All INCLUSIVE : Private Ephesus, Virgin Mary, Artemis with LUNCH
Overview
- NO HIDDEN COSTS. Our tours include ENTRANCE FEES, LUNCH, Private Professional Licenced Tour guide, A/C transportations, Pick up and drop off, All tax and handling fees
- Trad, t, onal Turkish lunch included
- You will decide on departure time.
- Our tour guide will meet you at the port with your name sign.
- Our professional tour guide and A/C vehicle will be with you from arrival till departure.
- Our professional guide will be with you in the sites.
- You will have flexibilty to spend how much time you want in each site and make small changes on the itinerary.
- You do not have to wait for other group members.
- You will have a chance to make stops to have pictues during the tour.
- Our Private tour rates are more reasonable than cruise shore tours.
Inclusions
- ENTRANCE FEES ( Your Tour guide will have Pre-Paid tickets to skip the lines )
- Private Professional Licenced Tour guide
- Private transportation with A/C vehicles
- Parking fees
- Landing and facility fees
- Traditional Turkish Lunch
- Entry/Admission - Ancient City of Ephesus
- Entry/Admission - Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
Your private guide will meet you at Kusadasi port or hotel with a sign written “Your Name“ on it, anytime you want.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkiye
After greeting, we will have 20 mins drive to Ephesus area. We will start visiting one of the main highlights in Turkey, Ephesus, one of the 12 cities of Ionian League (an ancient Greek district on the western coast of Asia Minor) is located near Izmir. As a port city it was a major departure point for trade routes into Asia Minor.
Walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings, among them the Baths of Scholastica, the Library of Celsus; it was built in the beginning of the 2nd century A.D. by Gaius Julius Aquila to be a memorial to his father Gaius Julius Celsus Polemanus, the proconsul of Province of Asia. , the Temple of Hadrian and The Grand Theater are two of the most impressive buildings in Ephesus. Grand theatre was built in 3rd century B.C and it was later expanded to 24.000 spectators by the Romans in the 1st century A.D.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkiye
House of Virgin Mary is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles away from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical Council on 431 AD in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir declared there as a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited this place and prayed there.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkiye
We will stop at Artemis Temple where used to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world as our last stop before drive back to Kusadasi town center and port.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
Arrival to Kusadasi . You will be dropped off back to your pick up point or Kusadasi center for last minute shopping on your own.
Duration: 15 minutes
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infant seats available
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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We had a wonderful tour with Arzu. She took great care of us, the van was very nice and comfortable, and we were able to set our own pace. Offers of carpet factory, ceramics, or leather but we politely declined. Had a traditional lunch as well that was very good. Overall highly recommend!
We had a wonderful tour with Arzu. She took great care of us, the van was very nice and comfortable, and we were able to set our own pace. Offers of carpet factory, ceramics, or leather but we politely declined. Had a traditional lunch as well that was very good. Overall highly recommend!What a fab day out! Mr Tez was very knowledgeable and interesting about all subjects. He explained things very easily and had some great stories to tell. We were collected from our ship at 8.30am and had a fantastic limo type car to the site.. such luxury. Apparently that is standard for this ...
What a fab day out! Mr Tez was very knowledgeable and interesting about all subjects. He explained things very easily and had some great stories to tell. We were collected from our ship at 8.30am and had a fantastic limo type car to the site.. such luxury. Apparently that is standard for this company. Lunch was perfect and v cheap in a garden area adjacent to carpet making company!! Had to be, but it was interesting. We were back on board promptly after a great day out Highly recommended Excellent priceI have toured with Ephesus Shuttle twice and both tours were highlights of a lifetime. Ms. Melas was made the experience personal. We felt like a family friend was showing us the country she loved. I hope to return to Turkey soon, and will be using her services to explore Istanbul and surroundi...
I have toured with Ephesus Shuttle twice and both tours were highlights of a lifetime. Ms. Melas was made the experience personal. We felt like a family friend was showing us the country she loved. I hope to return to Turkey soon, and will be using her services to explore Istanbul and surrounding regions!Exceptional value for money. Ms. Ilgü is very knowledgeable and speaks English perfectly. The sites are beautiful and worth every minute of your time. The van was luxurious. A private tour is a good way to visit a site like this, instead of being in a group of 30, listening to a guide telling a s...
Exceptional value for money. Ms. Ilgü is very knowledgeable and speaks English perfectly. The sites are beautiful and worth every minute of your time. The van was luxurious. A private tour is a good way to visit a site like this, instead of being in a group of 30, listening to a guide telling a standard story. Great experience. PS: Ms. turned out to be a great photographer as well :-)This wasn’t our first tour with Ephesus Shuttle. We used them 10 years ago when we were in Turkey. We requested the same tour guide, Emre. We were so impressed with his knowledge and expertise the first time that we wanted our friends to experience his tour, as well. Needless, to say we were n...
This wasn’t our first tour with Ephesus Shuttle. We used them 10 years ago when we were in Turkey. We requested the same tour guide, Emre. We were so impressed with his knowledge and expertise the first time that we wanted our friends to experience his tour, as well. Needless, to say we were not disappointed. It was really nice to see him again and it felt like it was our first visit. He was so informative and he made sure that we arrived at the places early to beat the crowds.Wonderful pre trip communication with clear pricing and inclusions. Very responsive throughout the pre trip process when my group went from 10 to 20. Once at the Port a clear sign was posted and our guide was present. We were escorted to a big tour bus and from there Alex shared about Turkey, Kus...
Wonderful pre trip communication with clear pricing and inclusions. Very responsive throughout the pre trip process when my group went from 10 to 20. Once at the Port a clear sign was posted and our guide was present. We were escorted to a big tour bus and from there Alex shared about Turkey, Kusadasi, and the region. Also allowed us to ride in quiet for a bit. At Ephesus, Alex explained the sights along the way, cautioned us about slippery spots, fielded questions, entertained AND found us shade. He really met us where we were from an attention, knowledge, and expectation perspective. He was a true professional, as we expected from the first interactions with the company. We decided that we wanted to eat lunch but not do some of the other stops and he made that happen. Shared more history and took us to a fantastic lunch spot. A few members wanted help finding leather purses and he knew just the spot. A great tour. A great guide. A great company. 10/10 !