Ephesus Day Trip from Istanbul: Discounted package with direct flights to Izmir
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Arnavutköy

Should you find yourself in Istanbul and are keen on an Ephesus trip, we can organize a day-long excursion from Istanbul to Ephesus. This includes direct flights to Izmir from Istanbul during daylight hours, all available at reduced rates.

Duration: 17 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Istanbul - You will be picked up from your hotel in Istanbul and transferred to the airport.Arrive at the Istanbul airport for your flight from Istanbul to Izmir.Fly From Istanbul to Izmir

  • Izmir - Upon your arrival at Izmir Airport you will be met by our driver and transferred to Ephesus to join the daily Ephesus Full Day Tour.

  • Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - House of Virgin Mary is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John. This place was offically declared a shrine of the Roman Catholic Church in 1986, and since then it has become a popular place of pilgrimage. Pope Paul VI visited shrine in 1967. The visit to the House (church) takes about 45 minutes and after our visit; there will be a 5 min drive to Ephesus.

  • Ancient City of Ephesus - Ephesus is an exceptional testimony to the cultural traditions of the Hellenistic, Roman Imperial and early Christian periods. Ephesus is an important site for Christianity; being one of the seven Churches of Revelation. Apostle Paul probably spent two and half years in Ephesus during his third missionary journey. In two hours, you will be exploring the city by walking on the marble streets, accompanied by our English speaking tour guide.
    o In our tour, we will be seeing Odeon, State Agora, Prytaneion, Memmius Monument, Domatian Temple, Hercules Gate, Curetes Street, Hadrian Temple and Latriens. The visits to The Private House (So-called brothel,
    Terrace Houses) is an optional visit for an extra 25
    /person and your guide should be informed before hand. After Terrace Houses, we will carry on with our exploration with Celsus Library, Marble Road, Commercial Agora, Great Theather, and Arcadine (Harbour Road).

  • The Temple of Artemis - We will carry on with the visit to the Temple of Artemis; which is one of the Seven Wonders of antiquity. Here, there will be good chance to shoot photos of Church of St.John and Mosque of

sa Bey from the best angle as well.

  • Sirince - o Sirince is an old village of

(Byzantine Greeks) situated on the hills of Selcuk and 7 km from Ephesus. As part of the peace treaty after Turkish National War (1919-1922), a formal exchange of Turkish and Greeks, was agreed upon and Sirince is inhabited by Turkish now. The village is popular for beautiful traditional houses and fruit flavoured wine production; and you will have a free time for some wine tasting.

  • Izmir - Our Daily Tour will be finalised around 4:30 pm and you will be transferred back to the airport for your flight to Istanbul.
  • Istanbul - Our driver will pick you up at the airport and transfer you back to your hotel in the evening.
What's Included
  • Air-conditioned and non-smoking vehicle transfers
  • All entrance fees included
  • Complimentary airport transfers
  • Guaranteed 100% satisfaction
  • Professional English-speaking tour guide
  • Flight tickets provided
  • All local taxes covered
  • Lunch at a local restaurant
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Drinks
  • Entrance fee for the Terrace Houses
Location
Istanbul Airport
Terminal Caddesi
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Nick_l
Jun 2, 2024
Highly recommended 1 day excursion - Our guide, Nizam, was fantastic. Very knowledgeable about site, area, culture, and history. Highly recommended. But make sure you bring your passport for the flight!! Long day, but the right amount of time.
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Freddiebaytosh
May 31, 2024
A Wonderful Day! - We loved our day trip to Ephesus from Istanbul. While a very full day — we were not rushed and our guide Isik did a wonderful job providing historical information and setting a pace that did not seem rushed despite the full day. Isik is very knowledgeable and provided outstanding commentary throughout the day. Isik was also very tuned in to our personal needs and interests which made for a very enjoyable experience. In addition to Ephesus, we visited what is believed to be the area where the Virgin Mary may have spent her last years, and Isik introduced us to rug and pottery craftsmen providing an opportunity to purchase cherished souvenirs at incredibly reasonable prices. Further, we strolled through a local marketplace and had a delicious lunch! A perfect day! Our thanks to the local travel agency and Isik!
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Williamaledj
May 31, 2024
Excellent tour, highly recommend. - This was an excellent full day. It was well worth arriving early at Ephesus. The guide, Nizam , was fantastic. Great historical and social knowledge. I really enjoyed the lunch and the visit to the mountain village.
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Maria
May 17, 2024
Tour recommended - The tour was very well organized, and Gul, our tour guide, was amazing. She was knowledgeable and fun. Our only recommendation is that the tour could be organized to spend more time in the Ancient City of Ephesus, as there was enough time it.
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Patie_f
May 15, 2024
An awesome experience - An awesome experience and worth the guided tour The ruins are so vast that the tour is necessary. It means you have a clear picture of the city and its populace by the end
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Calgarytraveller6693
May 12, 2024
Highly Recommended - A fantastic trip, I would highly recommend it and our personal guide Genghis. The hilight of the trip to me was the countryside, the small village of Sirens and naturally walkimg through the remains of Ephesus. We learned so much from our guide not only about the trip, sites but also Turkey in general. It was a long day but a very rewarding one. I would recommend it, communication on the trip itself was through Whats App. Lunch was great!
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Marisaw372
Feb 21, 2024
A very full day from start to finish - a wonderful experience!! - We had a wonderful day trip from Istanbul which we couldn’t have arranged by ourselves, all arrangements & details were smooth and communicated very well. Neilson our guide was a great host and very well informed on all details of the tour and Turkish life. I highly recommend this tour to Ephesus & Selcuk. Thank you!
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Gonzalo_r
Jan 8, 2024
Great option for a day tour - This one of the best tour I have had, They guide Nisam was great, he knows al lot and share it in a very frinedly way, also super intersting way to explain for each person what, why and how, so defenelty a gerat tour guide with some Archeological experience. Also the dirver we got were all on time, the fligth was easy and on time, so even as it was a low season tour, all good. Actually we were very lucky, because teh weather wa snot so bad, and it was not as cold as Istambul, so was good to have a day out.
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Trek19946271814
Dec 21, 2023
Excellent but can be improved - The service of the travel agent is nice, our tour guide Mel is very friendly and knowledgeable. It would be better if they arrange some place to visit in the afternoon, because otherwise we just spent the whole afternoon sitting at the gate waiting for our plane back to Istanbul.
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Vrmontana
May 22, 2024
Disappointing experience - We expected the tour to include Mary’s house, Ephesus, lunch and the mountain village. We did NOT expect lunch to be at a co-op where we had to sit through a ‘demonstration’ of how rugs were woven, tea, and a sales pitch. Then we were driven to the mountain village which was nothing but a tourist trap: shops with the same stuff and ‘wine tasting’ rooms. Can’t imagine a couple glasses then having to walk the uneven, steep, streets. We were only interested in Ephesus but were rushed and the guide knew nothing of the Christian church there. She majored in being a tour guide so the university must not teach on it. I would not recommend the tour, it wasted more than half a day doing things we didn’t want to do. I loved Ephesus and would have loved more time there with a guide who majored in history vs tourism.
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