Izmir to Ephesus Day Tour: Experience Ancient Ruins, Including the Temple of Artemis
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374 Ratings
Izmir
Embark on a captivating day tour from Izmir to Ephesus and immerse yourself in the ancient ruins, including the renowned Temple of Artemis. Explore the well-preserved Greco-Roman city and indulge in traditional shopping experiences.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Izmir - Starting from Izmir city center area.
- Ancient City of Ephesus - Ancient Ephesus City Visit with your guide.
- Selcuk - Take a lunch at local restaurant with open buffet.
- Izmir - Take a road for turn back to Izmir.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off included
- Entrance fee to Ephesus Ancient City
- Air-conditioned transport by minivan, minibus, or midibus
- Lunch included
- Professional tour guide service
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Personal Expenses
Additional Information
Travel back in time with this excursion to Ephesus from Izmir. You will tour the vestiges of one of the most surprising ancient cities in the Eastern Mediterranean.
We will pick you up at the indicated hotel at 8:30 am and travel in a comfortable minibus to Ephesus, an ancient city located on the Ionia coast.
After a trip of an hour and a half, we will reach the site of Ephesus, one of the great tourist attractions in Turkey, since it is one of the best preserved Greco-Roman cities in the country. Once there, we will take a guided tour of Ephesus to see some of its monumental jewels, such as the Library of Celsus, one of the most luxurious bibliographic archives of the Roman Empire in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Nearby we will find the Roman Theater. Did you know that it had a capacity for 24,000 people? It is impressive!
After the visit of Ephesus, we take a lunch.
On the other hand, you will also have traditional shopping opportunities for jewelry, leather, or ceramic centers.
- May be operated by a multilingual guide
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- The duration of transfers is one and half hour approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- Please inform us before to go, if you have a flight on same day at the evening.
- Since the program you purchased is a group tour, tour end times may vary. If you have travel plans after the tour, please contact us.
- If there is not a sufficient majority in languages other than English, our tour operate in English
- You will see the Temple of Artemis panoramic.
Location
Izmir
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(374 Ratings)
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Climber36777615824
May 22, 2024
Great Comprehensive Tour with Emran - Emran ran a great and comprehensive tour - great communication right through, from booking the day before to drop off after the tour was done.
Great information about each section of the ancient city ruins, with additional history and local mythology that we would not have found ourselves on site. We considered walking through the city independently without a tour (as low-budget backpackers), but this was definitely worth it with accomodation pick up/drop off, entrance fees for the city and Ephesus Experience Museum, lunch, visit to local ceramics (çini) studio and gallery, and the Artemis Temple ruins Included!
He was very considerate throughout, making it optional to visit the parts of the ruins that require additional fees, and especially when one of our tour mates was suffering from the heat and couldn’t continue walking.
Lunch at a yummy buffet style restaurant in Selçuk afterwards was a great way to get to know some of the other guests on our tour too.
Overall, we would highly recommend this tour, especially with Emran. Thank you!
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Globetrotting291402
May 21, 2024
Ephesus - Erman was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable , courteous and friendly. Transportation was a comfortable sprinter van with an excellent driver. First, we visited the beautiful city of Ephesus then ate a wonderful lunch and visited a pottery studio and store. Lastly, we visited the temple of Artemis.I highly recommend .
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X2179reannao
May 21, 2024
Great tour of Ephesus - Erman was very thorough and knowledgeable on our tour of Ephesus. We had a great time learning about the historical wonders of the world. Would highly recommend you check out this tour!
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Danishfurekhd
May 13, 2024
A visit to Ephesus - My visit to Ephesus with my parents was truly unforgettable. The ancient ruins and historical significance of this site left us in awe. Our tour guide, Ezgi, not only had a deep knowledge of Ephesus but also a warm and friendly demeanor that made the experience even more enjoyable. She went above and beyond to ensure we understood the history and significance of each place we visited, adding a personal touch to the tour. The highlight for us was exploring the Library of Celsus and imagining the rich history that once thrived within its walls. Overall, our experience at Ephesus was nothing short of amazing, thanks to the beautiful surroundings and the exceptional guidance of Ezgi.
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M7459eoagnest
May 11, 2024
Best travel advisor for Ephesus turkey - I am from India he was my tour guide for Ephesus He is such a good person explains everything well detailed also take care of us through the trip
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121elisabethg
May 11, 2024
Engaging, informative and fun day touring Ephesus. - Our tour guide (Erman Uslu) was so engaging and informative. He did a great job laying out what the day was going to look like. We didn’t feel rushed and yet we covered so much ground.
I would highly recommend this tour and this particular guide. It was a fantastic day!
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Daytrip07532579413
May 10, 2024
Ephesus day trip - We enjoyed the all day tour to Ephesus with Ezgi very much. Fortunately, we were in a smaller group of people and experienced pleasant friendly interactions among participants and our knowledgeable tour guide Ezgi and the driver. We believed the cost of the tour was very reasonable for what’s included besides the visit and experience of Ephesus.
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Lia_s
May 20, 2024
Ephesus brilliant - be aware of extra sales stop - Our guide and the tour of Ephesus was excellent. Really interesting and in a beautiful valley with great areas of reconstruction. There is an immersive museum section at the end which was fantastic. I would definitely recommend. However I would just like to note that the tour was excellent once we finally made it to Ephesus - we were made to stop at a ceramic shop beforehand which took an hour and isn't mentioned as part of the itinerary. Also, if there is an additional site to Ephesus that you do not wish to visit, you are made to wait at the lunch spot until the others have been to the site which we did not expect. I thought they would group people with the same itineraries chosen. We purposely selected this tour as it mentioned it was 6 hours long. This turned out not to be the case.
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Companion01108858178
May 10, 2024
Enjoyable - Crowded but enjoyable would like to try it when the cruise ships weren’t around. Had fun getting to know the small group that we were with The buffet was very good
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Clemence_e
May 10, 2024
Nice tour to Ephesus - The discovery of Ephesus was really interesting with Esra. The pick up and the trip from Izmir was easy, and it was great to discover the arts ceramics shop and ceramics technique.
The Ephesus site is wonderful, a big representation of Antique period. Esra took the time to explain everything and answer our questions. She’s clearly passionate about the site, knows a lot about its history. Great recommendation for the digital museum, great visit.
The food after the visit was good, with different types of food available.
Bit disappointed by the non-visit of the Temple of Artemis. We stopped on the road far away for 1 minute and drove off. This was « included » in the trip (considering this visit is free and is one of the 7 Wonders of the Antique world), so it would have been nice to actually see it closer and walk around a bit.
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