Private Ephesus Tours from izmir hotels,izmir port or airport

Your private driver and expert local professional tour guide will pick you up from the place you specified earlier (airport, hotels or port)

After a journey of approximately 1 hour with your private vehicle arranged for you, you arrive at the Selcuk district of Izmir, where there are many places to visit today.

We prefer to go firstly upper gate of Ephesus ancient city which can take approximately 1 and a half hours or 2 hours max with visiting to terrace houses museum can take approximately 30 minutes. But Terrace Houses are not recommended for disabled people. It is not suitable for wheelchair users and those who have difficulty climbing stairs. However, the rest of the group can visit the terrace houses museum.
-Early morning time is the best time to make an Ephesus tour (Walk through history along marble streets lined with extensive ruins from state buildings to public buildings, all highlights.

On some busy days, when there are ships in the Kusadasi port, it can be very crowded as all groups visit here first, so you can visit this place in the afternoon as well, and you can decide according to your interest by talking to your guide. So share your interests, likes, and dislikes - it will help me to customize the perfect tour for you. This chapel, today called the Virgin Mary's house, in the same place where the house where the Virgin Mary is believed to have lived her last years. In the Christian world, this is a place of pilgrimage, especially for people belonging to the Catholic sect, and it is a very important place as the Virgin Mary ascended to heaven on August 15th.

Although we can't see much of its remains today, it was chosen as one of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, as it is one of the largest temples made of entirely marble, dedicated to the goddess of fertility in the ancient world, Artemis.

Ephesus Ancient City, Virgin Marry's House and Artemis Temple located in Selcuk Town. We might stop for a local restaurant for traditional local organic food. You will have time to visit also some local shops depends on your interest and budget.

Isa Bey Mosque is one of the most beautiful places in the region because of the fact that this structure, which belongs to Islam, was made by the Turks who came to Selcuk in 1375, and is as flamboyant and large as the other temples and churches.

One of the 12 apostles of Jesus, one of the 4 bible writers, St. John, who while the Jesus was crucified, jesus wanted to entrusted his mother to most trustable person, St. John brought the Virgin Mary to Ephesus. He lived in Ephesus in his last years and was buried on a hill close to Ephesus due to his will, and later a large church was built where his coffin was in Justinian's time.

This important an archaeological museum displays the pieces found in and around the ruins of Ephesus. Recently restorated museum also avaible to visit during our all Ephesus private tours. Beautifull and Great Artemis statues and more foundations from Ephesus Ancient City is exhibited in this museum.

We go back to drop you off where we have took you in the morning.