Private Ephesus Tour From Kusadasi Cruise Port

Ephesus is not to be missed! Niko was our guide and overall he did a great job and added some humor to the tour. He arrived promptly at the agreed time which was 7-730 am. Apparently the archeological areas do not open till 8:30am so he gave us options for an activity for that time. We chose pottery and enjoyed the location he took us to very much. My only complaint is that information was not communicated at the time of booking. We might have slept in. I am very much a planner and like to be very thorough. This being a private tour I was assured our time and stops were at my discretion. I asked for Ephesus, including the Terraces and Mary’s house. After leaving the pottery shop we went to Mary’s and ended in Ephesus. Niko said the Terraces were not part of the tour booked and we had very little time for them. This is why I gave the tour a 4 star instead of 5. At the time I just assumed it was my mistake in communication. After returning home I reviewed the tour description- which is full of conflicting information about tickets etc- and the emails I sent verifying what was to be expected and clearly I covered that I wanted the Terraces. I don’t blame Niko ( or Viator) but I am very disappointed with this tour company. I would recommend being very careful in the details and print your papers and emails for proof!

I would highly recommend this tour because everything ran smoothly, we felt safe and learned some very interesting facts about Turkey. Our guide Omer was waiting for us exactly where we were told he would be and he met us with a warm, welcoming smile. He sat with us in the vehicle (clean, A/C, newer model) while the driver focused on taking us to all of the sites. Omer provided us with an abundance of historical and cultural information. In addition, he gladly answered all of our questions. Turkey was clean and beautiful! We even got to sit down and have a delicious traditional, family-style Turkish lunch at an outdoor venue. After lunch, we were shown how to extract silk thread and we got to see a woman working on a beautiful handmade rug. We were then shown some rugs in the hopes that we would purchase one, which made us a bit uncomfortable but once we made it clear that we were not there to buy a rug, we were escorted out of the room and it wasn't a problem. Omer took great care in making sure that we were hydrated and had opportunities to use the facilities when needed and he also got us back to our cruise ship in plenty of time before it departed.

Reservé este tour como un tour privado y estoy absolutamente emocionado. Ya en la recogida te sientes como un VIP debido al espacioso vehículo. El catering está totalmente incluido y es muy bueno a pesar de las restricciones legales actuales. Se otorga gran importancia a las medidas de higiene para la prevención de pandemias sin tener que tener restricciones significativas en la experiencia. La guía Tolga habla perfecto español.