Private Izmir to Ephesus Full-Day Customizable Tour
- 7–8 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
For this customizable, private tour, your guide will pick you up and drop you off at the Izmir Port / Airport / hotel, and drive you to Ephesus by air-conditioned minivan. You may visit all the historical sites of the area, including the ancient city of Ephesus, Terrace Houses, Artemission Temple, Basilica of St. John, Selcuk Museum, Sirince Village, Isa bey Mosque, and Seven Sleepers. Or tell your guide exactly where you would like to go; personalized service is available for up to 8 hours
Inclusions
What's included
- GUARANTEED On Time Return to PORT
- Private tour
- Professional guide
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by air-conditioned minivan
What's not
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Entrance Fees ( our guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip the lines )
Itinerary
Your guide will meet with you at your hotel lobby in Izmir city center or at Izmir port or Izmir Airport with your name sign. You will drive to Ephesus region around 1 hour.
Drive to the ancient city of Ephesus, where you'll explore the area's landmarks, attractions, and historical sites. Your guide can suggest an itinerary or you can create your own. You may visit sites such as the Sevel Sleepers, Isa bey Mosque, Sirince Village, the Selcuk Museum, the Basilica of St. John, Artemission Temple, and the Terrace Houses. Entrance fees are at your own expense. Midday, choose to stop for lunch at your own expense, your guide will be happy to suggest a place. Please be prepared for a moderate amount of walking and note that modest dress is required to enter some places of worship.
At the end of the tour, drive back to your hotel in Izmir, or to Izmir Airport or to Izmir port. End of our services.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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5Excellent!
A very knowledgeable, friendly, lively and engaging guide (Jade). She and the driver were prompt, on time, met us in the lobby of our hotel as planned and tailored our tour exactly per our request/priorities. An amazing day, stress free, great access and information as we toured the most fantastic site.
5Fully Customized Tour to Ephesus
Our guide Ekim Ateş was excellent and created a fully customized tour for our small group of 3 adult family members. We preferred to spend more time viewing the amazing tile mosaics in the hilltop houses in Ephesus and less time at the ruins of the temple of Artemis, and Ekim accommodated our request. It does take some time to reach Ephesus from the airport, so give the amount of time spent on the return trip to the airport, next time we would probably try to spend longer as there is a lot to see if you are interested in Roman history.
5Private Tour is the Way to Go
This was a great tour! We had 5 girls so doing the private tour was perfect. Our tour guide & driver were awesome. Just be aware that all tours want you to stop at one of the "factories". It can be rugs, jewerly, pottery...etc. With a private tour you can decline. We did go see the leather. They even did a fashion show. The city of Efes is definitely worth seeing. Make sure to go see Virgin Mary's house.
5Book this trip
Best tour guide we’ve ever had. Remarkable experience. Thank you.
54 hours in Ephesus
for those with limited time and on a customizable guided tour - recommend skipping Temple of Artemis, House of Mary and lunch at neighbouring “picturesque” villages. So much to see in Ephesus - don’t miss the terrace house. Stone walkways are very slippery so wear shoes with good grip.
5Amazing Tour!
Absolutely perfect day! Ali was amazing, patient, and incredibly knowledgeable! He adjusted the schedule to avoid the peak crowd times and we always felt safe. I can’t recommend this tour and Ali, as the guide, enough!
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Kusadasi Private Tours
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time, and re-boarding time
- Bare shoulders are not permitted in holy places of worship such as churches, monasteries, mosques, and synagogues, and shoes must be removed before entering mosques
- Or tell your guide exactly where you would like to go; personalized service is available for up to 8 hours.
How it compares in İzmir
- Its from-price is 31% above the median of the 148 day trips we list in İzmir.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 22 of 148.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About İzmir
İzmir is Turkey's third-largest city, an Aegean port with an old bazaar, a seafront promenade and the ancient ruins of Ephesus and Pergamon within reach.
İzmir, known to the ancient Greeks as Smyrna, lies at the head of a deep gulf on the Aegean coast. Konak Square has an ornate clock tower from 1901 and the small Konak Mosque, and the Kemeraltı bazaar sprawls behind it with workshops, mosques and old caravanserais. The Asansör, a historic lift in the Karataş district, rises to a terrace overlooking the gulf, and a long promenade, the Kordon, runs beside the water.
Top-ranked sights in İzmir: Pergamon (Pergamum), Sardis (Sart), Bergama Asklepion (Pergamon Asclepeion).
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