Private Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary Tours
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Places to see “Duration : 4 hours (approx.) “ 
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Highlights
- Take a half day 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 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.
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.
This tour includes a visit to the House of Virgin Mary, where she spent last days of her life. House of Mary discovered in a vision by a bedridden German nun in 1812, this stone building is believed by many Catholics and Muslims to be where the Virgin Mary lived her last years. There is also a healing fountain.
After enjoying authentic Turkish cuisine at lunch, returning to port of Kusadasi where you tour concludes.
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Pickup and drop-off included
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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.
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INCREDIBLE!! If you are in Epheses you MUST add this to your tour. Absolutely breathtaking.
We used this tour instead of booking a tour through the cruise company. We had a half day tour of the ruins of Ephesus and The Virgin Mary’s house. We were also taken to a carpet maker to see how carpets were made and lunch. The carpet demonstration was interesting however, I did feel uncomfortable not making a purchase.
We cannot recommend this tour enough. The transportation was top of the line and our guide and driver were outstanding. We thought it was an excellent value as well.
According to legend, the Virgin Mary was brought to Ephesus by Saint John, and lived out her remaining years in a little house high up on nearby Mount Koressos (now called Nightingale Mountain). The legend survived but the exact site of Mary’s house was lost for centuries, until a German nun named Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824), who had never travelled…
It was a great tour planned to accommodate a hot day. Great value for money. Thank you very much.
We had a brilliant day. Our guides were more than helpful and Ephesus and the Mary house was beautiful. I personally enjoyed most seeing the little village Sirince.The transport was well arranged and arrived in perfect time. The guides’ considerations were all for our benefit and I cannot speak too highly of their input to our enjoyment of the day. I could not recommend this trip too highly to anyone else considering it, it was most enjoyable but please do consider the full day rather than the halfday ephesus tour as you would miss out on so much.
The van was very nice and huge for passengers.
逛完整个以弗所费时2小时，但是绝对值得。经由导游的解说，才知道土耳其人用的蓝色玻璃眼珠的来源。走在大理石大道上，两旁的纪念碑，伟人雕像，及一家一家的店面，可以感受当时的商业的发达。从那座雄伟的Celcus图书馆，就可想象当时的文化水准很高。哦，还有雕了大力士的石柱也不能错过。
It's not about how small this attraction is or how quick it took to go through the house. You don't even need to be religious. The experience here is that this could have been the Virgin Mary's house. She lived here and spent her last days here.
Now I wish ? have book the fullday ephesus tours since it will give you more in dept but again, this company offers top services.