In Association with EDAN TOURS CANADA & Participating IATA Carriers present the 16-Day Pilgrimage to Turkey and Israel, departing April 1 st , 2019 Hosted by Rev. & Mrs. Daniel R. Hogg and co-hosts CDN $5,898.00 from Major Western Canadian Cities All-Inclusive tour featuring Roundtrip Airfare, Superior First Class Hotels, Half Board Meal plan, Courteous guides, comprehensive sightseeing and entrance fees to places visited. Save $200.00 CDN per person when the tour is paid in full by December 1, 2018 Also presenting an optional Extension to Egypt, 3 days / 2 nights, includes one way flight from Tel Aviv to Cairo, Superior class hotels, Half Board arrangements, full day sightseeing to the Pyramids, Sphinx, Cairo Citadel, Egyptian Museum and Khan Khalili Bazaar. CDN $798.00 per person … It really makes a difference who you travel with! MEET YOUR TOUR HOSTS INCLUDED TOUR FEATURES / BASIC TOUR Round-trip air fare from Canada to Izmir, and returning from Tel Aviv, with IATA approved Airlines; including airport taxes, Airport user fees and Fuel surcharges. Superior first class hotels throughout Turkey and Israel. Accommodation in sharing twin bedded rooms. When possible single rooms are offered at a supplement of $1,350 CDN per room for Israel and Turkey. ($1,540 CDN with Egypt). Two meals are included daily, full breakfast and dinner. One Lunch is also included at a Traditional Bethlehem Restaurant. Airport transfers and Comprehensive sightseeing as per itinerary and entrance fees to places visited, Cable car to the top of Masada, boat-ride on the Sea of Galilee, taxi ride to top Dear Traveling Companions: of Tabor, Miniature Model of Jerusalem, Jesus Boat Museum Many of you expressed your desire to go back to Israel, but at Nof Ginnossar, Shrine of the Book and other highlights... also that you would like to add New destinations. We are Sightseeing in Turkey: Izmir, Ephesus, Philadelphia, Sardis, therefore excited about this tour that will take you first to Pamukkale, Smyrna, and Istanbul St Sophia and Topkapi. Turkey, in addition to our Israel itinerary; with an optional Sightseeing in Israel covers the Galilee Region, Dead Sea area and Jerusalem, with visits to Caesarea, Haifa, Tiberias, extension to Cairo’s Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum. Jericho, Masada, Bethlehem, Jerusalem and much more. Walk where Jesus walked and spend some time following Courteous English Speaking guides throughout. Paul’s Missionary journeys. Relax knowing that your host Collective group visas to enter Israel and Turkey included for who grew up in the Little Town of Bethlehem and has Canadian and US Nationals. hosted 27 tours to date, delights in arranging and caring for every detail of your tour. OUR DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY 16-DAYS TURKEY AND ISRAEL We invite you to join us on this “trip of a lifetime with friends for a lifetime”. For registration please email or call: The Journey Begins… Rev. and Mrs. Daniel R. Hogg DAY 01: DEPART CANADA / ENROUTE 227 Knottwood Road North NW Our exciting journey begins as you board a wide bodied Edmonton, AB T6K 4B9 • Canada transatlantic jetliner. Dinner and breakfast will be served in Phone: (780) 450 2625 • Cell phone: (780) 994 7740 flight on the way to Turkey. E-mail: [email protected] Web Page: www.edantours.com DAY 02: ARRIVAL ISTANBUL / IZMIR Upon arrival in Istanbul we connect for a short flight to Izmir, second largest tourist center that has an abundance of natural wonders and archaeological sites. Izmir itself has contributed to mythology and its historic remains prove its importance to history. Dinner and overnight in Izmir. DAY 03 EPHESUS / KUSADASI After Breakfast, leave Izmir and drive to Ephesus. You will see the amazing ruins of this great city; the theater, library, Temple of Hadrian and the newly excavated Roman Terrace Houses. Ephesus of ancient and Biblical times, was the site of one of the Seven Wonders of the World (Temple of Artemis) and one of the seven churches of Dear Friends and Neighbors, Revelation. Once the most important city in Asia Minor, it was where the Virgin Mary took refuge with Saint John after We are thrilled to be going back to Israel as well as Egypt the Crucifixion and where she lived out the last years of her and Turkey as co-hosts on this tour with Kristina’ s parents life. Dinner and Overnight in KUSADASI. Danny and Edith Hogg. Join us to experience for yourself the places where Jesus walked, lived and did His ministry. DAY 04 MILETUS / HIERAPOLIS / PAMMUKKALE Drive south to visit the Greco Roman site of Priene. Visit Please contact us and we will answer any questions you Miletus the site of the theater where Paul spoke to the have over a cup of coffee (or via internet chat). Start Ephesian Elders. Then drive to Aphrodisias. See the