Ephesus Small Group Tour from Kusadasi Port Cruiser Only
Description
Tour the ancient city of Ephesus on a day trip from Kusadasi Explore the historical sites appreciating the rich history with the help of your professional and friendly tour guide Visit the Temple of Artemis, The House of the Virgin Mary and The Great Ancient City Ephesus
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Itinerary
Visit library of Celsus
On arrival at Ephesus we enter through the Magnesia gate and begin a slow, downhill walk with your guide into the ruins of the former Roman provincial capital Your route will take you past the temple of Hadrian, the fountain of Trajan, the great theatre and the spectacular Celsus library.
Visit Temple of Artemis
According to Christian tradition, Mary was brought to Ephesus by the apostle John after the resurrection of Christ and lived her final days here. This church was erected on the foundation of that house, and its authenticity has been confirmed by Pope Paul VI and Pope John Paul II. many visitors describe this as an uplifting or spiritual experience.
Governmental market of Ephesus city
Located to the south end of the Domitian Street, it is the first structure in Ephesus known to be dedicated to an emperor. It was built on a high and wide terrace set by 50x100 meters in size, on vaulted foundations. The northern size of the terrace seems to be two-stories high, reached by stairs. The stairs are still visible today.
was built in the First Century and restored in the Fourth Century by a rich Christian lady called Scholastica. On the left of the eastern entrance, you can see her statue without head. The original structure was thought to have been three-storied but by the time the upper two stories collapsed. The baths have two entrances, one from the Curetes Street, which is the main entrance, and the other from the side street. When you enter you see first the dressing room (apodyterium) with ten cabins,then cold room (frigidarium) with its pool,and then the warm room (tepidarium) to relax, and finally the hot room (caldarium) with its developed heating system.The second floor was used for massage and scrubbe as a therapy.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Visit to Ephesus Travel Agency warmly welcomes cruise passengers at the port's main exit gate.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Reviews(11)
Yesra was phenomenal - - -such a wealth of information!! The day was absolutely perfect with all the activities included. The tour through Ephesus was absolutely amazing. The pottery stop was so informative and neat. The Turkish lunch was outstanding and such a nice way to try new food. The rug demo was incredible as well. They really did a hard sell at the end which you had to repeatedly say no. However, this was the best event we did on our 10 day vacation!!! Highly recommended.
Cetin showed us the ruins, the house of Mary, Artemis temple, and a great lunch! He explained all the history and answered all our questions. It was a great day and a great tour. Highly recommend.
Hello ; Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and for choosing to travel with us! We're truly grateful you took the time to share your experience. It means the world to us to know that the journey we curated left a meaningful impression on you. Our team is dedicated to delivering unforgettable moments, cultural depth, and personalized touches throughout your tour — and we're thrilled that it made a difference. We hope to welcome you again in the future for another enriching adventure. There's always more to explore, and we'd love to be a part of your next journey. Warm wishes, Umut KURT Managing Partner Visit to Ephesus team
We had a wonderful tour of Ephesus with Yesra. She was very knowledge about all of the sites we visited and also very kind and personable. We stopped at a local shop to taste olive oil and other snacks. We did buy things but didn’t feel a great pressure to make a purchase. We also stopped at a pottery demonstration. Again, we bought something small . Lunch was at the end and was delicious. We were very happy with our tour with Yesra.
Hello ; Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and for choosing to travel with us! We're truly grateful you took the time to share your experience. It means the world to us to know that the journey we curated left a meaningful impression on you. Our team is dedicated to delivering unforgettable moments, cultural depth, and personalized touches throughout your tour — and we're thrilled that it made a difference. We hope to welcome you again in the future for another enriching adventure. There's always more to explore, and we'd love to be a part of your next journey. Warm wishes, Umut KURT Managing Partner Visit to Ephesus team
Yesra was fantastic and very knowledgeable. We went to Ephesus, the Virgin Mary's house and a couple of local shops. The provided lunch was great. I would highly recommend her.
Hello ; Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and for choosing to travel with us! We're truly grateful you took the time to share your experience. It means the world to us to know that the journey we curated left a meaningful impression on you. Our team is dedicated to delivering unforgettable moments, cultural depth, and personalized touches throughout your tour — and we're thrilled that it made a difference. We hope to welcome you again in the future for another enriching adventure. There's always more to explore, and we'd love to be a part of your next journey. Warm wishes, Umut KURT Managing Partner Visit to Ephesus team
Yesra was fantastic and knew what she was talking about. She was clear with all of her information and made the tour very enjoyable.
Hello ; Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback and for choosing to travel with us! We're truly grateful you took the time to share your experience. It means the world to us to know that the journey we curated left a meaningful impression on you. Our team is dedicated to delivering unforgettable moments, cultural depth, and personalized touches throughout your tour — and we're thrilled that it made a difference. We hope to welcome you again in the future for another enriching adventure. There's always more to explore, and we'd love to be a part of your next journey. Warm wishes, Umut KURT Managing Partner Visit to Ephesus team
This was the perfect tour if you only have a day in Kusadasi. Melis is the best! You get a good exposure to Turkish culture (like rug making and local food) and ancient history. She is so knowledgeable and gave us helpful tips for the rest of our stay in Kusadasi. Thank you Melis!
We sincerely appreciate your valuable feedback. We are delighted to hear that you had a wonderful experience during your journey with us. Your feedback acts as a driving force for us to continuously enhance our services and exceed your expectations. We eagerly look forward to welcoming you back in the future.
Met Melis on time in Kusadasi port. Her passion for her country's tradition and culture was admirable and by the end of our trip we learned a great deal about her country's history and even learned a few Turkish phrases. The tour of Ephesus and the house of the virgin Mary was brilliant and Melis explained everything in great detail and her extensive knowledge on this subject was admirable. We then had a great lunch and then we had a demonstration on rug weaving and how passionate they are on their rug weaving tradition. We will definitely return to Turkey because of Melis passion when speaking of her country's tradition and history. We would highly recommend Melis as your tour guide and when we return to Turkey again for a holiday we will specifically ask for Melis as our tour guide. Melis is a wonderful warm and friendly tour guide and did everything possible to make our tour unforgettable and her country should be proud of her for delivering a brilliant presentation on Turkey's history and traditions.
We sincerely appreciate your valuable feedback. We are delighted to hear that you had a wonderful experience during your journey with us. Your feedback acts as a driving force for us to continuously enhance our services and exceed your expectations. We eagerly look forward to welcoming you back in the future.
Melis was a brilliant guide, went beyond and above to meet all our needs, would definitely recommend her to family and friends.
We sincerely appreciate your valuable feedback. We are delighted to hear that you had a wonderful experience during your journey with us. Your feedback acts as a driving force for us to continuously enhance our services and exceed your expectations. We eagerly look forward to welcoming you back in the future.
After travelling through Greece and Türkiye, and doing numerous guided tours through historical sites, Melis has stood out as the best guide we’ve had. Her fluent English coupled with her extensive knowledge ensured that our whole family had an amazing day.
We sincerely appreciate your valuable feedback. We are delighted to hear that you had a wonderful experience during your journey with us. Your feedback acts as a driving force for us to continuously enhance our services and exceed your expectations. We eagerly look forward to welcoming you back in the future.
My mom and I had the pleasure of learning everything we needed to know about Ephesus, Turkey, and a lot of things in between from our guide, Ibrahim! We had a great time with him and Eda. We really did learn so much! Every question we had, if we had one, was answered, and then some. We had a great lunch and got to do a lot of shopping! We highly recommend this tour. It was informative, fun, and so cool to see all the sites of Ephesus.
