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Ephesus Ancient City Tour: Small Group Exploration from Selcuk
4.7
44 Ratings
Selcuk
Immerse yourself in the ancient history of Ephesus with a small-group guided tour from Selcuk. Explore archaeological sites, stroll among millennia-old ruins, and visit notable landmarks.
Immerse yourself in the ancient history of Ephesus with a small-group guided tour from Selcuk. Explore archaeological sites, stroll among millennia-old ruins, and visit notable landmarks.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - The House of the Virgin Mary (or Meryem Ana Evi in Turkish) is a place where, according to the beliefs of many people Mary, the mother of Jesus, spent the last years of her life. She was supposed to arrive at Ephesus together with St. John and lived there in the years 37-45 CE until her Assumption (according to Catholic doctrine) or Dormition (according to Orthodox belief).
- Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - The House of the Virgin Mary (or Meryem Ana Evi in Turkish) is a place where, according to the beliefs of many people Mary, the mother of Jesus, spent the last years of her life. She was supposed to arrive at Ephesus together with St. John and lived there in the years 37-45 CE until her Assumption (according to Catholic doctrine) or Dormition (according to Orthodox belief).
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Lunch included
- Fuel surcharges included
- Transport in an air-conditioned minivan
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Professional guide
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Lunch included
- Fuel surcharges included
- Transport in an air-conditioned minivan
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
- Drinks
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Step back thousands of years on this small-group guided tour of Ephesus from Selcuk. Start off in Selcuk, exploring the many ancient archeological sites, and then move on to Ephesus, once one of the most important cities in Asia Minor. Stroll among the millennia-old ruins, many of which have only been excavated in the last century. See the remains of…
Step back thousands of years on this small-group guided tour of Ephesus from Selcuk. Start off in Selcuk, exploring the many ancient archeological sites, and then move on to Ephesus, once one of the most important cities in Asia Minor. Stroll among the millennia-old ruins, many of which have only been excavated in the last century. See the remains of the Temple of Artemis and visit the supposed house of the Virgin Mary before stopping by a famous 14th-century mosque.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Infant meals not included
Location
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
Sultaniye Mahallesi
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
4.7
(44 Ratings)
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I7387poelizabetha
Jun 25, 2024
An informative tour of an amazing historical site - Our guide, Faiz, was energetic and able to communicate well with our group of 10 or so, spanning young children to older adults. I appreciated the balance between listening to information about the different sites and having time to explore on our own. The later demonstration of silk making and carpet weaving was very interesting.
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William
Nov 25, 2023
Knowledgeable Guide - Faisal has a lot of knowledge about pagan gods and symbols, as well as historical facts about Ephesus and surrounding sites that made this an enjoyable and educational tour. A good alternative to a private tour at half the price. Of course, the usual shopping component was included (carpet school, leather jackets) but that is the norm, and was somewhat educational in this case.
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Southernalabama
Aug 7, 2021
Great guide for your visit to Turkey - Brings the ancient city of Ephesus to life. Knowledgeable but not boring. Good judge of the needs and interests of the group. Highly recommend
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Proj3ct_pat
Aug 7, 2021
Amazing guide - Joseph was our guide and interpreter for 6 day trip excursions over a week long stay in Kusadasi. His knowledge of classical Greco-Roman culture, civilization, and architecture was deep and thorough. As well his ability to translate and transition between Turkish and English made his presence invaluable for our group with a limited knowledge of the language. He is very personable and a great listener. We wish we could’ve brought him along to the next stop on our trip, Istanbul!!! Highly recommend
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291israelx
Jul 18, 2021
Excellent service - Excellent tour company, Coskun our guide always going beyond to help us. He is very knowledgeable.
The vehicles comfortable and the food was good.
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Viajes_aventureros
Oct 31, 2020
Ephesus Tour (excursión Efeso) - Dear Guray, we want to thank you for your kind attention and professionalism during our group tour of Ephesus, it has been exceptional and memorable, we recommend you very well, excellent. Thanks a lot
Estimado Guray, queremos agradecer por
su amable atención y profesionalismo durante nuestra excursión en grupo por Efeso, ha sido excepcional y memorable, la recomendamos bastante bien, excelente. Muchas gracias
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Youknow927
Oct 6, 2020
Great tour and tour guide!! Pls book!! - Visited Ephesus by myself, and was in a need of a tour guide to appreciate the ruins. Marsy was our tour guide and she was just great--knowledgeable, enthusiastic, warm. helpful. She really brought the site to life, and would highly recommend this tour to anyone!
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Mazmi001
Mar 25, 2020
Going back thru time in a wonderful way - Visited Ephesus with my wife in March 2020. We chose Alaturka & was given Marsy as our tour guide. We had a great time with her. She made the ruins come alive with her stories & captured our imagination esp in the library ... hahaha! Thank you so much Marsy! My wife was so happy that she wanted to come back with our children in the future. So that our children can appreciate modern amenities. We appreciate Turkey's rich heritage of ionites, romans, byzantiums, turks, etc ...so interesting that we paid attention! Also, thank you Marsy for giving us tips on photography spots. You are such a gem!
Good job Alaturka... worth every euro & more!
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Gmangat91
Mar 14, 2020
Ephesus and Pamukkale tour - We took the small group tour for Pamukkale and Ephesus , we had the best guide Marsy - she’s so warm, energetic and loving , she made us totally comfortable during our tour on both the days.... It’s so evident that she loves people and loves her job, I feel that we were extremely lucky to have had her as our guide and now we’ve gained a friend for life , if I get to visit Turkey again , I will make sure I visit Marsy no matter where she is!!!!
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Costas_t
Nov 21, 2022
Just a shopping trip - Three mentioned stops: St Mary's house, Ancient City of Efes, temple of Artemis (most sites mentioned at the description are just stops along the course of visit of the main archaeological site) and two unmentioned LONG stops at shops (a carpet weaving "school" and a leather goods store, complete with a catwalk fashion show just for our small group). Guide was average, with many sensational narratives unrelated to the sights. The "homemade" lunch was offered in one of the shops, a place no locals would ever visit for lunch.
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