lunch14:00-14:45 Sardis among the Seven Churches: Pastor Bernard Bell 15:00-15:45 Philadelphia among the Seven Churches: 16:00-17:30 Laodicea among the Seven Churches: Dr. Mark Fairchild19:00-20:30 Dinner20:30-21:30 “Preaching the Messages to the Seven Churches” by Dr. Jeff Weima

Jun 25 Thu Sardis – Philadelphia – Laodicea07:00 Departure from hotel08:30 Sardis tour with American archaeologist;11:00 Philadelphia stop at St. John Church;12:30 Lunch in Pamukkale/Denizli;14:00 Visit to Laodicea;16:00 Depart back19:30 Arrive Izmir20:00 Dinner

Pergamum

GLOBAL SMYRNA MEETING ON THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF REVELATIONWITH VISITS TO ISTANBUL-HIEROPOLIS-PATMOS

Tour Host: Keith Brewer, Ph.D

June 18-29, 2020

$3,690 Per Person in Double Room

$690 Single Room Supplement

• Roundtrip airfare between New York JFK and Istanbul

• Domestic flight from Istanbul to Izmir

• Domestic flight from Denizli to Istanbul

• 2 night at Arcadia Blue Hotel in Istanbul

• 6 nights at First Class hotel in Izmir

• 1 night hotel Kusadasi

• 1 night hotel Pamukkale

• Daily breakfast and 10 dinners

• 5 Lunches (June 22-26)

• Entrance fees to all sightseeing as per itinerary

• English–speaking licensed tour guide throughout the itinerary

• Transfers & transportation by private A/C motor-coach

• Special certificate, and attendance to all meetings

• Service charges and local taxes

• Tips to tour guides and drivers

• Drinks (other than bottled water)

• All personal expenses, Travel and Health Insurances, any other item not mentioned above

• TURKISH VISA for U.S citizens, available at www.evisa.gov.tr

• **Citizens of ALL other countries are responsible for checking their own countries’ visa regulations for travel for both TURKEY and GREECE (Patmos tour)

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Jun 26 Fri Ephesus- Izmir08:30 Departure from hotel10:00 Ephesus12:30 St. John’s Basilica13:30 Lunch;14:30 Lecture by Austrian archaeologist at museum;16:00 Depart back17:30 Arrive back to Izmir;19:00 Dinner20:00 “Excavating the Seven Churches” by Dr. Inci Turkoglu21:00 Closing ceremony

Jun 27 Sat Izmir-Patmos -KusadasiEARLY morning departure (4:30am) Morning transfer to the Kusadası port for your private ferryboat at 6:00 am to the Island of Patmos. Visit the famous site where John received his revelation of Jesus Christ (Revelation 1:9). Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi. (B,D)

Jun 28 Sun Kusadası- Hieropolis- PamukkaleDrive to Hieropolis. Hierapolis is blessed by hot mineral springs and some of the best-preserved Roman ruins in Asia Minor. Christianity came to Hierapolis via Epaphras (Colossians 4:12–13). The ruins cover more than a square mile. We will see the impressive theater with seats still in perfect condition and visit one of thermal pools that still has ancient columns in it! Today, the area is known as Pamukkale, meaning “Cotton Castle.” It is named for the limestone-laden hot springs that cascade from one white-edged terrace pool to the next. Dinner and overnight in Pamukkale. (B,D)

Jun 29 Mon DeparturesTransfer to Denizli Airport for departure to JFK.

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Ephesus

Laodicea

Asia Minor

Philadelphia Sardis

Pergamum

Chios

Lesbos

Samos

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Patmos

Rhodes

Kos

Thyatira

Ephesus

IzmirSmyrna

Istanbul

Messiah College - Turkey & Greece / May 22 – June 12, 2021

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• 1- $200 per person Deposit for the airline: January 15, 2019

• 2- Full Payment : March 15, 2020

• Cancellation Penalty:

- 120-90 days prior to departure: No Penalty- 89-60 days prior to departure: 10%- 59-45 days prior to departure: 25% - 44-30 days prior to departure: 50%- 29-15 days prior to departure: 75%- 14 days & After No refund

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