We did a tour with Selda of St. Mary’s house and church, Ephesus, and St. John’s Basilica. Selda was an amazing and patient tour guide, she took photos of us and everything. They picked us up from our hotel and the airport. I would highly recommend!
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What's Included
Includes
- GUARANTEED On Time Return to PORT
- Professional Licenced Tour guide
- Local Tax and Handling Fee
- Entrance fees (Our guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip lines )
- Parking Fees
- Air-conditioned Transportation .
Excludes
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- The meeting time at Kusadasi port varies for each ship. Generally, the meeting time is 45-60 minutes after your ship arrives. The Kusadasi Port meeting time will be sent via email. NO HIDDEN COST : ENTRANCE FEES are included in our rates ✅ When you compare our tours , please check includes and excludes carefully. ✅ Most of the Travel agents DO NOT include entrance fees to their rates The meeting time will be emailed within 24 hours following your reservation, according to your ship's arrival time. This tour is for cruise ship passengers and guests those are staying in listed 4 hotels because of narrow strreets, one way traffic, parking and pick up problems....... Enjoy this 4 or 6 hour ( Without Terrace House Option is around 4 hours and with Terrace Houses option is around 5 to 6 hours ) excursion starting at Kusadasi CRUISE TERMİNAL, and taking you to Ephesus. Private options are customizable 7/24 customer support: whats app/cell ++ 90 533 640 11 03
Itinerary
Our Tour guide will meet you at Kusadasi Port or the lobby of Listed hotels with your name sign at pre-arranged time . Pick up time will be given during your confirmation. Kusadasi Cruise Terminal pick up time normally 30 to 45 minutes after your cruise arrival
Our first stop is the House of Virgin Mary. The House of 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
Our second stop is Ephesus Ancient City. We will start visiting one of the main highlights in Turkey, Ephesus, 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.
Terrace Houses is included in 2 ( Private with Terrace Houses and with Small group with Terrace Houses ) Options only. Not included in other 2 without Terrace Houses options Terrace Houses is located on skirt of Pion Mountain. There are 6 residential units which were built on three man-made terraces. These houses were settled by wealty citizens of Ephesus. These houses were very fancy decorated with wall frescoes and floor mosaics. There are many steps to ascend from bottom to top. Attention Not recommended for people who has walking difficulties and acro-phobia (fear of heights).
Our last stop is The Temple of Artemis 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
Drive to Kusadasi Port and Kusadasi town center through Gazi Beğendi Park
Arrival to port of Kusadasi and the end of our services When you compare our rates with others, please check includes and excludes carefully Our rates include ENTRANCE FEES Most of the other travel agents do not include entrance fees to their rates There is not any HIDDEN COSTS in our rates
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Reviews
Great tour,very informative, easy to understand in English. Great transportation, awesome tour guide!!!
Our guide for the Ephesus tour was Inan and he was fabulous. He picked us up at the port. He was already there and waiting for us as we got off the ship. The vehicle and driver were great. I truly appreciated Inan’s knowledge, experience and patience with our group. You could feel his passion he has a guide for this area . We really enjoyed the experience!
Mehmet gave a great easy tour of Ephesus focusing on the most interesting parts. He didn’t rush us at all, and was very friendly and insightful.
Inan was an excellent guide with great depth of Turkiye history. We were able to see Mother Mary House, walk the ancient city of Ephesus and see the Terrace Houses with ease. Inan tailored the rest of our tour time to our interests… St. John Basilica, Bey Isa mosque. Veysu was a safe and careful driver helping to make for a great day.
Inan was amazing! Best tour guide ever! First trip to Turkey, beautiful place and friendly people. Amazing history!
Incredible experience!!! Inan was an amazing tour guide and armanc was a great driver!! We saw so much in the little time we had. Everyone was so friendly!! Will definitely be back and utilize this service.
Turkey was wonderful! Inan was an incredible host and I would love to come back and explore more. It was a beautiful day and the weather was gorgeous.
