Taylun was fantastic. He is local with a lot of Knowledge. He made our trip wonderful. He shared a lot of history about the places we visited and made our experience very enjoyable. He is super professional and all the test prior arriving were answered. He was also able to arrange transportation for us from the airport and all his team was very reasonable and respectful. If we are back in the area hopefully we will get to use his services again. I will highly recommend him for your tours.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Fully Air-conditioned Brand new vehicle with Separate Driver
- All Taxes
- Pickup and drop-off
- Professional Licensed Tour Guide
Excludes
- Gratuities for Guide and Driver
- Entry Fees for Visiting Places
- Tradational Turkish Local Lunch
- Parking Fees
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Kusadasi Cruise Port. Tour Guide will be waiting with the sign at port exit gate in the parking lot. !!! ONLY CRUISE GUESTS reservations are accepted. Our tour will start after our guide meets you at the Kusadasi cruise port. Your guide will greet you with a sign with your name on it.
Itinerary
Meet at meeting point. Kusadasi Cruise Port Drive to Ephesus around 20 mins. Entry Fee - Officially 40 euro , cash for the skip line ticket Visit Ephesus Ancient City from upper gate to lower gate. And meet with the car at lower gate. No walking back to the upper gate. See: State and Commercial Agora, Roman Baths, Bouleterion ( parliament building ), Prytanion, Relief of Health Symbol - Gods - Emperors, Fountains ( Pollio-Trajanus ), Temple of Hadrianus, Scholastica Bath, Latrines ( public toilets ), Love House, Roman Terrace Houses, Celcius Library, Kuretes Street, Marbel Street, Great Theather, Harbour Street, Sewer System, Water System, Gymnasion, Tombs, Mile Stones, Statues.
Visit Mother Mary House. Entry Fee - Officially 400 liras per person. ( approx 15 Usd ) Get information about Mother Mary's journey from Jarussalem to Ephesus with St. John. Talk about St. John and early Christianity in Jarussalem and Ephesus. How they came and lived around Ephesus. Also information about Pope's visitation to Virgin Mary House. Pope VI. Paulus 26 July 1967, Pope II. İoannes Paulus 30 October 1979, Pope XVI.
Visit Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders in ancient world. See its rare location together with İsa bey mosque , Selcuk Castle and Basilica of St. John.
Visit İsa bey mosque. Get information about architecture of the building. Talk about İslam religion and holy book. Mosques in Turkey
Roman Houses - Mosaics - Wall Paintings Entry Fee - Officially 12 euro Have a great walking between Roman houses, get information about Roman s daily life at home. See their mocaics on their courtyards and watch the wall paintings on their walls.
Kusadasi or Pigeon Castle is a symbol of the city. While passing next to it you will be informed about its foundation history. You will get brief information about walking path inside the castle.
Selcuk town center. Selcuk is the smallest town of Izmir province that is one of the most historical , religious , ancient location in the world. While going to Ephesus ancient city you will see the city center and will be informed about local life, daily life, tradition and culture of this town. Also you will get information of the agriculture and all the flora around.
Kusadasi sea side - center. At the beginning of the tour you will pass from Kusadasi city center and will get information about the historical buildings in town. Kusadasi is one of the touristic resort town. Not only for tourist but also for turkish people its very populer to have summer holiday. You will be informed about its importance. What makes the city that much important? You will get information about historical places,, daily life , touristic life, what people do in winter , agriculture, tradition, culture and many others.
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Reviews
this company is reliable, very trustable. They re local agency. You will get more than you pay. Highly recommended local agency. And guide is excellent
Amazing place amazing people amazing guide nothing bad to say all is perfect,, recommend place best place that I been visit
Small things big happiness, I can't say anything, I just enjoy these moments. Where, there is only peace and pleasure in my mind. This is Amazing !!!
hello people we just wanted our amazing daily ephesus tour to you.we recommend this local tourism agency for everyone. our guide taylan was great, he has very good knowledge. he knows the area very well because he is local. was born there and he know ls everyone . the company operates very well tours. mnivan was super clean, driver was careful, lunch was amazing turkish food and the places we visited gorgeous thank you very much again and again .
I highly recommend the guide taylan, everything is good. Well organized. He is well educated. Made an amazing tour for me.
Local family travel agency. We had a very good daily trip. We recommend everyone. You will get more than what you pay. Thank you again.
Highly recommended for daily ephesus tour. Taylan is and excellent guide and helped and showed US A lot. It was A perfect day. Thank you.
Highly recommended travel agency and guide. Thanks for amazing ephesus tour. We loved that. All day tour was so good. Thanks alot
we booked a daily ephesus tour from this travel agent. its local family business. they picked us from our place and drop us to the same place. at first the driver and minivan was super good, clean. and driver was very carefull. we visited many places in one day tour even some of them was not in our tour program and our guide Basak let us visit ephesus archeological museum which in not in tour programs. their lunch was amazing in the village and there was amazing cultural and tradational carpet weaving house. and the good thing here they let you to experience that for free, you dont have to buy something. they never force you to buy , even if you buy or not they offer many things and smile allways. so we trusted this travel agencny and we purchased small memory from turkey. if you love shopping like me and my friend you should ask your guide to go to seramic factory that cant be explained with words, you have to see it with yours own eyes. and the prices are veryyy good. loved that tradational handcraft potteries. long story short we recommend this tour everyone, we turned back to bali, indonesia. we will tell all our friends who goes to ephesus to choose wanderturkeytravel local agency and if possible guide basak.
