Recently Viewed
Izmir to Ephesus Day Tour: Experience Ancient Ruins, Including the Temple of Artemis
4.9
498 Ratings
Izmir
Embark on a captivating day tour from Izmir to Ephesus and immerse yourself in the ancient ruins, including the renowned Temple of Artemis. Explore the well-preserved Greco-Roman city and indulge in traditional shopping experiences.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Izmir - Starting from Izmir city center area.
- Ancient City of Ephesus - Ancient Ephesus City Visit with your guide.
- Selcuk - Take a lunch at local restaurant with open buffet.
- The Temple of Artemis - The Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a magnificent structure dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis. Located in Ephesus, it was renowned for its grand scale and exquisite marble construction. Though only ruins remain today, it once featured towering columns and intricate sculptures, reflecting the architectural and artistic brilliance of ancient times.
- Izmir - Take a road for turn back to Izmir.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Entrance fee to Ephesus Ancient City
- Air-conditioned transport by minivan, minibus, or midibus
- Lunch included
- Professional tour guide service
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Personal Expenses
Additional Information
Travel back in time with this excursion to Ephesus from Izmir. You will tour the vestiges of one of the most surprising ancient cities in the Eastern Mediterranean. We will pick you up at the indicated hotel at 8:00 am and travel in a comfortable minibus to Ephesus, an ancient city located on the Ionia coast. After a trip of an hour and a half, we will reach the site of Ephesus, one of the great tourist attractions in Turkey, since it is one of the best preserved Greco-Roman cities in the country. Once there, we will take a guided tour of Ephesus to see some of its monumental jewels, such as the Library of Celsus, one of the most luxurious bibliographic archives of the Roman Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean. Nearby we will find the Roman Theater. Did you know that it had a capacity for 24,000 people? It is impressive! After the visit of Ephesus, we take a lunch. On the other hand, you will also have traditional shopping opportunities for jewelry, leather, or ceramic centers.
- May be operated by a multilingual guide
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- The duration of transfers is one and half hour approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Please inform us before to go, if you have a flight on same day at the evening.
- Since the program you purchased is a group tour, tour end times may vary. If you have travel plans after the tour, please contact us.
- If there is not a sufficient majority in languages other than English, our tour operate in English
- You will see the Temple of Artemis panoramic.
Location
Izmir
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(498 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Athena
Sep 30, 2024
Day trip to the Ancient city of Ephesus with our wonderful guide, Ezgi. Informative, enjoyable and memorable. - Highly recommend it. Ezgi is the best guide I have had. She was helpful, kind, very knowledgeable and such an absolute pleasure to talk to.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Jo_mk2024
Sep 28, 2024
Wonderful tour with an excellent guide! - Great tour experience. The tour was structured well. There was an optional component for Virgin Mary house visit besides Ephesus site and Temple of Artemis. The tour included stops at a pottery workshop and a sweet shop, both were nice. It was a mixed group with Spanish speaking and english speaking members and we had two guides. Alperen was our English speaking guide, really wonderful. He was quite knowledgeable and very engaged and pleasant throughout, which made for a fun experience especially traveling solo. Our tour group was also fun and some of us were easily chatting away. Alperen explained Ephesus, temple of Artemis, Virgin Mary house, as well as the regional history very well and readily answered all the questions. The logistics were also great, on-time pickup and smooth driving. Would recommend the tour and Alperen as the guide for anyone looking to visit Ephesus.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
927dallasn
Sep 27, 2024
Fun & Informative!!! - Tired after many long travel days, one can easily fall asleep during an Ephesus Tour. But our guide Alperin was both humorous and knowledgeable!!! (His english is excellent too. ) And on time and very responsible. Lastly, the Mercedes Sprinter was clean and a super-comfortable ride, perfect for our tour group of roughly 15 persons.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Road26965537766
Sep 26, 2024
Ephesus tour - Toured with Alperen Ugur, loved his knowledge of the sites we visited, extremely friendly and personable. Excellent English,will have no trouble understanding him.
Also very ready to learn about other cultures and add to his information on the site, I would absolutely do a tour with him again!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Dawgpound32
Sep 25, 2024
Good day - The library and the theater are as well preserved as any Roman buildings I have visited. The 18 minute short film is good except having to stand after walking around the ruins. The lunch that was included in our tour had a good selection of food. The guide and driver were very professional. The guide mr erman was knowledgeable. He also spoke several languages.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Tour24477879988
Sep 24, 2024
Interesting excursion. - Excellent experience touring the remains of the Greco-Roman city of Ephesus, as a walk through time, all very well explained by the Guide Ermán Uslu, recommended excursion.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Marybethb237
Sep 23, 2024
Private Ephesus tour - Alperen was an amazing tour guide. He was very knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and adapted the tour us. We highly recommend this tour, especially with this tour guide.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
221dans
Sep 22, 2024
Great guided tour, well spent vacation time in Izmir. - Great guided tour, wonderful placed loaded with history. The events were very well planned, no deviation, and was enough time for each objective. Highly recommend the guide, Alpy, which gave is a lot of information in a friendly and warm manner.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
K4714oqmatth
Sep 29, 2024
Great tour and guides, pottery needs to go - First off, my guide Alperen was the best! Very informative from Izmir all the way through until the end! Ephesus itself was incredible to see, although it was a bit disappointing to see a music stage set up on the ancient theatre. Lunch was good but I wish it were closer to the downtown so you could explore the area a bit. That and visiting a pottery shop are the only things holding back from 5 stars, would’ve been amazing if we replaced the pottery shop with more time in the ruins or St. Paul’s ruins instead. I was fine with a post Temple of Artemis stop for some Turkish delight sampling. Great tour and guide though!
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Resat
Sep 26, 2024
A fine tour, but be prepared for big crowds. - Our tour guide was excellent; the best part of the tour. Knowledgeable, excellent communication skills.
But early June is high season, and the crowds were overwhelming to me. I would not recommend visiting Ephesus at that time of year unless you arrive early, when it opens.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
