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Fifteen destinations across Türkiye, operated end-to-end by Marveltour since 1982.

Marmara Region

Istanbul, Bursa and the Dardanelles — the arrival point for most programmes, and the first day that has to work.

Central Anatolia

Cappadocia, Konya and Ankara across the plateau: long transfers, early light, and the logistics that hold them together.

Aegean Region

Seven destinations between Ayvalık and Bodrum: classical cities, faith routes and the coast on a single overland line.

Mediterranean Region

Antalya, Antioch and the St. Paul route — the south coast where classical touring and pilgrimage share one road.

Eastern & Southeastern Anatolia

Upper Mesopotamia and the eastern highlands: long distances, early civilisations, ground that rewards careful scheduling.

Black Sea

Green valleys and the coast road east — the quieter north, usually a second or third visit to Türkiye.

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Marmara Region
Central Anatolia
Aegean Region
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Black Sea
All destinations

Fifteen destinations across Türkiye, operated end-to-end by Marveltour since 1982.

Marmara Region

Istanbul, Bursa and the Dardanelles — the arrival point for most programmes, and the first day that has to work.

Central Anatolia

Cappadocia, Konya and Ankara across the plateau: long transfers, early light, and the logistics that hold them together.

Aegean Region

Seven destinations between Ayvalık and Bodrum: classical cities, faith routes and the coast on a single overland line.

Mediterranean Region

Antalya, Antioch and the St. Paul route — the south coast where classical touring and pilgrimage share one road.

Eastern & Southeastern Anatolia

Upper Mesopotamia and the eastern highlands: long distances, early civilisations, ground that rewards careful scheduling.

Black Sea

Green valleys and the coast road east — the quieter north, usually a second or third visit to Türkiye.

The House of the Virgin Mary, early morning.

The House of the Virgin Mary, early morning.Sacred routes operated with theological accuracy, and time held for worship.
Faith & Pilgrimage

Sacred ground, handled with care

Faith travel in Türkiye means operating scripture on its original ground: the Seven Churches of Revelation, the St. Paul route and the House of the Virgin Mary, planned with theological accuracy and time held for worship.

Groups travel with guides versed in both text and archaeology, services are arranged on site and in advance, and pacing follows the congregation rather than the coach. Pilgrimage first, sightseeing second.

Türkiye, operated properlyCultural, faith and educational journeys across Türkiye, designed and operated end-to-end since 1982.
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Seven letters, seven towns

Walk all seven

Pergamum, Thyatira, Smyrna, Ephesus, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea, each one visited on the ground. Thyatira and Philadelphia have little left standing and cost road time, which is why most programmes drop them. They stay in this one, and the guide says plainly what is there and what is not.

Read in John’s order

The modern road runs north to south, but the letters follow the order a Roman courier would have ridden. The guide sets out John’s sequence at the first stop so the group carries it all week. Groups who want to drive it that way can, and we tell them what it costs in hours.

Worship along the way

Private services at St Antoine in Istanbul and St Polycarp in İzmir, and at the House of the Virgin Mary above Ephesus when season and group size allow. All are confirmed in writing before the group flies. Where a site cannot host a service, a private room at the hotel can.

Why congregations return

The difference
Faith and pilgrimage travel in Türkiye

All seven, not five

Thyatira and Philadelphia are on the ground, the two churches most programmes quietly drop.

John’s order, or the road’s

The route runs north to south, and the guide restores Revelation’s sequence at the first stop.

Services, confirmed in writing

St Antoine, St Polycarp and, by season, the House of the Virgin Mary, arranged before the group flies.

Honest about the ground

Where a church is a few walls in a market town, the guide says so and reads the letter there anyway.
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The forms a pilgrimage takes

The Seven Churches of Revelation with Cappadocia

10 days
All seven churches of Revelation on the ground, Thyatira and Philadelphia included, plus Ephesus, Troy and Cappadocia.

In the Footsteps of Saint Paul

13 days
Begins where the story does, in Tarsus and Antioch, then follows Paul through Cappadocia, Pisidian Antioch, Perge, Ephesus and Troas.

Jewish Heritage of Türkiye

7 days
Twenty-four centuries of Jewish life in Türkiye: Istanbul and İzmir, Bursa where the exiles of 1492 settled, and Sardis, the largest ancient synagogue ever excavated.
Burner flame inflating a hot air balloon before take-off in Cappadocia
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