Small Group Ephesus Day Trip from Izmir
Recommended by 94% of travelers
Izmir, Turkey
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover the well-preserved ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus on a small-group day tour from Izmir with hotel pickup included. Throughout the immersive visit, your guide provides insights that take you out of the guidebook and thousands of years into the past. The itinerary also includes the House of the Virgin Mary, the Temple of Artemis, and the charming village of Sirince.
- Make the most of your limited vacation time in Turkey
- Enjoy a fruit wine tasting in the village of Sirince
- Have lunch at a traditional Turkish restaurant
- Convenient hotel pickup and round-trip transportation from Izmir
What's Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Parking Fees
- Entrance fees
- Lunch
- English Guide
- % 100 Satisfaction
- Drinks
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Itinerary
1
The House of the Virgin Mary
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
2
Ephesus Ancient City
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
3
The Temple of Artemis
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
Sirince
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 34 reviews
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Perfect sized tour of the ancient city of Ephesus, well worth the flight from Istanbul to Izmir and onto Ephesus. A visit to the House where the Virgin Mary lived out her last days, and then a great tour of Ephesus, a thriving city back in ancient times. The Temple of Artemis, one of the Ancient wonders is no longer there but what remains gives you a scale of the glory in ancient times.
Our guide was great and knowledgeable, allowing stops to make sure no one was too exhausted given the heat.
Overall excellent tour!
Great tour with Nizam! He’s knowledgeable, personable and fun. The itinerary is great, really enjoyed the ruins in Ephesus and praying at the Virgin Mary’s home. However, the highlight was the town of Sirince. Nizam walked us through the town, introducing us to friends along the way which were super friendly. We enjoyed the atmosphere and some dancing in the street! Book the tour , you wont regret it ☺️
Final note: the lunch provided was delicious!
1. Attractions are themselves a guarantee to a good trip
2. Fellow participants were pleasant
3. Guide n driver were experienced n professional with the former humourous n quick with it
Highly recommend this tour. Nizam was the best tour guide - funny, educated, and professional. The itinerary was perfect for the opportunity to explore Ephesus and surrounding areas.
During our trip, our tour guide, Hazen (I hope I got his name right), was simply outstanding! He was extremely knowledgeable and passionate about the Ephesus region, and we felt very fortunate to have him as our guide. Hazen took great care of our group and provided us with both group and individual insights about the region, as well as global perspectives. This trip made me realize how much better my previous day's travel agent could have been when it came to exploring historic and beautiful places. I highly recommend this tour and Hazen as your guide, if you get the chance to experience it.
Knowledgeable and friendly guide
Efficient pickup drop off
Good communication
Perfect planning
Be prepared for a full day of touring
Great tour and excellent tour guide. Food was very enjoyable and great flavor. Guide kept the mood alive and with so many details we mostly enjoyed.
Had a nice and knowledgable guide. Ephesos was interesting and absolutely worth going. I really recommend visiting. Artemis temple was very disappointing. It is an absolutely neglected place, they don't make anything out of it and you couldn't even get close to last column of the temple, we were maybe 400 meters away, just could take a quick photo from the distance. St. Mary's house is also not really worth going if you are not especially religious. Sirince is a tiny little village, a nice 10-15 min walk there, and you could try the fruit wines. Nice to try them. We also did several stops where they try to sell products like sweets, pottery and leather jackets. Most of these stops were ok, the last one at the leather shop was a bit annoying. You are brought to a shop, were can hardly find out yourself and they continuously try to sell you their products for several hundred dollars. They should get rid of this stop.
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We had a very funny and knowledgeable tour guide and it was definitely helpful to get more knowledge about the ancient side and it’s history. Unfortunately, the tour included some unnecessary stopovers in shops that were clearly laid out for the group to spend more money on products …I would have preferred to have more time to walk around and explore the side on my own.
Gur was a great guide, she was very knowledgeable about history. Her english is really good and she was very kind. We went to a very local restaurant and a carpet making studio.
This tour was a humbling experience!! Very educational and gave a lot of insight into the culture and civilization of the people of thousands of years ago. Nizam, our tour guide was just awesome! He was educated on the sights, very well informed, and took the time to ensure we got all the info on what we asked, then some. His knowledge, delivery of the information, humor and personality was just great.
Our guide was so knowledgeable, I learned so much about history.
He explained to us about schedule in details at each place and we felt comfortable knowing what to expect.
Witnessing what I learned from world history class ages ago in person was incredible experience. Highly recommends who loved history class.
Ephesus although the whole trip was great. Very professional guide and great value for money
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The trip to Ephesus was amazing. I wished we had more time to really see the ruins, but the experiences extended to a visit to a carpet producer, Mother Mary's house, Temple of Artemis, organic store of local products (the dried fruit is a must try), and village of Sirince, so there were a lot to see in one day. The guide is knowledgeable, funny and made the tour exciting. Really recommend to anyone visiting this part of Turkey.
Fue una experiencia muy especial y nuestro Guia Nizam súper divertido! Nos contó muchas anécdotas y nos dio idea exacta de cada lugar. Gracias a todo el equipo.
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