Kusadasi Port: Private Ephesus & Virgin Mary's House Tour with Skip-the-Line Access

Experience an unforgettable day in one of the world’s oldest cities with a private tour of Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary. Skip the lines and explore historic sites with live commentary from your guide. Travel in comfort from Kusadasi Port.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - House of Virgin Mary is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John. This place was offically declared a shrine of the Roman Catholic Church in 1986, and since then it has become a popular place of pilgrimage. Pope Paul VI visited shrine in…
What's Included
  • Cruise pick up and drop off in Kuşadasi port
  • Local Taxes included
  • Professional Tour Guide
  • Private Transfers with a non-smoking, air-conditioned vehicle
  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees.
  • Lunch and Drinks
  • Personal expenses
Additional Information

Embark on a journey of memorable exploration in one of the most ancient cities worldwide on this private tour of the House of the Virgin Mary and Ephesus from Kusadasi Port. Start your adventure with a pickup from Kusadasi Cruise port, followed by a trip to the renowned House of the Virgin Mary, where it is believed this biblical character resided last….

Location
Ege Ports
Liman Caddesi
We starts our tour pick up service from Kusadasi Port. Wellcome with your name
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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582laurelh
May 14, 2025
Don’t miss this excursion , the history is fascinating. We also saw a beautiful pottery store and had a delicious lunch - Our guide Gul was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic !! We were very happy and impressed with our guide!!! Erdel was a great driver.
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Bigmichaelp
Apr 30, 2025
Tour of Ephesus - We had a great time. Everything was perfect. Is how do you spell your name ISik was so knowledgeable and did a great job with all the information on the great pace runs were absolutely amazing Temple Artemis just a really great time in the afternoon at the leading rug center was pretty amazing. We ended up buying a rug. We’re gonna ship it free of charge back to back to the USA then we had a great lunch with three courses and a great little dessert with some wine. We had a great time. Enjoyed it very much and tour guide made it all possible.
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Tessa
Apr 10, 2025
Had a wonderful day our guide Isik was so knowledgeable and made each stop a valuable lesson in history and culture. - Had a wonderful day. Our tour guide Isik was so knowledgeable and each stop was a great lesson in history and culture. Would thoroughly recommend.
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Q3515hujj
Mar 4, 2025
Amazing Tour Experience with Exceptional Guides and Driver - Ephesus, Kusadasi, Pamukkale - I recently had a fantastic two-day tour of Ephesus, Pamukkale, and Heiropolis, organized by our outstanding guide, Gul, and our skilled driver, Erdal. The tour included visits to the Ephesus ruins, an onyx factory, a carpet factory with a delightful local lunch recommended by Gul, the beautiful Pamukkale terraces and Heiropolis, and the Firca Pottery family. Gul, our guide, was incredibly informative and supportive. She quickly understood my walking difficulties and went out of her way to find solutions that allowed me to enjoy the sightseeing at my own pace. Her enthusiasm and deep knowledge about the sites were truly infectious, making the experience even more enjoyable. Erdal, our driver, was very capable and understanding of my mobility issues. Both Gul and Erdal went beyond their capacities to ensure my comfort and ease throughout the tour. Their dedication and care made the trip an unforgettable experience. Additionally, I highly recommend trying Kismet Pide for a great meal. It was a wonderful recommendation from Erdal. Thank you, Gul and Erdal, for making this tour a memorable one!
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Bruce
Oct 25, 2024
Best tour ever with Gul - Had a wonderful tour today of Ephesus with our Guide, Gul. She was very Knowledgeable and friendly. I would highly recommend her. Terrace homes are a must. The transportation was very good as well. What a great day! wonderful. And our driver Erdal was the legend.
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Natalie
Oct 24, 2024
Very enjoyable day - We had a very enjoyable day visiting all the key historical sites. Our guide, Mehmet, was very knowledgeable. With this being a private tour, he adapted the itinerary to suit our interests. We did visit carpet and ceramics centres to watch demonstrations of the craftwork, but there was no obligation to buy. This is a perfect way to view the sites from a cruise ship as pick up and drop off was directly outside the port. All transportation was in a fully air conditioned and very comfortable car. The itinerary was adapted to try to minimise the queues. Only negative was the the entry costs to all the sites needed to be paid at the entrance and was not included in the cost of the tour. We were aware of this but the prices advertised at the time we booked were significantly lower than the actual cost. It is also a little confusing that some prices are advertised in euros, but they don’t accept euro payments in cash, not easy to navigate if you want to pay in cash. But they take card payment
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X4754pvrosec
Oct 18, 2024
Tour to Ephesus - I was impressed with the knowledge of the history of Ephesus Serdar our tour guide knows. We are pleased to witness the history of this incredible and amazing ancient city. Reading the New Testament from Acts of the Apostles (Act 19). Serdar took us to The House of the Virgin Mary located on Mt. Koressos, after spending time and site seeing at ancient Ephesus. Tasted local food and was able to watched how Turkish women waved carpets. Also witnessed the demo on how silks process, from a cocoon to becoming silk and a final carpet product. Finally, we visited the leather factory and watched a demo on leather processing from animal skins to a fine leather product. It was a pleasant day with beautiful weather in the 70s. Thanks to our amazing tour guide Serdar from Get Your Guide. We didn’t bring cash thinking credit card will be accepted but not all locations take cc since most of them are small businesses. So lesson learned for us. Lucky we didn’t get hungry and Serdar paid for our lunch. We stopped at ATM by the Port and was able to withdraw Euros and paid back Serdar. Keep up the good work GYG.
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K5421ynsilvanac
Oct 14, 2024
Ephesus an absolutely fascinating city - Everything was spectacular, we were picked up very punctual in a comfortable and elegant cart the Guide was exceptional, explained us very well the history and gave us a very complete tour.
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J5platinum
Oct 13, 2024
Great small group experience - Ephesus was amazing, the museum experience is not to be missed and only 18 minutes long. The best shopping was at the Ephesus exit and the grand shops across from the port entrance. Our guide was informative and our driver always ready to pick us up immediately for the next stop. The Virgin Mary house is worth the visit if there are no lines. Our guide got us there at the right time to avoid the line.
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801vilmar
Oct 13, 2024
Amazing! - Every thing was perfect. The old city was very interesting . The driver was great and very helpful because it was so hot and we were tired
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up to 14 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).