Less Walking Private Ephesus & The House of Virgin Mary & Temple

Experience a personalized and hassle-free private tour of Ephesus. No hidden costs, flexible itinerary, and skip-the-line access. Book now for an unforgettable experience!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ege Ports - Your private guide will meet you at Kusadasi Port at pre-arranged time. Pick up time will be given during your confirmation.
  • House of Virgin Mary - After greeting we will have 30 minutes drive to Our first stop The House of Virgin Mary where 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.
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - Second stop is Ancient city of Ephesus is one of the largest open air museums in the World and it involves almost 1 mile walking.

This itinerary is fully customized for people who want to see Ephesus with less walking and it takes apprx. 30 mins of walking in the ancient city.

After we enter the Ancient City of Ephesus, we are going to see and visit the Roman Bath, Bouleuterion, Prytaneion, State Agora and Water Palace, then we will see the public section of Ephesus from the distance from the observation deck. We will then continue walking back to the gate and exit from the Ephesus.

  • The Temple of Artemis - We will stop close to Artemis Temple where used to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world as our last stop before drive back to your Kusadasi town center and port for last minute shoping
  • Kusadasi - Drive back to Kusadasi city center and to port after the tour.
What's Included
  • Private professional licensed tour guide
  • Private AC transportation by brand new vehicles
  • Private tour for your family and friends only
  • Local tax and handling fees
What's Not Included
  • tips, meals and personal expenses are not included
  • Entrance Fees ( Our guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip the line )
Additional Information

Our private tour gives you the flexibility to spend how much time you want on each site. Your tour guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip the lines.
• Private Tour for your family and friends
• You will decide on departure time
• Our tour guide will meet you at the Port/Hotel with your name sign,
• Our professional tour guide will be with you from arrival till departure,
• You will have flexibilty to spend how much time you want in each site and customize the itinerary,
• You do not have to wait for other group members
• You may stop to have pictures during your tour.

  • Our private tour gives you the flexibility to spend how much time you want on each site.
Location
Ege Ports
Liman Caddesi
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sabeehahm2023
Jul 16, 2024
Special tour - Amazing trip! Guide Nahide was incredibly knowledgeable. Tour was flexible and to our liking, it was an enjoyable experience and would recommend
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Mvochan
Jul 12, 2024
Fantastic family tour of Kusadasi - We picked this tour over a royal carribean excursion and had the wonderful experience. The cost was less than that for RC and we were able see much more in a shorter time. My husband and 2 boys had a great time. It was very well organized. Our guide, Tansu, was ready for us as soon as we disembarked and took us right into the private car. We saw the house of Mary before going off to Ephesus. It was an especially hot day in Ephesus and our guide tacked an amazing virtual show in an air conditioned theater for the kids and to get us out of the sun. We spent some time at a leather fashion warehouse where my 9 year old enjoyed modeling jackets. After this, we sat down to a delicious lunch together at a family owned restaurant. We ended the day with a quick photo stop at the temple of Artemis. As a first time visitor to Kusadasi, I’d recommend going on a tour over self-exploration given distance of the sites from each other and language barrier. Overall, we had great service and our guide tailored the tour for us. This was very efficient as we were able to skip the lines and maximize our time at the sites. We saved all our energy for exploring Ephesus. We had time to spare before getting back on the cruise. My only critique is that I wish lunch was indoors as it was 40 degrees Celsius on the day we visited. The value was great as private tours are typically much higher than the cruise excursions. I’d do it again!
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U5408okalexm
Jun 24, 2024
Akyut best guide - Our guide Aykut was fantastic, he had so much knowledge of the local history and a pride of modern day Turkey that was wonderful to see and hear about. Absolutely a 10/10 experience that I will recommend to others
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X4471gymeganm
Jun 24, 2024
Private Tour - The tour was amazing, and the tour guide Aykut made it extra special. He was funny, considerate, kind and did a great job explaining the history and significance of each area. I would recommend him to anyone wanting a tour.
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144blakeg
Jun 19, 2024
Great tour for family and less walking - Great tour! Our tour guide Jade was very informative and helpful. We went with family and some of our family was older and slower with walking sticks. Our tour guide was patient and able to accommodate a tour with much less walking than others including dropping by us of in front of the tours instead of the parking lot. She also arranged a special local lunch. A++. Thank you!
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Katherine_h
Nov 13, 2022
Ephesus and more! - This tour was absolutely amazing. Our tour guide Emre was informative and friendly. We enjoyed ourselves immensely and would highly recommend this tour.
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