Ephesus Day Trip from Marmaris: Exploring Ancient Roman Ruins

Embark on a captivating day trip from Marmaris to Ephesus, where you’ll explore the ancient Roman ruins. Discover the fascinating history of this once-thriving city and visit iconic landmarks like the Library of Celsus and Great Theatre. Perfect for history enthusiasts, this tour also includes a visit to the House of the Virgin Mary or the Ephesus Museum.

Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Marmaris - We have hotel pickup service for all hotels in Marmaris & İcmeler
  • Selcuk - It will take around 3 hours to drive to Selcuk from Marmaris where we have the rermains of the city of Ephesus. We will also serve breakfast (lunch box) in the during the drive.
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - Upon our arrival we will have a short…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Breakfast and lunch
  • Professional guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Drinks
  • Drop off to; Cooks Club Adakoy,TUI Blue Marmaris, Hotel , Marmaris Resort & Spa Hotel.
  • Admission fee to Ephesus ( 40 € ),Virgin Mary House ( 10 €) and Selcuk Museum ( 5 € )
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Trace the steps of ancient Romans on this full-day trip to Ephesus from Marmaris. With an expert guide, delve into the ruins of this ancient city, once the easternmost capital of the Roman Empire, on a tour that includes breakfast and lunch. Walk among shops, temples and statues, and admire the beautiful Library of Celsus and Great Theatre, the setting…

Location
Marmaris
Front of Ataturk Statue
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Linda_f
Oct 22, 2025
Great experience, thoroughly enjoyed it. - Great tour guide. Breakfast bagel and spreads. Ok lunch, but not as good as on our tour to Parmukkale. Bus was ok, but not as good as Parmuakkale tour. Extra visits to interesting ceramic factory. Good tour in Ephesus, where good shoes for steep slippy surfaces.Very good interactive experience (listed as a museum) at end of tour. Remember TICKETS to enter Ephesus are not included in the tour price, but its still very good value for a 12 to 14 hr trip with food.
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Joanna_r
Sep 11, 2025
Ephesus day trip brilliant day! - It was a long day, walking in heat, but an amazing sight to see, once in a lifetime bucket list experience (except this is my 4th time and probably the best) The best due to your with Arbek/Hectore travel, we had an excellent coach driver, breakfast boxes and most of all a brilliant guide Nur Sultan who was extremely knowledgeable about the history and culture, very helpful and friendly and organised your leader. We would recommend this trip highly.
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Avril_m
May 15, 2025
Great tour with Nur - Amazing trip to Ephesus with Nur. Friendly and informative guide and excellent bus driver. Good lunch .
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Susan_m
May 12, 2025
The trip was... - The trip was brilliant.Nur our guide was knowledgeable great personality nothing was to much trouble. Everything ran perfectly. I would recommend it as a wonderful trip.
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Ben_c
Apr 17, 2025
Great Experience - Was a great tour, very enjoyable. Nur was an amazing guide. Enjoyed also to ceramics and the Turkish delight!
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Jan_t
Oct 20, 2023
Verry nice Efeze tour - Fine tour guide Skip house of marry Interesting story Real nice dinner Bit far driving but really nice experience
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Patg51
Jul 11, 2023
Memorable - We booked this trip . Shop around for a good price. It was a coach trip . Breakfast was a fresh bread and dips, juice and a muffin. Lunch was a buffet. The place is fantastic with lots of history and interesting facts. It’s a long day but we’ll worth it.
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F492ugsarahb
Apr 10, 2023
Excellent day trip. - What a fantastic trip! 'Bestie' was seriously the best tour guide I've come across. Her youth, enthusiasm and incredible historical knowledge kept us on our toes all day. My 14 year old loved every minute of it too - well worth the trip!
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Maxine_m
Apr 15, 2023
Worth the journey - Despite the long journey from Marmaris, Ephesus is definitely worth a visit. There are stops along the way and good breakfast and lunch provided. Entrance fees are collected on the bus, despite people being concerned about this, all above board and the correct fees collected.
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Sonny_n
May 28, 2022
Bad experience - Pros: - pick-up in time as promised - good and professional driver - fast entrance at Ephesus Cons: - wasted over one and a half hour at a ceramic store and a turkish delight store which are not mentioned at the tour description - rushed through Ephesus, if you want to listen to the guide then there is almost no time left to take pictures. Got to run after her all the time. We got 30 min to explore the site on our own and buy something to drink/eat which was not enough at all - rude guide, not possible to ask questions - breakfast in a plastic box including bread, some strawbery jam, honey, butter, chocolate and a small juice that we hade to eat at the bus - lunch at a smelly restaurant with suspicious food
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