Ephesus Day Trip from Marmaris Including Breakfast and Lunch

Marmaris, Turkey

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5+ bookings last month.

12 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Journey back to ancient Rome with a full-day tour of UNESCO-listed Ephesus from Marmaris, including lunch, hotel transfers and entrance fees. Stand in awe beneath the grand Library of Celsus; see the Great Theatre, where St Paul once preached; and learn about life in the ancient city as you explore the bathhouse, agora and temples. This tour also includes a visit to either the sacred House of the Virgin Mary or the fascinating Ephesus Museum.

Full-day trip to Ephesus from Marmaris with an expert guide
Stroll around the best-preserved ancient city in the eastern Mediterranean
Walk streets lined with crumbling shops, temples and statues
Behold the stunning Library of Celsus and Great Theatre
Learn about the city’s heyday in the 2nd century BC
Visit the House of the Virgin Mary or Ephesus Museum
Enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast and lunch

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Air-conditioned vehicle
Guide
Breakfast and lunch

Gratuities
Drinks
Drop off to; Cooks Club Adakoy,TUI Blue Marmaris, Hotel , Marmaris Resort & Spa Hotel.
Admission fee to Ephesus ( 40 € ),Virgin Mary House ( 10 €) and Selcuk Museum ( 5 € )
Entrance fee - Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)

€10.00 per person
Entrance fee - Ancient City of Ephesus

€40.00 per person
Entrance fee - Selcuk Efes Kent Bellegi-History Museum

€5.00 per person

Meeting and Pickup

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

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

YALANCI BOGAZ AND ADAKOY HOTELS - Cook's Club Adakoy Htl, Marmaris By Resort Hotel, Sunmaris By Resort Hotel ; 20 € ONE WAY - (1-4 persons, price per vehicle) - Paid to the guide on the day of the tour in the region. At the end of the tour, we drop you off at the nearest public bus station to return to your hotel in the evening.

Meeting point

Marmaris, Muğla, Türkiye
Front of Ataturk Statue

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.5:30 am

Itinerary

Marmaris (Pass By)

Selcuk

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Ancient City of Ephesus

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Selcuk

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Selcuk Efes Kent Bellegi-History Museum

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Marmaris

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Infants must sit on laps

Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Photo’s and CD’s are being sold by independent photographers. Please take their contact number as we are not in contact with them. Please also check the CD’s if they are the right one while you recieve.
We serve breakfast and lunch at the road restaurants in accordance with our itinerary. All drinks, including water, are chargeable at lunch.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 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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Featured review

Susan_M

The trip was brilliant.Nur our guide was knowledgeable great personality nothing was to much trouble. Everything ran perfectly. I would recommend it as a wonderful trip.

Reviews

4.5

based on 12 reviews

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Great experience, thoroughly enjoyed it.

Linda_F, Oct 2025

Great tour guide. Breakfast bagel and spreads. Ok lunch, but not as good as on our tour to Parmukkale. Bus was ok, but not as good as Parmuakkale tour. Extra visits to interesting ceramic factory. Good tour in Ephesus, where good shoes for steep slippy surfaces.Very good interactive experience (listed as a museum) at end of tour. Remember TICKETS to enter Ephesus are not included in the tour price, but its still very good value for a 12 to 14 hr trip with food.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Hello, thank you for your kind comment. We are glad if we could make you happy.

Ephesus day trip brilliant day!

Joanna_R, Sep 2025

It was a long day, walking in heat, but an amazing sight to see, once in a lifetime bucket list experience (except this is my 4th time and probably the best) The best due to your with Arbek/Hectore travel, we had an excellent coach driver, breakfast boxes and most of all a brilliant guide Nur Sultan who was extremely knowledgeable about the history and culture, very helpful and friendly and organised your leader. We would recommend this trip highly.

Response from Host, Sep 2025

Hello, thank you for your kind comment. We are glad if we could make you happy.

