ALL INCLUSIVE Private Ephesus & The House of Mary & Turkish LUNCH
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NO HIDDEN COSTS in OUR PRIVATE TOUR. : Many companies DO NOT include entrance fees to their published prices. Entrance fees and Lunch are included in our tours. You do not have to pay any HIDDEN costs when you are in your private tour. Entrance fees, LUNCH , Private licenced Tour guide, Brand-new A/C transportation are INCLUDED in the price. Why Private Tours with Us? Please check includes and excludes of the tours carefully before you book your tour.
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When you compare our rates with others, please check includes and excludes carefully. Our rates include ENTRANCE FEES & LUNCH. Most of the other travel agents do not include entrance fees to their rates. There is not any HIDDEN COSTS in our rates. Your tour guide will be ready at Kusadasi Cruise terminal at pre-arranged time. ( Meeting time is vary for each cruise ship. We will email your pick up time in 24 hours after your reservation ) Your personal guide will have YOUR NAME sign at the port. Drive to Ephesus
Our first stop is Ephesus, famous in antiquity for its Temple of Artemis during the years of the Roman Empire, the Greek port of Ephesus became the greatest city in Asia Minor. You will start your Ephesus excursion at the upper Magnesia Gate, and work your way down through the city, ending near the ancient Harbor. Along the way you will see the Forum, the Odeon, the Library of Celsus, the Thermal Baths of Scolastika and the Great Theater, built in the Greek era and reconstructed in the Roman period. It has played host to programs as varied as Paul and his sermons to the Ephesians, to concerts by Sting, in part due to its remarkable acoustics. You will walk along the Arcadian Way, where once Mark Antony and Cleopatra rode in procession. You will hear stories of Alexander the Great, the Virgin Mary, and many other famous visitors who walked the same marble streets that you are walking.
Drive to the House of the Virgin Mary. The House of Virgin Mary is one of the pilgrimage center of Christians where Virgin Mary passed her recently time and died. Pope Paul VI visited the shrine in 1967, and ‘unofficially’ confirmed its authenticity. Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI has visited this shrine LUNCH IS INCLUDED
Traditional Turkish Lunch is included in a local restaurant.
Continue to visit Temple of Artemis which is one of the seven wonders of Ancient time
Drive back to Kusadasi Center through Gazibegendi Park to have the best view of Kusadasi Port and center
After the tour return back to Kusadasi city center and the port
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
The meeting time at Kusadasi port varies for each ship. Generally, the meeting time is 45-60 minutes after your ship arrives. The Kusadasi Port meeting time will be sent via email. There is not any HIDDEN COSTS in our rates LUNCH and ENTRANCE FEES , Private Professional Licenced tour guide, Private Transportation with A/C brand new vehicle, are included in our rates Meeting point : Kusadasi Cruise Terminal for cruisers only. And from selected hotels only. We can pick our guests who are staying in those 4 selected hotels. Please check includes and excludes of the tours carefully before you book your tour. Many companies DO NOT include entrance fees to their published prices. Entrance fees are included in our tours. You will walk only 100 meters from your cruise to meeting point. Your Private Tour guide and Your driver will meet you at Kusadasi Cruise Terminal with YOUR NAME sign. Meeting time will be given in your confirmation message. Suggested meeting time is 30 minutes after your arrival to Kusadasi Port. This will be very helpfull to beat the crowds.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- All Inclusive private tour to Ephesus , The House of Virgin Mary and Artemission temple
- Lunch, Entrance fees, Private Professional Tour guide, Private Transportation are included
- No Hidden Costs in our private tour
Reviews(783)
Excellent choice to see the highlights with a great tour guide and driver. Rode in comfort with Awesome AC too. Our tour guide gave us options and timing at each place was on point.
Our tour was wonderful. The guide was very knowledgeable and helpful. Lunch was a delight. A definite must do.
It was easy to find our tour host the moment we stepped off the ship. We were then picked up in a very large, luxurious, air-conditioned Mercedes-Benz van, which had a dedicated driver independent from our tour host. This allowed our tour host to 100% focus on giving us history and education along the way and not having to worry about logistics. We started at the House of Mary, which was interesting but not all that large. We continued to Ephesus, which could take up multiple hours, but we did the "short version." It was still incredibly interesting to learn about the city, how it contrasted and compared to what you would find in Greece and Rome, and our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable about the history and the archeology, etc. The highlight of the day was the lunch, which was a great experience for our family. Everybody found something that they enjoyed, and it was attached to the rug shop, which was our next stop. The education portion of the rug shop was interesting for the kids and us, where we saw how rugs are made. They then put on the hard sell for us to buy a rug, but once we said we were not interested, there was no more pressure, and they let us leave. That was the end of our tour. We could have gone to see more about the leather making and the pottery in Turkey, but we chose to just end the day back at the port. It was a great experience, and I would highly recommend it. Just one thing to be aware of is you are going to be encouraged to spend some money on rugs, leather, or pottery, so go into that with eyes wide open.
What an incredible experience! I have never seen ruins so preserved like this ever. Also our guide was very knowledgeable about all the history of Ephesus and the Virgin Mary house. I throughly enjoyed the tour.
The travel arrangements were great. Everything was smooth. Our guide was very knowledgeable. This was a highlight of our trip.
Great tour with Nejdet! A private tour is the only way to see Ephesus. The guide was very knowledgeable and tailored the tour to our interests. This tour really helped us make the most of our time in Turkey!
Ugurcan was an awesome guide! So knowledgeable and passionate. I could chat with him for hours. Your guide will make up a huge part of the value & outcome of your experience. Our vehicle was clean and comfortable! Lovely hot and fresh lunch served and the staff were pleasant. I enjoyed the historical sites and the Turkish rug experience. Worth the time and money IMO.
The tour was informative, insightful & inspiring. Our guide, Zafer, is a wonderful, accommodating person. The tour of the ancient city of Ephesus was very interesting. The House of Virgin Mary was moving. We stopped for some traditional Turkish food & beer which tasted fantastic. The stop at a Turkish rug weaver & ceramic shop was eye opening. Purchased items from both businesses at a very fair price. Would recommend this tour to anyone. Read less
Our guide Pinar Sezer-Ulpinar was EXCEPTIONAL!! She provided a thorough tour of all of ruins on our tour, visits to jewelry shops, and a leather store where my wife got to be part of a rode runway show! (Of course we couldn't walk out empty handed!) The leather goods there are amazing; soft and light. Next was a delicious lunch in a beautiful garden nezt to a place where local artisans craft handmade Turkish rugs. I'd also like to add, and thank Pilar and our driver for finding a local phone repair shop for is where they were able to fix my phone in record time while we were on our tour, before we had to head to our cruise ship. If you're looking for an incredible tour, book Pilar! She'll make sure you go home with terrific memories of Kushidasi!
Great tour! Conchita was great! She allowed us to customize/modify the tour along the way as we needed more time or less time in each place. It was truly a private tour. Top 2 tours ever and we have been on many many tours all around the world.
