Customized tour to make the most of your time. Our tour guide Layla asked us what was important to us and made sure that we got to see and do everything we wanted in the short period of time we had on shore. Good excursion, I recommend it.
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
- Private tour
- All Taxes
- All Parking fees
- 100 % Satisfaction
Excludes
- Entrance fees ( We will arrange the tickets in advance, so you will skip long ticket lines
- Food and drinks
- Gratitude (suggested)
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- We highly recommend you to meet at port after 30 / 45 minutes your ship docked to port in order beat crowds / school buses and hot weather in the afternoon. It is better to meet early to have a better tour in Ephesus before the crowds.
Itinerary
You will be met by Best of Ephesus Tours
Kusadasi, the port city
Shopping area around the Port of Kusadasi, you will have time to do your own at the end of the tour.
Kusadasi Castle ( Pigeon Island ) that is located very closed to port where we met our guests
Ancient City of Ephesus
House of the Virgin Mary
The Temple of Artemis
Language Offered
Additional Info
Cancellation Policy
Reviews
While our cruise ship was docked in Kusadasi, Turkey, we had a private tour of Ephesus, the home of the Virgin Mary and several other sites in the area. Our guide was Aysa, who was very knowledgeable about the area and was very friendly. It was so helpful to have Aysa walking right next to us thru the crowded Ephesus area and explaining the various sites. This was much easier than being in a large group and trying to keep track of the guide. We also visited the ruins of the Temple of Artemis and the church of St John, and visited a mosque. We had a typical Turkish lunch at an outdoor restaurant and visited the Ephesus Museum in Selcuk before going back to the ship. It was a great full-day excursion with a great guide. We highly recommend this especially with Aysa.
Our tour guide Banu did a wonderful job. We were greeted on time at the cruise port and escorted to a very comfortable, clean vehicle. At her suggestion, we went to Ephesus first to avoid some of the large tour buses. We visited the House of Mary and Temple of Artemis. We finished early and Banu offered several suggestions for other activities. We opted to visit a leather outlet and watched a fashion show....enlightening and no pressure to purchase. Banu was genuinely concerned that we ended our time with her early but all of us just wanted to relax so we headed back to the ship. Would definitely suggest this tour instead of the big bus tours offered by the cruise line.
Our tour guide, Nur was terrific. She was engaging and very informative. We learned a great deal about the historical significance of this special place. Her detailed information enlightened us and sparked our curiosity. We would definitely recommend this tour. The Kotcheks
Our tour guide, Zeynab, was extremely informative and pleasant to be with. She was very professional in every respect. She was punctual and took excellent care of us. I certainly recommend her services.
Zeynap was our tour guide, and she was the greatest addition to our trip. She was very knowledgeable about the great places we went to, and kindly answered any questions we had. I couldn’t imagine this trip being any educational and fun without her. I won’t forget how she stayed with us longer some days, taking time out of her family. This Ephesus Tour was one of my greatest experiences in life, and I would gladly go again. They took us to great villages and took us to delicious restaurants. I highly recommend this tour to anyone who’s looking for a great trip.
Mehmoot and the drive did an excellent job providing a private tour for us. The huge benefit was that you can adjust how much you want to spend at each site. He was very informative and I would highly recommend the private tour for everyone heading to Ephesus.
My Ephesus trip was simply conducted excellently by you & your team. Starting right from booking online to completing the trip, the trust on each other was heartening. Burak was too good including helping one friend who has to take a wheelchair by pushing & pulling it around though not his responsibility but did it only on humanitarian grounds. The meal suggestions & the menu as we are vegetarians was superb as we tried first time the local Turkish Food. Overall a great experience & a special thank you to Burak our tour guide, Muzzafar our Driver & Hakan our booking person. Keep up the good work. Thank you.
By far this was my favorite port of all the places we visited in the Mediterranean. Would highly recommend Erkan.
Zeynep was one of the very best tour guides we have every had. Our day was full of excellent sights and very interesting information. Many thanks❣️ Sandy & Dorsey
Hakan Bozdag was our personal guide and he was fabulous. He was gracious, informative, and overall wonderful we have a great time with him.
Had a wonderful, memorable and informative tour of Ancient Ephesus, House of Mary, Temple of Artemis. Our guide, Azer gave us an amazing experience with her knowledge of the this historic place. This tour was a highlight of our Med. cruise. I highly recommend their services.
We had an one day tour in Ephesus!Great experience overall,safe driving but above all,an exceptional tour guide (Memo)!!He was well informed and guided us perfectly throught the tour!
Leyla Basar is an amazing and excellent guide. She is friendly, polite, and has a warm personality. She knows how to adapt to the wishes of tourists. She has deep knowledge of the history & stories of the sites that we visited. The guided tour was extremely good & she made it very flexible. We had a fantastic tour of Ephesus. Special thanks to Leyla who did a great job and also thanks to the chauffer,Irfad for the smooth & easy drive.
We did a private tour- 4 adults. Definitely less than price for 4 with a group tour by cruise ship. Burak was our guide. He set the pace to meet our groups needs/desires, pampered us, educated us with excellent information and fun facts and very personable! Definitely a guide to ask for. Comfortable new van. The company was awesome! Prices very good. Excellent email communication. Our cruise ship itinerary was changed and Ephesus tour notified us they had rearranged the tour for the new date even before the cruise ship sent me an announcement they were switching ports for those days. WOW!!
We were a party of 8 with two toddlers. Ozge the guide and Hussein the driver were both excellent. Ozge went with us to Ephesus and gave a personalised tour. She was very patient with the children and knowledgeable about all the places we visited. I would highly recommend this tour!
We had a wonderful tour with our guide Elif of Ephesus Tours for Cruisers. He met us as promised and was professional, very knowledgeable and friendly, and a very nice van and driver were provided. We highly recommend them. RobH Atlanta
Our guide Memo was really friendly, polite, gave plenty of information and did an amazing job. The tour went smoothly, we learned about the history of the place, took some awesome pics and really enjoyed it. Definitely recommend this tour and would do it again in a few years, when excavations will reveal more of the city!
Zeynep our guide for the Ephesus tour did an amazing job. She is very personable, very knowledgeable and extremely nice. She spent a full day taking us to all the sites we wanted to see. sharing a ton of information.
We had a great tour with Best of Ephesus. Our guide, Delik, was very knowledgeable and patient and showed us everything we wanted to see. I would definitely use their services again.
I highly recommend this tour. Our guide was knowledgeable, her English was very good and she tailored our day to fit our needs. It was a highlight of my trip.
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