Great tour with Nur

Avril_M, May 2025

Amazing trip to Ephesus with Nur. Friendly and informative guide and excellent bus driver. Good lunch .

Response from Host, May 2025

Hello, thank you for your kind comment. We are glad if we could make you happy.

The trip was...

Susan_M, May 2025

The trip was brilliant.Nur our guide was knowledgeable great personality nothing was to much trouble. Everything ran perfectly. I would recommend it as a wonderful trip.

Response from Host, May 2025

Hello, thank you for your kind comment. We are glad if we could make you happy.

Great Experience

Ben_C, Apr 2025

Was a great tour, very enjoyable. Nur was an amazing guide. Enjoyed also to ceramics and the Turkish delight!

Response from Host, Apr 2025

Thank you very much for your kind comment :). We are very happy that you were satisfied.

Verry nice Efeze tour

Jan_T, Oct 2023

Fine tour guide Skip house of marry Interesting story Real nice dinner Bit far driving but really nice experience

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Thank you very much for your kind comment :). We are very happy that you were satisfied.

Worth the journey

Maxine_M, Apr 2023

Despite the long journey from Marmaris, Ephesus is definitely worth a visit. There are stops along the way and good breakfast and lunch provided. Entrance fees are collected on the bus, despite people being concerned about this, all above board and the correct fees collected.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you very much for your kind comment :). We are very happy that you were satisfied.

Bad experience

Sonny_N, May 2022

Pros: - pick-up in time as promised - good and professional driver - fast entrance at Ephesus Cons: - wasted over one and a half hour at a ceramic store and a turkish delight store which are not mentioned at the tour description - rushed through Ephesus, if you want to listen to the guide then there is almost no time left to take pictures. Got to run after her all the time. We got 30 min to explore the site on our own and buy something to drink/eat which was not enough at all - rude guide, not possible to ask questions - breakfast in a plastic box including bread, some strawbery jam, honey, butter, chocolate and a small juice that we hade to eat at the bus - lunch at a smelly restaurant with suspicious food

Response from Host, Jun 2022

Hello, Your feedback is very important and valuable for our service quality, we will do everything to raise our quality standards. We apologize to you, your satisfaction is very important to us. We want to give a better service to you on your next trip and to correct this situation. We would be very happy if you give us this opportunity.

First of all, the pickup was...

Caribbean Beach Bum, Jul 2017

First of all, the pickup was scheduled for 0630 and the bus did not arrive until almost 0700. After that we were herded like cattle to the restuarant were we were met by another bus of people going along with us who were extremely rude, pushed and shoved us in the food line, and elbowed their way to the coffee stand demanding things that the poor guy pressing the buttons on the coffee machine could not give! I do realize that the organizers are NOT responsible for the behaviour of others, but to add insult to injury, there were now other people brought in on smaller busses to join us, and some of them were the TWO DAY tour people. So after the breakfast we travel a long ways to the site -- ooops not the site, but a shopping stop! To buy natural olive oil products... Which means we FINALLY GET to EPHESUS almost at the stroke of noon: in the BLAZING HOT SUN!!! We followed the guide, who tried to get us under shade for most of his talks, then were given 1/2 hour free time: some of the people wanted to pay extra to go into the well-preserved homes but by the time they figured out they should have USED the free time for that it was too late! Hurried breakfast at 0715, then all the walking in the heat, then no food until almost 230pm 1430 this was a long time in between. After this people then split up into the individual groups to do either the: Museum which almost all went to because of the air-condition Virgin Mary Site--which we got told was not really Virgin Mary or the Basilica of St. John--where the guide went, which is why I went there. After we were all done, we were then told we would have to change busses: that involved an extra trip/stop to a central Petrol station, where we all got out --those of us NOT on the Two-Day Tour, and stood in the heat for almost 45 minutes while the organizers decided which bus we should go into based on our hotel location in Marmaris. