Tour de Éfeso Privado TODO INCLUIDO, Casas Terraza con ALMUERZO

Great guide, Orkan was friendly, well versed in his knowledge, and a delight to chat with! Adjusted to get us out of traffic but still showed us everything. Driver was great, vehicle was clean and spacious.

We took the All inclusive private Ephesus, Terrace houses tour with Curio Travels. Our guide NEJDET KAHRAMAN was very knowledgeable and informative, and we had a wonderful time. I would recommend this tour company.

The driver got us to and from Ephesus safely, so I'll give two stars for that. Otherwise, I wish we hadn't booked this tour. The tour's itinerary is clear and touches only on historical areas, which is the reason we booked this specific Ephesus tour. Our guide told us that the stop for lunch was to be at a "quiet cooperative" because regular cafes are "too busy." Apparently, this is code for stopping for lunch inside a notorious tourist trap rug store. The guide herself shared the fairy tale about government sponsored rug-making to preserve Turkish culture and support women. She even begged us not to turn down the refreshments they offered us because it would be "inhospitable," when that's clearly just designed to make tourists feel obligated to buy. Once we got through the elaborate rug sales pitch -- over 30 minutes I can never get back -- and gave a firm 'no' on purchasing a rug, we were thankfully released to lunch and then back to the van. Then, our guide immediately tells us that the next stop is a pottery making facility -- another tourist trap not on the itinerary. When we told our guide that we didn't want to go there and would prefer to move along with our scheduled itinerary to the temple of Artemis, I was shocked at how she shut down. After seeing the Temple from afar, we took the 30 minute drive back to the port town. For those 30 minutes, our guide was on her phone the entire time, even while she was sitting in a van essentially face to face with us. At one point, she made an actual phone call and talked on the phone. I've never been on a tour where the guide didn't maximize even the transportation time by telling us interesting information about what we were seeing or the area in general. We resorted to looking up the information about the area around us on Google maps and asking Gemini. Otherwise, in Ephesis, our guide recited a well-prepared speech about the historical sights. Unfortunately, her actual knowledge of the history seemed limited. She seemed to struggle to answer questions, especially when the question touched on other related historical events. I wish my family had saved money and just taken a taxi to Ephesis and done the historical site on our own.

Cem (pronounced “gem”) was an excellent tour guide! He was friendly and knowledgeable. We visited Ephesus and toured the ancient city and terrace houses, which should not be missed! We added a stop at the House of the Virgin Mary, and Cem and the tour company were easy to work with in making the change to the itinerary. We also stopped at the Temple of Artemis and had lunch and a rug tour which was fascinating! We would definitely highly recommend this tour and specifically Cem!

Cem was outstanding in telling stories and explaining the many wonderful sites of Ephesus. The program was long and intense but not at all too much. Also, the private tour through Viator was less expensive than the group tours from the ship that covered many less items. The terrace houses are great and are not to be missed.

Everything from start to finish exceeded our expectations. Pickup was right on time and everyone we had contact with was friendly and helpful. Emre, our guide was so knowledgeable and shared a lot of history and personal stories. Our lunch stop was fantastic and such a lovely outdoor venue. Highly recommend this tour!

This was a highlight of the trip. The private car with driver was great. The tour guide Aleyna was excellent, both kind and very knowledgeable. She arranged the tour according to our preferences, letting us spend more time at Ephesus, and then following this with a stop by the Temple of Artemis, then a rug weaving institute (the salespeople were a little pushy here, but reasonable if you were firm), a truly exceptional lunch featuring Turkish mezze and mains, and a ceramics studio that felt more comfortable than the rug place. This excursion was absolutely worth the cost. I would strongly recommend it, and I would definitely consider booking Aleyna again for her longer tours.

Excellent ! Educational and informative. Great information and the Terrace Houses were really cool. It was a fabulous day. Great guide.

Very well organized, friendly tour guide who's very knowledgeable with the history. We were picked up promptly and the tour around the ancient city was excellent. Such an amazing site. We then visited a local family owned/run handmade pottery place and was given a walk-through of how each piece is made. The handmade pottery are extremely gorgeous. We also visited a carpet weaving place and had scrumptious lunch. Then it was back at the port. 100% recommend this tour!

Great guide. Ephesus and the Terrace Houses were interesting and beautiful. Lunch was excellent. The stop at the rug company was interesting and the people were helpful, friendly and respectful. The leather company was interesting but the sales team was pushy and did not give up. They were like US car salesmen- that is not a compliment.