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Ephesus Tour: Private, All-Inclusive Experience
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182 Ratings
Kuşadası
Private Tour and NO HIDDEN COSTS. Entrance Fees are included in our Private Tour. During this guided tour of Ephesus, Terrace Houses, and Temple of Artemis with lunch, enjoy A/C transportation.
Private Tour and NO HIDDEN COSTS. Entrance Fees are included in our Private Tour. During this guided tour of Ephesus, Terrace Houses, and Temple of Artemis with lunch, enjoy A/C transportation.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Ege Ports Harbor - Your private guide will meet you at Kusadasi port or hotel with a sign written “ Your Name “ on it, at pre-arranged time. After greetings, drive to Ephesus in around 25 minutes.
- Ancient City of Ephesus - After greeting, we will have 20 mins drive to Ephesus area. We will start visiting one of the main highlights in Turkey,…
- Ege Ports Harbor - Your private guide will meet you at Kusadasi port or hotel with a sign written “ Your Name “ on it, at pre-arranged time. After greetings, drive to Ephesus in around 25 minutes.
- Ancient City of Ephesus - After greeting, we will have 20 mins drive to Ephesus area. We will start visiting one of the main highlights in Turkey, Ephesus, one of the 12 cities of Ionian League (an ancient Greek district on the western coast of Asia Minor) is located near Izmir. As a port city it was a major departure point for trade routes into Asia Minor.
Walk through history along marble streets lined with wonderful public buildings, among them The State Agora, Odeon, Memnius Monument, the Temple of Domitian, , Polio Fountain, Curetes Street, The Trajan Fountain, The Baths of Scholastica, Hadrian Temple, Latrina, Celcus Library, the gate of Mihridates and Mazues, Commercial Agora and The Grand Theater are two of the most impressive buildings in Ephesus. Grand theatre was built in 3rd century B.C and it was later expanded to 24.000 spectators by the Romans in the 1st century A.D.
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Ephesus Terrace Houses - Visit Terrace Houses in Ephesus with your tour guide.
Terrace Houses is located on skirt of Pion Mountain. There are 6 residential units which were built on three man-made terraces. These houses were settled by wealty citizens of Ephesus. These houses were very fancy decorated with wall frescoes and floor mosaics. There are many steps to ascend from bottom to top.
Terrace Houses : Not recommended for people who has walking difficulties and acro-phobia (fear of heights)
- The Temple of Artemis - After Lunch stop at Artemission Temple where used to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world as our last stop before drive back to Kusadasi town center and port. Drive back to Kusadasi town center and port.
- Kusadasi - Return back to Kusadasi after the tour. free time in city center or port
What's Included
- Guaranteed on-time return to port
- Entrance fees with pre-paid tickets to skip lines
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by private air-conditioned minivan
- Personal tour guide for your family and friends
- Turkish lunch
- Guaranteed on-time return to port
- Entrance fees with pre-paid tickets to skip lines
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Transport by private air-conditioned minivan
- Personal tour guide for your family and friends
- Turkish lunch
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
- When you compare our rates with others, please check includes and excludes carefully
- Most of the other travel agents do not include entrance fees to their rates
- There is not any HIDDEN COSTS in our rates
- Private Tour and NO HIDDEN COSTS . Entrance Fees are included in our Private Tour.
- When you compare our rates with others, please check includes and excludes carefully
- Most of the other travel agents do not include entrance fees to their rates
- There is not any HIDDEN COSTS in our rates
- Private Tour and NO HIDDEN COSTS . Entrance Fees are included in our Private Tour.
Location
Ege Ports Harbor
Güvercinada Caddesi
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(182 Ratings)
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Theresa_a
Aug 26, 2025
Book this private tour to the Ancient City of Ephesus and the Terrace Houses! You won't regret it. - Our family of four (two teenagers - 16, 18) thoroughly enjoyed our private tour to the Ancient City of Ephesus on August 6, 2025. Ephesus and the Terrace Houses are incredible! We are very happy we booked a private tour with Curio Travel instead of a group tour. Our tour guide, Cenk, met us as we exited the port. He walked us out to the street where our driver (in a very comfortable, airconditioned van) met us. Our driver (forgot his name) was friendly and professional. He drove safely throughout the day and got us back to the port with time to leisurely walk back to our cruise ship. Cenk was friendly, professional, and full of knowledge and pride for his country. His telling of the history of this archeological site helped us visualize life of the ancient people that inhabited this place. It was very hot and humid, so he did his best to look for shade as we visited the sites. He kept all of us engaged throughout the tour, which in the heat with teenagers was a little challenging. He welcomed our questions and took family photos of us when requested. After Ephesus, we had lunch at Agouro Restaurant, which is a restaurant Cenk recommended. Our meal was fresh, delicious, and plentiful! It was one of our favorite meals on our port stops. After lunch we visited a place where we watched women weave Turkish rugs. We were fascinated by the intricate designs and the manual labor that goes into these beautiful rugs. We were not interested in purchasing anything, and the host was gracious when we declined. We are glad we went to watch the women do their craft and have a cultural experience, but we wish we skipped this part and headed back to the port to walk around and shop. By the time we got back to the port we were tired and headed straight to the ship. I highly recommend this tour, and if you can request Cenk, you won't be disappointed. If you go during the heat, you may want to purchase an umbrella and/or a fan (they sell them as you enter), bring plenty of water, and wear comfortable walking shoes.
