Ephesus Tour: Explore Ancient Ruins and Virgin Mary House

Explore the ancient city of Ephesus on this all-inclusive tour from Izmir. Visit the ruins, the House of the Virgin Mary, and the Temple of Artemis. Indulge in delicious Turkish cuisine and enjoy shopping for jewelry, leather, and ceramics.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Izmir - Tour starts at 8.30 am.
  • Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - Visit of House of Virgin Mary is located near to Ephesus with your guide during 45 minutes.
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - Visit Ephesus Ancient City with your guide during 2 hours.
  • Selcuk - Take a lunch at the town of Selcuk in the local restaurant with…
What's Included
  • Guided tour with a professional tour guide
  • Admission to iconic Ephesus Ancient City
  • Visit to the serene Virgin Mary House
  • Comfortable transportation by private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Convenient hotel, port, or Izmir Airport pickup and drop-off
  • Delicious lunch included
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Personal Expenses
Additional Information

Ephesus was an ancient city from the Greco-Roman period situated on the coast of Ionia, about three kilometers southwest of what is now Selçuk in the Izmir province of Turkey. The Ephesus excursion covers the archaeological remains of the old city of Ephesus, which has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Nestled next to a lush valley, the…

Location
Izmir
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Angela_u
Apr 24, 2025
Pamukkale - It’s a unique place in the world. Between the ruins and the terraces, the experience is wonderful. Highly recommend
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233juandavida
Apr 18, 2025
I loved it! - I definitely recommend this tour to anyone who’s interested in history and learn a lot about the culture. Our guide, Selim was very knowledgeable, super kind and friendly and provided thorough explanation of everything. I can tell he loves what he does. We did the tour as it was initially scheduled, there were no issues, the bad thing was the big crowd at Ephesus, other than that it was a really enriching experience.
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Yusuf
Apr 18, 2025
Highly recommend - Erman was a great guide and the whole family really enjoyed this event. Thanks! Amazing historical context and great presentation.
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Heewon_l
Apr 7, 2025
Erman was an awesome tour... - Erman was an awesome tour guide. He was informative about the tour and the history. In addition, he was really gracious and let me borrow his phone to take pics because I left my phone on the bus! Thanks so much Erman!!!
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Ilariafn3451kk
Mar 17, 2025
Interesting tour - Ean Uslu is a very knowledge guide, he explained in details all the places giving historical and additional facts.The tour was interesting
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Laurats2705mk
Mar 9, 2025
Incredible day tour of Ephesus + - The tour guide, Erman Uslu, made the ancient ruins of Ephesus come to life! He was engaging, professional, patient, and all with a terrific sense of humor. The day was perfect. We will recommend this tour to friends and family for sure!
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Majaa_sar
Mar 7, 2025
Erman, fantastic guide - Erman was a great guide, extremely knowledgeable, precise, with accurate English, so nobody missed any piace of information. It was a long day due to the traffic, but either Erman or a driver didn’t show any sign of stress or tiredness. Erman kept us entertained all the time and took care that we had everything we needed. The sights are beautiful and you shouldn’t miss this tour. So, I recommend this experience and Erman for a fantastic day of exploration.
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Irinabobneva
Mar 5, 2025
Nice day for a reasonable price - That was a really nice day. Our guide Erman was trying to answer probably any questions we addressed to him. No rush, walking downstairs (which I really appreciate), everything was nice. The only note for further travellers - remind to take a pen/pencil with paper to Mary Chapel.
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Irina_b
Mar 5, 2025
Nice day with a reasonable price - Thanks for walking downstairs, really appreciate. The only note for people who are planning to go - take a paper and a pen if going to Mother Mary chapel (nobody told there's a place to write a wishing letter, if the guide tells in advance would be better)
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Sashkau
Apr 19, 2025
The tour was fine, but it was in English. - Because I took it in Spanish and the day before I was informed that it must be in English because of lack of quorum and it was not true, 80% of the participants were Spanish speakers and only 4 were not. So the problem was, you guys don't use a Hispanic guide. Selim was fine, he was nice and he knew his subject. Regarding him I would only have liked him to use a flag, I got lost in a couple of opportunities and I struggled to find my group, you have to consider that you should walk looking at the floor because it is irregular.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).