Private Tour: All-Inclusive Turkish Experience

Experience the ultimate private tour of Ephesus with us. No hidden costs, flexible itinerary, professional guide, and traditional lunch included. Book now!

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bodrum Cruise Port - Your private guide will meet you at Bodrum port with a sign written “Your Name“ on it,
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - After greeting, we will have 2,5 hours drive to Ephesus area. 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…
What's Included
  • Traditional Turkish Lunch
  • Private Professional Licensed Tour Guide
  • Comfy Private Transport with A/C
  • All Landing and Facility Fees Covered
  • Skip-the-Line Entrance Tickets
  • Parking Fees Included
What's Not Included
  • Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Tips to your tour guide and driver
Additional Information

Why Private Tours with us ? NO HIDDEN COSTS. Our tour includes ENTRANCE FEES, Traditional Lunch in a local restaurant, Private Professional Licenced Tour guide, A/C transportations, Pick up and drop off, All tax and handling fees. You will decide on departure time. Our tour guide will meet you at the port with your name sign. Our professional tour guide…

Location
Bodrum Cruise Port
İskele Caddesi
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Peter_m
Sep 26, 2024
Do yourself a Favour and Book this Private Trip - We have just completed the most wonderful day trip from Bodrum > Ephesus and return. Selenay, our guide was outstanding, we haven’t had a guide with as much knowledge and passion, she certainly made the day. Our driver was the consummate professional. This Private Tour saw us visit Mary's House and surrounding archaeological sites at Ephesus, such as the Celsus Library, Temple of Hadrian, Fountain of Trajan, Gate of Hercules, the Odeon, Temple of Artemis and Cathedral of St John. If that was not enough to round out the day we had superb lunch set within the cool surrounds of pomegranate and citrus trees at Nakkas Ephesus. Here we saw weavers, weaving their magic, and the fascinating process of spinning raw silk from cocoons, this capped off such a memorable day. We were here in late September, crowds were not overwhelming and the weather was ideal. (Note to self, wear non slip shoes, when walking around Ephesus, the marble paths can be quite slippery.) If you’re looking for the perfect trip to the above, we cannot recommend this trip / Curio Travel highly enough.
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Ann_c
Jun 27, 2024
So worth it! - Ephesus was amazing and so worth the drive. We had a very bubbly tour guide who made the trip a lot of fun.
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K3656lslarryc
Jun 26, 2024
Great way to see and learn the major sites; especially for those with limited time - Excellent tour of the Mary’s house and to the Ephesus ruins. We had a great time learning about the how the church came to recognize this location as the house where Mary lived and the history of the building and fall of the port of Ephesus and its preservation. Ilknur is a great tour guide. She majored to be a tour guide and shares her excitement about the locations and what we are viewing. She’s also very protective of her clients safety and values our time and interests. We travelled in style in a Mercedes coach. Our driver was always waiting for us with the van. I highly recommend this tour.
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Alexcd7406lk
Jun 26, 2024
Ephesus, Virgin Mary House tour - Tour was incredible. We got such interesting insight into the history of all locations which would’ve been lost touring on our own. The recommendation to do the Ephesus experience museum was definitely appreciated, it was AMAZING. Our tour guide was incredibly kind and friendly and astoundingly knowledgeable about all locations we visited and about Turkey generally. Cannot wait to come back!
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Kidsnme
Jun 24, 2024
Excellent shore excursion - This was the best way to maximize our time in port! The guide and driver met us promptly at the port. The first part of the drive from Bodrum to Ephesus was spent hearing an interesting history of the area. Our guide was engaging and spoke perfect English. The driver was careful and the vehicle was comfortable. I loved that we were able to go at our own pace. The driver even loaned us his sun umbrella which really came in handy on this blazing hot day. The lunch stop was great, allowing us to taste a variety of local dishes. I highly recommend this tour (we were sailing on Virgin Voyages, Resilient Lady).
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Lindaaw5836ap
Mar 25, 2024
Biblical tour with emre. - What an unbelievable day! Emre taught us so much. We learned things about the Bible we had never known. Of all the tours we’ve done so far this was hands down the best. We enjoyed every minute: the tour through Ephesus, the traditional lunch, the rug tour and the basilica of St. John. The shoppers in the group enjoyed the leather shop and the shops around the port as well as looking (and buying) a beautiful handmade rug.
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V4866dpjanetc
Feb 1, 2024
Best Excursions we had for the Mediterranean cruise - We did 2 tours with Ephesus Shuttle tours, Kusadasi and Istanbul. They were both wonderful!!!! The tour guides were very knowledgeable, they managed the schedule very efficiently, we were able to visit most of the famous attractions and get back to the cruise ship on time!!!! They are excellent. Just contact Fevzi Turhan and tell him what you want to see, and he will come up with the best small group tour for you!!!! The price is very reasonable too!!!
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Lynnh279
Nov 30, 2023
Ephesus Tour - The tour was one of the highlights of the trip to Kusadasi. Out guide, Mr Iskender was very knowledgeable and pointed out things of both historical and cultural interest. He really brought this ancient city to life. He also did not "rush" us, and gave us time to ;ook at things and ask questions. lunch was filling but non-remarkable.. I would have thought it would be a Turkish culinary experience rather than a watered down tourist version, but the venue was very pleasant ( in the gaardens of a rug/carpet making showroom). I am glad that we went during the week and not on a weekend, as the ruins and Mary's House were not overwhelmed by visitors. Apparently June July and August are so hectic with visitors that you get pushed along in the current :) But I can definitely recommend this Tour Operator
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Natb0405
Nov 30, 2023
brilliant! - this is well worth it! a private car, a private guide no rushing, lots of time for photos the guide was super knowledgeable and his english was superb we had a great day out, worth every cent :0
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Timothy_m
May 17, 2024
Ephesus tour - Good tour. Only complaint is we couldn’t go to another spot. We would have preferred to not have lunch and see other sites. He was incredibly knowledgeable. We didn’t need to have lunch and see shops. Wanted to see Apollo’s temple.
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From $169
up to 15 guests
2 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).