One of the best tours we have ever been on. Our guide was fantastic super helpful and incredibly knowledgeable. Price was great - so much cheaper and better value than “official” cruise excursions. Small group! Thank you and strongly recommend
The old Ephesus is an archaeological beauty. No words do the library justice. A must see for anyone interested in Roman Empire and Bible history.
Inan met us at the port and off we went. Veysu, our driver, was excellent…we were safe and the van was spotless. We toured Mother Mary’s House, ancient Ephesus including the Terrace Houses. Next we visited St. John Basilica and the Isabey Camii mosque before walking to the Artemis Temple ruins. Inan is extremely knowledgeable and brought the history and sites to life. He customized his information based on the things we were interested in. There wasn’t pressure to do to the markets or to see a carpet demo.
Absolutely amazing. Guide and driver were great.
First time travel to Türkiye and this trip makes us want to return. From the start, finding Burak in port was both safe and welcoming with an easy and short walk from the meeting point to meet our transport driven by Iydin. The day was actively managed as a team as we were safely transported between locations with a detailed and interactive commentary on the history of Türkiye, the area and sites of interest on the trip including Mary’s House and Ephesus (including the terrace which is a must see!) which maximised the time in all the trip locations. A delicious traditional lunch was served by a warm and welcoming team where we learned of the art of carpet making with fabulous design and quality. Much help and assistance from Burak to tailor the day and make a memorable experience and a great reason to fall in love with Türkiye 🇹🇷
Wow! Once you have a private tour with Tugba, you realize there’s no other way! She was kind, intelligent and genuinely concerned with our comfort and well being. She had a lot of knowledge and shared extra bits and pieces of it as we went through the tour - highly recommend! The tour was amazing - so much history! Our driver, Elif, was safe and kind as well!
Nejdet was an amazing guide. He explained everything in detail and gave opportunity to visit other places along the way. Lots of history throughout the tour. Very fun and entertaining as well. Highly recommend you request Nejdet as your guide.
The Ephesus, House of Mary and The Terrace Houses visits were incredible experiences and should be high on one's bucket list! Ekim was simply the best tour guide ever. His personality, knowledge and added insights were simply outstanding and added immense value to the overall tour.
Our guide Tugba did an exceptional job and we would highly recommend her. She provided insight and shared history that made the tour wonderful. Elif was our driver and got us safely to and from our venues. We are just sorry we can’t take them to our next stop because they were so wonderful.
Our guide Esen was great, went over all the many details of the ruins. So very interesting!
What am amazing day. Emma was very knowledgeable and kept us entertained with stories of ancient Ephesus. Highly recommend booking this tour.
Guide was exceptional, knew her stuff very knowledgable. She made the places come alive, she explained everything without being too talkative, she let us have "our' time
A true gentleman of high character and immense knowledge, Nedjet is the perfect guide with whom to tour Ephesus. Great commentary and a fun guy to spend the day with. He knows all the sites in great detail and his explanations and answers to our questions were superlative. We will long remember our time with him and the places we experienced. It was totally enriching.
our guide, Fusun, was well versed in the history of Ephesus. she timed the tour so we were able to go to Mary's house with no line. she gave us several options. it was time well spent. highly recommend.
Our guide Aleyna was excellent. She shared a lot of information and was attentive to the group. The tour was well paced.
We had a wonderful tour today with Orkun. He was waiting for us at the port when we got off the ship and he gave us good instructions on how to meet him. We could not believe the knowledge he had about Ephesus and Turkey. We learned so much from him. He was so kind and did not rush us when we had to walk slowly due to the slippery pavement. He also took us to a wonderful place for lunch, and of course back to the ship in time. Great day!!
Gonca did an amazing job with our tour today , she was so bright and happy even though the day was cold and rainy. Gonca makes me wanna come visit turkey again with the places she took us and the people she took us to meet!
Overall pretty good experience with everything.
Gonca was amazing. She was very accommodating and revised our tour to fit our needs. I would highly recommend booking a tour with her.
Gonca was wonderful! We enjoyed the tour very much. Especially the ceramic family store.
Behest was an excellent tour guide. Extremely knowledgeable and fun to be with. Our group thorough enjoyed the tour. Highly recommended.
