Experience the land and lessons of the Bible!

Turkey Study Tour with Crossroads Impact Ministries

To learn more email your travel coordinator Monica Guthrie or call us at 800-829-8234 or 616-396-1234

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When?

9 days including travel
November 8-18, 2024

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How Much?

$4800.00 USD
All Inclusive!

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Led By

Crossroads Impact Ministries and Ralph Howe III

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You’re invited to join us on a 9 day, all-inclusive Turkey Study Tour.

You will be immersed in the land and lessons of the Bible as you’re led on a journey through Scripture while your local guide and driver will bring the past and present culture of Turkey alive to all your senses.

Unlike other Holy Land tours, this tour is solely focused on bringing Scripture to life through first-hand experiences in the places the stories actually happened. An all-inclusive trip you’ll be free to focus on each moment without worrying about lodging, tips, transportation, entrance fees, food or water.

What is a GTI Study Tour?

We’ve built into our study tours everything you need for an enjoyable and educational trip. We want you to be fully focused on the lessons and experiences you’ll encounter, and not be distracted by local tipping practices, transportation arrangements, or meal planning.

We believe that as a Study Tour participant you’re not a mere tourist—you’re an investment! This is evident from the moment you book your trip, through to the time you return home to share what you’ve learned with your friends and family.

Our seasoned guides and ministry partners do so much more than handle the details and keep things on schedule. Our local guides have personal experience and intimate knowledge of the places and events you’ll examine, and our ministry partner’s teachers have a shepherd’s heart and a passion for God’s word.

The guides have been so personable and so knowledgeable and so friendly. There's just never a bad day for these guys. They make you very comfortable throughout the trip.

— Steve

We got to walk the land and it made our bibles come alive, and my son being 17, he needed it to come alive. It solidified his foundation in his faith.

— Joey

GTI has done such a great job of taking care of everything... allowing us to feel at home and really focus on the things we needed to from the very beginning.

— Jordan

Ralph Howe III

Senior Pastor, Crossroads Impact Ministries

Ralph has been happily married to Melinda since 1998. Their four children are Riley, Amanda, Jonah and Abby.

Ralph began work with vocational ministry with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Golf Ministry in 1998, where he served as the Director of Tour Outreach and acted as the tour chaplain. Prior to that, he spent nine years playing professional golf, which enabled him to travel and compete in 21 different countries and 46 states in America.

From 2004 to 2010 Ralph launched and pastored the Southwest Campus of Discovery Church in southwest Orlando. In 2010, he felt God calling him and his family to an incredible adventure living and working in Beijing, China where they lived for four years. It was a significant experience that allowed them to see the power of God in incredible ways. Ralph was an elder at Capital Community Church as well as interim lead pastor during this time.

The Howe family returned to Orlando in 2014 where Ralph currently pastors Crossroads Impact Church

Ralph’s great ministry passions are teaching the Bible and seeing others envisioned and equipped to be all that God has designed them to be.

Study Tour Details

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  • $4800.00 USD base cost
  • $100.00 discount if booking prior to May 17, 2024

Optional payment schedule available:

  • $500.00 per-person deposit upon registration
  • $2150.00 per-person due by June 21, 2024
  • Remaining balance due by September 19, 2024
  • Roundtrip air from Miami
  • Hotel accommodations as indicated
  • Daily breakfast and dinner buffet
  • Lunches on site
  • GTI hydration packs with bottled water on tour
  • Deluxe touring motor coach
  • All entrance fees
  • Guide/Driver Tips
  • Porterage fees and taxes
  • GTI Study Guide, journal
  • Pre trip curriculum
  • GTI Blog
  • Sunrise hot air balloon ride (weather permitting)
  • Drinks with meals
  • Insurance
  • Full refund less $200 for cancellations after deposit.
  • Full refund less $500 for cancellations after May 17, 2024
  • Full refund less $2000 for cancellations after June 21, 2024
  • No refunds for cancellations after September 19, 2024

Itinerary

Fri Nov 8

Miami to Istanbul ( Depart tk78 at 10:35pm )
Sat Nov 9

Istanbul to Antalya ( Depart tk2428 at 7:45pm )

Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Antalya
Sun Nov 10

Southern Coast

Antalya Harbor, Antalya Museum, Perga

Antalya Harbor
Mon Nov 11

Central Turkey

Pisidian Antioch

Pisidian Antioch
Tue Nov 12

West Central Turkey

Hierapolis, Colossae, Laodicea

Hierapolis
Wed Nov 13

West Central Turkey

Aphrodisias, Philadelphia

Aphrodisias
Thu Nov 14

West Central Turkey

Sardis, Pergamum

Sardis
Fri Nov 15

Western Coast

Pergamum, Weaving Center, Evening Cruise on the Aegean

Pergamum
Sat Nov 16

Western Coast

Ephesus, Ephesus Museum, Free Time

Ephesus
Sun Nov 17

Western Coast

Miletus, Didyma, Priene

Miletus
Mon Nov 18

Izmir to Istanbul ( Depart tk2311 at 8:55am )
Istanbul to Miami ( Depart tk77 at 3:20pm )