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* This tour requires at least one of the following per booking: Adult, Senior
Private : Full Day tour of Ephesus, St. John Basilica Temple of Artemis, The House of Virgin Mary with lunch. Private Licenced tour guide, A/C transportation, parking fees and lunch are included in the price. Terrace houses can be added into the program (own expense). If requested , Bible Oriented Guide can be organised without any extra.
Entrance fees are not included in this program. Our guide will have pre-paid tickets to the sites. Entrance fee can be paid to our guide at the end of the tour in cash . If you want to pay by visa or master card, our guide will stop for a few minutes in our office where is on the way to port.
Transport by air-conditioned mercedes Van
Private tour
Traditional Lunch with Mezes
Hotel or Port pickup and drop-off
Professional Licenced Tour guide ( If requested, Bible Oriented Tour guide can be organised without any extra
Drinks
Gratuities
Entrance fees
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Pick up from Your Hotel and Kusadasi Cruise Terminal for cruise guests. Suggested pick up time will be given on your confirmation message.
Traveler pickup
Kusadasi Port
Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkey Your tour guide will be ready at your hotel lobby in Kusadasi or at Kusadasi Cruise terminal at pre-arranged time. After Greeting, drive to The House of Virgin Mary. 45 minutes
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Selcuk, Turkey Our First stop is The House of Virgin Mary is one of the pilgrimage center of Christians where Virgin Mary passed her recently time and died. Pope Paul VI visited the shrine in 1967, and ‘unofficially’ confirmed its authenticity. Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI has visited this shrine After House of Virgin Mary. 45 minutes
Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk, Turkey We drive to Ephesus, famous in antiquity for its Temple of Artemis during the years of the Roman Empire, the Greek port of Ephesus became the greatest city in Asia Minor. You will start your Ephesus excursion at the upper Magnesia Gate, and work your way down through the city, ending near the ancient Harbor.
Along the way you will see the Forum, the Odeon, the Library of Celsus, the Thermal Baths of Scolastika and the Great Theater, built in the Greek era and reconstructed in the Roman period. It has played host to programs as varied as Paul and his sermons to the Ephesians, to concerts by Sting, in part due to its remarkable acoustics.
You will walk along the Arcadian Way, where once Mark Antony and Cleopatra rode in procession. You will hear stories of Alexander the Great, the Virgin Mary, and many other famous visitors who walked the same marble streets that you are walking.
Lunch will be served in a restaurant in the garden of handcraft center.
120 minutes
The Basilica of Saint John, Selcuk, Turkey After Lunch, we will visit The Basilica of St. John it is believed that the evangelist St. John had spent his last years in the region around Ephesus and buried in the southern slope of Ayosolug Hill. 45 minutes
The Temple of Artemis, Selcuk, Turkey Then Continue to visit Temple of Artemis which is one of the seven wonders of Ancient time. Returning back to your hotel / Cruise terminal in Kusadasi and the end of our tour.
20 minutes
Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkey Return back to Kusadasi after the tour. free time in city center or port 15 minutes
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Specialized infant seats are available
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
At time of booking, hotel guests must provide hotel name
Full Day tour of Ephesus, St. John Basilica Temple of Artemis, The House of Virgin Mary with lunch. Private Licenced tour guide, A/C transportation, parking fees and lunch are included in the price.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
Christopher_L
25 Apr 2023
We had great experience with our tour guide Emre, he was extremely knowledgeable and made the trip very enjoyable. One of the best tour guides we have ever had. He customized the itinerary to include all the sites we wanted to see in the time available. His knowledge of ancient Ephesus and biblical history was second to none. We had a wonderful private lunch in the garden of a rug coop, absolutely great Greek food! Our driver was Ibo who somehow knew all the best spots to park! What an exciting tour, one of our best ever!
karendQ3821AC
28 Nov 2022
We loved the historic sites as well as lunch with local farmer. Food was delicious in beautiful peaceful setting. Watching rugs being made was mind blowing.
876jeanniet
27 Nov 2022
We had wonderful and memorable time in Espesus. Our tour guide Mrs. Nilgün is excellent , she provides great customer service to all of us. We highly recommend.
This tour in
Aegean Coast
is organized by
Curio Travel
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