Ephesus Historical Sites Tour: Exploration of Temple of Artemis, St John Basilica, Isa Bey Mosque
4.7
20 Ratings
Selcuk
Embark on a captivating historical journey through Ephesus, exploring iconic sites such as the Temple of Artemis, St. John Basilica, and Isa Bey Mosque. Uncover the rich archaeology and immerse yourself in the Roman period with a knowledgeable tour guide.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ephesus Museum - Ephesus is an important place in Christian history as it is recognized as the final residence of Mother Mary. During the second half of the first century Christians were heavily persecuted under the Roman rule. According to tradition after the crucifixion of Jesus, St John did bring Mother Mary to Ephesus with him to hide escape persecution. They did spend their last years in Ephesus which was a very prosperous trading city
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Professional guide
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

For those with a deep fascination for archaeology and history, this comprehensive tour of Ephesus offers an intriguing insight into the Roman era. Assisted by a highly skilled guide, you’ll not only explore Ephesus, but also step back in time to experience the Roman Period. The tour includes the House of Virgin Mary, Ephesus, Ephesus Archeological Museum, Isa Bey Mosque, St. John Basilica, and Temple of Artemis (Diana).

  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • 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
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
Location
Ephesus Museum
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Christopher_c
Mar 15, 2023
Great Full Tour of Ephesus! - We had a great tour. We were the only people to book so we had a private tour. Our guide Mehmet used the opportunity to show us everything and in great detail. It would not have been possible with a larger group. When I asked about going to the St John Basilica he said it wasn’t on the itinerary (despite that it is clearly listed in the tour title). He said it wasn’t a problem to go there and we needed to pay to go inside. The Isa Bey mosque is closed for renovation so we only saw it at a distance from the St John Basilica. On the tour we had to stop by a leather factory and then at a pottery shop. The day would have been perfect without the mandatory sales pitches by the shop staff.
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Lynne
Dec 30, 2019
Ephesus tour from Kusadasi - Was amazing from start to finish had a really good your guide just so much to take in loved it.they are finding new things all the time my friend went 20years ago and could not believe how much more of the site has been found
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Stuarte361
Oct 25, 2019
Must See Destination - Excellent tour, one to one with a knowlegable and entertaining guide. Provided meal was to a very high standard at a local restaurant recommended by the guide.
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Annetteemason
Oct 18, 2017
A Fantastic Day out to various... - <p>A Fantastic Day out to various sites, which included Ephesus Ancient City, Temple of Artemis, St John Basilica and the Isa Bey Mosque.<br/> The tour was one of the best we have ever been on, our Guide Adam picked us up with the driver at 8.30 am at our Hotel, due to the low season and Turkey sadly being so quiet we were the only couple on the Tour, but this was to our advantage. It meant we had a private guide, which was brilliant.<br/> The tour itself was so thorough and Adam was so knowledgeable. He covered everything, going over all the history of Ephesus and allowed us time to take pictures and spend time looking on our own.</p> <p>The sites in this tour are well chosen, they cover a lot of sites in one day and there is the right amount of time allowed at each stop.</p> <p>We got back to the hotel around 4.30pm, which was a nice time to relax and freshen up before dinner.</p> <p>The food was a buffet lunch which was served at a nice hotel restaurant, this was a nice mix of Turkish food.</p> <p>I would thoroughly recommend this tour company,this tour and the guide himself is brilliant.</p> <p>10 out of 10 from us, we will definately be telling everyone we know to use Funny Tourism</p>
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Tamal_g
Oct 2, 2017
Nice informative tour with good... - <p>Nice informative tour with good food. Our guide Fatma guided us well in Engish. She was very informative.</p>
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Rocio_a
Sep 16, 2017
What a Great Tour!! I don't have... - <p>What a Great Tour!! I don't have enough kind a good words to say about our tour guide Tugrul Sokmen. Excellent we have been in dozens of tours all around the world but Tugrul was exceptional he went out of his way to show us and explain every single detail about the Rich History of this sacred land. So well preserved and so well taken care of. The restaurant he took us for lunch was so good with typical turkish food super delicious. I recommend Tugrul 1000</p>
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Ktlin_v
May 11, 2017
Ephesus city is very beautiful... - <p>Ephesus city is very beautiful place. Our tour guide Ozi was friendly and funny guy, knows lot of facts about a history. Thank you!</p>
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Naomi_s
Sep 21, 2017
Excellent trip really interesting... - <p>Excellent trip really interesting and informative guide Adam/ Ardem. It was just 2 of us on the tour with Adam. All very interesting and highly recommended - the only thing that detracted from the tour was the usual visit to a local crafts shop where the craft was demonstrated interesting but then felt a little pressured to buy as there was just two of us. Overall highly recommended.</p>
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Dinesh
Sep 29, 2017
The tour was good and the tour guide... - <p>The tour was good and the tour guide was quite knowledgeable. However, there was a stopover at a leather factory that was not on the itinerary with the intent of getting us to buy some products. I could have done without that.</p>
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Marina_b
Oct 14, 2017
Our tour English language tour ended... - <p>Our tour English language tour ended up being an English, Spanish, Turkish tour. It's not easy to say the same thing in 3 languages. We could over hear other guides in English giving much more in depth descriptions. We also did not go to the St John Basilica or Isa Bey Mosque which are supposed to be included in this package.</p>
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