Selim was our tour guide for the trip to Ephesis. He is educated in ancient history and art, he was very knowledgeable about the long history of this site. He was friendly, funny and a good teacher. We learned a lot and enjoyed this tour so much!
Yavuz was fantastic, he was very knowledgeable and no pressure to go to selling markets. He even held our baby while we had coffees and was very accommodating with my needing to feed baby and have breaks. The office was very quick to organise an add on we decided to do last minute and booking process and payment was very smooth! Would definitely book again!
Yavuz was a terrific guide—knowledgeable, patient, caring and fun. Ours was a small group and he was very flexible with our plans and thoughtfully answered our questions. It was great to have someone to guide us through the day and give us the perspective we needed to understand the significance of the places we visited.
Gonca was a wonderful guide and very informative. She has a good personality and we enjoyed spending our day with her.
Inan was an excellent guide and was very informative, I would highly recommend this tour.
Our tour guide Inan was amazing!!! Very knowledgeable and made our day enjoyable!
Gonca was very knowledgeable and pleasant. She adjusted our schedule to take into consideration crowded times at each sight. She was the best tour guide we’ve had in our vacation. Ask for her when you are booking your tour. You will not be disappointed.
Gonca was an excellent tour guide. Very informative, nice pleasure to spent our day with. I would definitely recommend Gonca.
Gonca was the best very knowledgeable where we took this there was no crowds
Ganga was wonderful. Very knowledgeable and fun..
Aleyna was incredible! She shared fascinating historical facts and insights at each site throughout the tour, which made each place so much more meaningful. I came away with a much deeper appreciation and understanding of Turkey’s rich history and culture. Her knowledge and passion truly made the experience special. She helped tailor the end of our tour with woven rug and pottery stops. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Turkey!
We had a great time. Our guide Fusan was knowledgeable and very friendly. The operator came recommended by Rick Steve in one of his tour books. Highly recommend!
Our tour guide Fusan was excellent! She was the best guide ever!
Aleyna was our wonderful guide for a day tour of Ephesus, Mary’s house along with rug weaving and pottery making demonstrations. She was very knowledgeable and made all of the arrangements. We would highly recommend this tour with her!
Yavuz was our guide and did a fantastic job. Highly recommended!
As this was a private tour, Alex let us customize some of the places we wanted to go. We were a group of 8 friends and everyone had a great day
Aleyna was outstanding as a tour guide! She explained everything so well, from the itinerary, the history, how daily life was, to where restrooms were ahead of time. She was the best tour guide ever! Thank you Aleyna!
Our tour guide Füsun was excellent! She gave the perfect amount of information at each stop. Her deep cultural, historical, and religious knowledge was evident. She really added to our family trip of a lifetime!
We had a private tour with Füsun today through Ephesus Shutle. She is a very knowledgeable tour guide and very personable. She treated our family like we were part of hers. The tour was scheduled on time and we visited all the sites we planned. I was especially surprised by the cultural stops along the tour. The carpet weaving and pottery/tile artisan shops were quite impressive. I would highly recommend this tour through shuttle and recommend Füsun as the tour guide.
Füsun was absolutely amazing! We had a private tour where we started at the House of Mary, which was an emotional experience for me. She was so knowledgeable about ancient Ephesus and biblical history. We had a beautiful lunch and had time to learn about Turkish culture and rug making. We toured the ruins of ancient Ephesus where Fusun guided us through with lots of photo stops along the way. She was happy to take our pictures and helped us make some beautiful family memories. We went to St. John’s basilica to learn about more history and stopped at a local artisan pottery business. Our final stop was at Artemis temple ruins. I can’t thank Fusun enough for giving us such a wonderful family adventure. I would highly recommend taking a tour with Fusun if you are planning a trip to Ephesus! VIP treatment and five stars all around!!!!
Had a wonderful time with Füsun as our guide on this tour. It was excellent to get a taste for the local history and character of the area, and she was extremely knowledgeable regarding the key sites we visited, while always being very warm and hospitable. I would happily recommend this experience to anyone who I personally know would want to explore this part of coastal Turkey.
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