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Caitlins0319
Aug 26, 2025
Perfect day in Ephesus - Wonderful tour! Pick up was easy and one-time. Aleyna was a fantastic guide and explained everything so well. Ephesus was beautiful, but make sure you take plenty of water and an umbrella for shade if going in summer. Lunch was delicious and the carpet demo was very interesting. Especially appreciated everything being prepaid and quick to access, we didn't deal with any crowds!
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Fernandof948
Aug 23, 2025
Ephesus 5* tour - Such a nice day out with Fusun as our tour guide. We learned so much about Ephesus and general Turkey history, traditions and customs. She was incredibly friendly, approachable and a master on her field. Highly recommend it.
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Jbirdofyouth
Aug 23, 2025
Amazing tour of Ephesus - Fusun was amazing!!!! So thoughtful, knowledgeable, and friendly. Great way to see the site, enjoy a lovely lunch, and learn about the craft of carpet making.
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Alansf6647cj
Aug 23, 2025
Great tour guide! - Fusun was an amazing tour guide! Very personable and knowledgeable. Highly recommended. The food was also delicious.
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Douglas_c
Aug 21, 2025
Ganja is a fantastic tour guide. - Ganja was a terrific tour guide. Her knowledge about everything we saw really added to the experience.
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Ian
Aug 20, 2025
Amazing day trip to Efes - Fantastic day with Pinar sezer ulupniar. The trip to Efes was a wonder. It was really smooth and informative informative on route. Great walk through the history. The lunch trip food was delicious, and the weaving experience showed amazing crafts and skills. Lastly, the visit to the pottery was magnificent and well worth the visit. Can't fault the transport and a great relaxed day trip.
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Sharon_l
Aug 20, 2025
Fantastic small group tour- a must! - Tour was one of the best of my 2 month trip. Our guide Nejdet was informative, friendly and just a nice guy who guided us through the crowds and to shady spots and best photo spots. Van was excellent condition with great aircon. There was no push to see carpets etc unless we wanted. The lunch was relaxing and tasty. Cannot fault the tour. Best way to see sites. Highly recommend
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Austin
Aug 25, 2025
Bait and Switch Experience. Avoid at all costs. Do your research beforehand. - If I could give less than 1 star I would. I went on this trip with my wife and her best friend. We were excited to see the Biblical pieces of this tour including the House of Virgin Mary along with historical sites dated around the time of the Apostle Paul. Instead, we were rushed through the ancient city, with no explanation of what we were looking at other than “ancient structures”. The guide for some parts didn’t even walk with us. After seeing the ruins of the ancient city, we were whisked away to a traditional Turkish lunch at the site of a “handmade” Turkish rug school/business. We were pressured immensely into buying very expensive rugs and promised “they will be shipped to you not by UPS or FedEx, but will be hand delivered. Thankfully we didn’t buy any as come to find out later, most are not hand made and there are hundreds of reviews of people being scammed and their rugs never showing up. After this, when we mentioned wanting to shop, we were brought to a “leather shop” full of expensive coats that I had never even heard of. I’m talking $1,000+. After another high pressure sales tactic, we were brought back to port after we asked several times to just be brought back. While on the way back we were pressured to write a review and give them 5 stars. I will be contacting Viator about this. It’s absolutely ridiculous that I paid as much as I did and later find out we missed out on so much. We only realized after doing some digging on our flight home.
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A4883unbethanym
Aug 24, 2025
https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g297972-d11460073-ALL_INCLUSIVE_Private_Ephesus_Terrace_Houses_tour_ - I would give 0/5 stars if it was an option. Our guide rushed us through the tour of Ephesus, completely skipped the house of Mary (the entire reason we booked the tour), and then took us to a lunch where yellow jackets swarmed our table. We had to beg for them to address the swarms. After, we were shown how Turkish rugs were made “by hand.” While interesting, the tour should have ended here. However, we were taken into a warehouse with hundreds of rugs (fake) and pressured to purchase one. Our guide pushed for us to buy one as well. After this, she took us to a leather factory. Everything seemed very fabricated and sleazy. I do NOT recommend this tour. Save your money and STAY SAFE!
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