Best of Ephesus Tour from Kusadasi Port / ONLY FOR CRUISE GUESTS

This was the best private tour we have ever taken in 20+ years of cruising. Leila was the best guide, she balances your day and time perfectly, communicates with you to find out exactly what you want to do, makes easy changes as you decide to add or skip things, and is extremely friendly, knowledgeable and professional. We had such a wonderful day with her and our driver, so sorry I did not write down his name, but he was excellent as well. There was never any rushed feeling, pressure to buy anything from anyone or any store, and she gave us time alone to wander around without her, waiting nearby for our return. We got off a bit earlier than I thought, and Leila was there with a sign 30 minutes before our scheduled tour, happy to get started early and beat the crowds. The price was excellent, she paid all the entry fees for us, and we paid her in full for the tour, and the fees at the end of the day, which only ended after we had done everything we wanted to do for the day. She saved all the receipts to be very transparent exactly what fees were paid for us during the day. The car was clean, comfortable and we were so very happy we booked with the company. Email communications were excellent. Do not hesitate to book this tour from your cruise ship. So much nicer than wandering around with 50 other people on a ship tour, and having someone who speaks the language with us was a real help with talking with locals. Leila heard I wanted some pomegranate juice and so she found a merchant she knew, went up to the stand, talked with the man there and I watched why he made me a glass of fresh squeezed juice! She asked us what we would like to do for lunch, and after discussion she took us to an amazing family owned lunch place in a lovely garden setting with more food than we could possible eat. We asked her to join us and we shared a wonderful meal and learned so much about the foods, the culture, and the local life. The meal was $20.00 for all of us! That meal is a treasured memory as much as the places we visited. Thank you so much Lelia, hope to return and spend another day with you in the future!

Erkan is an awesome tour guide with incredible knowledge of history, cultural and local insights, the ultimate desire to satisfy her clients and a great photographer to ensure that we bring home the memories and secret breath taking views. Erkan's personality and warmth complemented tour in so many ways. It was the two of us and Erkan. No one can compare the personal tour versus the big bus cruise excursions. We had just a great day of history, culture and a tremendous tour guide. Erkan is great!

Our Ephesus tour was exceptional. We have taken many tours in many countries and this may have been the best tour we have been on. It certainly was a bargain considering the high quality of the services provided. Kaya is a great tour guide! Kaya personalized our tour based on our interests - at our request, we did not do any shopping and spent 6 hours touring the archeological sites and museum at Ephesus. We peppered Kaya with questions all day long and he cheerfully answered them. I highly recommend this tour and hope you'll be lucky enough to have Kaya as your guide!