Private Ephesus Tours From Izmir Port
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Places to see “Duration : Half day 4-5 hours || Full day 7-8 hours (approx.)”
Ephesus
House of Virgin Mary
Temple of Artemision
Basilica of St. John
Highlights
- Take a Half-Day or Full-Day Private Ephesus tours from Izmir port.
- Explore ancient city of Ephesus the best-preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean.
- Visit the House of Virgin Mary, where she spent last days of her life.
- Explore the Temple of Artemis, considered to be one of the Seven wonders of the Ancient World.
- Visit the Basilica of St. John, located under the main central dome, elevated the site to one of the most sacred sites in the Middle Ages and thousands made pilgrimage here.
- 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 Izmir, your private guide will be waiting to lead you to your own luxury vehicle, your Izmir shore excursion starts as you make your way from the Izmir cruise port to Ephesus, your guide gives you a brief info about the area and about the country.
As you arrive in the ancient city of Ephesus, an important center for early Christianity. In the Book of Revelation, Ephesus was one of the seven churches addressed by Christ in a vision.
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, your guide will also show you the many other temples during your Ephesus tour.
After enjoying the authentic Turkish cuisine at lunch then visit the Temple of Artemis one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. “Half day tour returning to Izmir port where the tour concludes.”
Full day tour ; You will continue to visit the House of Virgin Mary, where she spent last days of her life. Visit Basilica of St John, St.John where is believed that the evangelist St. John had spent his last years in the region around Ephesus with the Virgin Mary and buried in the southern slope of Ayasoluk Hill, before returning to Izmir port where you tour concludes.
Inclusions
Pickup and drop-off included
Half Day Tour Price
Full Day Tour Price
Payment
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.
Make the difference between a good trip and an outstanding one !
The trip was great, very well organized from the beginning to the end. The transportation very comfortable and we loved our guide, was a great experience and enabled us to see the ephesus and virgin mary house, learn about the most beautiful history in the world the history of ephesus. Thank you and we would definitely recommend this option to anyone interested in visiting ephesus.
This was an attraction I almost passed on, but my flight attendant recommended it. I am so glad I went! The tour of the ruins was quite spectacular and extensive, with a re-enactment of the gladiators at the end of the tour. The ruins were up-close, not roped off, and you could actually touch them!!! I was especially enamored with the library ruins.
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
We were very pleased with our tour to Ephesus and the Terrace Houses for sure, include this in your tour!! We were concerned because we requested it only about 5 days before we left for our cruise. They responded very quickly and we confirmed the reservation. We also appreciated that we were able to pay after the trip, so we did not have to worry about paying then no one showing up.
Absolutely amazing tour tour guide selcuk was incredibly knowledgeable interesting, informative and personable. He made the day thoroughly enjoyable. We highly recommend this tour and thank you for such a wonderful way to see this impressive famous ephesus.
I don’t think I could have made a better choice. Booking in advance was painless and all questions and emails were answered promptly. If you arrive in Ephesus via cruise, definitely skip any excursions offered by your cruise line and book a private tour.
Primero que nada quiero agradeser a todos los que coperaron en el tour, esto comenso asi: primero que nada llego el crusero a la ciudad o maravillosa ciudad de izmir por la manana nos hicieron una resepcion de bienvenida muy agradable yo el tour lo contrate en el barco no me recuerdo muy bien pero no nos costo mucho ya que fue mi marido y mis hijos, despues de haber salido del barco pasamos el control de pasaporte y luego nos estaba esperando nuestro guia Mehmet muy agradable y hablaba bastante bien el espanol y nuestro chofer estaba ahi aunque no halaba nuestro idioma nos saludo muy cordiamente y nos subimos a una van que era bastante lujosa y muy refrescante ya que estaba funcionando el aire acondicionado. despues comenzo nuetro tour privado de dia completo comenzamos por Efeso luego La Casa De La Virgen Maria ahi tuvimos una pequena misa junto con una cura de la zona despues fuimos a almorzar yo habia escuchado bastante sobre la comida turca pero jamas la habia probado bueno alla si que lo hice y si que la hice muuuuy bien fue todo muy rico comimos una pizza turca llamada Pide comimos el famoso Kebab fue todo maravilloso mientras nosotros disfrutabamos de nuestro almurzo con mi mariado el guia y el chofer estaba con nuestros hijos ellos tambien lo disfrutaron mucho creo que este tour privado fue inolvidable para nuestra familia el guia era muy conocedor de la region decia que habia crecido ahi jugando en las ruinas de la antigua ciudaD DE Efeso les juro jamas olvidare esas vacaciones y lo he recomendado a todos mis amigos y amigas que vayan a Efeso conoscan la casa de la virgen maria y recorran todo el circuito y ademas les recomende tambien esta agencia por sus precios y ademas por la carinosa atencion que entregaron para mi familia… muchas gracias nuevamente por todo lo que hicieron por nosotros…
We had a half day tour of the ruins of Ephesus. We had a great time. Thanks
we loved this trip, the private tour was ideal with us having an 8 year old, we saw everything and learned alot about the history of ephesus, our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable.
thank you for a wonderful tour of ephesus it truly was the best part of my vacation.