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Private Tour: Full-Day Ephesus Highlights from Izmir

Private Tour: Full-Day Ephesus Highlights from Izmir

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Ages 11-99
Duration: 6h
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Live guide: English
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  • Professional tour guide
  • Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Hotel/port/airport pickup and drop-off
  • Entry/Admission - Bibliothèque de Celsus
What's not included
  • Personal expenses, beverages served at lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • Landing and facility fees
  • Entry/Admission - Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
  • Entry/Admission - Ancient City of Ephesus


Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • We can pick up our guests from their locations.
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      Airport pickup offered
      During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
      • Adnan Menderes Airport, Izmir Turkiye
      Port pickup offered
      During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.
      • Izmir Cruise Pirs, Umurbey, İzmir Limanı, 35230 Konak/İzmir, Türkiye
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Infant seats available
        • Wheelchair accessible
        • Stroller accessible
        • Service animals allowed
        • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 14475P6

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
        • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
        • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
        • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
        • Most travelers can participate
        • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 14475P6

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        $200.00
        per adult
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        • About Ephesus Tours
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          Selcuk, Türkiye
          Joined in September 2011
        • florac327
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          EPHESUS + CASA DE MARIA
          EXCELENT TOUR! THANK YOU FOR EVEYTHING. Mr. Yigit Tural EXCELENT GUIDE TOUR. SEE YOU SOON. EPHESUS + CASA DE MARIA. EXCELENT
          Written June 24, 2024
        • 157fannim
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Recommended tour
          Full day trip provided by Ephesus tour was amazing. Thanks to Ms Phyllis and , she was very informative and supportive. Transfer from Kusadasi to Pamukkale, also from from Pamukkale to Cappadocia were smooth and safe, thanks to the driver, understanding our condition, and the car was clean and spacious. Communication and trip detail given by the organizer were also comprehensive and accurate.
          Written March 18, 2023
        • toolworker
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Perfect Visit, Just as We Wanted It
          If you want to make the most of your time and money during a cruise stop in Kusadasi, I recommend About Ephesus Tours. Most tours go to Ephesus, Mary's House, and maybe the small Temple of Artemis site. We wanted and saw lots more, for about the same cost. Three of us had already seen Mary's House and wanted to spend more time at Ephesus and the Terrace Houses. So Ösmür dropped the others at Ephesus, took the other two to Mary's House and then caught up with us at Ephesus. THAT'S a custom tour. We enjoyed a nice included lunch, a leisurely visit to Sirince, and after discussing alternatives with Ösmür, saw the Isa Bey Mosque, the ruins of St. John's Basilica, and the Ayasoluk Fortress in Selcuk. Ösmür gave our first time Turkey visitor plenty of attention and information, let our more experienced travelers set our own pace, and talked in depth with an international travel lecturer in our group. We were given swag bags with maps, a local guide book and small gifts, and enjoyed plenty of space in a 12 passenger air conditioned nonsmoking van. We prefer local private tours when we cruise. Agencies like About Ephesus Tours are the reason why.
          Written June 9, 2022
        • ChrisSmith1000
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Outstanding Ephesus and Mary's House Tour
          OMG... I can't tell you how much we enjoyed our tour through Osman Tours. My wife and I fell in love with Selda Akyigit Tutkun our guide. She's the best! The tour certainly exceed our expectations and ended only because we were so tired. You guys made our trip, and it was without doubt the best stop we had on the curse. We got much more than our money's worth. I can’t say enough about Selda she was outstanding, she was very enthusiastic and passionate about Turkey, and was extremely knowledgeable, not only about Ephesus but Mary's House and Turkey in general. To top it all off, she took my wife and I shopping. This may not have been a good idea because we spent a lot more money, but we did help our Turkey’s economy. We enjoyed our time in Turkey and we will be coming back.
          Written June 8, 2022
        • Baloo282
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great Ephesus tour with Phyllis
          The whole experience from start to finish with Phyllis (guide) and Nico (driver) was so smooth. Phyllis greeted us at the Izmir airport and whisked us off to Ephesus. On the way, we stopped at a family-run ceramic store and demonstration of this millennial artwork. Then the Virgin Mary’s home, followed by historical Ephesus, lunch, St. John basilica and a good quality/price authentic leather store. I was with my mother and aunt and we were all impressed by Phyllis’ knowledge of biblical and Greco-Roman history. She quoted bible scripture so easily and could pin-point exact dates. She was also very friendly, patient and had good humour. Highly recommended.
          Written May 1, 2022
