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Macedonia Baptist Church
Dates of Travel: March 18 - 27, 2007
10 day Footsteps of Apostle Paul escorted tour
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to
trace the footsteps of Apostle Paul? Here’s your
opportunity to do just that. Experience the sights
and sounds of early Christianity as you journey and
cruise to a number of places associated with the
missionary journeys of the Apostle and the New
Testament. Among the many highlights are a visit to
Patmos Island and the cave where the Apostle John
wrote the Book of Revelation.
SIGHTSEEING
HIGHLIGHTS
THESSALONIKI Orientation
ANCIENT PHILLIPI
Sightseeing KAVALA
Sightseeing VERIA
Sightseeing METEORA
Sightseeing, visit two monasteries
CRUISING Three-night
cruise aboard Louis Cruise Lines to Mykonos, Rhodes,
Patmos and Kusadasi (Turkey). Category D twin inside
cabin; all cabins with two lower beds and private
shower and toilet. Full entertainment program on
board. Globus host service throughout cruise. Port
taxes of approximately $60
PATMOS ISLAND Leisure time
EPHESUS Leisure time
CORINTH Sightseeing of
ruins ATHENS
Sightseeing with local guide; visit the Acropolis
and Areopagus
Special Rates for this Group
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$2,500.00 |
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Call to Order: Final Payment due December
31, 2006 Included:
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Accommodation in twin-bedded
rooms with private facilities in superior
tourist and tourist class hotels.
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6 buffet breakfasts (BB), 5
three-course dinners (D) while touring; full a
la carte breakfasts, lunches and dinners (FB,L,D)
while cruising
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All hotel service charges,
taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are
included.
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Services throughout the tour of
a professional Tour Director.
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Touring by luxury air-ventilated
coach with reclining seats.
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travel bag and tour
wallet containing comprehensive documents
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Airfare from Raleigh Durham
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TOUR ITINERARY
Day 1 (Sun.) Board your overnight
transatlantic flight.
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Day 2 Arrival
in Thessaloniki, Greece.
(Mon.) Transfer to your hotel. Balance of the
day is at leisure. Enjoy this evening’s WELCOME
DINNER with your traveling companions. (D)
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Day 3 Thessaloniki.
Excursion to Philippi.
(Tue.) Full-day excursion
along the ancient route of Apostle Paul to
Amphipolis. Journey to ANCIENT PHILIPPI, where
Paul established the first church in Europe.
Then travel to KAVALA, ancient port of Neapolis
(Acts 16:11), which Paul visited. (BB,D)
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Day 4 Thessaloniki-Veria-Kalambaka.
(Wed.) Morning orientation sightseeing of
THESSALONIKI (Acts 17:1), where Paul started a
church (Acts 17:1-9). Afterwards visit VERIA (Beroea
of the New Testament), where Paul and Silas were
taken (Acts 17:11). Visit the place, where
according to tradition, Paul stood and delivered
a sermon. Continue to Kalambaka. (BB,D)
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Day 5 Kalambaka-Athens.
(Thu.) Visit
Meteora and tour two of its monasteries.
Situated atop vast rocks, these 14th-century
monasteries compose one of the most breathtaking
sites in the world. Inside the MONASTERIES
discover many historical and religious
treasures. (BB,D)
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Day 6 Athens-Piraeus-Cruise.
(Fri.) Begin
your threeday Greece and Turkey CRUISE with a
visit to the mountainous island of Mykonos. Free
time to explore the island and then return to
the ship for evening entertainment. (BB,L,D)
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Day 7 Cruising:
Rhodes.
(Sat.) Visit Rhodes with an optional excursion
to Lindos, where Apostle Paul landed in 51 AD.
In the Old City see the palaces
built by the Knights of St. John during the
Crusades. (FB,L,D)
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Day 8 Cruising:
Patmos/Ephesus, Turkey (Kusadasi).
(Sun.) Visit
Patmos, the
“Jerusalem of the Aegean.” Join the optional
tour to the Monastery of St. John and tour the
Cave of the Apocalypse where St. John wrote the
Book of Revelation. Sightsee in Ephesus to whose
inhabitants Apostle Paul wrote his famous
epistle. An optional excursion takes you to the
ruins and House of Mary, where the Virgin Mary
is said to have spent her last days. (FB,L,D)
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Day 9 Cruising:
Piraeus, Greece-Corinth-Athens.
(Mon.) Disembark and visit
the ruins of CORINTH, where Apostle Paul worked
with Aquila and Priscilla. Sightseeing in Athens
includes the ACROPOLIS with the Parthenon and
AREOPAGUS, where Paul delivered his famous
sermon (Acts 17:22). Enjoy this evening’s
FAREWELL DINNER. (BB,D)
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Day 10 (Tue.) Your
homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB)
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Call our group department to
book into this group or to book a group of your own.
1-866-475-7023
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