Unforgettable Private Ephesus Tour: Mary's House & Ancient Wonders
Discover the very best of EPHESUS on a stress-free PRIVATE SHORE EXCURSION designed especially FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS. With your own licensed local guide and comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle, you’ll explore the UNESCO-listed RUINS OF EPHESUS, the HOUSE OF THE VIRGIN MARY, and the TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS at a pace that suits you. Skip the stress of group buses, complicated logistics, and rushed schedules—your guide handles everything, from timing around your ship’s arrival to arranging entrances, comfort breaks, and optional shopping or artisan visits upon request. All you need to do is enjoy your day and be back at the port right on time. - Worry-free Private Tour with port pickup, drop-off, and timing planned for your ship, - Visit Ephesus, Mary's House, and Temple of Artemis in one day, - Licensed local guide and private, air-conditioned vehicle just for your party, - Flexible pace and route, customised to your interests and walking level, - You can add & taste Authentic Turkish Lunch,
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Roseann_B, 10/31/2025 8:57:58 AM
What an experience! Fatima was a gift dropped in our lap thankfully. We learned so much about Turkey, the culture, the customs and the history! She is a fabulous advocate for the tourist and is concerned always with your safety, and experience. Learning and shopping from the local artisans was a great experience. I can’t decide if visiting the final resting place of Mother Mary or seeing where St Paul spoke to the Ephesians was my favorite part. Also, the Roman houses are totally worth it if you can navigate steps. This tour was amazing because we could totally customize the entire day to meet the needs of our older family. Thank you Fatima for a beautiful and memorable.
628mistyc, 10/25/2025 4:41:55 AM
Booked this tour so we wouldn't have to pay the inflated cruise ship prices. This tour was easy to get to, our guide Lale, was extremely knowledgeable and fun. We were able to customize our experience and move on our time line and we didn't have to worry about transportation. Highly recommend!
969myanht, 10/25/2025 4:39:51 AM
Our tour guide, Gulsah, was absolutely fantastic! She was super friendly, incredibly knowledgeable, and made sure every part of our trip was tailored to what we loved most. We learned so much and had an amazing time—highly recommend her!
jaypC4695JM, 10/25/2025 4:37:14 AM
Our tour guide was Gulsah. She was very accommodating ans well informed. Gave us lots of information and customized our trips to what we like. Would highly recommend.
Nigel_H, 10/24/2025 7:21:17 AM
Excellent tour and Josh was a brilliant guide, friendly, and very knowledgeable, would highly recommend. The driver Yildo was also very pleasant and a comfortable, clean vehicle.
huongt115, 10/23/2025 5:39:46 AM
Viator is good & reliable. They contacted us a day before the ship arrived & provided a thorough meeting instruction. Gulsah is a decent tour guide.
TonyP3761, 10/23/2025 5:38:00 AM
Gulsah was very helpful on our tour of the surrounding area. She provided plenty of insights about our surroundings complete with historical facts. Recommended.
F9841HBtravisl, 10/23/2025 5:05:43 AM
Ozan Sayin was fantastic! Super knowledgeable, very friendly, a great guide who made our experience unforgettable. Wish I could spend more time with this guy!
Rebecca_H, 10/22/2025 8:43:30 AM
We loved that the tour was catered to our interests and we never felt rushed or bored. Josh, our tour guide was highly knowledgeable and helpful. We learned so much and had a fabulous time!
jlavan12, 10/22/2025 6:45:15 AM
Gulsah was our guide and she was fabulous! She was super nice, extremely informative and helpful. She gave us lots and lots of information and we really had a wonderful time mostly because of her guidance information and help. I am sure that we could not have had a better tour guide at all. We are so happy to have had her as our guide today. We highly recommend this company.and Gulsah!. You cannot go wrong when booking with them.
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- UPON YOUR SHIP'S ARRIVAL AT THE PORT, WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO MEET WITH OUR TEAM WITHIN 30 TO 45 MINUTES. BY DOING SO, YOU CAN BYPASS THE CROWDS, SCHOOL BUSES, AND HARSH WEATHER CONDITIONS, ENSURING AN ENHANCED AND MORE ENJOYABLE TOUR EXPERIENCE OF EPHESUS.
- OUR PRIVATE TOURS ENSURE GUARANTEED ON-TIME RETURN TO THE CRUISE SHIP.
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• Upon your ship's arrival at the port, WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to meet with our team WITHIN 30 to 45 MINUTES. By doing so, you can bypass the crowds, school busses, and harsh weather conditions, ensuring an enhanced and MORE ENJOYABLE TOUR EXPERIENCE OF EPHESUS. • Entrance Tickets of House of Mary and Ephesus Ruins are included if the included option is chosen. On the day of the tour, if you would like to visit any other place, you are responsible with the entrance ticket of that place.24 hours before travel date - 100% refund
Less than 24 hours before travel date - 0% refund