Tutku Travel Programs Endorsed by Biblical Archaeology Society BY SEA & LAND: PAUL’S JOURNEY TO MALTA • SICILY •

April 27 - May 10, 2022 Tour Hosts: Dr. Glen L. Thompson Dr. Carl Rasmussen

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By Sea & Land: Paul’s Journey to Rome / April 27 - May 10, 2022 Taormina, Sicily

BY SEA & LAND: PAUL’S JOURNEY TO ROME

(weather permitting.) Visit Salina Bay and St. Paul’s island. Walk up to the statue, take a few pictures, brief explanation why this place erroneously Dr. Glen L. Thompson, Dr. Carl Rasmussen, Ph.D, became the traditional shipwreck site. Ending a cruise tour at Bugibba. Asia Lutheran Seminary, Emeritus Professor of Old Visit the archeological excavations at San Pawl Miqli. Transfer to Rabat. Hong Kong, Retired Testament, Bethel University Visit St. Paul’s Grotto, St. Paul’s Church, and the Domus Romana.

Paul’s journey to Rome that concludes the book of Act is one of the most Apr 30 Sat MALTA - FERRY TO POZZALLO - AGRIGENTO - SYRACUSE exciting stories in ancient literature. It recounts the fateful shipwreck We will have a very early check-out and pick-up (and boxed breakfast) that occurred west of Crete. Our tour will pick up the story on the island of in order to catch the 05:00 ferry (VR-800) to Pozzallo (Sicily). Upon Malta where Paul and the other 275 survivors came ashore. From Malta we our arrival at 06:45, we will be met by our driver in Pozzallo and drive to will visit each of Paul’s stops on his way to Rome mentioned in Acts 28. We Agrigento for lunch. Visit the Cathedral of St. Geraldo. Visit to the World first ferry to Sicily to see the archaeological wonders of Syracuse, Argrigento, Heritage Site of the Valley of Temples. Then we will proceed to Syracuse and Taormina. After the ferry crossing of the Strait of Messina, we come to for dinner and overnight (B,D) Reggio Calabria. In the area we will see the volcanized remains of Pompeii, the fabled Naples Archaeological Museum, and the port of Puteoli May 1 Sun SYRACUSE - TAORMINA where Paul made landfall. We will then follow the to Rome, After breakfast at hotel and checkout, we will enjoy a morning guided stopping at the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns. Our four days in visit the Archeological park Neapolis with its theater and amphitheater. Rome are packed with visits to all the major archaeological sites. Our twelve After lunch we will have a walking tour of Ortygia island before driving to days will be filled with fascinating sites, beautiful scenery, and exquisite Taormina where we will have dinner and overnight. (B,D) food, so I invite to join me as we sail and walk in Paul’s footsteps.

Grand Harbor, Valletta, Malta Pompeii

Tour Itinerary:

Apr 27 Wed Depart USA - Fly Malta (MLA)

Apr 28 Thu ARRIVE MALTA Arrival to Malta and transfer to the hotel. Please be ready at the lobby May 2 Mon TAORMINA - FERRY TO REGGIO CALABRIA After breakfast and check-out at the hotel, we will enjoy a guided visit of of our hotel at 13:00 to begin a half day (5 hours) guided tour. Transfer the beautiful town of Taormina including the ancient Greek theater. We to Maritime Museum to see the Roman Period Anchors. Take (weather will then drive to Messina for lunch and to catch the afternoon ferry to permitting) Fregatina Boats (multiple boats will be used as 1 boat take Reggio Calabria. Upon arrival, we will meet our guide and driver and visit maximum 6 people). Go up to Upper Barakka Garden (photo stop) by lift. the Museum of Magna Grecia. We will also have a walking tour to view Visit St John’s Co Cathedral St Paul’s Shipwreck Church. Transfer back to some of the ruins of ancient Rhegium, ending at the Cattedrale di Maria SS hotel and end of tour. Dinner & Overnight in Malta. After dinner, lecture by Asunta where a statue commemorates Paul’s visit. Our bus will then take Mark Gatt on the Shipwreck of Paul (if available). us north for dinner and overnight in Lamezia Terme. (B,D) Apr 29 Fri MALTA 07:30 am Full day with English-speaking guide by coach. Today we will May 3 Tue REGGIO CALABRIA - POMPEII After an early breakfast and checkout, we will drive up the coast of Italy to tour the Island of Malta—the place where Paul was shipwrecked and where Pompeii. After lunch, we will have an extended guided visit to the famous he spent three months before departing, as a prisoner, to Rome (Acts 28:1, city buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Visit of Pompeii Archeological 11). Transfer to Bugibba Jetty, meet Mark Gatt there, take a private luzzu site. Drive to Pozzuoli for dinner and overnight (B,D)

