Ephesus Private Tour: Experience Ancient History and Sacred Sites from Cruise Port

Embark on a private tour of Ephesus, Turkey, and immerse yourself in ancient history and sacred sites. Visit the house of Virgin Mary, explore the ancient city of Ephesus, and discover the ruins of the temple of Artemis, the Basilic of Saint John, and the İsabey mosque. Enjoy the expertise of a professional English guide and travel in comfort with private transportation from the Kuşadası port.

Duration: 7 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. The visit to the House (church) takes about 45 minutes and after our visit; there will be a 5 min drive to Ephesus.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Professional English Tour Guide
  • Parking fees
What's Not Included
  • Entrance Fees
  • Lunch and Drinks
Additional Information

Private Ephesus tour;

Today’s program will bring you to the house of Virgin Mary where we believe she spent the last days of her live. After the house of the Virgin Mary, we will see the ancıent city off Ephesus a must-see if you are in Turkey. After Ephesus we go to visit the ruins of the temple of Artemis, the Basilic of Saint John, and the

-Our tour provides a professional English guide
-Travel in comfort by air-conditioned busses.
-Including private transportation from the Kuşadası port

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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Sdtiger32
Aug 17, 2024
Truly a private tour! Amazing! - What an amazing experience! Cannot say enough great things about Gul and our experience with Apasas. We went on several excursions through the cruise line, this private tour with Gul was above and beyond any of them. If you want to feel like a sheep in a heard of 30 people then book through the cruise line. For a better price we booked this private tour. It was just my wife and myself. She met us right at the port, we went straight to a very comfortable private transport van and had the same van/driver for the rest of the tour. Gul was fluent in English, very knowledgeable, and a great guide. The meal was delicious and very relaxing. By far was our favorite excursion of our entire cruise. AMAZING!
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W7553nfmichellet
Jul 24, 2024
Ephesus from a cruise ship - Surprisingly Turkey was a lot of fun and super interesting. I think it mostly had to do with our tour guide Isik who was super knowledgeable and personable. She was flexible with how much or how little we wanted to see or hear and helped us navigate all the details of going to all the different locations. I would 100% book with her again.
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8osamah
Jul 23, 2024
Kusadasi tour - Excellent educational experience with very accommodating professional and excellent van and driver. The tour guide is super knowledgeable
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935mariamn
Jul 17, 2024
AMAZING DAY - This tour was an amazing experience!! Everything was passionately explained in great detail and we didn't have to wait in long lines as we had previously bought tickets. The food was delicious and supported the locals and the transport was smooth and good quality.100% recommend the tour and especially our guide Mel!!
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P7879ljkatm
Jul 9, 2024
Great Experience - Gul was very knowledgeable and an amazing tour guide! Lunch was also very good. We did a half day tour and I could not recommend it more!
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323alexar
Jul 9, 2024
Great tour!!! - Gul was a great guide for our family. She gave us an in depth history and made sure we got a great understanding of Ephesus.
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Penmanuk
Jun 28, 2024
KUSADASI Unlimited for USA Tourists - This was a seamless tour with absolutely no hassles. Our pickup from cruise port was immediate and no issues. Hassn and our driver Efrim were extremely polite, gracious and very informative. We traveled with 3 small children and 2 slow poke grandparents but they still made it happen. We made a stop at a factory leather store for Gucci, Burberry, LuiusVutton and all those other designers and my wife beat them for more than 80% off. I highlighted recommend this fine team.
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Elishaj721
May 26, 2024
Amazing - Really great experience! We skipped all the lines due to our driver which was super helpful. A fun history lesson, i learned a lot. I recommend.
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Michellehawaii2013
Mar 29, 2024
Amazing Ephesus! - Excellent tour and hospitality. Guray took care of grandparents who needed wheelchairs for Ephesus, a tween, teen plus 2 adults. The driver and vehicle was great. Gray had deep local and historical knowledge. The sites are amazing. Turkiye is an interesting country with much to offer.
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Et-worldtraveler
Sep 10, 2023
Excellent Experience! - The tour was wonderful. Gul was an excellent guide and Evren was a very skillful driver, not to mention the van was roomy and comfortable. Gul always goes out of her way to accommodate all our needs - from Ephesus to the mass at the House of Mary, the local lunch (with coffee cup fortune) and the leather shop (Payless) was a great experience. Will be back again next year with church friends and will get them again.
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