I promote this institution to my family and friends 🧡 because of the experience that I had . Quite amazing 👏.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Fully Air-conditioned Brand new vehicle with Separate Driver
- Professional Licensed Local Tour Guide
- Port / Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All Taxes
- All Parking fees
Excludes
- Entrance fees (We will arrange tickets of Ephesus in advance, so you will skip long ticket lines)
- Lunch
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
We will meet you at your hotel, port, airport, or the agreed meeting point around 08:00 am, then drive to Selcuk, where you will meet your tour group.
Next, we head to the serene House of the Virgin Mary. Visited by Popes and millions of pilgrims, this site offers an incredible sense of peace. We’ll walk through the shrine, visit the holy springs, and experience the quiet devotion of this sacred spot together. It’s an essential part of the Ephesus story that you simply can't miss
Step into the magnificent world of ancient Ephesus. We’ll explore the world-famous Celsus Library, the grand 25,000-seat theatre, and the beautiful marble pathways where history comes to life. It’s an unforgettable experience to walk where emperors once did. Join us as we uncover the highlights of this legendary Roman city together!
Next up is the 'VIP' section of Ephesus: the Terrace Houses. Tucked away under a protective roof, these houses feature some of the most beautiful ancient art you’ll ever see. We’ll wander through private courtyards and admire the intricate floor mosaics that have survived for centuries. It’s a vivid, colorful side of history that most people only see in movies!
After exploring the marble streets, we’ll step into the Ephesus Experience Museum to see the city’s heart beat once again. This isn't your typical museum—it’s a digital masterpiece. You’ll be surrounded by vibrant visuals that recreate the golden age of Ephesus, making you feel like a local in the ancient world. It’s the perfect 'final piece' of the puzzle that brings all the stories we’ve shared today to life.
Let’s refuel with the real flavors of Turkey! We’ll enjoy a relaxed lunch at a local restaurant, featuring a wide variety of traditional dishes in an open-market style. It’s the perfect chance to try different local mezes, seasonal vegetables, and classic Turkish favorites. Whether you’re a meat lover or a vegetarian, you’ll find plenty of fresh, healthy, and authentic bites to keep you going.
Next, we visit a true legend: the Temple of Artemis. It’s a surreal feeling to stand on the grounds of what was once one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Though the temple has faced the test of time, being here allows us to connect with the ancient stories of Ephesus and the goddess Diana. It’s a short but essential stop for every history lover to see where one of the greatest structures in human history once stood.
At the end of the tour, we will drive you back to your hotel or and agreed drop off point, Izmir port or Izmir airport.
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Reviews
I had a wonderful Tour in early Septemeber that turned out to be a solo tour of the virgin Mary's house and Ephesus. So many highlights including the Terrace house, library and marble streets. The guide was great, so well informed and spoke excellent English. Lunch was extra but delicious and worth it. Hotel pick up and drop off was flawless abs wonderful. I highly recommend the tour!
It was a lovely experience and incredibly immersive! Our guide Hugo was very accommodating, flexible, and considerate. It was a hot day, he always looked for shade… he also gave us advice on what to get at the shops!
It was very good, the price is good and the experience was lovely, the tour guide was very professional and friendly.
It was fantastic tour! Would recommend Güfte as a tour guide again. If we come back we will definitely book a trip with her again.
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Overall good experience! It was fun!
Fantastic tour, thank you Güfte for guiding us through the most amazing city of Ephesus. Truly a wonderful experience. Oh and lunch was delicious too.
A magical trip back in time and a wonderful day out! We had a fantastic, fun and informative guide in Gufte and a friendly, careful driver in Ogun. Stopping off for lunch on the way home was a real treat, the other guests were great company and the coach was clean, cool and comfortable. 5 stars from my husband and me - highly recommended!
I highly recommend Puerto Travel for tours in Turkey. We were a family from Australia with a tight time line and communications with Ayfer was excellent. She sorted out an excellent driver and guide for a day in Ephesus from Izmir Hotel. We were given complete flexibility in timing and how the day would run. Our guide Nico was fantastic and informative while adding a trip to see some pottery and get a delicious authentic Turkish lunch. The whole day was wonderful and I ended up using Puerto to book accommodation and a transfer for later in our trip. Very professional group to deal with. Thankyou!
