Private Ephesus and Terrace Houses Tours
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Places to see “Duration : 4 hours (approx.) “ 
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Highlights
- Take a half day trip to the ruins of Ancient city of Ephesus the great cities & home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
- Visit the Ephesus Terrace Houses ( Houses of the rich.) used from the 1st century to 7th century AD.
- Enjoy authentic Turkish cuisine.
- Transport by Private De-Luxe Cars.
- Private Local Licensed Guide.
- No shopping stops along the way ! “ Without the hassle of being taken to various factory outlets or shopping “.
Schedule details
When you arrive in the port of Kusadasi, your private guide will be waiting to lead you to your own luxury vehicle, during a 20 minute ride to Ephesus, your guide gives you a brief info about the area and about the country.
As you arrive in Ephesus, you will first see the Magnesia Gate, a marvelous example of ancient architecture that once stood tall as an entrance to the city. Begin a downhill walk with your guide into the city’s ruins. The route will take you past the Odeon, the Celsus Library, the Temple of Hadrian, the Fountain of Trajan and the Great Theater. The theater, one of the city’s best-preserved monuments, it is still used today for the local spring festival. It once had seating space for 24,000 people, and it is believed to be the site where St Paul preached to the Ephesians.
This tour includes a visit to the Terrace Houses. ( Houses of the rich.) used from the 1st century to 7th century AD.
After enjoying authentic Turkish cuisine at lunch, returning to port of Kusadasi where you tour concludes.
Inclusions
Pickup and drop-off included
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Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability.
- At time of booking, Cruise Ship passengers must provide the following details under Special Requirements: Ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time.
- Children 6-18 years must be accompanied by an adult
- Please enter your preferred pickup time in the Special Requirements box at the time of booking, and reconfirm 48 hours prior to the tour’s departure time.
- Ephesus requires walking long distances over uneven surfaces, comfortable clothing and closed toe, sensible walking shoes are recommended. Sunglasses and sunscreen are suggested.
- We will ensure your timely return to the Kusadasi or Izmir port for this activity. If you are not returned to the ship in time to board, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call.
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Our tour guide was lovely – she spoke excellent English and was very knowledgeable. Thanks
What is amazing is the way one can almost walk through the streets of the city and imagine how the city was organised in those time by seeing the ruins on both sides.
The group had a great time in Ephesus. In all, this was the most wonderful tour.
If you begin your tour of Ephesus early in the day, chances are, you will get to the terrace houses before the route through the exhibit becomes a train of shoulder to shoulder people. It's worth it just to see the amazing mosaics, in perfect condition and the frescoes on the walls of these ancient, wealthy homes.
Our Guide Tuna was wonderful. She did a very good job of preparing us for the ephesus trip with commentary, delivered us promptly and picked us up just as scheduled. Really great job. We would use again and recommend your service Thanks!
These are the most spectacular ruins that we saw when visiting Turkey. If you visit the country and have limited time, these are the ruins that you should visit. There is a lot to see at these ruins and you should allow several hours. We thought that the entrance was awesome, however there were much better sights as we walked through the place.
our guide and we enjoyed the entire day very knowledgeable and made our tour special she is able to get you ahead of the bus loads of people coming to the sites saw alot of the countryside we otherwise would not have seen in a very comfortable setting the lunch outdoors was good and a nice way to experience this part of turkey
Without hesitation I can say that our day tour of Ephesus was perfect. I booked a private self chosen tour through private tours. I pre-selected that we would visit Ephesus, the Terrace Houses at Ephesus, the Ephesus Museum, and have lunch. Our group of nine consisted of my in-laws (in their 70’s), my husband and I, and our five children (ages 15,14,12,11,9).Our guide met us at our port in Izmir and directed us to the newest and most comfortable touring van I have ever seen. She shared her tremendous knowledge with us, as well as her love for her country and people.. Ephesus is really worths seeing. Highly recommended!!!
Amazing experience with excellent tour guide. One of the favourite private tours of our ephesus trip!
This is charged separately within the Ephesus remains. It's under cover. The remains of the terrace houses are stunning, mosaic floors, some still complete and also plaster and wallpainting still in tact from roman times. This is an outstanding part of a larger also outstanding historical site