Faith & Heritage Tour
10 days
per person
Meeting point
Istanbul Airport, the first exit door
Included
Breakfast at the hotels and lunch at restaurants
Biblical Highlights of Turkey Tour traces the footsteps of early Christianity through some of the most sacred and historically significant sites in Türkiye. Blending spiritual reflection with cultural discovery, this journey offers a meaningful exploration of faith, history, and timeless landscapes.
Biblical Highlights of Turkey Tour is a profound journey through the lands that shaped the foundations of early Christianity. Traveling across regions mentioned in the Bible, this tour brings history, faith, and scripture to life through ancient cities, sacred sites, and enduring traditions. Explore the Seven Churches of Revelation, walk through the ancient streets of Ephesus where the Apostle Paul once preached, and visit locations deeply connected to the spread of Christianity. Along the way, discover archaeological treasures, historic sanctuaries, and landscapes that have witnessed centuries of devotion and spiritual transformation. Thoughtfully designed to balance spiritual depth with comfort and cultural insight, this tour offers expert guidance, carefully selected accommodations, and seamless travel throughout Türkiye. Whether you seek religious enrichment, historical understanding, or a deeper connection to biblical history, the Biblical Highlights of Turkey Tour invites you to experience these sacred lands with meaning, reverence, and inspiration.
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After you land at Istanbul Airport, a Solandra representative meets you at the first exit door and takes you to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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Visited sights: Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, the Hippodrome, the Obelisk of Theodosius, and the Grand Bazaar. After breakfast the guide picks you up from the hotel for a full day in the Old City. You see the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, once home to the Ottoman sultans, and the Hippodrome, where the obelisks still stand. The last stop is the Grand Bazaar, the large covered market at the heart of the old city. There is time to walk it. At the end of the tour you are taken back to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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After breakfast you are picked up from the hotel. The first stop is Izmir, ancient Smyrna, and the church of St. Polycarp on the Smyrna and St. Paul route. The day continues to Pergamon: the Asclepion, the ancient hospital; the Acropolis; the church on the site of the Serapeum; and the Red Basilica, linked with St. John. The last stop is Akhisar, ancient Thyatira, a commercial city once tied to Troy and Sardis. At the end of the tour you are taken to your hotel. The night is in Izmir.
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After breakfast the guide picks you up. At Sardis, capital of ancient Lydia, you see one of the Seven Churches, the remains of the church, the temple of Cybele and Artemis that was later used as a church, and the royal road. In Alaşehir, ancient Philadelphia, you visit the remains of the church of St. John. Laodicea comes next, the smallest of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor. The day ends at Pamukkale, ancient Hierapolis. The name means sacred city. The ancients believed Apollo founded it, and it was known for sacred hot springs whose vapours were linked with Pluto, god of the underworld. The city also had a significant Jewish community. In the first century it belonged to the tri-city area of Laodicea, Colossae, and Hierapolis, which is why Paul names Hierapolis and Laodicea in his letter to the Colossians. At the end of the tour you are taken to your hotel. The night is in Kusadasi.
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1–16 people
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After breakfast you are picked up and drive to Ephesus, where St. Paul stayed for a time. You visit the ancient city, the House of the Virgin Mary, and the Basilica of St. John, then continue to Miletus, where St. Paul spoke as he carried the Christian message. At the end of the day you are taken to Izmir Airport for the flight to Cappadocia. On arrival a Solandra representative meets you at the first exit door and takes you to your hotel. The night is in Cappadocia.
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Cappadocia, with its centre at Caesarea (Kayseri), was once the heart of the Hittite kingdom of the Old Testament. You see the Valley of the Fairy Chimneys and the Goreme Open Air Museum, watch the potters at work in Avanos, and stop at the citadel of Uchisar. At the end of the tour you are taken to your hotel. The night is in Cappadocia.
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After breakfast you visit one of the widest underground cities in Cappadocia, cut beneath a rock hill. The first three floors were probably carved by the Hittites around 2000 BC. Early Christians sheltered here from Roman persecution, and in wartime about 5,000 people took refuge inside. You then drive to Adana and are taken to your hotel. The night is in Adana.
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You leave with the first light for Antakya, ancient Antioch. This is where the followers of Jesus were first called Christians (Acts 11:26). Peter, Paul, and Barnabas preached here. You visit St. Peter’s Grotto and the mosaic museum. At the end of the tour you are taken to your hotel. The night is in Adana.
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After breakfast you are taken to Adana Airport for the flight back to Istanbul. On arrival a Solandra representative meets you at the first exit door and takes you to your hotel. The night is in Istanbul.
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You are taken to the airport four hours before your international flight. Check-in is self-service. That is the end of the service.
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Before, during, and after the trip, support is available in Turkish and English.
