Ephesus Day Trip: Discover Virgin Mary House, Ancient City, Temple of Artemis & Sirince from Izmir

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Embark on a small-group day trip from Izmir to Ephesus and Sirince. Explore the House of Virgin Mary, Ancient City of Ephesus, and Temple of Artemis. Enjoy a wine tasting experience in Sirince.

Duration: 8 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - House of Virgin Mary isthe place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John. This place was offically declared a shrine of the Roman Catholic Church in 1986, and since then it has become a popular place of pilgrimage. Pope Paul VI visited shrine in 1967.

What's Included

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All Entrance Fees Included
Knowledgeable English-Speaking Guide
Delicious Lunch Provided
Comfortable Air-Conditioned Transportation
No Extra Parking Fees

What's Not Included

Drinks

Additional Information

Choosing the Ephesus Tour from Izmir will let you explore the House of Virgin Mary, Ancient City of Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, and Sirince all within a day. We will arrange for your pick-up and drop from your Izmir hotel, approximately ending at 06:30 pm.
-Enjoy a small group tour to Ephesus and Sirince for an entire day
-Experience live explanations…

Location

Adnan Menderes Havaalanı

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Lina_g

Jul 4, 2024

Do it! - Highly recommend this tour. Nizam was the best tour guide - funny, educated, and professional. The itinerary was perfect for the opportunity to explore Ephesus and surrounding areas.

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Grandtour54572449226

Mar 7, 2024

So much history to appreciate - Amazing experience of history and spirituality visiting Ephesus and last place of the Virgin Mary. Our guide Melike was very knowledgeable and had a good sense of humour. Gave us a wonderful journey of the history of cultures and civilisations of this incredible place. Highly recommended.

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Aj_t

Jan 28, 2024

Best experiences with the best tour guide! - During our trip, our tour guide, Hazen (I hope I got his name right), was simply outstanding! He was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the Ephesus region, and we felt very fortunate to have him as our guide. Hazen took great care of our group and provided us with both group and individual insights about the region, as well as global perspectives. This trip made me realize how much better my previous day's travel agent could have been when it came to exploring historic and beautiful places. I highly recommend this tour and Hazen as your guide, if you get the chance to experience it.

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Sep 29, 2023

The right way to visit Ephesus - Exceptional door to door private service from our AirBnB to the various sights in and around Ephesus in a luxury air conditioned vehicle with an experienced guide. The driver was very safe and the guide had extensive knowledge. Since this was a private tour we were able to take our time at each site: Mary’s house, Ephesus, Artemis Temple, and they provided us with a delicious lunch. Special thanks to our guide Adi Güray.

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X8x6bb7bx5

Sep 8, 2023

Met expectations - Knowledgeable and friendly guide Efficient pickup drop off Good communication Perfect planning Be prepared for a full day of touring

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Eduardo_a

Aug 19, 2023

Great tour and guide - Great tour and excellent tour guide. Food was very enjoyable and great flavor. Guide kept the mood alive and with so many details we mostly enjoyed.

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Maxf1163

Jul 29, 2023

Izmir Tour - Highly Recommend ! - Fantastic tour today with Nazim! Highly recommended! Great itinerary and very informative - lunch was also wonderful.

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Jesandy_b

Nov 14, 2022

Really good tour - Gur was a great guide, she was very knowledgeable about history. Her english is really good and she was very kind. We went to a very local restaurant and a carpet making studio.

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Verena_w

Dec 11, 2022

Informative and fun, but unnecessary shopping stopovers - We had a very funny and knowledgeable tour guide and it was definitely helpful to get more knowledge about the ancient side and it’s history. Unfortunately, the tour included some unnecessary stopovers in shops that were clearly laid out for the group to spend more money on products …I would have preferred to have more time to walk around and explore the side on my own.

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Deeg

Apr 10, 2023

Ephesos worth going, the rest not really - Had a nice and knowledgable guide. Ephesos was interesting and absolutely worth going. I really recommend visiting. Artemis temple was very disappointing. It is an absolutely neglected place, they don't make anything out of it and you couldn't even get close to last column of the temple, we were maybe 400 meters away, just could take a quick photo from the distance. St. Mary's house is also not really worth going if you are not especially religious. Sirince is a tiny little village, a nice 10-15 min walk there, and you could try the fruit wines. Nice to try them. We also did several stops where they try to sell products like sweets, pottery and leather jackets. Most of these stops were ok, the last one at the leather shop was a bit annoying. You are brought to a shop, were can hardly find out yourself and they continuously try to sell you their products for several hundred dollars. They should get rid of this stop. *

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From $111

up to 14 guests

1 Adult