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Private Tour from Izmir: Ephesus, Artemission, Virgin Mary House with Lunch Included
4.8
26 Ratings
Izmir
Embark on a privately guided visit of Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and The House of Virgin Mary, complete with a meal. The cost includes entry fees, air-conditioned transport, and lunch. An optional add-on to the itinerary is a tour of the terrace houses, which incurs an extra charge.
Embark on a privately guided visit of Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and The House of Virgin Mary, complete with a meal. The cost includes entry fees, air-conditioned transport, and lunch. An optional add-on to the itinerary is a tour of the terrace houses, which incurs an extra charge.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Izmir - Your private guide will meet you at Izmir Airport / Hotel / Port with a sign written “ Your Name “ on it, anytime you want. We will drive around 50 mins. to reach Ephesus.
- Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - First visit The House of Virgin Mary is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles away from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical…
- Izmir - Your private guide will meet you at Izmir Airport / Hotel / Port with a sign written “ Your Name “ on it, anytime you want. We will drive around 50 mins. to reach Ephesus.
- Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - First visit 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.
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Ancient City of Ephesus - Our second stop is 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.
Walkthrough 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. - The Temple of Artemis - After lunch stop, We will stop at Artemission Temple where used to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
- Izmir - Drive back to Izmir. Arrival and drop off to your hotel. The end of our services
What's Included
- Traditional Turkish lunch included
- Exclusive private tour experience
- Expert guidance by a professional
- Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
- Skip-the-line entrance tickets provided
- Traditional Turkish lunch included
- Exclusive private tour experience
- Expert guidance by a professional
- Comfortable transport in an air-conditioned minivan
- Skip-the-line entrance tickets provided
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- At time of booking, passengers must provide hotel name
- Private guided tour of Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, The House of Virgin Mary with lunch. Entrance fees, A/C transportation,and lunch are included in the price.
- Terrace houses can be added into the program (additional cost)
- At time of booking, passengers must provide hotel name
- Private guided tour of Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, The House of Virgin Mary with lunch. Entrance fees, A/C transportation,and lunch are included in the price.
- Terrace houses can be added into the program (additional cost)
Location
Izmir
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
4.8
(26 Ratings)
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Lindstan
Dec 4, 2024
Wonderful Private tour of Ephesus, Virgin Mary House, and Terrance Houses - Wonderful tour to Ephesus and Virgin Mary House! I am surprised that this tour operator have only small number of reviews. I was hesitant also in the beginning to book because of that. But I have to say that I am glad that I took a chance! Of all the other tours I checked out before deciding to book this one, this tour was the most inclusive. So the admission and lunch is included. Not included are the drinks and tips. I asked to add Terrace Houses to the tour too, so we had to just pay the guide extra for those admission tickets after the tour. If you are interested to do that, I will recommend telling them ahead of time so that they can get the tickets for you so there is not time wasted waiting in line.
We got pick up from our Izmir hotel at 9am. Since it was a private tour, we didn't need to make additional stops to pick up other guests. The drive there was around 1 hour, along the way our guide, Taz, gave us an overall history of all of Türkiye since he is licensed to be tour guide for all the regions. We were all impressed by his knowledge of his country and his educational background. It really made the whole experience so much better since the sites we visited were of so full of history.
There was so much to absorb during this tour but we didn't feel rush at all during the whole time. Taz made the whole tour effortless down to taking us to best spots to stand to take pictures and to avoid the crowd. I won't go into details about the actual sites, it is best that I leave it to Taz. So definitely try to get him as your tour guide.
After visiting the sites, we still have a little time to do some shopping at the museum store before heading to lunch. It was just 10 minutes at a local restaurant , Agora. It was delicious!
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Ricardo_h
Nov 23, 2024
Ephesus what a day!! - We had a great time in Ephesus , our guide Inan was very knowledgeable and good at explaining everything, we had an amazing day!!
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Marilyn_p
Nov 18, 2024
Highly recommend - Great communication with your operator since we booked the tour. We were picked up at the Izmir airport at 9:30 am and the super comfortable van and knowledgeable tour guide took us to a ceramics place, Mary’s house, the Ephesus ruins, leather store, carpet looping demo and lunch, and back to airport. Since it was a private tour, he was able to modify to our requests. Very pleased overall.
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Richard_w
Oct 28, 2024
Great Guide - Ekim was a great guide - very knowledgeable and helpful and friendly. Transportation was very comfortable
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Hgmooreiii
Oct 21, 2024
Comfortable and detailed visit. Include Seljuk museum! - Tour was helpful, comfortable and unhurried. The only regret was not seeing the Ephesus museum in Seljuk, as was not included in the tour. This is an essential stop in seeing the full picture and enjoyment of the site. Just leave an hour earlier in the tour and visit this museum!
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Sergio_m
Oct 17, 2024
Great private tour of Ephesus - We had a great time during this tour. First off, it is very reasonably priced considering it is private. Our tour guide Emma was great, knowledgeable, polite and an excellent communicator perfectly fluent in English. There is no wasted time during this tour. Emma tailored the entire day to our liking. We experienced what we considered the most important features of this tour in our own way. Emma’s introduction of topics included historical and cultural events that shaped this tour into a very memorable experience. The traditional lunch, included in the tour, deserves special mention. The food was simple, yet phenomenal, a feature of Mediterranean cuisine and Turkish culture. We thoroughly enjoyed the food and the company of Emma. Thank you
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John
Oct 16, 2024
Perfect day with perfect tourguide - We had a great day with our tourguide Selenay. She was very punctual, which I appreciate greatly. She was very pleasant to talk too, very informative concerning the whole trip and told us many things about the things we saw during the trip.
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Tmbeyen
Sep 24, 2024
Ephesus tour - We enjoyed our Ephesus tour with Jocat. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. We would highly recommend him!
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Getaway04099499873
Sep 23, 2024
Inan gives a Tour - It was wonderful and full of information. I just loved my tour! We are going to get back and will book with him again.
Inan is full of knowledge!
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Meaza_m
Sep 22, 2024
Excellent service - Excellent service overall. The tour guide did an excellent job in providing historical background & was very informative ,knowledgeable, accommodating considering we had 17 people in our group. I would request him if I was to return again. I would highly recommend him for others seeking a tour guide.
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