Ephesus Day Tour from Izmir with Lunch

Discover Ephesus’ rich history on an 8-hour tour from Izmir. Visit the ancient city, House of Virgin Mary, and Temple of Artemis with lunch included.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - House of Virgin Mary is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John. This place was offically declared a shrine of the Roman Catholic Church in 1986, and since then it has become a popular place of pilgrimage. Pope Paul VI visited shrine in 1967.
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - Ephesus is an exceptional testimony to the cultural traditions of the Hellenistic, Roman Imperial and early Christian periods. Ephesus is an important site for Christianity; being one of the seven Churches of Revelation. Apostle Paul probably spent two and half years in Ephesus during his third missionary journey.

Our tour includes Odeon, State Agora, Prytaneion, Memmius Monument, Domatian Temple, Hercules Gate, Curetes Street, Hadrian Temple, Latriens, Celsus Library, Marble Road, Commercial Agora, Great Theather, and Arcadine (Harbour Road).

  • Ephesus Terrace Houses - Ancient luxurious residential villas, built according to the Hippodamian plan where the roads transect each other at right angles. Houses feature drawings showing gladiators, caricatures, and animals and grafiti of names of persons, poems, and the declarations of love.

The visits to Private House (so-called brothel, ‘Terrace Houses’) is an optional visit for an extra 25 ₺/person and your guide should be informed before hand.

  • The Temple of Artemis - After lunch; we will carry on with the visit to Temple of Artemis; which is one of the Seven Wonders of antiquity. Here, there will be good chance to shoot photos of Church of St. John and Mosque of Isa Bey from the best angle as well.
  • Sirince - An old village on the hills of Selcuk famous for fruit flavored wine production and traditional houses. It was once inhabited by ‘Rum’ (Byzantine Greeks) who were exchanged with the Turkish from the Greek mainland after the peace treaty following the Turkish National War.
What's Included
  • Entrance Fees
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Surcharges on fuel
  • Parking fees
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Entrance fee for the Terrace Houses
  • Gratuities
  • Drinks
Additional Information

Ephesus stands as a remarkable testament to the cultural traditions of the Hellenistic, Roman Imperial, and early Christian eras. It holds significant importance for Christianity, being one of the seven Churches of Revelation. In just eight hours, you can explore the ancient city, visit the House of Virgin Mary, and see the Temple of Artemis, all with convenient pick-up and drop-off service from Izmir.

Location
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
Sultaniye Mahallesi
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Rohunk2020
Sep 6, 2024
10/10! - Amazing tour! Mel guided us through all of Ephesus and showed us her hometown making sure we had time to take it all in/see the local mulberry, cotton/carpet weaving, olive oils, and a ton more
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Prarthnap2024
Aug 15, 2024
Enjoyed, amazing trip - Mel was just amazing! Gave us so much details about the city, history and super helpful, kind, gave us suggestions for the further trip. In all, very good person and knowledgable guide.
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Jerryt9596
Aug 10, 2024
This is the Tour you need to book. For an informative Friendly tour - Gul was a wonderful guide and a perfect one day trip to Ephesus ! Picked up right on time, communication before the trip was excellent. Was very nice, informative, and cared about what we wanted. Gave us some alone time to explore for ourselves but also there to answer all questions we had. Was willing to talk about other things not to do with the tour. Such as how the cultural differences between U. S. and Turkish people. Also enjoyed the Turkish Rug School, where the Government is sponsoring the art of Rug making, not fair to call them Rugs more like Art.
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Brendano210
Aug 9, 2024
Great tour with Mel - Had a great time on our tour. Mel our tour guide was super knowledgeable and friendly. The logistics of getting here from our hotel in Bodrum was very easy and low hassle. I would highly recommend to any travelers in the area.
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Bonga885
Jul 30, 2024
NJ crew in Ephesus - The tour is great and Izik is so knowledgeable and nice🤙🏼 We viewed the amazing Ephesus, easy meet up and hassle free drop off. We also visited a pottery shop before we end our tour.
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V8734zejaket
Jul 24, 2024
Isik - best Tour Guide in Turkey - Isik was an amazing tour guide. She was fun and knowledgeable. I would recommend her over any other tour guide we saw throughout the day.
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Rachelbs9506fs
Jul 16, 2024
Nice day in Ephesus - Very good tour! Lunch was delicious but it didn’t include any drinks. They’ll give you a bottle of water when you’re about to go home. Melike was our guide and she was great! Apasas, give her a raise please! LoL
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Izmar7
Jul 11, 2024
Amazing Efes (Ephesus) Tour - Had an amazing tour with Işık. She was very knowledgeable and gave us a look into how life was in Efes. It was an effortless tour that thought us immense information about the Ephesian and their rich history. Would love to bring friends to get a tour by Işık again!
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Cincymom2513
Jun 19, 2024
Ephesus tour - Our family of four (U.S. based) visited Ephesus as a side trip from Bodrum (not Izmir per above) toward the end of our two week journey in Turkey. Our tour guide Isik was excellent. She was knowledgeable and passionate about her country and was willing to put the historical information she provided into a modern context. We learned so much from her and really appreciated her excellent communication skills (perfect English) and deep level of knowledge about the topics we discussed. I highly recommend Isik after our wonderful experience.
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Ronél
Jun 14, 2024
Fun day full of history - I dd this tour S,a solo traveller on 17 May 2024.our guide Mel had us all introduce ourselves to the rest of the group and it felt as if I was spending the day with friends. The House of the Virgin Mary was nice to see but did not blow me away. Ephesus was amazing and everything I could have hoped for. Temple of Artemis with only two pillars remaining was interesting. Lunch at a restaurant under the trees was absolutely delicious. On our way to Sirince we stopped at the Persian carpet venue but Mel had us stayed just long enough not to get irritated by the sales techniques of the people working there. The stop in Selcuk where we tasted all kinds of sweet treats was an extra bonus. Sirince was picturesque and the fruit wine we tasted was delicious. All in all a wonderful day with Melike who is an outstanding tour guide with exceptional knowledge of the pkaces we visited. Without Mel tge tour woukd not have been so nuch fun as we had that day. Thank you Apasas for an unforgettable day.
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