All Kusadasi Tours & Excursions in 2026

We loved the tour especially Ephesus. We loved it more than the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. We enjoyed seeing how the handmade rugs were made. Lunch at the school was wonderful as well. What we did not expect was some pressure of purchasing a rug after lunch. We did end up getting one and are very happy with it. However, you should be prepared for the pitch as we were not. Our guide was very friendly and informative.

Nur is an amazing tour guide! Very knowledgeable and catered the tour to what we wanted to see which included an extra market stop. The local lunch was delicious, learning how they made the carpets was very interesting and the leather fashion show was so cool. I really liked that the admission fee to Ephesus was included so we didn't have to worry about that. She was early to pick us up at the port and got us back with plenty of time to board.

We learned about Turkey's history, ate at a local restaurant, crafts and artworks like carpeting. One of my friends bought a piece of gorgeous carpet for her home. Our tour guide Fatih was the best, fun to be with and very considerate and accommodating to my friend who was handicap as well as to us who are already senior citizen. Our bus driver, Kadir was just as helpful and kind. The highlight of our trip was to visit the Blessed Virgin Mary's house in Ephesus and to walk where Mary walked in ancient times at the site of the ruins. Our guide gave us ample to visit without restriction to time.

What a fabulous trip with an awesome guide Yigithan. He took fabulous care of us, his knowledge was incredible. The tour went smoothly. We were immediately welcomed, the taxi was cool and easy, he thought of everything. Highly recommend taking a tour with this guide.

We booked this tour because my mother has mobility issues and I was afraid the cruise ship tour would go too fast for her. I’m so glad I did!! Our guide, Melih, was waiting for us just outside the customs building as promised. After a short walk to the vehicle, he proceeded to give a knowledgeable and interesting narrative of Ephesus now and from long ago. The tour lasted approx 6 hours We visited Mary’s house, Ephesus, and the temple of Dianna. Then we had a delicious lunch and watched a rug-making demonstration. The rug salesman was friendly and not too pushy. We had the option of visiting a local ceramics workshop and a local leather workshop. We chose the ceramics shop and were impressed by the hand-made items! Melih was very attentive to how much we walked and made it a point so walk slowly. I am so thankful that he was patient with us!

BEST TOUR EVER! If you want the best tour, you HAVE to book with Ceren Turkoglu. She made our tour uniquely special! Ceren was full of knowledge and information about the area; she spoke from her heart and had the proper balance between sharing history, information about the country and new information about life in Ephesus. She personalized the tour just for us, giving us as much time as we wanted at Mary's Home. She did not pressure us into doing anything. We told her we did not want to buy a rug; she understood and asked us along the way what we were interested in doing. Not once did I feel like she had a hidden agenda to get us to do anything other than experience the culture and her beautiful country. I have food allergies and she was particularly attentive to my restrictions during our lunch. I wish we could have spent more time with her - she was delightful, informative, kind and truly one of the best tour guides we ever had!!! Thank you, Ceren!!!

Wonderful tour by Jenc. Tour bus was very comfortable - new Mercedes van. Jenc was very understanding of our need to be back at the cruise port on time since we only had a 5 hour stop. The sites we saw were absolutely amazing. Jenc’s knowledge was in depth and thoughtful. He let us explore on our own and was available for any questions we had.

Benjamen was an excellent driver and tour director! He was very flexible regarding our pick up/drop off times and locations. He was also very informative about the sites and locations around Paris. We are looking forward to returning to Paris next year and booking Benjamen again!