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Ephesus Tour: Explore Ancient Roman Ruins from Bodrum
3.4
21 Ratings
Bodrum
Step back in time on a full-day tour of Ephesus from Bodrum. Explore the ancient city’s iconic landmarks, enjoy a delicious lunch, and immerse yourself in history.
Step back in time on a full-day tour of Ephesus from Bodrum. Explore the ancient city’s iconic landmarks, enjoy a delicious lunch, and immerse yourself in history.
Duration:
12 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bodrum City - We pick you up from your hotel at approximately 06:30 in the morning and our Ephesus tour starts at our meeting point with our other passengers. We arrive at Ephesus in 2 hours and 45 minutes.
- Ancient City of Ephesus - A comfortable bus will pick you up, and the road trip begins. To make it easier, few stops are included along…
- Bodrum City - We pick you up from your hotel at approximately 06:30 in the morning and our Ephesus tour starts at our meeting point with our other passengers. We arrive at Ephesus in 2 hours and 45 minutes.
- Ancient City of Ephesus - A comfortable bus will pick you up, and the road trip begins. To make it easier, few stops are included along the way, such as the one at Bafa Lake, where you can enjoy an energising breakfast. Another stop is scheduled to take place at a Turkish delight factory at Selchuk. Get to taste these yummy treats, and purchase some to take back home! The bus will then continue driving to Ephesus, so get ready for the ultimate sightseeing experience. As the tour is guided, a professional guide is about to explain important things about the ruins and the places of interest.
Ephesus is about to revive your senses and excite you with its aesthetics. The most important structure, that no longer exists, is the temple of Artemis, one of the wonders of the ancient world. As you observe its ruins, the guide is about to inform you about the importance of this structure. In Ephesus, you will also observe the Census library, the ancient Odeon, the theatre, and a variety of other important ruins.
- Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - After a detailed tour in this ancient site, the tour continues with a visit at the house of Virgin Mary. It is believed that this is the house where she spent her last days, and today this charming house forms one of the greatest sites for the Christian population. It is beautifully located in a peaceful landscape, where you can unwind and feel the positive energy that casts on you.
- Selcuk - One hour open buffet lunch break
- Bodrum City - After lunch, our journey begins towards your hotel in Bodrum, we arrive in Bodrum at approximately 20:30.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Driver/guide
- Bus with Full A/C
- Ephesus entrance fee - If option selected
- Open Buffet Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Driver/guide
- Bus with Full A/C
- Ephesus entrance fee - If option selected
- Open Buffet Lunch
What's Not Included
- Breakfast
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- House of Virgin Mary Fee (13€)
- Ephesus Entrance Fee (40€)
- Breakfast
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- House of Virgin Mary Fee (13€)
- Ephesus Entrance Fee (40€)
Additional Information
Travel back to the time of the Ancient Romans with this exciting full-day journey to Ephesus from Bodrum. Ride in a modern, air-conditioned coach and step into the past as you discover one of the Roman Empire’s most illustrious cities guided by an expert. Marvel at the grandeur of the Library of Celsus, the Temple of Hadrian and the Great Theatre, and…
Travel back to the time of the Ancient Romans with this exciting full-day journey to Ephesus from Bodrum. Ride in a modern, air-conditioned coach and step into the past as you discover one of the Roman Empire’s most illustrious cities guided by an expert. Marvel at the grandeur of the Library of Celsus, the Temple of Hadrian and the Great Theatre, and imagine the hustle and bustle of times past as you stroll the marble-lined streets. The tour, which includes a halt for breakfast (at your own expense) and comes with a complimentary lunch, is a real treat for history buffs.
- Photo’s and CD’s are being sold by independent photographers. Please take their contact number as we are not in contact with them. Please also check the CD’s if they are the right one while you recieve.
- We serve breakfast and lunch at the road restaurants in accordance with our itinerary. All drinks, including water, are chargeable at lunch. Breakfast is not included in our tour price, but there is a break for breakfast. If you want, you can request a sandwich for the morning from your hotel (usually some hotels give this for free)
- A certain majority must be present in the group for the Virgin Mary’s visit.
Location
Otogar
Our meeting point from all other regions is in front of the Bodrum city center bus garage
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.4
(21 Ratings)
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Lisa_d
Nov 8, 2024
History came alive in Ephesus - Excellent tour with a very knowledgeable guide. It was a long day filled with history! I was picked up at my hotel and had a nice breakfast on the way to Ephesus and enjoyed some shopping along the way.
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Lilly666
Sep 17, 2024
Amazing place - Fabulous experience. Really worth the trip. So interesting and historic
Be careful of the jewellery centre on the way to Ephesus.
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Alyce_v
Aug 11, 2024
Easy and informative - Ephesus was amazing obviously!
It was great to stop at the lake Bafa Golu.
