PRIVATE EPHESUS TOUR FOR CRUISERS : EPHESUS ticket included

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Kusadasi, Turkey

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5+ bookings last month.

4 to 6 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

What's Included

Professional Licensed Local Tour Guide
Fully Air-conditioned Luxury Brand new vehicle with Separate Driver
Port pickup and drop-off from Kusadasi Port
PRIVATE TOUR just for your party
All Fees and Taxes
GUARANTEED ON-TIME RETURN
Skip the line Entrance ticket of Ephesus Ancient City
Homemade Turkish lunch at a local carpet-weaving cooperative

If you prefer to visit the House of Virgin Mary, it costs 15 euros per person.

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup point

Kuşadası Port Türkiye
Camikebir, Feribot Limanı, 09400 Kuşadası/Aydın, Türkiye

Pickup details

For Cruise Guests We strongly recommend that you meet at the port 30 to 45 minutes after your ship has docked. This will help you avoid the crowds and the hot weather that can occur later in the afternoon. By meeting earlier, you can enjoy a more pleasant and less crowded tour of Ephesus. If your ship is scheduled to arrive at 7:00 AM, we suggest meeting at 8:00 AM. If your ship arrives later than 7:00 AM, please plan to meet approximately 30 minutes after your ship docks Please note, this tour is exclusively for cruise guests. If you are not arriving by cruise ship, kindly refrain from booking this tour and consider other available options. Our tours are conducted in English only. We do not offer tours in Spanish or any other languages. We guarantee that you will be returned to your ship on time. This is a private tour/activity, meaning that only your group will participate.

Meeting point

Kuşadası Port Türkiye
Camikebir, Feribot Limanı, 09400 Kuşadası/Aydın, Türkiye
We will meet with you at the entrance of the port, next to security gate.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Kusadasi (Pass By)

Kuşadası Port

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ephesus Ancient City

2 hours • Admission Ticket Included

The Temple of Artemis

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kusadasi Shopping Center (Pass By)

Kusadasi Castle (Pass By)

Kusadasi

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available

Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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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

4.9

based on 34 reviews

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Beware of your guide suggestion to change the itinerary.

rocky_b, Mar 2026

Beware of your guide suggestion. Our guide took us to three different places for a high pressure sales pitches to buy products. We didn’t buy anything. We were drop off in town w no direction on how to get back to our ship. After a few wrong turns we finally found our way back. We didn’t go to the last two stop.

Delightful, Insightful, Ephesus Tour!

Iris_H, Feb 2026

Our tour guide is a retired teacher and was able to answer questions and discuss historical issues in detail! Our tour guide was Ercument, he was fabulous! Our driver was also safe and courteous.

Response from Host, Feb 2026

We are very grateful that you have chosen Turquesa Tours for your trip to Turkey and to have shared this beautiful experience together. Thank you very much

Fabulous private tour of Ancient City

Deborah_S, Oct 2025

This Turkey Tour experience with tour guide Ercument Ozden was such a pleasant surprise. Ercument had wonderful knowledge of the history of the Ancient City allowing us to visualize how life might have been back then. He gave us a clear overview of Turkish geography and some history. He spoke English very clearly and the driver was always there to meet us . The van was luxury , comfortable and the air conditioning temp was perfect. Ercument customized our tour to meet our desire to stay longer in the Ancient City. The lunch was very good and the rug weaving demo was very interesting. I was glad that I had read other people’s reviews of the required stops as that helped us understand the process and how to politely keep the tour moving. I would recommend this tour and suggest asking for Ercument Ozden

Response from Host, Oct 2025

We are very grateful that you have chosen Turquesa Tours for your trip to Turkey and to have shared this beautiful experience together. Thank you very much

Ephesus tour

Tracey_P, Sep 2025

Everything went smoothly and our tour guide was absolutely amazing and went way above our expectations and was funny to top it off

Response from Host, Sep 2025

We are very grateful that you have chosen Turquesa Tours for your trip to Turkey and to have shared this beautiful experience together. Thank you very much

Very interesting. Our...

Jean_C, Oct 2025

Very interesting.Our guide Deniz knew his subject very well and was on time.The vehicle was as new and very comfortable.We loved

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Response from Host, Oct 2025

Nous vous sommes très reconnaissants d'avoir choisi Turquesa Tours pour votre voyage en Turquie et d'avoir partagé cette belle expérience avec nous. Merci beaucoup.