The lands of Greece, Turkey, and Italy are where the message of Christ took root and grew. You have to experience these places with Bible in hand to understand how life-transforming it truly is.
This exclusive tour promises a more personal, curated experience. We’ll explore sites that large groups just can’t see.
This tour is designed with you in mind. My goal is to transform the foreign places into familiar friends.
You’ll discover how each site fits the biblical story every time the bus stops—all with your Bible in hand.
See the Land with Bible in Hand
This will be an exclusive, one-bus tour devoted to a magnificent overview of sites from the Book of Acts and the Epistles. On this tour, I will help you understand the journeys of Paul as we connect the Bible and its lands to your life every time we stop—and all along the way.
✔ You will learn the Word of God right where it happened—with Bible in hand. After seeing where Paul, Peter, and John ministered, you will never read your Bible the same way again!
✔ I have invited our local guide to offer cultural and historical connections as he travels with us.
✔ We’ll travel the land in a climate-controlled deluxe motor coach.
✔ Our one-bus tour will go places and experience sites that larger groups never see. Just look at the itinerary below!
Your Daily Itinerary
Glance over the itinerary and see for yourself...
After your journey to these biblical sites, you will never be the same!
MAIN TRIP ITINERARY
(September 6 - 16, 2024)
DAY 1- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6: DEPART U.S.A.
Embark upon your journey with an overnight flight to ATHENS/THESSALONIKI.
DAY 2 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7: ATHENS/THESSALONIKI
We arrive in ATHENS for flight to THESSALONIKI and transfer to our hotel for check-in, dinner, and a well-deserved rest.
DAY 3 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8: NEAPOLIS, PHILIPPI, THESSALONIKI
In the morning we follow the route of the VIA EGNATIA to KAVALA (Neapolis), Paul’s first stop in bringing the Gospel to present day Europe. Next we travel on to PHILIPPI where we visit the BAPTISTERY OF LYDIA at the river where Paul baptized her. Lydia was the first convert of Paul on European soil, followed by the jailer (Acts 16). We also visit the ruins of the FORUM OF PHILIPPI, the “Prison of Paul,” and the Theater. We return to THESSALONIKI for dinner and overnight.
DAY 4 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9: THESSALONIKI AND BEREA
This morning we tour ancient THESSALONICA, where we’ll explore the modest ruins of the city where the church received two of Paul’s epistles on his second missionary journey. We’ll walk through the ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM and also see highlights from the city, including the CHURCH OF ST. DEMETRIOS, the WHITE TOWER, and the STATUE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT. After lunch, we’ll follow Paul’s journey south to biblical BEREA (Acts 17:11) where its inhabitants examined the Word to see if Paul’s words were true. Dinner and overnight in Thessaloniki.
About Your Tour Guide
Dr. Wayne Stiles has served in fulltime Christian ministry for more than 30 years, effectively using writing, teaching, music, video, and leadership as the means of creatively communicating the life-changing truths of God’s Word.
A veteran traveler to Israel, he has taught and written extensively on the devotional benefits of the Holy Land on his popular blog, in his books, as well as in dozens of articles for the Jerusalem Post. Wayne earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary, where he teaches as an adjunct professor. He also served in the pastorate for 14 years in the church he helped to plant, and he served as an Executive Vice President at Insight for Living Ministries for 12 years.
Wayne and Cathy have helped lead many tours to numerous biblical sites in Israel, Jordan, Greece, Turkey, and Italy. They have been married 32 years and have two grown daughters.
Wayne’s passion is to help connect the Bible and its lands to life, showing the practical application of God’s Word in lives that display God’s grace.