Ephesus Private Tour: Explore Ancient Ruins, Temple of Artemis, and Terrace Houses
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140 Ratings
Izmir
Embark on a private tour of Ephesus, exploring ancient ruins, the Temple of Artemis, and Terrace Houses. Delve into the rich history with an expert guide and enjoy a customizable experience.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Izmir Ephesus Tours - Ancient City of Ephesus
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk, Turkey
  • Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - House of the Virgin Mary
  • The Temple of Artemis - Temple of Artemis
  • Ephesus Terrace Houses - Terrace Houses in Ephesus
  • Kusadasi - We meet our guests at Kusadasi / Ephesus Port If they are from a cruise ship that docks to Kusadasi.If your guests are not from Kusadasi, we do not visit Kusadasi
  • Ege Ports - Ege Ports is the place where we met our guests from cruise ships that dock to Kusadasi. We do not visit this town if our guests are from Izmir Airport / Hotels.
What's Included
  • Private tour in a fully air-conditioned, brand new vehicle
  • Experienced and professionally licensed local tour guide
  • Convenient port/hotel pickup and drop-off included
  • All taxes and parking fees covered
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees ( We will arrange the tickets in advance, so you will skip long ticket lines
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratitude (suggested)
Additional Information

Explore the intriguing archaeological wonders of Ephesus, the House of the Virgin Mary, Terrace Houses and the Temple of Artemis with a knowledgeable local guide on this exclusive private tour. Your expert guide will transport you back two millennia with intricate details that you wouldn’t have known otherwise. This tour is the epitome of what guided tours should be; organized by well-versed guides who possess a deep love and understanding of their homeland and stand ready to answer all your queries. We guarantee exceptional value for your investment. If desired, a local lunch can be arranged at a traditional restaurant. This is an entirely PRIVATE TOUR FOR YOUR GROUP ONLY, allowing you to spend as much time as you want at the sites. Additionally, THE TOUR CAN BE CUSTOMIZED ACCORDING TO YOUR INTERESTS AND TIME AVAILABILITY.

THIS TOUR IS RELEVANT FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS ONLY. IN CASE YOU ARE NOT TRAVELLING ON A CRUISE, PLEASE CHECK OUR OTHER TOUR OFFERINGS.

  • No dress code
Location
Izmir Ephesus Tours
Ismet Kaptan Mahallesi, Gazi Osman Pasa Blv. No: 3 / 6 Konak
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Bill_f
May 9, 2024
SPECTACULAR! - If I could make it 10 stars I would! Great communication, great organization, and our guide Memo Was spectacular And a wealth of knowledge!! Had had a great personality, and was a lot of fun! Took us to a local restaurant for lunch, where we experienced delicious Turkish food, along with the wonderful guided tour through Ephesus and the house of the Virgin Mary! Sheriff, Our driver was always waiting for us, made sure the van was put in the shade when it all possible, and the van was super perfect as well! Would highly recommend requesting Memo & Sheriff !
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Thomas_c
Nov 29, 2023
Awesome place - The tour starts out with a road trip and stop at a rug factory for some excellent Turkish coffee, pastry, and a pitch to buy a rug or two. Next, we went to the House of Mary and then the ruins at Ephesus. The ruins at Ephesus are awesome and our guide extremely informative and personable. Highly recommend, even if you're not in the market for a rug.
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Irina_k
Nov 13, 2023
Great day with Lori - We had Lori is our guide. She was great, very knowledgeable and we had an awesome day with her. Highly recommend booking this private tour.
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Ashman873
Oct 3, 2023
Highlights of Ephesus, Private Tour for Cruise Guests - We arrived at our cruise port where we met our private tour guide, Filiz. The process was seamless. The three of us headed out on our tour with Filiz who took care of everything from start to finish. Filiz was extremally knowledgably, friendly, and a very positive person. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who wanted to visit Ephesus and the sounding area. Ashley
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Excursion33171165876
Sep 16, 2023
Perfect Turkey Experience - This was our first time with private cruise tours. It was easy to book, much more affordable and the smaller sized group was just amazing. We had guide Calgar who was excellent. His area knowledge, professionalism and entertaining personality were perfect. He fit in great with our group and was like a fun college professor. He tailored the trip perfectly and provided a great local cuisine lunch suggestion. We could not have been happier and highly recommend both Kusadasi/Ephesus Private Tours and guide Calgar.
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Cruisingfamily123
Aug 20, 2023
Ekin is the BEST Tour Guide for Ephesus and nearby area - The best Tour of our entire cruise was this tour of Turkey (i.e., Ephesus and surrounding area). The sites are a reason to take tour, our tour guide Ekin made the tour memorable... for our family of four. Ekin is simply the best... hand down the best! He is a very friendly, whitty and knowledgeable. Master at his craft. Love the handlebar mustache too! We saw and learned of some great sites, cultural traditions and history of Turkey and ate some very delicious traditional Turkish food with Ekin. This tour company was also great, Ekin made it this excursion the highlight of our cruise.
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G7799jwedl
Aug 1, 2023
Great experience in Ephesus and nearby area - We had a fantastic time with Banu. She was extremely knowledgeable and fun to be with. Banu provided just the right amount of information and was flexible on what we could experience in this region in the time allotted. The experience was suburb.
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537rickj
Jul 28, 2023
Excellent Tour - Eda was amazing and we could not have been more satisfied. We highly recommend the tour of Historic Ephesus and this is the company that we would use.
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David
Jul 27, 2023
Simply, the VERY BEST! - Erkan was the best tour guide we had; we took and paid for 14 private tours during this trip. She is the very BEST. Knows her stuff, explains it easily, took us where ever we wanted to go. Great van with her turn around seat so she is talking to you directly, easy to follow and interact with. Told us what book to buy on Ephesus, it is great. By far one of our better days during our 21 days all over. She is a total DELIGHT!
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Inspire47977488552
Jul 26, 2023
Wonderfully Memorable tour experience in Ephesus - We had such a great experience with our guide Isik! She was very nice, entertaining, knowledgeable and professional and her English was perfect! She kept us moving but gave us plenty of time to ask questions, take pictures & time to roam around on our own. We were so glad we booked our private tour that was catered to just our group of 6 rather than a large bus tour. We really appreciated getting a break from the heat while traveling between locations in the air conditioned Mercedes van that was clean & comfortable.(water provided too). We enjoyed the visit to “the Virgin Mary’s House” early in the morning. Isik ushered us in before the bus loads of tourists arrived making it easier to move thru the location & time to use the restroom before we headed to the ruins of Ephesus. It was quite hot that day so we were glad we brought our own cooling cloths, water and umbrellas for sun protection. We loved learning all Isik had to share with us and appreciated her checking in regarding the pace of the tour. The Celsius Library was amazing, as was the Great Theatre where Apostle Paul had preached to the Ephesians. After the tour we were treated to a wonderful & delicious lunch at a local Turkish restaurant. We really enjoyed learning about & tasting some of the Turkish cuisine. We then walked across the garden to a carpet factory. Although it was interesting none of us were interested in purchasing anything. We had fun jesting with the salesmen about prices and they definitely wanted to make a sale but really weren’t too pushy. At the end of our tour, Isik helped us organize a meeting with a local friend- even using her own phone to make a call to insure/arrange the meeting spot. This tour couldn’t have been any better and we Highly recommend this (6hr) day tour to anyone visiting Ephesus!
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