FOR CRUISERS: Ephesus, Mary House Tour with SKIP THE LINE TICKETS
Description
Discover ancient wonders on this Best Seller Ephesus Tour, designed especially for cruise guests. Visit: Ephesus Ruins, House of the Virgin Mary, and Temple of Artemis Enjoy skip-the-line tickets, luxury transportation, and pick-up & drop-off from Kusadasi Port. Explore Ephesus with an expert local guide, walking along the ancient marble streets once used by St. Paul, St. John, and Mother Mary. See highlights such as the Great Theater, Celsus Library, Trajan Fountain, and Odeon. Continue to the House of the Virgin Mary and learn about early Christian and Roman history. Capture memorable photos at top viewpoints and visit the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Cruise Guarantee: Tour timing is fully coordinated with your ship schedule, and timely return to port before onboard time is guaranteed.
Tour Options
Itinerary
According to your pick up time, meet your guide and start your full day tour.
If you booked the option with tickets, you don’t pay for the tickets. Located 6km to the north of the ruins of Ephesus, a church was built from the 6C AD to the top of the foundations of a house from 1C AD and it is declared by the church to be the final house where Mary spent her last days. Also, it is believed that the Assumption took place there on the 15th of August.
If you booked the option with tickets, you don’t pay for the tickets. An Archeological treasure, The best preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranean. During the 1C AD Ephesus was the second largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250,000 citizens. It was in the center of the known world and played the role of a gateway between the East and the West. With its giant harbor it was also the center of trading in antiquity. It was not only a rich commercial city but also the honeymoon place of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra. It is also home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, Temple of Artemis. Ephesus is also so well preserved that, walking on the ancient streets among the beautiful monuments such as the third largest library of the ancient world or the largest roman theatre on the Asia continent, gives you the feeling of a time traveler
Lunch. The tour guide will suggest a restaurant; if everyone agrees, lunch is added to the program.
was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was very famous in antiquity and made Ephesus a much-visited pilgrimage place. There were a total of 127 ionic columns with a height of 19m. The temple is also considered to be the earliest bank of the ancient world
At the end of the tour we drive you back to you.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Explore House of Virgin Mary, Ephesus ruins and the temple of Artemis with local expert Guide.
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Important Information
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We GUARANTEE your timely return to the port
- The tour offers Group and Private Tour options, with or without tickets.
- Group Tour Option: This option usually has 8–10 participants. But, even if your group has 10+ people, you can still book. Groups are formed as passengers of the same ship.
- Private Tour Option: The tour wİll be provided only for your party with personal tour guide. Stay in the sites as much you wish, if there is any other site you want to visit, depending on time availability, it can be added to the program.
- The tour specialy designed for the cruise guests. Pick up and drop off only available from Kusadasi Port. The tour starting time will adjust according to your cruise dock and onboard times. We GUARANTEE your timely return to the Port.
- Your tour guide may suggest visiting places with handmade items, but it’s completely optional for the guests.
- Free entry for kids 8yr and below (take passport for children if any)
Reviews(28)
Ephesus is a marvel, and the guide we had was very good. We did it in English, and it was perfectly understandable. Good explanations and very pleasant. We also ate at a place that we liked. Totally recommendable.
Erdal was amazing! Great tour. He arranged it so that we didn't wait in any lines and the crowds were minimal. He was also patient and accommodating while we made purchases and the lunch was amazing! Highly recommend this tour.
Everyone is going to the same locations (House of Mary, Ephesus) so expect to wait to get to each site, then wait in line to go into a venue. The venues themselves are crowded and our guide had to try to maneuver around other tour groups at each of the stopping points. There were 3 cruise ships in port, so the port pickup was rather crowded and confusing. Our tour guide's English pronunciation was sometimes lacking - he was often hard to understand, although he was trying hard to be informative. The House of Mary is an impressive visit, but has to be very short due to crowds - especially if you wish to offer a prayer. Also, the tour vehicle, a Mercedes Sprinter van, could have been cleaner. The most disappointing part was having the "optional" lunch and carpet weaving "demonstration". The food was OK, nothing great. There was a minimal carpet demo, just a strong sales push by the owner. Lots of tours stop at the same location, so must be well known. Left us feeling uncomfortable and somewhat mislead. Given the choice, we should have opted out of these last two items. We paid the tour guide for the lunch after we had departed back for the cruise ship port (we paid for a bottle of water at the lunch stop), so we wonder if he paid them and we reimbursed him or if he pocketed the money.
First of all, thank you for your feedback. Our company is not responsible for the fact that 4 cruise ships arrived at Kuşadası Port at the same time. Anticipating this situation, we made all the necessary preparations in advance; however, some congestion was unavoidable. Our 6 staff members worked diligently at the port to assist our guests in meeting their guides, and as you mentioned, you also noticed their efforts. The workshops in the region offer guests memorable cultural experiences. These visits are completely optional and are only included if the entire group agrees to participate. During the visits, local representatives introduce their products, and guests who are interested have the opportunity to make purchases. If you joined the visit, it means the group approved it. Our guides are very sensitive and professional regarding this matter. On May 7th, we operated 65 tours and did not receive any similar feedback from other guests. For this reason, we believe this review does not fairly reflect the service we provided, and we kindly ask you to reconsider and update your review.
Yonet and Mimit are very professional and friendly. We learnt a lot of historical information of Turkey from Yonet and it really made our day! We also enjoyed the traditional Turkish lunch!
Yonet is very knowledgeable, personable and professional. It was a pleasure to spend the day with him. Tour itself is fascinating and an easy walk. Excellent lunch too!
Dear F7360QNjohng Thank you for sharing your experience with us. It's a great pleasure for us to hear that you enjoyed your trip with us. The feedback always motivates us to serve you better. Thank you very much once again and we are looking forward to seeing you again. Kind Regards, TOUR ALTINKUM TRAVEL
Very good day. Yonet was friendly and knowledgeable- he didn't try to sell us anything and didn't talk too much (some guides never stop talking and it's extremely annoying). The lunch was the best I've had yet. We were able to explore a little on our own without being pressured to leave. Would recommend!
Dear 784rainah Thank you for sharing your experience with us. It's a great pleasure for us to hear that you enjoyed your trip with us. The feedback always motivates us to serve you better. Thank you very much once again and we are looking forward to seeing you again. Kind Regards, TOUR ALTINKUM TRAVEL
Your guide took my husbands phone and wrote a 5 star review for himself without our knowledge. The tour was fine, but not 5 stars. He didn’t give that much info and I had to ask questions to get anything out of him a lot of the time. We were only 2 on the bus which was nice but I felt like he didn’t give us all that he should have because of it.
The place was incredible! Our tour guide was knowledgeable, fun, and informative. The driver was safe and competent.
Excellent trip, excellent guide, good lunch, very interesting information, very comfortable minibus.
This was an amazing tour from the very beginning where we were picked up from the cruise port to the moment we were dropped off at the port with plenty of time to shop at the bazaar near the terminal before boarding our ship. Ali S. took very good care of us and planned the itinerary so that we could avoid all of the crowds at each location. He gave us alot of information and also added in features and stops that helped us stay cool in the Turkey heat. I highly recommend the tour. You will not be disappointed.
