Private Tour: All-Inclusive Shore Excursion

Experience the best of Ephesus on a private shore excursion with guaranteed on-time return. Skip the lines and enjoy all-inclusive service at 30% better rates than cruise line tours.

Duration: 5 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - You’ll enjoy a downhill walk with your guide into the ruins of the Roman capital. Your route takes you past the Bouleuterion, Temple of Domitian, Hercules Gate, Temple of Hadrian, The Celsus Library, and The Great Theater.
    We would like to introduce you to the local cultural aspects of Ephesus by showing handmade Carpets…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Lunch
  • Pick up & Drop Off
  • Parking fees
  • Professional Licensed Tour Guide
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Beverages
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

On-time Return Guarantee!
Avoid lengthy ticket queues – your personal guide will handle everything for you.
Best Price Guarantee! Our private tours offer more competitive rates than cruise line shore excursions (30% more affordable).
Explore the ancient ruins of Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary with a knowledgeable, local, friendly, and licensed tour guide!

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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Ayosstos
Jan 21, 2026
Highly Recommended Private Ephesus Tour - We had an amazing private tour of Ephesus. Everything was well organized, our guide was extremely knowledgeable, and the experience felt truly personal and unhurried. Thanks to the professionalism of the agency, the tour was smooth, informative, and unforgettable. Highly recommended for anyone visiting Türkiye.
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Isaac
Dec 18, 2025
Fun. - Turkey's scenery is really beautiful and rich in history. December is not so cold. The food is delicious. Our guides are very intelligent. One by one, one by one, one by one, one by one.
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Rui
Dec 18, 2025
Ephesus! - I had a really good tour with our tour guide Ibrahim Battal. He was thorough with explaining history and suggested activities when we had time to spare
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Teresapv4478qq
Oct 28, 2025
Amazing day - Seljuk was an amazing tour guide so much information, a fantastic lunch with a mix of religious history, Turkish history and ancient history - be sure to bring measurements for a rug
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Doctrek
Oct 25, 2025
A 5 star shore excursion to Ephesus - Deniz definitely made our day in Ephesus so memorable! He was very knowledgeable, kind, personable and professional. He brought the very ancient Ephesus ruins to life with his history lessons. The highlight of course was the house of Our Virgin Mary. Lunch was provided and gave us a taste of Turkish cuisine which was actually very good. The Turkish rug demonstration was indeed interesting to watch. My brother even purchased a rug! The van we rode on was very comfortable and looked brand new. Overall we’re definitely glad we took the shore excursion through Smart Turkey Tours and not through the cruise line.
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E2652wxjenniferj
Oct 22, 2025
Ephesus small group tour - Our guide, Selçuk, was absolutely wonderful, knowledgeable and helpful. I would highly recommend! What a wonderful day!
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Adventure621953
Oct 22, 2025
Safe for women in Ephesus! - My mother and I (daughter) came to see Ephesus and felt extremely comfortable with Deniz as a guide at all times — respectful, knowledgeable and VERY accommodating. Highly recommend booking.
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833carriet
Oct 21, 2025
Great guide, beautiful locations - Selçuk was a great guide, very knowledgeable and made sure we got every experience possible. He made great use of our time and allowed us time together explore some areas after giving us the information. Well worth having our own tour!
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39jeanc
Oct 20, 2025
Must do in Ephesus - Very nice experience whit ou guide Deniz .Very knowledgeable and pleasant.He was ready when got there .. 20 minutes ahead of time .
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Reneo546
Oct 25, 2025
Fun day at Ephesus and a wonderful Turkish Bath experience! - Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and personable, a joy to be with for the day. Transportation was excellent, having a separate driver to allow our guide to sit and talk with us during the drive times. We had a nice lunch and throughly enjoyed our Turkish Baths. The only reasons we are giving 4 stars and not 5 are because we would have preferred prepaying for the Ephesus entry tickets and deciding on add-ons to the Turkish Bath ahead of time (we opted to add on a massage which was wonderful and worth it, but deciding in advance would have been preferred). Also the additional stop for the selling of carpets and jewelry was not desired.
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From $20
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).