Agora, planning now; and make this tour your own unforgettable Theater, Stadium and Hadrian Baths. Also visit the experience of 2019. Aphrodisias Museum. Then drive to unexcavated Colossae Marcel & Kristina Kurtz on the foothills of Mount Honaz. Finally visit Hierapolis where you will visit the monuments, thermal baths, and the Phone: (604) 980 0307 theater with its well preserved stage and Philip’s Tomb. (778) 386 8955 Dinner and overnight will be in Pamukkale. E-mail: [email protected] DAY 05: PAMMUKALE DAY 10: SEA OF GALILEE Pamukkale day at leisure. Breakfast and Dinner are Our tour this morning is dedicated to the Sermon on the included at the hotel. Mount. First we visit Mount Beatitudes, revered by Christians as the site where Jesus preached His immortal DAY 06: PHILADELPHIA / BERGAMA Sermon on the Mount, and is dedicated to the feeding of Leave for Bergama, ancient Pergamum, where parchment the multitude. A short drive takes us to Capernaum visiting was first made. Also is Asclepion, the health spa dedicated the area where Jesus lived at the house of Simon Peter, to the god of healing. The well preserved ruins still draw and see the ruins of the Synagogue. We board a wooden thousands of visitors from all corners of the world. Visit boat for a cruise across the tranquil Sea. After a time to rest Philadelphia now called Alasehir. Visit remains of and relax on the beach of the Sea of Galilee, return to the th Byzantine basilica as well as some 11 century frescoes. hotel for dinner and overnight. An optional visit to a Philadelphia and Smyrna were the only two churches diamond factory may be arranged after Dinner. among the seven about which nothing bad was said by John. Thyatira, and Sardis, going back to the 13th Century DAY 11: GALILEE / JERICHO / DEAD SEA BC has well preserved ruins including the gold refineries of At Mount Tabor ascend by taxi and visit the Basilica of the Croesus, the gates which Alexander the great laid siege to, Transfiguration. Travel to Nazareth, home of Jesus and and a palace where an ancient queen fell in love with Visit the Annunciation Church. Driving to Jericho stop at Hercules. Dominating these ruins are the remains of a “Bethany beyond the Jordan” where John baptized Jesus. newly restored colossal synagogue, the largest of its kind Visit the excavations of Canaanite Jericho and view Mount found. Dinner and Overnight in Bergama. Temptation and Elisha’s Fountain. Pass Qumran and continue descending to the lowest spot on earth at the DAY 07: PERGAMUM / IZMIR / ISTANBUL Dead Sea. This will be your opportunity to wade or swim in Departure for Izmir, transfer to the Airport for the short flight its saline waters. Dinner and overnight at your resort hotel. to Istanbul. Upon arrival transfer to the hotel for dinner. DAY 12: MASADA/QUMRAN//JERUSALEM DAY 08: VISITS IN ISTANBUL After breakfast, we will ascend the fortress of Masada by Visit the church of St. Savior, the earliest and most cable car and tour the site of the fortifications recalling the important church in Istanbul famous for its mosaics, the Jewish resistance against the Romans in 73 AD. The Byzantine Hippodrome to the obelisk brought from Egypt excavations revealed remains of waterworks, Herodian by Theodosius, and the bronze Serpent Column from palaces and Roman Temples. Returning towards Ein Gedi Delphi. Visit the Blue Mosque, with its six minarets. Next is and the caves of Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were Saint Sophia, a Christian Basilica last rebuilt by Justinian, discovered in 1947. We drive up to Jerusalem arriving at then turned into a Mosque in 1453 by Sultan Mehmet the our hotel in time for dinner and overnight at your hotel. Conqueror. In the afternoon, shop at Istanbul’s famous bazaar before returning to the hotel for dinner DAY 13: JERUSALEM/BETHLEHEM Morning Worship Service at the Garden Tomb, then travel DAY 09: ISTANBUL / TEL AVIV / HAIFA / TIBERIAS around six miles south of Jerusalem towards the mountain Transfer to the airport for the flight to Tel Aviv. Upon arrival village of Bethlehem. Visit the Fields of the Shepherds, the meet your guide and start the tour to Caesarea Maritima. Basilica of the Nativity and the church of Saint Catherine. This city is named in honor of Augustus Caesar and it The Basilica stands over the Grotto where Jesus was born. became the seat for Roman procurators. Visit the ruins, of Lunch is included and time for shopping in Bethlehem fortifications, moat and harbor, amphitheater and water before returning to Jerusalem for dinner and overnight. aqueducts. Next stop is Haifa on the slopes of Mt Carmel. View the Bahai Temple and Gardens. At Muhraqa visit the DAY 14: JERUSALEM / OLD CITY church of Saint Elijah where he challenged the priests of Drive to the Old City, entering through St.