Private Ephesus Tour: Biblical Journey from Kusadasi Port for Cruisers

Embark on a private tour of Ephesus, delving into its rich Christian history. Visit ancient sites such as the House of the Virgin Mary and Saint John Basilica, and explore the streets where Apostle Paul and John once walked.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ancient City of Ephesus - The Ancient City of Ephesus is one of the best-preserved Greco-Roman cities in the world. It is renowned for the Odeon, where music concerts were held; the Domitian Temple, one of the first temples dedicated to a human; the Celcus Library, the third-largest library of ancient times; the Amphitheatre, one of the largest in…
What's Included
  • Fully air-conditioned, brand-new vehicle with a dedicated driver
  • Professional, licensed local tour guide for the entire day
  • Convenient port/hotel pickup and drop-off included
  • Exclusive private tour experience
  • All taxes covered in your tour fee
  • All parking fees included
  • Guaranteed 100% satisfaction with the tour
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees ( We will arrange the tickets in advance, so you will skip long ticket lines
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities are appreciated
Additional Information

THIS TOUR IS EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOU AND YOUR FELLOW TRAVELERS. Engage in a full day guided journey specially centered around Christian History in Ephesus. Explore the historic sites of the Ancient City of Ephesus, House of the Virgin Mary, Saint John Basilica and Temple of Artemis. Traverse the paths where Apostles Paul and John once tread, experience the…

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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Brendan_b
Oct 29, 2025
Phenomenal tour - Mustafa was phenomenal. Personable, and wonderful to listen to. Extremely knowledgeable and passionate about his country’s history.
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Linda_k
Oct 21, 2025
Goksu is the best guide ever! - Goksu was an excellent guide! Extremely knowledgeable and accommodating Most pleasurable So kind And caring to his guests
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Lisa_f
Oct 15, 2025
Our tour guide was Ulas... - Our tour guide was Ulas and he was fantastic. Highly knowledgeable in the history and culture of Ephesus. He kept the whole tour fun and engaging. I highly recommend this tour!
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Hugh_c
Oct 13, 2025
Great Day - Goksu was extremely knowledgeable about the history. He was also considerate of nuances within branches of Christian churches in how they approach the lives of the saints. We throughly enjoyed our tour with him. The vehicle was very nice. We had a separate professional driver. It went great from pick up to drop off, including some alone time.
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Jim_c
Sep 20, 2025
Tips on park fees - It was a great experience it became a person tour with me and my wife and our Guide Goksu. He was excellent. The only advice I would give cruise passengers is you can pay all entry fees with a credit card if you so choose. Just let your guide know up front what you prefer. Mary’s house you have to pay with Credit card. I say all this because I thought I needed cash in Turkish lira and that was not the case plus almost everywhere I went they accepted Euros. The tour was great but wish I had the finance details I just shared it would have changed my money management for the trip. But the tour itself was great
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George
Sep 4, 2025
Ephesus was wonderful - Ephesus was wonderful and our guide Gokman did a fantastic job providing us with the history. The day was memorable.
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Phillip_f
Sep 3, 2025
Ephesus day tour 5 Stars!!! - A memorable day with Eicar. Deluxe van transportation to Ephesus. Got a detailed history of the city and saw the age and weather worn structures. Museum theater was a highlight - amazing graphics. Lunch at a local restaurant, typical Turkish meal which was a great experience. Visit to a leather fashion center, then back to our ship at the port. One of the best days in our world travels. Good job by the tour guide Eicar.
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Daniel_w
Aug 26, 2025
Wonderful day of touring! - Had a WONDERFUL day touring around the area! Got to see the house of Mary, the ruins of Ephesus, temple of Artemis, and a cool rug making shop. Begum was an amazing guide. She was very personable, kind and had excellent knowledge of the sights! We highly recommend her to anyone thinking about this tour! We truly could not have asked for a better day
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Adam_r
Aug 15, 2025
This is the way to tour Kusadasi - This tour is the way to do Kusadasi. Private Tour with a friendly, knowledgeable, polite guide. Ancient city was great. We skipped all lines and our guide, Ayse, knew the best times to go to places. Lunch at a local restaurant with local cuisine was very good and reasonable price. We also went to a pottery, leather and rug factory. The culture was very interesting. There was zero pressure from our guide to buy. The staff at the actual factories do a massive sales pitch with lots of effort (the leather factory did a fasion show runway), but were never actually rude to us when we declined to buy (I've seen reviews from people with other companies who had worse experience with this). We did miss out on visiting Virgin Mary house because it was Assumption of Mary day - the busiest day of the year there. Our guide offered to take us to other places as replacement and was very accommodating. Definitely recommend this particular tour.
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Tara_f
Aug 26, 2025
Experiencing the ancient ruins was thrilling. - Ephesus was amazing to see, the tour guide had a decent amount of knowledge and took many pictures for us. Mother Mary’s house was worth the trip if you're a religious person. We loved it. Our tour guide suggested stopping at the school where woman are taught to make silk rugs. It was very educational and we enjoyed the learning, however, be ware the goal of the people in the school for sharing the knowledge with you is to put pressure on you to buy a rug. We did not enjoy that part at all and felt uncomfortable. On the way home, we stopped at nice candy, olive product store. They gave us many samples and didn’t pressure us to buy, the food we sampled was yummy and we did purchase some delish items.
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From $38
up to 15 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).