Your private guide will meet you at Kusadasi port or hotel with a sign written “Your Name“ on it, anytime you want.
Your private guide will meet you at Kusadasi port or hotel with a sign written “Your Name“ on it at a pre-arranged time. After greeting, we will have 40 mins drive to Miletus an ancient city located near the present Akköy at the mouth of the Buyuk Menderes (meander) River. Miletus owed its importance to its position on the trade routes. It was one of the largest cities in Anatolia with a population of between 80.000 and 100.000. Highly prosperous, it founded many colonies and was the home of the 6 BC philosophers Anaximander, Anaximenes and Thales, the town planner Hippodamus and architect of Hagia Sophia, Isidorus. Having a prominent position, Miletus became the most important port in this area and it was the most active member of the twelve cities of the Ionian Confederation. In the 7th century BC, Lydians besieged the city. The city was then controlled by Persians, Roman and Seljuk Turks.
The next visit after Miletus will be Didyma. The word Didyma means “twins” and it was associated by some as being the meeting place of Zeus and Leto to have their twins Apollo and Artemis. Didyma was famed as a prophecy center dedicated to Apollo, which served a similar purpose as the Delphi of Anatolia. It was not a city but a sanctuary linked to Miletus by Milesians with a 19 km/12 mi sacred road
We will have 50 mins drive to Ephesus where is one of the 12 cities of Ionian League (an ancient Greek district on the western coast of Asia Minor) is located near Izmir. As a port city it was a major departure point for trade routes into Asia Minor. 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.
We will stop at Artemis Temple where used to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world as our last stop before drive back to Kusadasi town center and port.
Arrival to Kusadasi . You will be dropped off back to your pick up point or Kusadasi center for last minute shopping on your own.
For schedule reasons, we ended up spending all of our time in Ephesus, which was an amazing place to visit. Olgu was a fantastic tour guide! His knowledge and friendliness enhanced the experience. He showed genuine interest in accommodating and catering to our interests. I would definitely go with this tour group again the next time I visit.
Our guide (Gurkan?) was really attentive. He asked at the beginning if we wanted any adjustments to the tour. Which we thought was very accomidating. Gurkan was very attentive and knowledgeable. The driver and car were really nice.
Our time with Ilknur, our guide, was awesome! Excellent information and insights were shared along the way. We visited four sites with Ilknur: Two in Ephesus, Miletus, and Didyma during our full day tour. Excellent service and helpful in every way.
I cannot recommend this experience enough. We were a family group of five, one of whom had mobility issues. The guide, who was absolutely wonderful, was able to tailor our itinerary so that everyone had a great time, and we saw and did more than we expected. Lunch was delicious and plentiful. We all felt like a knowledgeable friend was showing us around.
The tour was extremely informative and professional. We were well taken care of and received an experience that was well enjoyed.
Wonderful tour which allowed us to avoid most of the crowd. We did the reverse direction with Miletus, Didyma and Ephesus last with a informative tour that was nicely paced.
This tour was excellent. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and very kind. He honored all our requests and was able to customize our tour as we hoped. We made it to Miletus,, Didyma, Ephesus without needing to wait. Researching this trip in advance we did not consider a visit to Terrace houses in Ephesus, but our guide already had tickets and exposition took our breath away. In his stories we heard true love for Türkiye, its history and people. If we are back to Kusadasi at a point in the future, we will definitely seek this tour company again. Thank you very much!
Yavuz was an extremely friendly and fun guide. He adjusted our itinerary to accommodate all our preferences and physical conditions. Highly recommend this company and our great driver.
Our trip was excellent. Sel (our guide) was very knowledgeable and friendly. Having a guide made the tour much more colourful and interesting. Highly recommend!
Sel was an amazing tour guide, very knowledgeable about all the sites and super friendly! We went to Ephesus, Miletus and Didim - must do experience in Türkiye
Navmi was amazing! He is a walking encyclopedia and very friendly and professional. We probably asked him 1000 questions, and I think he made his day! Best tour ever! He even does tours in Mandarin!
Our guide was so knowledgeable and really provided a lot of information about Turkey and the places we visited.
We were able to setup a customized itinerary with Fevzi Turhan. The communication with Fevzi with excellent. We always felt like we could reach out and make any necessary adjustments. Our tour guide, Emre Dasdemir was excellent. His English was first-rate, his knowledge was extensive and it was easy to have a conversation with him. We really enjoyed his perspective. Emre was also very considerate towards the physical needs of our travel companion who had just injured her knee. Emre also took us to a local place for lunch and we didn't feel like we "stuck out" too much which was nice. Also, I had requested "no carpet demo / sales" and this request was respected. Our driver was excellent, and the vehicle was very clean and comfortable. It was an excellent trip and an excellent experience. In fact, we are already planning our next Turkish adventure and will let Fevzi and Emre know when we've worked out the details!! (Mesopotamia, Cleopatra's Baths, Anatoylia, Cappadochia....)
This was a superb tour. We wanted to go to Ephesus as well as Didyma and Priene, which we thought would be more interesting than Miletus. We started early and as a result beat the crowds in Priene (which we essentially had to ourselves) and Didyma, again, before the tour buses arrived. And by the time we got to Ephesus, the crowds had largely gone! Our guide was superb and flexible (we wanted to stop and take some pictures of a small town, which he helped with, and even bought us some fresh figs.) The car was more like a limo, incredibly comfortable and luxurious. The price was terrific, the sites were beautiful, and I would work with them again in a heartbeat
The team has already been waiting for us. The organization was straightforward. The trip was very informative, we visited many interesting places and were able to take many pictures. So well the driver Volkan and the guide Mesut were very accommodating and sympathetic. All our wishes were fulfilled. The car was very modern, clean and air conditioned. Highly recommended.
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