Ufuk was our tour guide and he was fantastic., on our family vacation September 10, 2023 Ufuk really loves his country and made sure we saw all the beauty it held. He was very informative and listened to what we wanted to do. He found hidden gems for us to enjoy. We had a wonderful local lunch and then visited a Turkish Rug company where we where treated like royalty. Then he took us to a family owned shop where we were able to buy all the Turkish delights to bring back home. Thank you so much for a wonderful day. Natalie, Augie, Elena, Michael and Ryan.
we were very satisfied with our tour.Taylan was our guide he was fun and very knowledgable.I recommed Wander Turkey for those who want go join a daily tour to Ephesus.It is a very realiable company.Overall I strongly recommend Wander Turkey agency.
Taylan was an incredible private tour guide who led us to multiple ancient sites near Kusadasi. Taylan gave us in depth history on all sites. The sites we visited were the Virgin Mary house, Ephesus, Sirince village, St John Basilica ruins, temple of Artemis and he took us to a demonstration on how the local ceramics are made. While in the village of Sirince, Taylan guided us to a local wine tasting which included several local fruit wines and to a very good restaurant for lunch. Our transportation was in a Mercedes luxury van which included air conditioning and cold waters. This tour has most definitely been the highlight of our holiday in Türkiye!! I most definitely would recommend Taylan to be their private tour guide if you want the most in depth history and a one on one personal experience.
Firstly, everything was amazing. I enjoyed every moment. The our tour guide Emre really did a great job, i appreciate him. Tour agency was local and trustable. Thanks for everything 🙏.
We were a group of 12 persons which was not easy to find a private tour for all of us. Taylan organised such a great tour for us very customisable. We went to Mother Virgin Mary house then visited the ruins which really blew our mind . Then had such a nice lunch . After that went to see how they make carpets which was mind blowing. And also went to Artemis temple. What a great tour ! Very informative . We even stopped at a big grocery store which was really fantastic so we bought some nice souvenirs and were so lucky to taste all the delicacies of this part of Turkey. I would recommend this tour to anyone who would like to visit Kusadasi. Note that we did that on a cruise stop and it was so perfect.
We went to Ephesus and Virgin Mary and it was truly an amazing experience. We saw everything that we wanted to see and we got to see even more. I highly recommend their tour to anyone that wants to see and discover the beauty of that amazing place.
One of the best tour guides we met. Taylan picked up and dropped us off right on time. Along the way he would explain every single thing in depths. Ask him anything, from food to politics, he'd have an answer. When we toured Ephesus, his personality brought history back to life. Very knowledgeable and fun, my kids love him. Thanks for making our trip more memorable!
Taylan Öner is simply the best Guide I have ever used - anywhere! I went to Ephesus, Selçuk, and Mother Mary's Home to do research for a possible book that I may write. I wanted a knowledgeable guide, one who truly spoke English, and a guide who would listen to my needs, be patient when I wanted to sit for a while in a place and feel it as well as learn more about its history. I also wanted to see these places more like a local than a tourist. If you are looking to hire a guide for a few hours or a few days - I cannot imagine anyone better, more skilled, knowledgeable, patient, or kind. Taylan simply receives the highest marks for any Guide I have used anywhere.
hello everyone. We re happy write this review because we re very happy with our wonderful ephesus/ virgin mary tour with lunch. The operator deserved 10 stars but here we can give only 5. Everything was perfect. The manager Coskun who organized the tour, driver Ali, guide Taylan , lunch ( delicious) thanks to all. They are very good , professional, educated about what they re doing. Our guide made our day so funny and informative. He also gave us time for shopping. We were thinking to buy some present from turkey, we did, but especially we learnt while we re shopping about culture, tradation, and more. Thanks again
Magnificent Ephesus ruins. Our tour was great. We recommend this tour agency for everyone. Big thanks to our guide Taylan Öner. Greetings from Australia
It was an amazing experience and I'm really impressed with the level of professionalism of this company. A truly unforgettable moment. Thanks
İt was an amazing tour we had with wanderturkeytravel company. They RE very professional. Everything is organized. Our guide Taylan Öner was very good about the places where we visited. Thanks for everything. We RE very happy to have this tour. We recommend ephesus tour with this company and of course with Taylan.
we randomly found this tour operator but it worth for every penny. They organized our tour extremely amazing. Our family was 5 people. Although I accidentally made a reservation for 4 people, they did not care that we were 5 people. During the tour, the guide Özge patiently answered all of our questions. She took care of us without getting bored. She was very knowledgeable about Ephesus down to the smallest details. Tour company also took us to pretty village which was not in our tour itinerary. Special thanks for it. İn short we are very happy to have ephesus tour with wanderturkeytravel tour company. Highly recommended for all travelers.
Taylan is just such an amazing guide. He took great care of us, challenged us with interesting questions and educated us with his knowledge of the history and culture of Türkiye. We had a great time with fond memories which we remember to this very day. Absolutely recommend his service.
very extraordinary, I really enjoyed the atmosphere and view, one day I have time, I will visit again!
Everything was perfect. The tour even exceeded our expectations. We recommend this type of company to everyone. You can choose Ephesus and Virgin Mary tours with peace of mind.
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