Izmir Hotel / Airport / Port DEPARTURE This is a mini private tour for your family and friends Meeting with our tour guide at your hotel lobby or Port or Izmir airport with your name sign at pre-arranged time.
After Greeting, drive to Ephesus. After 50 minutes drive, arrival to Ephesus. Walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings, among them the Baths of Scholastica, the Library of Celsus; it was built in the beginning of the 2nd century A.D. by Gaius Julius Aquila to be a memorial to his father Gaius Julius Celsus Polemanus, the proconsul of Province of Asia. , the Temple of Hadrian and The Grand Theater are two of the most impressive buildings in Ephesus. Grand theatre was built in 3rd century B.C and it was later expanded to 24.000 spectators by the Romans in the 1st century A.D. If you want to add Terrace Houses into your program, you can add by paying the entrance fees
The House of The Virgin Mary is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles away from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical Council on 431 AD in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir declared there as a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited this place and prayed there.
We will stop at Artemission Temple where used to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world before drive back to Izmir
After our tour, we will drive back to Izmir. Drop off back to your hotels or port or to airport. The end of our services
We had a great day with Yavus. He is very knowledgeable and gave us a primer on Turkish history to provide context for the tour. We are a large group (10) and had a lot of questions. He was patient and gave thorough answers. We also had a delicious lunch. Highly recommend.
Sites are very interesting, ….and very busy Early start recommended. Our driver was safe and good Our guide informative, pleasant and accommodating.
This tour is wonderful. We were picked up promptly from the port and transported in a very nice large Mercedes van.Our tour guide Sinan was great. He planned our day so that we could avoid the largest crowds at the tourist sites. He was a very informative guide. We very much enjoyed our excursion.
This experience was amazing! Gorki the Guide was so welcoming, punctual, knowledgeable and flexible! Perfect day to visit Ephesus since there were no cruise ships docked. Highly recommend!!!
We loved everything! The wishing wall, and the outdoor chapel space were wonderful! The impromptu visit to the carpet place ended up well for my friend. She got a great piece of art for her future home. Inan was fantastic: so well-informed and knolwedgeable.
This is a reliable company. My son and I booked a private tour to Ephesus. I was clear in wat we wanted, not the usual package. It was arranged only one day before the trip. Good and quick communication in English, fair prices, no hidden costs and no forced sales demonstrations. And last but not least. Our guide Inan made our visit to Ephesus unforgettable! Modern and clean taxi with polite driver.
Oz was a very knowledgeable tour guide and the tour was amazing. The small group size of 8 made it easy to interact and get specialized information and attention. We would highly recommend this tour and this tour company. You won’t regret it!
Great tour guide and driver. Would definitely recommend this tour! They were very well educated on the locations we visited. Considerate of getting us back to the ship on time!
We loved the whole trip. Our tour guide and driver were outstanding. Our guide managed the timing to each site when the lines were not so long.
Great tour by Mustafa. Very knowledgeable, interesting history lessons, wonderful time. Picked up at Port with no problems, very nice comfortable Mercedes van to tour in. Highly recommend this company and this tour guide. Driver was wonderful as well (Andan??), very cautious and professional.
Pinar did an amazing job - She was extremely impressive With her knowledge. She is very passionate about the tour she provided us Her driver Did a great job too
Pinar was amazing. She customized the tour to our desires on the fly and shared a lot of fantastic information about Ephesus. The van was comfortable. I booked direct with the company for our shore excursion and Pinar was right there when we disembarked and we were back at the ship with plenty of time to spare.
So much knowledge gained today. What an incredible tour made a thousand times more special by Pinar. She didn’t overwhelm us with too much history - gave exactly the perfect amount. You will have a great time.
The experience was wonderful, for me and my husband. We had time to visit and meditate about all we can saw. The guide Ecem was respectful, smart and friendly, gave us space for pray and clarify our questions. We recommended the tour 100%Hpuse of Virgin Mary, Ephesus
We had an amazing day with our incredible guide Nilgun she was very knowledgeable and enjoyable!! Went on this tour with our 16yr old daughter and she enjoyed it as well. Perfect way to visit these beautiful sites and learn about Turkish history along the way!! 10 out 10 would recommend!!
We wanted to thank you for arranging an excellent trip to Ephesus. It was truly memorable. Our guide, Ogze was the best. She was very informative and friendly. She never made us feel rushed. I would totally recommend this comprehensive trip and guide to all my friends.
We booked a tour with Curio Travel via Getyourguide App from Izmir to Ephesus, Turkey on May 2023, as part of the itinerary of our Cruise with Royal Caribbean. We were a family of four and traveling with 2 small kids so we requested to have a later pick up which was at 9am. They made the arrangements so fast. It was really convenient for us to get a private shuttle. Our tour guide was very helpful and very informative. We learned so much information about our tour in the biblical city of Ephesus and he even made extra service by taking us photos. They were very patient with us esp when kids were very tired. They also made some extra trip on our way back which made the kids really happy. It was at the UNESCO world heritage site LOTUS Ceramics Garden. The kids really enjoyed there , they were able to try themselves and made our trip really worth it. It was really a wonderful experience.
We travelled on a cruise on May 20 and one of our itineraries was Ephesus. Our guidetour was very nice. We were supposed to have it with group but because i was travlelling with Kids so we had to do it privately with just the four of us. They responded right away to our request and we were picked up on the time we agreed. Our guidetour knows everything about Ephesus and he was very patient with the kids who were not cooperating. He took us a pcture and answer all our questions. He and with the driver patiently waited while we were having our lunch. They took us to ceramic garden and lo our kids were so happy and satisfied. If i will go back again i will pretty sure book on the same tour agency and hopefully with the same guidetour
We flew into Izmir in the early morning, and our pick up was right on time! The driver was professional and drove safely. My son gets car sick easily, and he was just fine because the driver was great. Our guide was friendly and told us some great information on the way to Selçuk. We visited the home of the Virgin Mary and Ephesus. My son (10) found the information he told us in Ephesus to be very interesting. The pacing was perfect. We were dropped off at our hotel later. We would definitely recommend their services, either just for transportation or with a guide!
The guide was knowledgeable and explained the historical features, well. It was an amazing site. Mother Mary's House was interesting and seemed important to local Moslems as well. Both Paul and John were here preaching the gospel making these sites relevant to me.
Curio Travel was amazing to deal with. We were staying in Izmir, Feviz from Curio arranged a private half day tour of Ephesus, which we had been unsuccessful in booking with any other agencies. They picked us up at our hotel in a Mercedes van. From start to beginning, tour was great, and exceeded our expectations. Our tour guide, Ty, was very knowledgable, and funny. I would highly recommend Curio Travel. They were available and got back to me quickly with any of my questions.
excellent tour! The tour guide was a very professional person, he made us a wonderful day! Thank you Mrs Hatice!! you are a super tour guide
We were a family of 10 ranging in age from 9 -72. This tour was perfect for us. We loved our guide. He was extremely helpful in his knowledge of the sites but also getting us to the best places for photos. We could be flexible on time spent in each area since we were our own private group. I highly recommend this tour.
Excellent tour. Picked up on time at hotel. Only 6in the group. A very knowledgeable guide who clearly explained the context and as much detail as we wanted, as well as answering questions.
We really enjoyed the tour. The Guide super well, very well explained and very attentive to everyone. We were with two older people and he was very attentive. Guide Yavuz's a 10!
Yavuz is a great guide. He explained everything in Spanish, very patiently, adjusting the tour to our tastes, times and needs. Some kind of guide! I recommend it to everyone
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