Private Deluxe Full Day Ephesus Tours
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Ephesus
Terrace Houses
House of Virgin Mary
Temple of Artemis
Basilica of St. John
Highlights
- Take a full day private trip to the ruins of Ancient city of Ephesus the great cities & home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
- Visit the Ephesus Terrace Houses ( Houses of the rich.) used from the 1st century to 7th century AD.
- Explore 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 sites in the Middle Ages and thousands made 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 in the port of Kusadasi, your private guide will be waiting to lead you to your own luxury vehicle, during a 20 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 appetizers.
As you arrive in Ephesus, you will first see the Magnesia Gate, a marvelous 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 theater, 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, you’ll also visit the Terrace Houses in Ephesus.
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, before returning to Kusadasi port where you tour concludes.
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- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability.
- At 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 prior to 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.
Terrific tour, you will enjoy Epheus-Turkey so much more if you go on this tour.
Thanks so much for the great day
We thoroughly enjoyed our time. Thanks
efeso es la ciudad mas linda del egeo ademas que efeso y la casa de la virgen maria esta bastante cerca aprovechamos para ir de visita a ese lugar tan maravilloso tomamos un tour privado de dia completo y la verdad no nos costo mucho lo pudimos pagar con tarjeta tambien y no nos recargaron ningun tipo de comicion adicional como lo hacen en otros pais la verdad y la honestidad de la agencia hizo que cuando -volvi a mi pais los recomendara a casi todos mis conocidos que me preguntaron como me fue ademas 9tambien deje recomendado a mi guia murat que hablaba bastante bien el castellano me dejo sorprendido con lo bien que lo hacia y ademas ve veia que realmente conoce bien la historai de su pais y por su puesto la region muy agradable todo… 🙂
Ephesus was a great place to visit whe have a wonderful day.
I sent emails asking for prices and options to create a private tour for our shore excursion. I was able to take a standard tour and customize it and it was less than half the price of the group tour shore excursion offered by our cruise. We met our private guide and driver as soon as we got off the ship. We first started with a drive out to the Virgin Mary’s House. Along the drive, we learned some interesting facts about the region and Turkey in general. Then, we reached Mary’s house and toured the site very interesting. Then it was off to Ephesus where we had a leisurely and informative tour through the amazing ruins. Make sure to get the added tour of the terrace houses. This is the most well preserved ancient ruins ever discovered.
Then it was off to St John’s Basilica and the Temple of Artimis to finish the tour. The tour was incredible and a highlight of our trip. I would highly recommend this private tour the price was very reasonable.
We had a wonderful time and thank you so much for everything.
The guides were all professional, knowledgeable and personable.
We all love a old little beautiful village, ephesus and virgin marys house was absolutely fabulous.
cando tomamos el tour en el puerto de esmirna la verdad no me esperaba tanta atencion nos trataron muy bien el guia y el chofer ademas me di cuenta que todo el mundo alla en turquia es asi compre una botella de agua y te invitan a tomar un te o unas delicias turca que a todo esto realmente son delicias hay miles de sabores…. el guia hablaba muy bien espanol y hasta nos botaba bromas en espanol el chofer no creo que entendiese pero estuvo con una sonrisa todas las horas que estuvimos con el ademas que se preocupaba que el coche estuviese bien temperado nos ayudaba a subir y a bajar ya que somos personas de una edad mas avanzada… en efeso creo que nos demoramos mas de lo que demoran las personas pero como dije somos viejos y apesar de todo el guia fue muy pasiente con nosotros y le agradesere simpre lo que hizo por nosotros en esas pocas horas me fui muy contenta del tour y que bueno que contratamos ese tour privado de efeso y la casa de la virgen maria ademas tambien nos llevo a el templo de artemision o artemisa que estaba tambien a un par de minutos de efeso casi al llegar a pueblo de selcuk luego fuimos a un restourante muy tipico de la region la comida muy buena le pidio a el director del restorante que nos dieran comidas sin sal y cosas asi la atencion fue muy buena en todas partes espero que contraten el mismo tour privado y veran que lo disfrutaran son muy buenos en lo que hacen en mi pais tambien hay turismo pero creo que no estamos tan preparados para resivir a los turistas de esa manera creo que somos mas incapaces de eso pero aca se ganan el dinero con mucho sacrificio y como dije les recomiendo encarecidamente este tour privado de dia completo o de medio dia nosotros con mi marido hicimos los dos en dos epocas diferentes del anho tanto en invierno como en verano la verdad la mejor fue en verano ya que todo esta muy verdecito…. si nada mas que agregar ademas de agradecer todo lo que hicieron por nosotros me despido a la distancia con gran abrazo y un saludo a todos los que hicieron de estas vacaciones inolvidables…