One could imagine walking on Paul and John's shoes in Ephesus! - Ibrahim was also my guide for 2 days in Pergamon-Asklepion and in Pamukkale-Hierapolis and he didn't disappoint. When the agency told me I will have a knowledgeable guide, he was right. Not only really knowledgeable, Ibrahim made sure the information is apt and appropriate to the guest with lots of stories in between, both fiction and historical. He knows his craft so much that the information is shared to me even on the road since the destinations are quite a distance from each other. I would recommend a detailed tour especially for those who are studying the Bible to have a tour with him to understand the significance of the place deeper and to understand and appreciate the Bible more. His stories and information on the whole of the ancient Ephesus helped the place come alive that you really want to travel back in time to see how those things in the past happened. Ibrahim is able to answer questions and he is all the more encouraging me to ask more questions and he'd be ready to share an answer.

Ephesus from istanbul - Very well organised tour. Our guide was umut and he knew many things about history. The flights and transfers was on time

Delightful and Logistically Well-Planned Day Trip to Historic Ephesus - My husband and I are history buffs and wanted to make sure we were able to see the ancient city of Ephesus during our week-long stay in Istanbul. Firstly, this day trip was impeccably planned from a logistics point of view. About 3 days before our day trip, trip organizer Umut messaged me letting me know he would send me flight info and tour guide info the day before our trip. Ephesus is only a 1-hour flight from Istanbul (some of the bus tours take 6 or more hours to get to Ephesus from Istanbul) and so this is the best way to do the day trip from a logistics perspective. The day before our, Umut sent us our local guide's contact information, airport transfer pickup/drop off details and also assisted us with checking into our flight. The driver was at our hotel right on time at 6am to take us to the airport and our flight was seamless, with our local guide in Istanbul, Necdet, waiting for us in the arrival terminal at Izmir Airport. Necdet was very friendly, humorous and knowledgable about the ancient city of Ephesus and also the historic site of the Virgin Mary's house. In total we toured the historic sites for about 3 hours and then had lunch with Necdet at a local co-op (serving traditional mezes and kebabs), next to a carpet weaving center where we received a demonstration of how Turkish carpet making has historically been done. Necdet and our driver, Yavuz, were very accommodating whenever we wanted to stop for a coffee, to purchase souvenirs or the like. We were dropped off on time at Izmir Airport and upon return to Istanbul Airport, Umut arranged for the greeter to meet us at the pickup point. All in all, a seamless day trip to a must-see, well-preserved, grand ancient city.

Very well organisation - All the tour from the beginning untill the end was very well organised. The tour guide Umut is very gentile guy. We recommend this tour to everyone.

Ephesus from istanbul - We started our tour around 6 am in the morning.all the transfers arranged very well. We met with our guide Umut in İzmir airport. He is really professional about his work. Gave us lots of information. Ephesus is really impressive City.

Great experience - The tour was extremely well organized. I received updates from the minute I booked to my return to Istanbul. Mercedes van used was very comfortable and had four USB plugs so I was able to charge my cell. I was the only participant and my guide patiently answered my many questions and beyond. Highly recommend.