Derya was the most amazing tour guide we have had. She was soo knowledgeable and willing to share at all times. Highly recommend this tour and wish everyone is as lucky as we were to have Derya as their guide in Kusadasi.
We have just returned from a fantastic tour of the House of The Virgin Mary, Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis with a great guide Huseyin Apaydin. The highlights being the Library of Celsus. Our guide was not only geographically and historically knowledgeable but his explanation of the Latin derivations of the structures names was fascinating. He added a bonus trip to a leather factory, a delicious and authentic lunch and trip back to our hotel through the hills and olive groves of Sirince. Huseyin’s skill at negotiating the crowds and pointing out the best photographic vantage points was also really appreciated. Thank for such a great day Huseyin!
Hold on to your hats everybody as I am about to state the obvious. "A GOOD GUIDE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE". We first visited Ephesus and its associated attractions in 2019 and left confused and frustrated due to our guides complete inability to relate to anyone without a Masters in ancient history. Fast forward to today for the do over. We were picked up on time by the team from Puerto Travel. Gufte was our guide and Askin was our driver. We give them both 12 out of 10. Askin has a beautifully clean vehicle and was a very safe driver. Gufte was an amazing guide who had great language skills and could put all the relevant information into an easy to understand commentary, something our previous guide could not do. The day started with a visit to the house of the Virgin Mary and proceeded on to the city of Ephesus. We then had lunch at a lovely rustic cafe (try the gozlemes) and proceeded on to the Temple of Artemis. You can choose to visit leather, turkish delight or carpet outlets on the way (the carpet one was really interesting). We were returned to our hotel with a new found appreciation of these sites thanks to Gufte. A big special thank you from us to Gufte, Askin and everyone at Puerto travel for a great day😄😄
We made Ephesus ancient city and house of mother mary tour with Gufte. Professional, qualified and friendly. Highly recommended.
What can we say? Gufte was amazing! Very knowledgeable in the local history and very personable; nothing was too much trouble. The itinerary was comprehensive, with flexibility built in; eg we said we would like to sample the fruit wines, a speciality of Sirence, and this was accommodated with no problem. Excellent English. We highly recommend Puerto Travel for a tour of Ephesus and the surrounds.
Wonderful experience, knowledgeable and friendly. It was a wonderful experience from the start till the end.
The driver was very punctual and drove us from Izmir to the meeting point in Selçuk. The guide was very nice and could explain a lot of things about the historical places We visited also a Lamb leather fashion shop and a ceramic workshop. It was really interesting.
Excellent tour, 100% recommended. Punctual and very complete. Transport on time and in a modern and comfortable vehicle. The guide, Hector, luxurious, very attentive and knowledgeable.
It was very good, Hugo was an experienced guide, picked us up in a timely manner and gave us the best information. We appreciate your willingness towards us
Amazing experience. We were picked up on time at our hotel, the van very spacious and comfortable. Hugo was a great Guide, he explained very clearly the history of the city. Your excellent Spanish! We visited the house of the Virgin Mary, Ephesus, the temple of Artemis and a leather production company. Highly recommended!
It was our first family trip to Turkey, we visited the city of We were fortunate to have Hugo as a guide who, in addition to being an excellent guide, speaks Spanish very well. He explained everything to us very well and we learned a lot from him, thank you very much for all your support, he is an excellent photographer I highly recommend that you request your tour in Spanish with Hugo
If you want your visit to Pamukkale and Hierapolis to be unforgettable Hugo is the person you are looking for. Their knowledge of both the history and current events of Turkey has made us enjoy the day... along with the delicious traditional Turkish food that we have tasted in a small town in the area. Thanks also to Ahmed, prudent and attentive driver. We took some fantastic photos with us as souvenirs. Thanks again to both of you.
Güfte, in charge of the tours by the agency, kept an eye on us all the time and that everything went well. The drivers for the transfers were on time and the tour places very interesting (except for the classic tourist stop to see onyx souvenirs and jewelry, but that's part of) When I couldn't go out in the balloon due to weather, he moved everything he could to leave the next day, which made all the difference.
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