21 Dec 2011
We had a private tour of the ancient city Ephesus, St John's Basilica & Virgin Mary's House with Hello Ephesus and it was the best guided tour we had for our entire 2 week trip. Our guide Ali picked us up from the harbour in Kusadasi, and started the tour with an entertaining history lesson, using a detailed map of Turkey pinned to front of our tour van. He provided lots of information and helped us navigate through the tourist crowd to see the best attractions highlights. Lunch was included as part of the tour and it was held in a garden next to a carpet shop. Very relaxing. At the end of the tour, we had time and Ali bought us turkist coffee in a shop frequented by locals. All in all, we had a wonderful day.