Small Group Ephesus Tour From Kusadasi Port / Hotels

Embark on a small group tour of Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the world. Explore iconic landmarks and visit the House of the Virgin Mary on this engaging guided tour from Kusadasi or Selcuk.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - Ephesus, was the second largest city in the Roman Empire over 250.000 people in the 1st BC. Ranking only behind Rome it was the second largest city in the world. Ephesus was the harbour city. This giant city was built only with marbel. Did you know Ephesus had a largest amphitheater in the ancient world over 25.000 seats. Also see Goddess Nike, Local pharmacy, Hadrian Gate, Library of Celcius (the third largest library), Marbel Street, Harbour Street.
  • Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - The House of Virgin Mary, is a place where according to the beliefs of many people Mary, the mother of Jesus, spent her last years of her life. She was supposed to arrive at Ephesus together with St. John and lived there in the years 37-45 CE until her Assumption or Dormition.
  • The Temple of Artemis - Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also know less pracisely as the Temple of Diana, was Greek Temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis. It was located in Ephesus and it was seven wonders of the world.
  • İ - The Isabey Mosque, constructed in 1374
  • 1375, is one of the oldest and most impressive works of architectural art remaining from the Anatolian Beyliks. The mosque is stuated in outskirts of the Ayasuluk Hills at Selcuk
  • Ephesus.
  • State Agora - The agora on the southern part of the Basilica is the State Agora, and was built in the Roman Period in the first century B.C. This agora was used not for commerce but for business, it played an important role as a meeting place for the governmental discussions. During the excavations in the northeast corner of the Agora were found a great number of graves from the 7th-6th centuries B.C and a stone-paved road, and a archaic sarcophagus of terra cotta.

From this it is understood that in the archaic period this part of the Agora was used as the necropolis of Ephesus. There is a water reservoir at the corner of the Agora, which played an important role in Ephesus. Its water was brought to the city through the Pollio Aqueduct, the remains of the Pollio Aqueduct can be seen 5 kilometers away, along the Selçuk-Aydin highway.

  • Temple of Domitian - Located to the south end of the Domitian Street, it is the first structure in Ephesus known to be dedicated to an emperor. It was built on a high and wide terrace set by 50x100 meters in size, on vaulted foundations. The northern size of the terrace seems to be two-stories high, reached by stairs. The stairs are still visible today.

The temple, built in pro-style plan, had eight columns on the short side and thirteen columns on the long side, and four additional columns in front of the cella. At the northern side there was an u-shaped altar, which is now displayed in Izmir museum.

It was in the reign of Domitian that an emperor gave permission to built an Emperor Temple; that is the permission to be the ‘neocoros’ for the first time, which was a great honor for a city.

  • Hercules Gate - Hercules Gate located towards the end of the Curetes Street, it was called the Hercules gate because of the relief of Hercules on it. It was brought from another place in the fourth century AD to its current place, but the relief on it dates back to the second century AD.

Only the two side of the columns remain today and the other parts of it have not been found. The relief of the flying Nike in the Domitian Square is thought to also be a part of this gate.

The Heracles Gate narrowed the access to the street, preventing the passage of vehicles.We can understand that from the Fourth Century, the street had become a pedestrian area.

What's Included
  • Pick Up & Drop Off
  • Fully Air-Conditioned Vehicle
  • Insurance
  • Lunch
  • Professional Licensed Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Driver & Guide Tips – Gratitue
  • Drinks
  • Personal Expenses
  • Admission Fees to Attractions
Additional Information

The Small Group Ephesus Tour is a guided tour of the ancient city of Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the world. During the tour, you will visit the iconic landmarks and structures that make Ephesus a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The tour will begin with a pickup from your hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk and a scenic drive to Ephesus. Once there, your guide will take you through the main streets and show you the impressive architectural features of the ancient city, including the Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre, and the Temple of Hadrian.

The tour also includes a visit to the House of the Virgin Mary, a small stone house located on a hill outside of Ephesus. According to tradition, the house was the last home of Mary, the mother of Jesus, and it has become a popular pilgrimage site for Christians.

