Ephesus Tour: Adventure through Ancient City Ruins and the Temple of Artemis
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Selcuk
Embark on an adventure through the ancient city ruins of Ephesus and the iconic Temple of Artemis. Immerse yourself in history, visit the House of the Virgin Mary, explore well-preserved ruins, and indulge in fruit wine tasting in Şirince.
Duration: 8 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.
  • The Temple of Artemis - We will carry on with the visit to Temple of Artemis; which is one of the ‘Seven Wonders’ of antiquity. Here, there will be good chance to shoot photos of Church of St.John and Mosque of .isa Bey from the best angle as well.
  • Sirince Koyu - 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 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.
  • Ancient City of 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 Odeon, State Agora, Prytaneion, Memmius Monument, Domatian Temple, Hercules Gate, Curetes Street, Hadrian Temple, and Latrines. The visit to a Private House (So-called brothel, \’Terrace Houses\’) is an optional visit for an extra 170 \/person and your guide should be informed beforehand. After Terrace Houses, we will carry on with our exploration of Celsus Library, Marble Road, Commercial Agora, Great Theather, and Arcadiane (Harbour Road).

What's Included
  • Expert bilingual tour guide (Turkish and English)
  • Pick-up and drop-off service for Kuşadası or Selçuk hotels and cruises
  • Traditional lunch at a local restaurant
  • All local taxes included
  • Comfortable transportation in an air-conditioned, non-smoking vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Personal expenses.
  • Terrace Houses.
  • Tips to driver and tour guide.
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in history during this full-day tour to Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary from Izmir. See the site where we believe the world’s most famous woman lived at the end of her life, after virgins mary,s house we will visit Ephesus. Deluse yourself in the most well-preserved ancient city in the world. Visit the ruins and stop at places such as the Odeon,the famous library from Celsus,the Bouleterion, the Temple of Hadrian, the Agora, the Bath of Scholastica, and the Great Theater. Visit the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and explore the tiny village of

Highlights today will be the library of Celsus,the temple of Artemis and fruit wine tasting in

Transportation from the Kuadasi port or your hotel is provided by our airconditioned busses.

  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Our Ephesus Tour group are max 14 people on each day.
  • Some of Ephesus Tours has walking and not recommended for the people who has difficulties with walking.
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if requireOur Ephesus Tour group are max 14 people on each day.
  • We kindly request our guests to be ready 10 minutes before pick up time.
  • When you book the one of Ephesus Tours the confirmation will be received at time of booking.
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.

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Ashley_l
Jul 28, 2022
Great Tour in Turkey - The Celsus Library was breathtaking. It was very well maintained and out tour guide was humorous and informative. The house of the Virgin Mary and learning the history was wonderful to. Have to say we were impressed with this tour and would recommend to others.
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Georgiana_l
Jun 5, 2022
Very nice tour - The tour was amazing, the guide was also very nice and knowledgeable, and we had an amazing day, totally recommend!
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Leosg9830oc
Jun 19, 2021
Amazing experience with this travel agency - Is you want to explore and know everything about Turkey U need to contact this travel Agency. Amazing experience..Highly recommended. Nizam the Tour guide man is The Best, He is really knowledgeable, as well as funny and very friendly. As i said HIGHLY Recommended..more than 5 stars..
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596alisonk
Jan 24, 2020
Ephesus and Sirince Tours - Nizam was an excellent guide, not only with a lot of knowledge on the history and archaeology of the ruins and surrounding area, but also with shopping tips and tourism info in Sirince.
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