Private Deluxe Full Day Ephesus Tours
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Places to see “Duration : 7-8 hours (approx.) “ 
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Ephesus
Terrace Houses
House of Virgin Mary
Temple of Artemis
Basilica of St. John
Highlights
- Take a full day private 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.
- Explore the Temple of Artemis, considered to be one of the Seven wonders of the Ancient World.
- Visit the House of Virgin Mary, where she spent last days of her life.
- 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 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, you can relax and enjoy the cooled soft drinks and appetizers.
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, you’ll also visit the Terrace Houses in Ephesus.
After enjoying the Turkish cuisine at lunch, you will visit the House of Virgin Mary, where she spent last days of her life. Visit Temple of Artemis one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and Basilica of St John, before returning to Kusadasi port 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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We started the day by visiting Ephesus and went into the back entrance, which was incredibly smart because it meant we were going against the crowds and that we had the wonderful amphitheater mostly to ourselves. Our price included all entrance fees, including into the Terrace Houses, which were definitely a highlight of the day and the House of Virgin Mary.
We enjoyed our day, learned a lot, and felt the price to be very fair. Many on our cruise ship simply took Royal Caribbean’s shore excursion and missed out on several of the things we saw…
We would not have enjoyed Turkey as much as we did if we had not taken this tour. The tour picked us up at the cruise terminal. We knew the sites we were going visit but our tour guide suggested the order to visit that would suit us best.
This is a realy great tour,. the car was new and very clean, the guide well spoken and knowledgeable.
Ephesus tours was fantastic. they picked us up at the ship and we began a day of absolute perfection. we had toured Ephesus before on a prior cruise and used the tour from the cruise line. This time around wanted a more personal feel to our tour. There were specific places we wanted to visit and places we wanted to go back too.
I would go back and do the same tour all over again. the amount of history, customs and real life experiences we recieved made it a very special day.
We really enjoyed the trip. Thank you very much
Atraves de esta pagina quiero agradeser a todas las personas que hicieron este tour posible desde el chofer guia agencia y todos fue todo muy bien organizado la verdad no encuntro alguna cosa mala han pasado casi 2 meses de que volvimos del tour con mi familia y no hay dia en que no recordemos algo de ese maravilloso momento nos acordamos de nuestro guia que era muy conocedo y profesional en el tema ademas de eso era muy divertido ya saben que un guia puede ser muy bueno pero si no es divwertido el tour no pasa… Este era genial… Despues de nuestro dia completo que pasamos en efeso y la casa de la virgen maria en turquia nos devolvimos a nuestro crusero comenzaron las bromas con mi familia diciendo: Quedemos nos a trabajar y a vivir aca en efeso 🙂 fue una maravillosa experiencia… despues de llegar a nuestro pais comense a buscar atravez de internet cocina turca aver si podia hacer lo mismo o algo similar a lo que comimos alli, es tanto lo que recordamos nuestro tour que tenemos un pequeno rincon en nuestra casa con recuerdos de efeso y la casa de la virgen maria e incluso aun tenemos los boletos de entrada a los museos 🙂 Aca en mi pais son las 01:28 AM y estoy organizando otro tour para mi y mi familia tengo planeado realizarlo a mediados de septiembre y lo mejor de todo essss que sera una sorpresa para mi familia manana la dare al desayuno 🙂 espero que ustedes tambien visiten el lugar se los recomiendo de todo corazon….
It was a great day with so much to see in such a beautiful, clean city!
Our guide was a great guide full of historical knowledge as well as answering questions about the land and people.
I especially liked the little village Sirence that we visited. The people were so friendly and the village gave us the opportunity to purchase gifts to take home that were handmade.
We greatly enjoyed our half day tour I definitely recommend this tour to anyone.
Wonderful! Yesim was a great guide. Loved everyone minute of it.
It could not have been a better choice for us. There were no surprises we had a great time.