NO HIDDEN COSTS: Ephesus & House of Mary Private/Mini Group Tours

Embark on an engaging mini group tour of Ephesus, including visits to Terrace Houses, the House of Virgin Mary, and Artemission Temple. No hidden costs, small group size, and professional guides ensure a personalized and informative experience.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ege Ports - Your tour guide will meet you at KUSADASI PORT with a sign displaying your name. (Meeting time will be provided upon confirmation)
  • Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - We will drive for approximately 30 minutes to reach our first stop, the House of the Virgin Mary. This house is situated on the Aladag Mountains, 5 miles from Ephesus. During the third Ecumenical Council in Ephesus in 431 AD, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the house was discovered, the Archbishop of Izmir declared it a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited and prayed at this site.
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - Our tour continues with a visit to the Ancient City of Ephesus, one of Turkey’s main highlights. Ephesus, one of the 12 cities of the Ionian League (an ancient Greek district on the western coast of Asia Minor), is located near Izmir. As a port city, it was a major departure point for trade routes into Asia Minor.

Stroll through history along marble streets lined with remarkable public buildings, including the Baths of Scholastica and the Library of Celsus, which was constructed in the early 2nd century A.D. by Gaius Julius Aquila in memory of his father, Gaius Julius Celsus Polemanus, the proconsul of the Province of Asia. The Temple of Hadrian and the Grand Theater are two of the most impressive structures in Ephesus. The Grand Theater, built in the 3rd century B.C., was later expanded by the Romans in the 1st century A.D. to accommodate 24,000 spectators.

  • Ephesus Terrace Houses - The Terrace Houses (included in two options: Private with Terrace Houses and Group with Terrace Houses; not included in the without Terrace Houses option) are located on the slopes of Pion Mountain. There are six residential units built on three man-made terraces, inhabited by wealthy citizens of Ephesus. These houses were lavishly decorated with wall frescoes and floor mosaics. There are many steps to climb from bottom to top, making it unsuitable for those with walking difficulties or acrophobia (fear of heights).
  • The Temple of Artemis - Our final stop is the Temple of Artemis for photo opportunities.
  • Kusadasi Gazi Begendi Park - We will pass by Gazi Begendi Park, which offers the best view of the town.
  • Kusadasi - Arrival in Kusadasi and drop-off at Kusadasi port. This marks the end of our services.
What's Included
  • Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
  • Professional Licensed Tour guide
  • Entrance Fees (Our guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip the line)
  • A/C transportation
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

NO HIDDEN COSTS : All ENTRANCE FEES ARE INCLUDED in the price as well as Professional Licenced English speaking Tour guide, A/C Transportation, Parking fees. Tour program includes : Ephesus , Terrace Houses ( not in without Terrace houses option ) , The House of Virgin Mary and Artemission Temple. Small group ensures personal service Informative, friendly and professional guide Small-group tour by minibus Option with Private Tour for your family

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • NO HIDDEN COSTS : All ENTRANCE FEES ARE INCLUDED in the price as well as Professional Licenced English speaking Tour guide, A/C Transportation, Parking fees.
  • Option with Private Tour for your family
Location
Ege Ports
Liman Caddesi
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Marilyn_d
Aug 29, 2024
Highly recommend this tour - Great tour. Orkun, our guide, was very knowledgeable, helpful and made the trip fun and enjoyable. It was very comfortable transport too. Ephesus was an outstanding ruins. The Terrace Houses were definitely worthwhile. Highly recommended
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Bernard_l
Aug 27, 2024
Absolutely fantastic experience - First of all we were picked up at hotel by Taz and his driver Mary’s house gave me a spiritual awakening absolutely worth a visit. We then Went on to the Ephesus it was absolutely astounding. Our guide Taz was very pleasant and Informative and enhanced our whole experience Five stars from us
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Bronwyn_t
Aug 24, 2024
Ephesus a must see 👀 - Fantastic tour from start to finish. Sinan (Simon) was an excellent guide, so informative. Ephesus is a very special place 🩷 highly recommend this tour to anyone going to Kusadasi via cruise ship, was very easy to do with port pick-up and drop-off 🙂
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Micav78
Aug 19, 2024
Happy fam - Tugba was a fabulous guide for our tour! Great explanations and pointed out so many neat details. And found shade when we could since it was so very hot. Excellent tour!
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590orlandov
Aug 17, 2024
Very good guide and humor! - Very good guide! The information was excellent and also all the tips, places and the humor was top notch. We enjoyed a lot the liberty he gave us but with information for anything we liked
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136lindsayp
Aug 17, 2024
Great excursion! Definitely recommend. - Our guide Nahide was very knowledgeable, good sense of humor and answered questions easily. She was so helpful in learning a lot while on this tour.
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280bayleed
Aug 15, 2024
Great experience - Our guide was friendly and informative. There was a slight mixup and we ended up with a small group that didn’t book the terrace houses, but we did. Our guide quickly adapted and we were still able to see them without the rest of the group. Instead of being forced into pushy sales pitches, the pottery, rug, and leather “demonstrations” they were entirely optional and our group was able to opt out of that offering. One thing to be aware of, but isn’t a deal breaker: the van was not like in the picture, but a dated version that smelled of cigarettes. Over all a great experience!
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Neersch
Aug 15, 2024
Very informative - The trip was geared to our group and very informative. Cenk was our guide he was super friendly and knowledgeable. We had all age groups in our tour.
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Rfish2015
Aug 9, 2024
Ephesus day from cruise ship - Amazing experience. Our tour guide Emma was exceptional - so enthusiastic, friendly, accommodating and knowledgeable. Best guide we have ever experienced!!! Ephesus itself was amazing - highly recommend. Pick up from cruise ship and travel was very easy and efficient.
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Nydiaann_h
Aug 8, 2024
Ephesus & House of Virgin Mary - It was a good experience. Our tour guide Gonca was very knowledgeable and nice. We asked for a Spanish tour, but she noticed my daughter needed to hear it in English to understand better so she explained it in both languages.
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