Private Ephesus Tour from Izmir: A Personalized Journey to Historical Sites

Embark on a personalized journey through history with a private Ephesus tour from Izmir. Explore ancient sites at your own pace with a knowledgeable guide and driver.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - The guide will meet participants in Izmir, followed by a one-hour drive to the Ephesus area. The tour begins with a visit to Ephesus, typically lasting about two hours. Depending on interests and time, participants can enjoy lunch and explore additional sites in the area, such as the House of the Virgin Mary, the Temple…
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local guide
  • Private tour
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
  • entrances
Additional Information

Embark on a private tour from Izmir to explore the wonders of Ephesus for a day. Discover the Agora, stroll along Curetes Street, admire Hadrian’s Temple, the Celsus Library, and the impressive Grand Theater. Explore the Terrace Houses, once home to affluent Ephesians, and visit the House of the Virgin Mary on Bülbül Mountain, offering breathtaking…

Location
Ancient City of Ephesus
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Nomad01467684413
Feb 22, 2026
A fruitful trip - We went to Ephesus from Izmir and stay 2 nights at Kusadasi. One day tour to Ephesus dan one day tour to Laodecia and Pamukkale. We enjoyed all destinations, nice car, good driver, and the tour guide is amazing. He could explain both side from archeology and biblical perspective. The time arrangement was perfect, we have enough time for each destinations. It was fruitful trip for us.
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975grisela
Dec 24, 2025
It was one of the greatest travels thanks to Umut our guide and also our driver - Umut is as great as a person and tourist guide, he gave us the best explanations of every single thing we saw and of everything we asked. He has a great attitude and a really big love and passion for his job that you can tell instantly. He gave is great formation about everything and really good tips for future trips.
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Danielaac7409ht
Dec 24, 2025
The best experience thanks to the guide. - Umut was our guide, he was always very friendly and attentive. He explained everything we saw in a unique way, you can tell he is a person who knows a lot about culture. He took us to eat at a very rich local Turkish restaurant. It helped us to make the coin conversation at all times without taking advantage. I recommend it 100%.
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Danielaac7409ht
Dec 24, 2025
With his explanations and knowledge it was the best experience. - Umut is an awesome guide, he explain every detail really well, he take us to beautiful places to take pictures, learn and eat. He explain to us all the admission fee we payed, and help us to convert the currency in the best way. He let us take all the we wanted to take photos and see the ruins. He’s great!! One of the best.
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Feravi77
Dec 24, 2025
Tour of Ephesus Turkey - Umut is very friendly, with great disposition and excellent guide. He took us to all the archaeological sites we wanted and to eat in a very rich local place. Great experience!
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Macrodiver
Dec 2, 2025
Spectacular and perspective-changing - Visiting the ancient city of Ephesus with Ertunga was a great experience. His comprehensive knowledge gives you a context for what you see -- the scenes come to life as you stand in the ruins. And his easygoing flexibility and good humor make the whole day fun as well. Recommend absolutely!
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Lorraine
Oct 27, 2025
Great team from Ephesus, guide and driver - Our tour guide Umut very knowledgeable and he is very organised, He checked with other guide if the site was crowded, then re-routed, so visit more places and he saved us time. Also our driver Yusef, not sure of his name. Very happy with his safe driving.
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Nahid_b
Oct 26, 2025
Exceptional - Masut was our guide and he was extremely knowledgeable and kind. We learned a lot and had a wonderful day with him.
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Carlos_v
Oct 24, 2025
Ephesus Tour - Felicity Travel was awesome. From pick up to drop off, 5-star customer service. The tourguide Umut is very professional and very knowledgeable. He took us to all the high points in an orderly and systematic manner, telling us anout the importance and history of each site. He’s very patient and nice, helpful and answers all our questions. Our driver Zaid is also very polite and nice. They looked after us really well. Definitely recommending. 5-star tour, excellent service!
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171gillp
Sep 9, 2025
Great day trout of Ephesus, Turkey - A day trip to Ephesus to see the sites. The tour was great, highly recommend my guide Umut and the very capable driver Esref. While the temple of Artimas is basically rubble, Esref gave a really good walk through of how big the temple was when it existed. Then a tour through the town of Ephesus, has really good excavations with examples of both the Greek and Roman periods. a few other bits and bobs and back to Istanbul. Turkey private tours made it a really easy day with transportation at both ends. Great day and I recommend it.
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From $405 (Per Vehicle)
up to 12 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).