Early morning drive to Antakya, headquarters of St. Paul's missionary journeys. Visit the Mosaic Museum and the Cave of St. Peter, where the first Christians met. Drive to Seleucia from where St. Paul sailed to Cyprus. Dinner and overnight in Antakya (L, D).

Morning departure for the impressive cities of Pamphilia. Visit Aspendos where you will see one of the finest and best preserved Roman theaters of the world. Nearby is Perge, a Roman city, where St. Paul preached during his first missionary journey. After lunch drive to Antalya for dinner and overnight (B, L, D).

Visit the ancient city of Hierapolis, known for its hot springs and monuments,. Proceed to nearby Laodicea one of the Seven Churches of the Revelation. Visit also Miletus, where St. Paul met the Elders of Ephesus. Dinner and overnight in Kusadasi (B, L, D).

Full day tour of Ephesus, the best preserved archaeological site in Turkey, where St. Paul stayed nearly three years. Addressed by St. John as one the Seven Churches of the Revelation, Ephesus is the site of the Artemis Temple, considered one of the seven Wonders of the world. Continue to the Basilica of St. John and the Selcuk museum. Dinner and overnight in Izmir (B, L, D).

Departure for Thyatira, one of the Seven Churches and hometown of Lydia. Continue to Sardis, the capital of King Croisus and the Lydian Kingdom. Excavated by American archaeologist, Sardis houses the Temple of Artemis, a Roman Gymnasium and the Synagogue complex. Visit also Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love. Return to Izmir for dinner and overnight (B, L, D).

Visit the ancient Agora of Smyrna (Izmir). Drive to Bergama, the capital city of the Pergamum kingdom, which ruled over Anatolia after the time of Alexander the Great. Pergamum is famous for its library and its healing center dedicated to Aesclepios, God of Healing. After lunch drive to the Izmir airport or your hotel (B, L).