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Private Luxury Van Tour: Ephesus and Solmissos Walk
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9 Ratings
Selcuk
Experience the luxury of a private van tour to Ephesus and the Virgin Mary’s Shrine. Explore the ancient city’s historic sights and walk in the footsteps of Mother Mary on Solmissos mountain.
Experience the luxury of a private van tour to Ephesus and the Virgin Mary’s Shrine. Explore the ancient city’s historic sights and walk in the footsteps of Mother Mary on Solmissos mountain.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - is considered by the Vatican to be a Holy Place, and a small shrine dedicated to St. Mary was found in the ruins when the house was first discovered. The shrine, surrounded by lush foliage, is still cared for by the Lazarist Fathers, and Mass is celebrated at this spot every day. Many do not know that the…
- Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House) - is considered by the Vatican to be a Holy Place, and a small shrine dedicated to St. Mary was found in the ruins when the house was first discovered. The shrine, surrounded by lush foliage, is still cared for by the Lazarist Fathers, and Mass is celebrated at this spot every day. Many do not know that the Virgin Mary lived the last years of her life in Turkey in a small cottage near Ephesus.
- Ancient City of Ephesus - After having your breakfast ,you will be ready for unforgettable experience around ancient Ephesus.Once the trade center of the ancient world and the site of a succession of great civilizations.
- Selcuk - We will have a chance to see this small village which is home for great richness of historical and cultural spots such as Basilica of St. John, Castle , Ottoman Bath ,old style houses ,Artemis temple , many others
- The Temple of Artemis - Once the greatest temple of Ancient world . Mother goddess of Ephesians became cult. Today only couple of remains can be seen.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Lunch included
- Complimentary water bottle
- Air-conditioned vehicles
- Fuel surcharges covered
- Free parking
- Expert tour guide
- Private transportation
- Lunch included
- Complimentary water bottle
- Air-conditioned vehicles
- Fuel surcharges covered
- Free parking
- Expert tour guide
What's Not Included
- Entrance Fees
- Gratuities
- Entrance Fees
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This tour is exclusively for cruise passengers.
A private luxury air-conditioned van is provided for comfort throughout the tour. Enjoy an in-depth guided walking tour of Ephesus, once the trade hub of the ancient world, showcasing its historical and archaeological importance through its key attractions. Stroll along the paths of Solmissos Mountain in…
This tour is exclusively for cruise passengers.
A private luxury air-conditioned van is provided for comfort throughout the tour. Enjoy an in-depth guided walking tour of Ephesus, once the trade hub of the ancient world, showcasing its historical and archaeological importance through its key attractions. Stroll along the paths of Solmissos Mountain in the serene environment where Mother Mary once walked.
This tour is exclusively for cruise passengers.
Location
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
Sultaniye Mahallesi
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
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H5466lumarcusg
Jun 24, 2024
Unforgettable Turkey - Strongly recommend Mrs Sibel. She is very responsive and dedicated. She help us arrange all the tour, flight ticket, transportation and hotel. All went well and smooth.
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Martaleida
Jul 12, 2023
Ephesus Ruins &House of the Virgin Mary - Planning was easy as Hakan was responsive and thorough. Great experience and amazing tour. Traveling with teens and they were as impressed as were the adults. We were picked up and came back to port on time. Tour guide was Nafia, excellent. Very knowledgeable and pleasant. I recommend without hesitation.
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Robert
Jun 18, 2023
Great Experience. Ephesus awe-inspiring - Excellent tour, and better value for money than signing up with cruise ship. Farkin was great, from the moment he met us until he dropped us off after a wonderful lunch. There were four of us, from age 70 to 16. He had the tour perfect for each of us.
Hakan, the organizer, was VERY easy to deal with \.
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Sherry
Jun 16, 2022
Amazing!! Book with Hakan!! - Hakan was absolutely amazing!! I wish I could give him higher than 5 stars. He booked us the best 5 star experience all around. The hotels he booked for us were amazing with the best breakfast. The tour mini van he booked for us was nice, new, and very clean! I made sure to look at the other ones around us at each location we stopped at, and none of them were as nice as ours. He booked us express passes for all the tours so we didn’t have to wait in line. We traveled to 5 different cities and he handled it all for us. Could not be happier with our experience and have not stopped referring all my friends! We will be back soon! Thank you Hakan!
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C976vhlisam
Dec 29, 2021
One of a kind Day in Kusadasi - Thank you Meltem Yuruk for connecting us with Nafia for our day in Kusadasi. She was an outstanding guide and exceptionally knowledgeable. She took us to Mary's Shrine, the burial site of what is believed to be that of St John the Apostle (remains no longer there), and an amazing tour of Ephesus. All of these sites were very special and spiritually significant for us and her knowledge of the area was impressive. Any person traveling to Kusadasi should see these sites with her. And I strongly recommend the private tour to avoid the long lines, tourist traps and shuttle buses. We were able to cover twice as much ground as those that took cruise ship tours because we had a private guide and driver. I would never see Turkey any other way.
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F
Oct 21, 2021
9 days 8 nights tour visiting Istanbul, Ephesus, pamukkale, Antalya and Cappadocia. - Meltem Yuruk did an amazing job planning our tours, flights and land transportation. We were greeted with great tour guides and driver's at the cities that we visited. They were all sweet, friendly and very knowledgeable with the history of the country and places we visited. We also loved how after the tours we got to visit the shops like carpet, jewelry, pottery, leather and onyx which really helped us appreciate the hard work, detail, and history that's behind it all. A huge thank you to Bedrettin for surprising me with a birthday cake. I didn't expect it which made it so special. I also want to thank all of the other tour guides like Didi, Nafia, Oğuzhan and our tour guide who took us to pamukkale who unfortunately I cannot remember his name.
I highly recommend this tour company and we definitely look forward to a future trip.
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My2boys9511
Sep 28, 2021
Amazing Experience: Turkey Tour During Pandemic - There's an 8 adults and a 9 year old with this trip. We started in Istanbul and toured all over Turkey to Cappadocia to Izmir to Antalya to Fethiye. It was an amazing experience. Hakan Dursun with Neopolis Travel did an excellent job with everything from the moment with landed in Istanbul and flying out after 2 weeks of tour. From the hotel accommodations to drivers/van transportations to tour guides, we couldn't asked for more. Everything went smoothly for us. We had a wonderful time in Turkey. I highly recommend Neopolis Travel, they were dependable, price was reasonable and affordable, Hakan would go above and beyond to accommodate your needs. My wife left her phone in the hotel in Istanbul, Hakan arranged to pick it up from the hotel and mail it to our next destination. He responds promptly to any of your questions from booking to anything about the tour even there's a 10 hour time difference. I couldn't ask for more.
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Ginaguarin
Sep 28, 2021
I definitely recommend to everyone to visit this place. Neopolis Travel Company did an excellent job. - This trip was amazing. We were so happy to see the ruins and the ancient history. Our tour guide gave all the information in details.
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Slimb514
Aug 25, 2021
Ephesus 2021 tour review - My family and had a wonderful experience visiting Ephesus and the Virgin Mary’s Shrine. I highly recommend this tour to people visiting this beautiful country. The tour guide was very kind, considerate, and knowledgeable.
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