By Sea & Land: Paul’s Journey to Rome / April 27 - May 10, 2022 TOUR MAP

ROME ITALY NAPLES POMPEII

Forum, Rome

May 4 Wed NAPLES - POZZUOLI After breakfast, our driver will take us to the Naples Archeological Museum REGGIO CALABRIA for a morning tour that includes many of the objects found at Pompeii. Drive SICILYTAORMINA to Pozzuoli and have a free time for lunch. After lunch we will begin following AGRIGENTO Paul from the ancient port of Puteoli, visiting the Rione Terra, Temple of Serapis, the temple of Augustus converted into a Christian cathedral, and the amphitheater. You will end the afternoon by walking along Paul’s path out POZZALLO SYRACUSE of the city towards Capua, passing ancient tombs and walking on part of the ancient road that still survives. Dinner and overnight in Pozzuoli. (B,D)

MAY 5 Thu CAPUA - MINTURNAE - FORMIA - After breakfast and check-out, our bus will take us to ancient Capua () where Paul and his party joined the Via Appia. From there MALTA you will drive to Minturnae for a brief tour of the archeological site. After lunch we will continue along Paul’s route through the ancient towns of Formiae, , and to Terracina where you will visit the ancient Forum Emilius. We will dinner and overnight at the ancient Forum of Appius (Borgo Faiti) where the LAND & AIR Christians from Rome came to meet Paul. (B,D)

MAY 6 Fri APPIA ANTICA - ROME $5,990 Per Person in Double Room After breakfast at our hotel, we will follow the Via Appia north from the Forum $1,090 Single Room Supplement of Appius and Three Taverns. We will then continue through Ariccia to the outskirts of Rome where we will walk another stretch of the Appian Way as it approaches Rome. After lunch we will visit the , the INCLUDING Catacombs of Domitilla and the church of Quo Vadis. Our bus will then take us past the sites where Paul would have been handed over to the Roman • Roundtrip International flights between any of the eight listed US cities authorities before checking into our hotel. Dinner and overnight in Rome. (B,D) (New York JFK, Boston, Washington DC, Atlanta, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago) MAY 7 Sat The Vatican and Early Christian Rome Breakfast at our hotel. Our guide and driver will take us to Vatican • 2 nights stay in Malta, Hotel Cavalieri or similar City where we will begin with a tour of the famous Vatican Museum. • 1 night stay in Syracuse, Grand Hotel Alfeo or similar We will concentrate our attention on the Pio Christian Museum of early • 1 night stay in Taormina, Hotel Ariston or similar Christian art and artifacts, but will also see some of the most famous • 1 night stay in RLamezia Terme, Grand Hotel Lamezia or similar rooms, statues, and of course the . We will exit the museum • 2 nights stay in Pozzuoli, Hotel Neronensis or similar into St. Peter’s Basilica, thought to be St. Peter’s final resting place. After lunch in the Vatican area, we will cross the Tiber to visit the ancient • 1 night stay in Terracina area, Hotel Appio Mansio or similar hippodrome now preserved as the , the famous Pantheon, • 4 nights stay in Rome, Best Western Hotel Universo or similar as well as the more modern iconic and the • Daily open buffet breakfasts before ending at the . Our final visit today is the Mausoleum • 12 dinners (8 dinners at the hotels, 4 dinners at local restaurants in Rome) of Augustus, which is right next to the Ara Pacis. Transfer back to the • Bottled water at the dinners hotel. Dinner and overnight in Rome. (B,D) • Transportation by private bus where necessary according program. May 8 Sun Imperial Rome • Ferry tickets Malta / Pozzallo and Messina to Reggio Calabria After breakfast your local guide will take you on a full-day walking tour of • English-speaking assistant at the airport and at the port in Malta the center of . In the morning we will visit the • English-speaking guide minimum 3 hours - maximum 8 hours per day and , as well as the Mamertine prison. Lunch on your own. After according program lunch we will walk by the to visit the and . At the end of the guided tour, our coach will return us to the • Entrance fees to the sites and museums hotel for dinner and overnight. (B,D) • Whisper Headsets in Italy for 10 days • City taxes in Malta and Italy. MAY 9 Mon Rome of the Martyrs • Meeting room for 1 hour in Malta. Following breakfast at our hotel, our final day in Rome will consist in a tour of important early Christian sites. First , we will trace the final hours of St. Paul, visiting the church of Tre Fontane and the Basilica of St. Paul Outside EXCLUDING the Walls where he was purportedly executed and buried. After lunch we will visit the Milvian Bridge where Constantine’s famous victory took place, • Lunches and drinks the early church and tomb of Santa Costanza, and the Basilica and early • Tips to drivers and guides; baptistry of St. John Lateran. Dinner and overnight in Rome. (B,D) • Other services not included above May 10 Tue ROME AIRPORT - FLY BACK • Porterage Breakfast at hotel and check-out. Transfer by private bus to the Fiumicino • Travel and medical insurance. All kind of insurances. airport. Depart for home.

By Sea & Land: Paul’s Journey to Rome / April 27 - May 10, 2022 PAYMENT PROCEDURE: Itinerary and site visits are subject to change and/or substitution depending on availability of site access. 1- $500 per person Deposit : September 2, 2021 (of which $200 is non-refundable) 2- Full Payment Date : January 28, 2022 For Registration please contact:

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