After the tour, you will be taken back to your hotel. The tour is conducted in a small group.

Stores to visit:
Carpet Weaving Village
Leather Factory

  • Ephesus entrance fee is 40 €. You can pay to the guide for skip-the-line tickets.
  • House of Virgin Mary entrance fee is 500 TRY. You can pay to the guide for skip-the-line tickets.
Location
Ancient City of Ephesus
Cancellation Policy

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

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851banea
Jul 23, 2024
Ephesus july 2024 - I loved this trip. The tour guide Melis tried her best to tell us all the important informations about the Ephesus rich history! It was very fun and we've learned so much new things! I especially liked that Melis taught us so much! Even though it is primarly tour about Greek/Roman city, she found time to learn us about some things in Turkish culture. I enjoyed it!
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836baneb
Jul 23, 2024
Ephesus full day tour with amazing tour guide Melis - The whole place was very stunning and of course without our tour guide Melis it wolud just be nice old buildings without much of a meaning to us! The place is great to get to know the culture of the romans and also a bit of greek and turks. We also learnd much about nowdays culture of turkey becouse of our tour guide who tried her best to explain everything. Thank you for very great tour Melis!
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Go68009341603
Jul 17, 2024
Ephese tour - We visited Ephese, it was a very interesting trip, our MELIS Guide was excellent, bravo and thank you to Elle!! VERY PROFESSIONAL If you want a friendly guided tour she works for perontour I recommend her
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Joano53
Jul 16, 2024
Relaxing and enjoyable day 5🌟 - The trip was very enjoyable we loved it, our tour guide was so pleasant and she answered our question with no problem, we visited many places and we could have done more with her, but it was our last day, I would happily recommend Melis to be your tour guide. Lavista boutique Kusadasi Brian & Jo x
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Haticey752
Jul 13, 2024
A visit that really pleased us! To be redone - We have been to Ephese, a beautiful, historic place Our Guide Melissa, very kind and incredible professionalism Very good interpreter we recommend it if one day you come to kusadasi Congratulations to her!!
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Joycebc_x
Jun 28, 2024
Fantastic trip - Despite the heat it was a very nice trip. Melis is fantastic: so enthusiastic, friendly and knows exactly what people need (a little private time, time for photos, information in the shade, etc.) Without her information the trip would have been really less fun in my opinion, so if you could go with a guide I would definitely recommend this.
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D7239fularissav
Jun 23, 2024
1/2 day tour Ephesus - The tour was wonderful and the views were amazing! Our tour guide Melis made it very entertaining, she had a lot to tell about the history and gave us free time to look around and to take pictures. Overall one of the best days we had on our vacation, definitely recommend!
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Henry
Jun 22, 2024
A terrific guided visit to one of the worlds great sites of antiquity - Our guide Mel, was a super tour guide who shared with us a tremendous amount of her knowledge. She took the time to culturally introduce her beloved turkey and share the historical information of the sites we visited ! A patient, passionate tour guide who made the day special for all
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Journey11008959376
Jun 21, 2024
We had a well informed and very entertaining tour with the best guide you could ask for. Mel. - Today my partner and I from Australia did the Ephesus tour. It was a full day tour and even though it was almost 40° we had the best time ever and saw everything on the itinerary. Thanks to Mel. Not only was she extremely informative with great knowledge of history of the area and the historical significance of the places that we visited. Mel was very respectful to all nationalities of people on the tour and gave everyone a equal voice and experience. She was, the most wonderful person you could meet. We also toured a leather factory the Turkish delight factory outlet. with a lunch included in the tour. we had a great group of people 12 in total. And the driver did an excellent job as well considering the crowds of people that were on the tour and the road at this time of year.
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Cruiser15048562273
Jun 13, 2024
Beautiful and fun. - It was beautiful and very interesting there. Special praise for the guide Melis... the very best, most social and coolest guide I have ever had.
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