My husband and I booked our private tour online with EphesusTours.biz. Our guide, Begum (pronounced "bee-goom"), met us at the dock. We traveled in a nice, air conditioned mini-van with a driver who dropped us off at each site and was always there to meet us when we were ready to move to the next. Begum gave us the history... More

I arranged this tour of Ephesus online. Our guide Banu met us at the dock (SEABOURNE ODESSY) and drove my wife and I through the countryside in a very nice car.On route to Ephesus she explained all about what we passing by which initself was very informative.When we arrived at the ruins she was very informative and allowed us to... More

We were in Ephesus on May 13 ( 2012), cruising the Mediterranean sea on a cruise. We decided to hire a private ( and professional) guide, including car, driver and lunch, instead of booking with the cruise's service. It proved to be the right choice. And less expensive! Our guide, Mrs Banu AKIN, from Ephesus Private Tours is a highly... More

I arranged this tour on line for our party of 6. Banu our guide was on the dock to meet us and soon we were whisked through the Turkish countryside in a comfotable air conditioned mini bus. There was no rush, we had ample toilet stops and the meal at a local co op was delicious. The ruins at Ephesus... More

We went to Ephesus as an excursion durig our Aegean cruise and wow! we were not dissapointed. We had previously visited Pompeii and been impressed but wow this too was impressive. zimaginee column filled streets of relics with scatterings of statues and reliefs. There was so much to see. zif you want history then Ephesus will not dissapoint you. If... More

Our guide, Begum, is knowledgeable and articulate. She is a stellar ambassador for her country. Our tour of Ephesus included and House of the Virgin Mary, the ruins of the ancient city, and a rug making demonstration centre where we had a delicious lunch. Do not hesitate to book your tour on-line before you leave home. Begum met us at... More

Taner, our guide, was great. He was waiting for us when we got off the ship in the morning and we got a head start on the larger cruise-based tour groups. He was very knowledgeable and willing to answer our many questions on a variety of topics about Turkey, Ephesus, etc. Tour reservations and confirmation went smoothly. They promptly replied... More

Our son made this private tour last year and was so impressed he bought it as a gift for my wife and I saying we would really enjoy it. That was an understatement. Ms Begum Gencer, our guide, was the best guide of any tour we had on our twenty-six day trip. She spoke English very clearly with a range... More

Our guide Begum was fantastic. The trip was memorable and the best tour we took on our 24 day Mediterranean Cruise. We did several shore excursions with our cruis line but this one was less than half price but twice as good as any of the others. Our local guide was very knowledgeable, passionate about her contract and extremely courteous... More