Guide was great!
Would be better with more time at Ephesus and less/ no time tourist shops
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Jonathan_g
Jul 30, 2024
Great historical day out to an amazing location - Overall we really enjoyed this trip. We would definitely recommend it. For us, the highlights were the 2.5 hour guided tour at Ephesus, and the tour guide's knowledgeable and informative commentary during the journey. Be prepared for a long but worthwhile day - we were picked up at 6am and got back to our hotel at 8pm.
We stopped en route for a lakeside breakfast which was nice. You pay extra for this (we paid 550 Lira each for the Turkish buffet but you can get an omelette or pancakes instead. The other stop before arriving at Ephesus was at a jewellery factory. It wasn't really our thing so we just looked at the displays then dodged the men in the gift-shop on the way out. We were advised to use the toilets at the factory because there aren't any at Ephesus until right at the end.
We thought Ephesus itself was great, and our tour guide really brought things to life. We were glad we took plenty of water and had sunhats as there's hardly any shade and the temperature was mid-30s. It took about 2.5 hours to walk through Ephesus, then there's a gift shop/cafe/toilets at the end. It does get busy, with the various tour guides taking their groups around. Also, watch out for the marble pavement which is quite slippy.
After Ephesus, we went on to a buffet lunch nearby. We thought the food was fine and there was plenty. Food is included in the tour price but you have to pay for drinks. We also stopped at a Turkish Delight factory, which was also selling some cosmetic products.
There is an optional trip to the house of the Virgin Mary, which cost an extra 25 Euros. There's not much to see there, so I would only recommend it if you're curious, or if it's meaningful because of your faith etc. People who didn't want to do that were dropped off in Selcuk to do shopping or visit a café.
After that is the drive back to Bodrum. We stopped at the breakfast place briefly for a loo break and to buy a drink/ice cream.
Overall, We liked the trip and our tour guide was very good. The various stops perhaps aren't for everybody, but that didn't detract from the day. A definite thumbs up from us.
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Susanmarie_l
May 1, 2023
Great tour guide (Emel) - lousy food options - First off - my 3 star is based on the logistics not our tour guide Emel who simply made the trip worthwhile. She was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, patient and a joy. I really enjoyed her presentation and style.
Where I think the trip could improve is the choice of restaurants- the breakfast place was a beautiful spot on the lake but terrible food service. There were no menus and it seemed like the staff was unprepared. The lunch place was awful. The food was stale - worse than cafeteria style. No drinks were included, not even water! Really please find another place for lunch. Notwithstanding the food, the hotel pick up and the luxurious van was nice. Thank you.
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Navigate63783273661
Oct 5, 2024
Good venues, very good guide, poor organisation - This is a difficult one to review.
Positives
The tour guide - Emma was very good and very informative. She even helped us two days later on a tour that she wasn’t part of
The place itself was brilliant. Well worth visiting
Negatives
The pick up was late
The tour could have been much shorter. The diamond factory and Turkish delight factory tours were a waste of time
It felt disorganised. There was no English speaking guide until Emma joined the tour an hour into the coach trip
The trip was overbooked which meant I had to sit next to the driver (for 6/7 hours). This also meant that we struggled to hear the guide around the site - not her fault! There were two coaches
All in all the organisation was poor but the place and guide was very good
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L3137uyandrewl
Oct 5, 2024
Great place, but early start and in a big group difficult to hear guide. However guide was brilliant - The guide was absolutely brilliant. She was so enthused and friendly she really made the experience.
However we had changed our booking to another day and it was clear that there were not enough spaces on the coach so that’s one of my friends had to sit on the front seat with the driver and the poor guide sitting on the step. The journey is long and therefore was uncomfortable for them and clearly for the guide.
Once at Ephesus the guide was again brilliant but the place was so busy and our group so big that it was difficult to get close and hear what she was saying sometimes. It would be good in similar circumstances if each tourist was given an ear piece so that they could hear clearly what the guide was saying.
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Richard_f
May 4, 2024
Overall a good tour, though a long day with the extra shops stops - Overall a good tour, it was a very long day with a lot of time taken up with extra activities like visiting a jewellery shop and Turkish delight store. We were at Ephesus for 2 and a half hours which was great, the tour guide Fatma was very good and knowledgeable
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Mandy_d
Oct 3, 2023
Great place to visit just be careful who you pick a tour with - Ephesus is a great place to visit, but the tour incorporated several stop offs that weren't mentioned in the package. It made the day too long and we were not interested in these visits, we just wanted to visit Ephesus. Our pick up was rescheduled to 6.15am from 7am, but they were half an hour late.
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Thais_r
Sep 29, 2024
Terrible Experience - Terrible experience! They keep us waiting for 45 minutes next to a high way for pickup at 6:30 AM! The food was awful.
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