Small Group Ephesus Day Trip from Izmir

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Itinerary

1. House of Virgin Mary isthe 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.

   2 hAdmission included

2. Ephesusis 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. In two hours, you will be exploring the city by walking on the marble streets, accompanied by our English speaking tour guide. In our tour, we will be seeingOdeon,State Agora,Prytaneion,Memmius Monument,Domatian Temple,Hercules Gate,Curetes Street,Hadrian Temple, andLatriens. 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. After Terrace Houses, we will carry on with our exploration withCelsus Library,Marble Road,Commercial Agora,Great Theather, andArcadine (Harbour Road). After lunch; we will carry on with the visit toTemple of Artemis; which is one of the Seven Wonders of antiquity. Here, there will be good chance to shoot photos ofChurch of St. JohnandMosque of Isa Beyfrom the best angle as well.

   3 hAdmission included

3. we will carry on with the visit toTemple of Artemis; which is one of the Seven Wonders of antiquity. Here, there will be good chance to shoot photos ofChurch of St. JohnandMosque of Isa Beyfrom the best angle as well.

   30 minAdmission included

4. Sirinceis an old village of ‘Rum’ (Byzantine Greeks) situated on the hills of Selcuk and 7 km from Ephesus. As part of the peace treaty after Turkish National War (1919-1922), a formal exchange of Turkish and Greeks, was agreed upon and Sirince is inhabited by Turkish now. The village is popular for beautiful traditional houses and fruit flavoured wine production; and you will have a free time for some wine tasting.

   2 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 34 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 3Very interesting

  Very interesting Mehmet gave us a lot information on the places we visited but also in general on the country

  rezah oMay 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5A great day out

  We had a good time, can easily recommend. Small bus, only 11 people.

  David GMay 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Interesting historical tour

  Perfect sized tour of the ancient city of Ephesus, well worth the flight from Istanbul to Izmir and onto Ephesus. A visit to the House where the Virgin Mary lived out her last days, and then a great tour of Ephesus, a thriving city back in ancient times. The Temple of Artemis, one of the Ancient wonders is no longer there but what remains gives you a scale of the glory in ancient times. Our guide was great and knowledgeable, allowing stops to make sure no one was too exhausted given the heat. Overall excellent tour!

  W_YOctober 2025via Viator

• 5Very well organised trip with an excellent guide

  We went with a small group day trip from Izmir to Ephesus and house of Virgin Mary. The whole trip was very well organised starting from pick up from our hotel right on time. Nijam , our guide was friendly, knowledgable and made our whole trip very enjoyable. We got enough time to visit every place and he described nicely about the history. The lunch was included and was very good.It was good value for money. I will surely recommend this trip to see the world heritage site at Ephesus.

  jayasishMay 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Great Experience

  Excellent ruin site. Our guide was engaging and fun and the pace was good gving us enough time on our own after filling us with knowledge plus good weather and no crowds.

  U6521BBtombMay 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Great trip to Ephesus

  Very well organised tour! Hit all the important sites of Ephesus. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and a very nice person

  billglaus44April 2025via Tripadvisor

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How it compares in İzmir

• Its from-price is 54% below the median of the 148 day trips we list in İzmir.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 25 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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