2008 GREECE and TURKEY

                  Tuesday, October 14 - Saturday, October 25

DATE

TENTATIVE DAILY ITINERARY

TU, OCT 14
In flight

Depart New York's JFK International Airport for Athens, Greece.

International Flight Schedule: Olympic Airlines #412

Departs JFK 4:30 p.m. - Arrives ATH 9:00 a.m. (Wed, Oct 15)

WED, OCT 15
Athens, Greece

Early arrival in Athens, transfer to hotel.  Afternoon tour of the Acropolis and Mars Hill with some free time in the Plaka, dinner at the Dionysus Restaurant overlooking the Acropolis.

TH, OCT 16
Island of Patmos

Visit Corinth, Epidaurus and Mycenae before traveling to Pireaus for a late afternoon sail to the island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea.

FRI, OCT 17
Kusadasi, Turkey

Visit St. John's Monastery and cave on the Isle of Patmos.  Have some free time in the harbor, sail to Kusadasi, tour Ephesus, visit a Turkish carpet plant in Kusadasi.

SAT, OCT 18
Izmir, Turkey

Drive to Sardis, Tiatira, Pergamon and Izmir.

SUN, OCT 19
Istanbul, Turkey

Tour Izmir, fly to Istanbul, bus orientation tour, sail on the Bosphorus.

MON, OCT 20
Istanbul, Turkey

Visit the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Yeribatan cisterns, Topkapi, and experience the Grand Bazaar.

TU, OCT 21
Kavala, Greece

Early morning drive to the Turkish-Greek border, visit Alexandropolis and Kavala.

WED, OCT 22
Thessaloniki, Greece

Stops include Philippi, Lydia's baptismal site, and Thessaloniki.

TH, OCT 23
Delphi, Greece

Travel to Veria, the Meteora Monasteries lookout, Kalambaka, Trikala and Delphi.
FRI, OCT 24
Athens, Greece
Tour Delphi, drive to Athens, free afternoon and farewell meeting after dinner.
SAT, OCT 25
In flight

Transfer to the airport for your flight back to New York.

International Flight Schedule: Olympic Airlines #411

Departs ATH 11:10 a.m. - Arrives JFK 2:55 p.m.

Connect with your domestic flights home.

For more information about the trip:

EphesusAthens Acropolis
Sophia - Istanbul
Ephesus LibraryDelphi