Private Ephesus Tours From Istanbul
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Ephesus
House of Virgin Mary
Temple of Artemision
Basilica of St. John
Highlights
- Door to Door Private Ephesus Tours From Istanbul
- Explore the ancient city of Ephesus the best-preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean.
- Visit the Temple of Artemis, considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- Visit the House of Virgin Mary, where she spent last days of her life.
- Visit the Basilica of St. John, located under the main central dome, elevated the site to one of the most sacred locations in the Middle Ages and thousands made a pilgrimage here.
- Enjoy authentic Turkish cuisine.
- Transport by Private De-Luxe Cars.
- Private Local Licensed Guide.
- No shopping stops along the way! “ Without the hassle of being taken to various factory outlets or shopping “.
Schedule details
When you arrive the airport of Izmir your private guide will be waiting to lead you to your own luxury vehicle, during a 40-minute ride to Ephesus, your guide gives you a brief info about the area and about the country, you can relax and enjoy the cooled soft drinks and appetisers.
As you arrive in Ephesus, you will first see the Magnesia Gate, a marvellous example of ancient architecture that once stood tall as an entrance to the city. Begin a downhill walk with your guide into the city’s ruins. The route will take you past the Odeon, the Celsus Library, the Temple of Hadrian, the Fountain of Trajan and the Great Theater. The theatre, one of the city’s best-preserved monuments, it is still used today for the local spring festival. It once had seating space for 24,000 people, and it is believed to be the site where St Paul preached to the Ephesians.
After enjoying the Turkish cuisine at lunch, you will visit the House of Virgin Mary, where she spent last days of her life. Visit Temple of Artemis one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and Basilica of St John.
Once you have completed your excellent cultural tour of Ephesus and surrounding sites, your driver will return you to the airport in time for your flight. On arrival in Istanbul, you will be met and driven back to your accommodation, where you can spend the evening reliving your tour of Ephesus!
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- Confirmation will be received at the time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case, confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability.
- At the time of booking, Cruise Ship passengers must provide the following details under Special Requirements: Ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time.
- Children 6-18 years must be accompanied by an adult
- Please enter your preferred pickup time in the Special Requirements box at the time of booking, and reconfirm 48 hours before the tour’s departure time.
- Ephesus requires walking long distances over uneven surfaces, comfortable clothing and closed toe, sensible walking shoes are recommended. Sunglasses and sunscreen are suggested.
- We will ensure your timely return to the Kusadasi or Izmir port for this activity. If you are not returned to the ship in time to board, we will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call.
My husband and I had arranged the tour in advance of our arrival by cruise ship. We made the arrangements via e-mail and all of our questions were responded to quickly and professionally. We were at the cruise terminal 25 minutes before our agreed upon time and Yesim our guide was already there.
It was a wonderful private tour, Yesim is good guide with a lot information, very charming and friendly, We will certainly recommend your company to our friends.
Atraves de esta pagina quiero agradeser a todas las personas que hicieron este tour posible desde el chofer guia agencia y todos fue todo muy bien organizado la verdad no encuntro alguna cosa mala han pasado casi 2 meses de que volvimos del tour con mi familia y no hay dia en que no recordemos algo de ese maravilloso momento nos acordamos de nuestro guia que era muy conocedo y profesional en el tema ademas de eso era muy divertido ya saben que un guia puede ser muy bueno pero si no es divwertido el tour no pasa… Este era genial… Despues de nuestro dia completo que pasamos en efeso y la casa de la virgen maria en turquia nos devolvimos a nuestro crusero comenzaron las bromas con mi familia diciendo: Quedemos nos a trabajar y a vivir aca en efeso 🙂 fue una maravillosa experiencia… despues de llegar a nuestro pais comense a buscar atravez de internet cocina turca aver si podia hacer lo mismo o algo similar a lo que comimos alli, es tanto lo que recordamos nuestro tour que tenemos un pequeno rincon en nuestra casa con recuerdos de efeso y la casa de la virgen maria e incluso aun tenemos los boletos de entrada a los museos 🙂 Aca en mi pais son las 01:28 AM y estoy organizando otro tour para mi y mi familia tengo planeado realizarlo a mediados de septiembre y lo mejor de todo essss que sera una sorpresa para mi familia manana la dare al desayuno 🙂 espero que ustedes tambien visiten el lugar se los recomiendo de todo corazon….
我们的帅哥导游塞尔柱克,不但彬彬有礼,而且知识丰富。由他领了我们游了一趟伊弗所,觉得伊弗所比雅典的圣庙还壮观,真不虚此行。
I would highly recommend
we had a great time at ephesus. lovely day 🙂
This was my favorite private tour of the trip, thank you
We just wanted to let you know we had a wonderful time… It was a pleasure dealing with you and again, thank you so much for an amazing tour.
We were travelling on a cruise ship with 3 couples and booked a private tour our tour guide seemed to get us to each place before the big crowds arrived thanks.
our guide was excellent. Turkish lunch very good. I would book another tour with you. thanks
Our tour was incredible, we had a great time!