        • tatsiana
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          4.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great day at Ephesus
          We really enjoyed our full day tour with Phylliss. We arrived the night before to Izmir airport and stayed there overnight. Phyliss and our driver were right on time the next morning, waiting on us at the airport hotel. We had a short drive to Ephesus in a very nice, spacious and comfortable car. We were able to visit the House of Mary and the ancient city of Ephesus. We LOvED both places. Such an amazing history and it is so beautiful there. Phyliss’s knowledge is wonderful, she has so many facts and stories about both places. I think we spend about 2 hours in Ephesus but I think I would have spent even more. I wanted to learn every single bit about every stone 🤣, I know it would be impossible. I had two kids with me and they were getting a bit tired, so we had to sort of fly through the last several structures. We also had an amazing lunch, fresh and delicious. My mind wasn’t set for shopping but we had two opportunities to shop: we stopped at a ceramic store where we spend an hour if not more learning about how the family produces ceramics and kids got to do a bit of sculpting. And another opportunity was at the carpet place, where again we learn about how carpets are made and we were offered tons of carpets for sale. But again since I wasn’t planning on shopping, that was another stop I could have missed. At the end of the trip Phyliss wanted to show me one of the oldest Mosques which was amazing as well, I am so glad we made that stop. I have to mention that our driver was super careful and polite and wonderful. We had a great trip! Thank you!
          Written April 22, 2022
        • vielkas
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great
          It was an extraordinary experience, to be able to see that there are still part of what were the five churches of the Bible's book of revelation.
          Written December 30, 2021
        • 851jaimen
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Excellent tour
          Ephesus tour was a great experience. The site is spectacular. Plus, Filiz was a wonderful guide. She is very knowledgeable, and I learned a lot.
          Written December 18, 2021
        • filiz_856
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Super enjoyable tour...
          I had a perfect day with this tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and super fun. If you have limited time when you are on the cruise, I definitely recommend this tour to you.
          Written September 29, 2021
        • Dreamer21460464978
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Ephesus: Beyond Belief
          Everything was outstanding. From booking the trip, the reasonable rates, the pick up and drop off and the tour itself was phenomenal. Our tour guide (Marsuit) was amazing and accommodating to our tempo. The driver was outstanding too. A second trip is in the making. Thank you Phyliss for your professionalism. 😀
          Written September 17, 2021
        • Monica W
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great Ephesus experience
          Ephesus is such an amazing town with so much history in it and beautiful and so well conserved! We were so happy with our guide because she was great, easygoing and gave is a great tour!!!
          Written August 21, 2021
        • eugeneshortalls
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Excellent guide
          Arzu, was our guide and made our visit a great pleasure. Full of information and knowledge bringing every aspect of the Ephesus and the associated sites alive. This was a place I had wanted to visit for almost 50 years, well worth the wait. If you want someone with a very pleasant and companionable character to accompany you, than definitely ask for Arzu, You will not be disappointed.
          Written August 16, 2021
        • rahilz2018
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Highly recommended
          We had a wonderful experience today. I suggest everyone visiting Izmir goes to this tour. It is a must-do activity. Miss Filiz made it more attractive with her lovely explanations and historical details.
          Written July 30, 2021
        • AlkimArslan
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Filiz (Phyliss) tour guide
          I would highly recommend Mrs. Filiz (Phyliss) as a tour guide. Being quite knowledgeable about history we were impressed with her knowledge. She was punctual, spoke good english and we thought her pricing was reasonable for high season. Meeting first thing in the morning helped with the lines etc but she was helpful during the entrance as she knows the staff there well.
          Written July 27, 2021
        • 473hillaryl
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Super knowledgeable, engaging, and colorful guiding
          Our family of five had a wonderful day touring Ephesus with Filiz. She was super knowledgeable, very personable, and highly engaging. She referred to the mythology that we had told her that our children had studied and brought the Agora to life. She explained, with anecdotes, how the buildings were used and helped us visualize what the colorful civilization would have been like two thousand years ago. I wish we could have seen Cleopatra and Mark Antony walk up the Promenade from what was then the Harbor! The transportation from our hotel to Ephesus and then on to our next stop was very comfortable, air conditioned, and clean. We stopped for a local lunch which was one of the best that we had during our first week in Turkey. We only were referred to Filiz after we had planned some of the other stops in our itinerary. But I wish I could have had her plan our time in Istanbul as well. Thank you for a very memorable experience!
          Written July 24, 2021
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