Private Deluxe Half Day Ephesus Tours
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Ephesus
Terrace Houses
House of Virgin Mary
Highlights
- Take a Private Deluxe Half Day Ephesus Tours 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.
- Visit the House of Virgin Mary, where she spent last days of her life.
- 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, before returning to port of Kusadasi where you tour concludes.
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Additional information
- 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.
Great guides. Great information! Don’t take the cruise line tours, they are so expensive! Save money! Meet fun people!
Visited as part of our Adriatic & Aegean cruise. Docked in Kusadasi and this provided a short driving tour of the area around the Ephesus site.
Buy one of the books that descibes the site as a helpful resource. The site accepts only Turkish Lira or credit card payments. There is a museum in the adjacent community where many of the original artifacts are housed. The site can become crowded during the peak tourist season and is open air so if it is hot, you’ll be out in the sun the whole time.
A great way to see Ephesus on a budget. Highly recommended.
Primero que nada quiero agradeser a todos los que coperaron en el tour, esto comenso asi: primero que nada llego el crusero a la ciudad o maravillosa ciudad de izmir por la manana nos hicieron una resepcion de bienvenida muy agradable yo el tour lo contrate en el barco no me recuerdo muy bien pero no nos costo mucho ya que fue mi marido y mis hijos, despues de haber salido del barco pasamos el control de pasaporte y luego nos estaba esperando nuestro guia Mehmet muy agradable y hablaba bastante bien el espanol y nuestro chofer estaba ahi aunque no halaba nuestro idioma nos saludo muy cordiamente y nos subimos a una van que era bastante lujosa y muy refrescante ya que estaba funcionando el aire acondicionado. despues comenzo nuetro tour privado de dia completo comenzamos por Efeso luego La Casa De La Virgen Maria ahi tuvimos una pequena misa junto con una cura de la zona despues fuimos a almorzar yo habia escuchado bastante sobre la comida turca pero jamas la habia probado bueno alla si que lo hice y si que la hice muuuuy bien fue todo muy rico comimos una pizza turca llamada Pide comimos el famoso Kebab fue todo maravilloso mientras nosotros disfrutabamos de nuestro almurzo con mi mariado el guia y el chofer estaba con nuestros hijos ellos tambien lo disfrutaron mucho creo que este tour privado fue inolvidable para nuestra familia el guia era muy conocedor de la region decia que habia crecido ahi jugando en las ruinas de la antigua ciudaD DE Efeso les juro jamas olvidare esas vacaciones y lo he recomendado a todos mis amigos y amigas que vayan a Efeso conoscan la casa de la virgen maria y recorran todo el circuito y ademas les recomende tambien esta agencia por sus precios y ademas por la carinosa atencion que entregaron para mi familia… muchas gracias nuevamente por todo lo que hicieron por nosotros…
Driver was very friendly and knowledgable
Very interesting and informative trip. The tour guide was very friendly, fun and knowledgeable in the history of ephesus. Highly recommend this!
Our guide was the most friendly, fun. My only suggestion to others would be to book the whole day ephesus trip so you can thoroughly enjoy the ephesus and around the city.
We would not have enjoyed Turkey as much as we did if we had not taken this tour. The tour picked us up at the cruise terminal. We knew the sites we were going visit but our tour guide suggested the order to visit that would suit us best.
The van was very nice and huge for passengers.
well worth the money!!!