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Private Ephesus Tour from Kusadasi: Explore Ancient Turkish Wonders with a Knowledgeable Local Guide
4.8
32 Ratings
Selcuk
Embark on a private Ephesus tour from Kusadasi and uncover the wonders of ancient Turkey with a knowledgeable local guide. Explore the rich history of Ephesus, visit the Artemis Temple, House of the Virgin Mary, and more.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - Visit house of Virgin Mary
- Bibliotheque de Celsus - Visit Celsus library
- Trajan’s Fountain - Visit Trajan’s Fountain
- Ancient City of Ephesus - Visit all the ruins of Ephesus ancient city
- Ephesus Terrace Houses - Visit the Famous Terrace houses at Ephesus city
- The Temple of Artemis - Visit Temple of Artemis
- The Basilica of Saint John - St John’ Basilica
What's Included
- Hotel and cruise port transfers included
- Enjoy a comfortable journey in a private A/C Mercedes vehicle with a driver
- Savor lunch during your tour
- Skip the long lines with expedited access
- Discover with a professional licensed guide
- Parking fees covered
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Entrance Fees
Additional Information
Discover the enchantment of Ephesus under the tutelage of our astute private guide, available from Kusadasi’s cruise dock or hotel. Take a tour of Turkey’s most extensively dug-out historical city. Pay your respects at the Temple of Artemis, listed as one of the 7 Wonders of the Old World. Tour the Virgin Mary’s domicile and the staggered housing of Ephesus! Plus, a touch more..
- 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
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
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
4.8
(32 Ratings)
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Jason_s
May 28, 2024
Excellent experience!!!! - This was the best tour we have ever experienced. The guide (Ikhut, I think I spelled in correctly) was phenomenal! He is so knowledgeable on everything we did!! The lunch was delicious and the carpet making was extraordinary!!! Yes, there ii is a sajes pitch but we never felt pressured at all. It was simply a lesson on their carpets and offer for us to purchase. If I were in the market for a rug, I would have considered it!!! Thank you for a great time!!! I highly recommend this tour!!!
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William_s
May 22, 2024
Great Trip - We had no idea what Turkey was like, as none of us had ever been here before. Nora, our tour guide, brought it all alive for us. Fascinating country. Did not know the bonds with early Christendom were so strong.
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Pattisue_l
Mar 21, 2024
Best shore excursion with Cihat - Awesome tour with Cihat
We didn’t really know what to expect with this shore excursion but was hands down our favorite tour!
Ciihat was professional, knowledgable, gave us a great tour. The information he provided on Mother Mary’s house and Ephesus and everything else he did was amazing.
We managed to get to Mary’s house before a bus tour so we walked right in and no waiting in line.
At end of day he walked with us into kusadasi to show us where to shop in the market .
Great day highly recommend Thai tour with Cihat
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Ethel_a
Oct 17, 2023
Customized Ephesus tour with a great guide - We had visited Ephesus before and wanted to fill in the gaps, also have some physical limitations, so keeping up with a large group would be hard. Our knowledgeable, personable guide Oz started by finding out about what we wanted. Not only did we have a marvelous tour of the terrace houses, but he pointed out some fascinating aspects we missed on our earlier tour and took us to what’s left of the Artemis temple. He was sensitive to our needs and interests, which certainly made it worthwhile to have a private tour!
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Ecaterina_c
Oct 12, 2023
Memorable Kușadasi - Remarkable guide. We learned so much about this place so rich in history. Very flexible he brought us back on time to catch the cruze and customized the experience to our interests. Extremly friendly and very knowledgeable
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Hughescasa
Sep 24, 2023
AMAZING - This was absolutely the best tour. Having a personal guide was amazing. Our person was very knowledgeable in all the areas we went. Were we went and how long we stayed was completely up to us. After going to Ephesus and Marys house we had extra time to see other places. Our guide recommended a local school were they teach locals how to hand make rugs. It was fascinating to see the beautiful designs and how skillful they were. After that he took us to a family run business that made pottery and painted them. It was great to see a few culture businesses from Turkey.
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Brian_s
Sep 5, 2023
Great time seeing Ephesus! - Great time with a very experienced guide. He knew we weren’t interested in sales and shopping, so focused on the interesting history!
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Rich_m
Sep 5, 2023
Highly recommended. - Everything was great. Tour guide Caglar was timely, informative and very courteous. Excellent tour. Easy to arrange.
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David_c
Aug 17, 2023
Private tour of Ephesus. - We really enjoyed our private tour with Ceyla in Ephesus. She was not only our Guide, but was also an archaeologist, so she was very knowledgeable and informative. We highly recommend this to her.
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Theresa_d
Aug 16, 2023
Excellent - Our tour guide Kai was amazing and was so knowledgeable about the sites. The van was comfortable and they were thorough in showing us through all the lines. We had an amazing day!
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