Private Ephesus Tour from Kusadasi Port with Lunch

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Kusadasi, Turkey

4 to 6 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Offered in: English

Overview

Maximize your time during your cruise ship stop with this private tour of Ephesus. Depart from your cruise ship in the Kusadasi Port in a private vehicle and make your way to Ephesus. Skip the long lines and explore at your own pace in the company of your guide. Enjoy a midday lunch of local food.

Hassle-free pickup from Kusadasi Port
Travel comfortably in a private vehicle
Skip the lines at Ephesus
Learn about the area from your guide

What's Included

Private transportation
Parking Fees
Professional Tourist Guide
Private Driver
Skip The Lines in Ephesus
Delicious Local Lunch
On time return guarantee for Cruise Travelers

Ephesus entry ticket

€40.00 per person
Virgin Mary House

€13.00 per person

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup point

Ege Ports
Camikebir, Liman Cd. No:10, 09400 Kuşadası/Aydın, Türkiye

Pickup details

THIS TOUR IS ONLY FOR CRUISE TRAVELERS. IF YOU ARE NOT CRUISE TRAVELER, PLS DONT BOOK. After booking,we arrange the meeting time with the guests. When you come to the car park of the port of Kusadasi, our professional tour guide will welcome you. We highly recommend that you come to the parking after 30 / 45 minutes after your ship has docked. This will help us beat the crowds. It is better if you wear comfortable shoes. For summer time a hat is recommended.

Arranged start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

08/13/2024 - 04/09/2027
Monday - Sunday : 7:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Itinerary

Ancient City of Ephesus

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

The Temple of Artemis

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
THIS TOUR IS ONLY FOR CRUISE TRAVELERS. IF YOU ARE NOT CRUISE TRAVELER, PLS DONT BOOK
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 126 reviews

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A great Ephsus excethanal, knowldeable tour guide

AP_M, Oct 2025

Our tour guide is professionel, knowledgeable and courteous. We enjoyed the Ephesus experience and will certainly recommend our tour guide.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you. I tried my best for you.

Beautiful, Spectacular Ephesus

Linda_G, Oct 2025

Our tour guide Tolga was fantastic! He was knowledgeable, friendly and full of tales of by gone times. The ancient city of Ephesus is spectacular and the preservation of the ruins blew my mind. Highly recommend this tour and ask for Tolga. You will not be disappointed

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you. I tried my best for you.

Kasadasi

Debbie_S, Sep 2025

It was an amazing experience. We loved our guide! Very informative and interesting. We'd use the same guide anytime.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Thank you. I tried my best. Glad you enjoyed the day.

Great Private Tour of Ephesus

Joanne_H, Aug 2025

We found having a private tour was way better than a larger group and Tolga is an excellent guide. The whole experience was exceptional. Highly recommend this tour if you're visiting Kusadasi

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you. I tried my best for you. Glad it worked out.

Good tour guide but geez girl!

Colleen_D, Sep 2024

Tuba as I'll call her was very nice and tour was good and informative but felt rushed out of House of Mary shopping center to go to one they obviously are in partnership with(which I have no problem with) so that was a bit annoying and then off to lunch which was very good and then walk up a few steps to what you think is a demonstration of rug making and then you are off to their rug factory(through a door) and he does a bit of a speech and then the rugs start flying out as well as men and women to degree of I was very uncomfortable and felt very pressured. When you're in a foreign country and on a CRUISE you are not going to buy $5000 rug to hall home or pay for delivery for gods sake!

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Hi. We are glad that you are happy with the guide. As for shopping this is a private tour and you decide where you want to visit.

Tour would be better during Sept or October months

Elaine_R, Jul 2024

Elif, was exceptional!!! She met us right outside the cruise port!!! She walked us directly to the air-conditioned van that was waiting for us!! She was extremely knowledge & very pleasant. Her knowledge of Ephesus and Turkey are AMAZING!!! The month of July is not a great time of year to visit Ephesus because it was extremely HOT but beautiful!!! The history is mind-blowing!!

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Thank you for your kind comment. We try our best for you.

Fantastic Tour! Don't miss it.

Tamara_D, Jun 2024

This was the best tour of our trip. The guide, Elif, went through strict processes to become a licensed guide. For example, they must travel for one month all throughout Turkey as well as classes and tests. She was knowledgeable and friendly and it felt like being taken around by a good friend. The tour was also very well organized. We were able to spend more or less time as desired, while relying on her expertise to get us everywhere. We never felt rushed or delayed. Always cold water and an air conditioned vehicle waiting for us at each stop. The sites were amazing and the lunch spot was good. Highly recommend this tour especially if you can go with Elif!

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thank you for your kind comments. We try our best for you.

Wonderful Sites and an Awesome Guide

Robert_C, Sep 2023

The sites in this tour were amazing...Ephesus, House of the Virgin Mary, and the Temple of Artemis. If you are in Kusadasi, they are not to be missed. Our tour guide, Barak, was outstanding...one of the most knowledgeable we've ever had. He guided through every step of the way in each of the attractions, and at the lunch place he chose was quaint and served local cuisine. He even walked us to a Turkish barber that I wanted to visit at the end of the tour...truly above and beyond. He really made a great an absolutely outstanding one.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you, we try our best for you.

Learning day!

Carlos_H, Jun 2023

Tugba our tour guide was super sweet. She explained everything well. We had two kids in our group and it was very informative for them. Lunch is nice after we had a rug presentation that part I didn’t read about in reviews however it was fast.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thanks for choosing our company.We would like to see you again in Türkiye.

Ephesus Day Tour

James_C, Oct 2022

The excursion went flawlessly as described. Our guide was kind, considerate and a delightful human being. really enjoyed the experience. Saw the best sights and didn't have to be corralled or wait for others, spent as much time as we wanted at each site no more no less.

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thanks a lot. It was so nice to meet you all.

Ephesus tour

Wesley_M, Oct 2022

All good, but rug guy was a bit much, no interest in them. Beginning of tour was great, and driver gotus through in time and made it back to ship on time