Discover the wonders of Ephesus at your own pace with our Private Ephesus Tour from Kusadasi. Delve into the ancient history and architecture of this UNESCO World Heritage Site as you explore its renowned landmarks, including the Library of Celsus and the Temple of Artemis. With a personal guide at your side, you'll have the flexibility to tailor the tour to your interests and preferences, ensuring an immersive and unforgettable experience in Ephesus.
We start our tour with a Private pick-up service from any hotel you stay in Kusadasi.
If you are booking your Ephesus tour with us and you stay in Kusadasi. Ephesus's tour starts with the House of the Virgin Mary.
The House of the Virgin Mary is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come to the area together with Saint John. This place was officially 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 the shrine in 1967. The visit to the House (church) takes about 45 minutes and after our visit; there will be a 5-minute drive to 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. In two hours, you will be exploring the city by walking on the marble streets, accompanied by our English-speaking tour guide.
On our tour, we will be seeing the Odeon, State Agora, Prytaneion, Memmius Monument, Domatian Temple, Hercules Gate, Curetes Street, Hadrian Temple, and Latriens. The visit to a Private House (so-called ‘Terrace Houses’) is an optional visit for an extra 170 ₺/person and your guide should be informed before the tour. After the Terrace Houses, we will go on with our exploration from Celsus Library, Marble Road, Commercial Agora, Great Theather, and Arcadine (Harbour Road).
After lunch; we will carry on with the visit to the Temple of Artemis; which is one of the Seven Wonders of Antiquity. Here, there will be a good chance to take pictures of the church of St. John and the Isa Bey Mosque from the best angle as well.
Sirince is 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 the 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-flavored wine production, and you will have free time to taste some wine and buy beautiful handmade souvenirs.
Our Daily Tour will be finished around 4:30 pm and you will be transferred back to your hotel.
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