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Ephesus Small Group Tour: Explore Historical Marvels from Kusadasi or Selcuk
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26 Ratings
Selcuk
Embark on a small group tour from Kusadasi or Selcuk to Ephesus and discover historical marvels in just 8 hours. Visit the House of Virgin Mary, explore the ancient city ruins of Ephesus, marvel at the Temple of Artemis, enjoy a traditional Turkish lunch, and indulge in wine tasting in the charming village of Sirince. Join our intimate tour group of maximum 14 people for an unforgettable experience.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - It is the house 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.
What's Included
- Entrance Fees
- Pick-up and drop-off at hotels or cruises in Kuşadası, Selçuk, and Izmir
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Air-conditioned vehicles
- Lunch included
- All local taxes included
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- All drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Our tour starts around 08.30am and ends around 5 pm. This tour includes visits to several attractions just in 8 hours. First attraction is the House of Virgin Mary, where she is believed to have spent her last days. Secondly, we will walk on the marble streets of the ancient city of Ephesus which was once an important center for Ionian League, but the ruins you will see are from the Greco-Roman times. The tour also includes the exploration of Temple of Artemis, which is one of the ‘Seven Wonders’ of antiquity. At the end, we will drive to Sirince, a small village on the hills of Selcuk, famous for fruit flavored wines.
- House of Virgin Mary
- Explore the Ephesus Ancient City Ruins
- Lunch in a restaurant with traditional Turkish food.
- Visit Artemis Temple
- Wine tasting in Sirince
- Our tour group max 14 people.
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if requireOur Ephesus Tour group are max 14 people on each day.
- Our Ephesus Tour group are max 14 people on each day.
- Some of Ephesus Tours has walking and not recommended for the people who has difficulties with walking.
- We kindly request our guests to be ready 10 minutes before pick up time.
Location
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
Sultaniye Mahallesi
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Danyal
Jun 1, 2024
They have the best tour guide! - This was one of the best experiences I’ve ever had.
The rides were straight on time picking us up from the hotel, back to the hotel door.
I was there with my family and the experience was unforgettable for all four of us. What made it even more special, was Nizam, our tour guide, who spoke a perfect English and created a friendly, fun and factual atmosphere where we laughed, learned and enjoyed some of the best time in Turkey.
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Jajajajam_b
May 30, 2024
Ephesus Tour with Nizam - What an amazing small group day tour! Our tour guide, Nizam, is a wonderful story-teller and kept the group interested with historical and cultural tidbits, funny quips, as well as personal anecdotes. He made sure to interact with everyone in the group, showing interest and care. He also easily kept the tour on track and on schedule.
I highly recommend this tour, especially if it's with Nizam - he was a big factor why this tour was so much fun!
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Vikram
May 22, 2024
Best tour guide we have ever experienced and a great trip - The tour was delight due to our tour guide Mel. We have done tours in Italy , Egypt , and Turkey but no guide has been as good as Mel.
Mel was knowledgeable and she explained things very nicely and took time and care to ensure that every person in the tour got personalised attention .
Her infectious cheerful nature and sense of humour ensure that we did not get tired .
The tour was nicely planned, my wife needed vegetarian food and Mel ensured that there was vegetarian food available.
We will definitely use this tour agency again and would ask all our friends to ask for Mel as their guide
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Ann
May 9, 2024
Our guide brought the history to life - Ephesus and the surrounding area was sensational but what really bought it to life was the stories and information provided by our young guide. Her university education, studying history and tourism was obvious as she described what happened and why. At each location, we were provided with her detailed and nuanced understanding of Turkish history. We don’t speak Turkish but her English was fantastic so we learnt and gained from her perspective. I highly recommend this tour and ask for Melike as your guide, if you can. She was also fun, generous and engaging.
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V6711wcrachell
Apr 14, 2024
Good to have a guide when visiting historical scenic spot - It's good to have a day trip instead of going by yourself. We have a considerate and sincere guide Isik, beside sharing historical and educational background of the spots, she would share her point of view as well as some factual data behind. Ephesus is worth visiting. And the tour is great, we highly recommend it.
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Carafooe
Apr 8, 2024
Great tour! - Isik is great!
She has very good command of English and has given us very good tips during the tours.
Her knowledge of the place is great and is keen to cater to out needs. W are happy with the overall arrangement.
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Ilman573
Nov 4, 2023
Highly recommended - We just came back from tour with Melik,lovely,professional, young guide.The day was really enjoyable, small group,lovely lunch
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321letsgooo
Sep 4, 2023
Ephesus, the memory of a lifetime! - Top Notch classic tour. My tour guide was very informative and took the time to make sure we were all together and enjoying our tour. I will highly recommend this tour company.
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Tasso10
Aug 26, 2023
Brilliant - Melike was a delight and the tour was great. Saw so many excellent sites and then some more. Air conditioning handy.
Lots of Greek sites 😛 (I'm half Greek and cheeky)
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Bashob_d
Apr 9, 2023
Discovering Ephesus - The Temple of Artemis was breathtaking as were the ruins at Ephesus. Our guide Nizam was also very knowledgeable and affable.
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