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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There is no evidence that this site was where the Virgin Mary lived, and the sceptic in me immediately thought when seeing it that was remarkably "well preserved". (The current house was built in the modern era). It is indeed a peaceful and beautiful site, however, and as our guide stated, "Well, maybe it is..could be..you never know."
Our tour started off here and I have to say you DO get a special sense of the place. The Pope visited here recently and as the Virgin Mary is tied to St. John there is a chance she did spend out her days here. The Franciscans staff the House and I had a really pleasant chat with a Friar…
Most tours of Ephesus stop off at Mary's house. I am not sure of the validity of the story that Mary, the mother of Jesus was brought here by St John, but it is well worth a visit.
We spent the day in Ephesus with our guide Irem. She was excellent! She went with us in to the sites and explained what we were seeing. Turkey is absolutely beautiful and a place I would love to visit again. We toured the ruins in Ephesus, the House of the Virgin Mary, and the church of St. John. We could have done without the carpet shop and leather factory, but overall the day was perfect. Our lunch was very good and was included in the price of the tour. I would definitely recommend this for those of you with a one day stop in Turkey on a cruise ship.
If you believe that a bedridden German nun, in the 19th century, had a vision of this place and, later, it was discovered, then you can believe almost anything. The myth behind this is almost comical. It is so commercialized that they have to keep the myth alive.
This site is hyped as 'historical'. It isn't. Save the time and visit Ephesus and the Terrace houses there. They have real history.
We had a very nice lunch there as part of the tour a super experience I highly recommend this tour
Our first ever micro lighting experience and what a place to do it.
We booked the 15min trip which was enough time to get a very different perspective of Ephesus.
I'm an athiest, but I can believe some stuff from the gospels, like the fact that Jesus existed as a person. But I cannot believe that a poor widow from that time lived in a grand stone house like this. And the stories they tell you when you get there about the "miracles" that occurred at this site in the…
Its has fantastic roman ruins and places of religious interest such as this place, the virgin mary's house.Mary was supposed to have gone to live out her life here after the death of christ.