Private Ephesus Tour from Izmir: A Personalized Journey to Historical Sites
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Selcuk

This PRIVATE TOUR is our suggestion for those lodging in Izmir. An Ephesus expedition of this nature allows you great flexibility in choosing the locations you’d like to see and the duration of your stay at each. This is because you book a guide and a van with a driver for the entire day.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - Your guide will meet you in Izmir; there is 1 hour driving to Ephesus area. We will first visit Ephesus (we usually spend about 2 hours there); afterwards, depending on your interests and available time, you can have lunch and then visit other sites in the area: House of Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis, Basilica of St. John, Ephesus indoor Museum and Terrace Houses.

This is a private tour so you can decide about the itinerary. We do not limit your time for sightseeing. At the end of the tour we will drop you off to Izmir.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local guide
  • Private tour
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • entrances
Additional Information
  • Entrance fees (free for children until the age of 7); please do not forget to bring their id or passport copy as an age proof)
Location
Ancient City of Ephesus
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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367eileenc
May 7, 2024
Wonderful tour of Ephesus - Well managed, knowledgeable, flexible and well paced tour by Umut who is a wonderful guide. Would not hesitate to book again with him!
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Passenger13332112882
May 3, 2024
Memorable day trip to Ephesus closed with a delightful lunch of authentic Turkish cuisine - Our trip to Ephesus and Selcuk was made all the more enjoyable because our guide, Umut Yilmaz of Turkey Private Tours was not only very knowledgeable and courteous, but he understood very clearly what we were looking for on our day trip out of Izmir to visit the amazing archeological site with its rich history that spanned millennia. Lunch at the family-owned restaurant Bilzim Ev has given us a real taste of authentic Turkish food, the owner and staff were very friendly and engaging, providing us with a delightful close of the trip.
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Compass43867841466
Apr 21, 2024
Memorable tour - Umet was amazing. He was our guide to Ephesus. We thoroughly enjoyed our day trip. He was very knowledgeable and funny. He took great care of us. . Thanks for a fabulous day Umet and team.
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Miguel_d
Apr 21, 2024
Great tour with an amazing tour guide - This tour was great, we learned a lot about Ephesus and its history. I highly recommend our tour guide Umut, he was very friendly and passionate when sharing his knowledge.
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Adrena_c
Dec 8, 2023
Private tour to Ephesus - Ephesus is truly magnificent. Our local guide, Tuna, made history come alive for us, showing all the sites interestingly.
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Baherwadie
Jul 19, 2023
A tour not to be missed - Lovely tour very informative guide and the tour operator was flexible to accommodate the chsnge in date due to delay in flights
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Fellowtraveler656697
Jul 10, 2023
A great, great tour guide! - This was my 5th tour of Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary and by far my favorite tour for the following reasons: By far the main reason is that Ertunga Ecir is the best Tour Guide that I have ever had anywhere. He has an incredible depth of knowledge of the history and culture of Turkey and he has a easy and relatable manner. His first career was a school teacher, so maybe this gave him some tools that allow him to explain a narrative at any level of detail based on his audience. My family of 6 ranged from my wife who grew up in Izmir to my 2 grandchildren 14yrs & 19yrs and their parents. We all thought him very interesting with thoughtful insight. It was our pleasure to have his company! This was a private tour with just my family of 6. He was very agreeable to designing the tour to our specific requests of timing and what we wanted to see. I would very highly recommend Ertunga Ecir as a tour guide anywhere in Turkey. He has a website @ Turkey Private Tours Ertunga Ecir
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Priscillap2002
Jun 11, 2023
The ancient city of Ephesus- private tour. - We really enjoyed the private tour of Ephesus (Efes). The whole tour included a visit to the house of Mary and the tomb/church of St. John along with a stop at a rug manufacturing shop (you can ask the guide to skip this if you want). Of course, the highlight was the ruins of Ephesus and the library of Celsus which, although crowded with other tourists, was still a sight to behold. Our tour guide, Uhmet, was very knowledgeable and having a private guide allowed us to hear the details better and gave us the flexibility to stay in 1 site longer if we chose to do so. The terrace houses was worth the extra entrance fee. Avoid visiting in the hot months- more tourists and there is little cover from the heat.
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Escape197760
Apr 21, 2023
Wonderful Private Tour - First time in Izmir and I was blown away with our Ephesus historical experience. Well curated private tour with Vulcan, his knowledge, and down to earth approach (friendly) of sharing ancient/biblical history is exemplary.
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Shiva
Aug 4, 2022
Best tour in izmir - Amazing tour . Ozan , the tour guide was great, friendly , funny , helpful and knowledgeable. Very accommodating. Made everyone feel involved and he made conversations with each and every person in our group from young and old .
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