Ephesus Tour: Discover Ancient Ephesus and the House of Virgin Mary from Kusadasi Port

Embark on an unforgettable Ephesus tour from Kusadasi Port. Explore the ancient city of Ephesus, marvel at its grandeur, and visit the House of Virgin Mary. Book now!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kuşadası Port - Please check for your reservation name displayed on the board in the port exit area.
  • Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - The House of Virgin Mary is believed by many to be where Mary, the mother of Jesus, spent her final years. It is said she arrived in Ephesus with St. John and lived there from 37-45 CE until her Assumption…
What's Included
  • All Local Taxes
  • Pick Up & Drop Off
  • Fully Air-Conditioned Private Vehicle
  • Insurance
  • Professional Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Food & Drinks
  • Personal Expenses
  • Driver & Guide Tips – Gratitue
  • Entrance fee of Ephesus 40 €
  • Entrance fee of Virgin Mary’s House 500 TRY
Additional Information

In the morning, our tour guide will meet you at Kusadasi Port.
Next, we head to Ephesus. Ephesus was the second largest city in the Roman Empire with over 250,000 residents in the 1st century BC. It was second only to Rome and was also a significant harbor city. This grand city was constructed entirely of marble. Did you know Ephesus had the largest…

Location
Kuşadası Port
M.Esat Bozkurt Caddesi
Cancellation Policy

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

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Pavlina_s
Aug 15, 2025
Fantastic! - We had an amazing time. The driver and tour guide were fabulous! We highly recommend. They really looked after us and we will definitely be back!
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Barry_d
Jul 18, 2025
What a wonderful experience with a fantastic guide - Our guide Abrahim was very kind, considerate and knowledgeable. He took us to Ephesus 1st to beat some crowds. Then we stopped at a leather factory and was surprised that we were given a private runway show, and an option to purchase (OMG the leather was the softest & best I've seen). After we went to the House of Virgin Mary. Here I made some blessing for my family, and also grabbed some holy water to bring home. Our final destination was lunch, which was a set menu that was very tasty. The only additional costs were entry to Ephesus, House of Virgin Mary, parking and tips. Lunch was included.
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954raulv
Jun 16, 2025
Excellent experience, highly recommended - The experience was very good, we were attended in a personalized way by a very competent guide and with a lot of knowledge of the sites we visited such as Ephesus and the cas of the Virgin Mary, additionally I did not take to eat traditional Turkish food prepared in the traditional domestic way, we also visited a Turkish carpet factory where we saw people make such wonderful and spectacular carpets in the traditional way. We really recommend this tour.
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Charise_h
May 29, 2025
Amazing! - Erdom or Adam is what he went by, was so personable and knowledgeable about the different places we went! He was able to share his own experiences and help us understand the culture of Kusadasi. Would definitely recommend him again!
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Erikameade
May 14, 2025
Great tour in Turkey - Arzu was exceptional! Wonderful tour of Turkey! We saw many sites, enjoyed Turkish food, learned about the Turkish Rugs, etc! I highly recommend her for a tour.
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Lindakt8843si
Apr 30, 2025
Ephesus tour - The views were amazing and we had great weather. It was sunny but not too hot. Our guide cem was so knowledgeable and kind.
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Joanne_y
Apr 30, 2025
Amazing epesus trip! - Cmel is very knowledgeable about not only epesus also all Turkish culture. He is very patient guide to wait all 18 people of our group. He tried to show us more site and places. I can't say thank you enough.
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Susan_m
Oct 24, 2025
Know what you are signing up for! - Our guide Ty was fabulous; very knowledgeable! Provided great information about Turkey, Ephesus, and the Virgin Mary’s home! The company that executed the tour was deceitful in delivering the service. I intentionally booked a trip that did not include food and visits to co-ops/factories but they put them in our itinerary anyway. Provided evidence of that and still had to insist on not visiting a rug factory and restaurant after getting a “tour” of a ceramic company. Our guide was understanding of the situation.
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Joanne_l
Oct 10, 2025
If you only look for a... - If you only look for a driver to pick and drop you off, this is a right tour for you. This company responded quickly to our answers starting from day 1 after booking. The guide took us to carpet store which was not in the itinerary. We were told that Ephesus wasn’t opened so that’s why we might go to carpet store to kill time before going to Ephesus. The sales didn’t push us to buy anything. We told the guide that Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary were our main itineraries. We had no interest in shopping. We then went to Ephesus for around 1 1/2 hour and House of Virgin Mary for less than an hour. We basically explored on our own. The driver was good in driving. The car was cleaned and comfortable. The money we paid for this tour was worth for providing car / driver.
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Juanalberto_d
Sep 2, 2025
Tourist Trap - The value of the tour was very low, which initially raised some doubts on my behalf. Then I thought it might be so, due to a big tour or exchange rate benefits. My initial feelings came alive when I was picked up as private tour and was told that in addition to the booked tour of virgin Mary’s house and Ephesus ruins we would be taken to a leather factory, rug factory, pottery handcrafts and lunch. When finally we finished the booked tour and said I did not wanted to visit the factories or handicrafts the problem started. I was told I necessarily had to go for lunch and visit the factories as stated in the contract agreement which was not mentioned in the reservation Offering. Fortunately after a strong discussion I was taken back to the Kusadasi port. I rather pay a true value for the tour and only do that or at least mentioned when booking that it is necessary to visit all the other places where most likely they make a commission to subsidize the low value of the tour.
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up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).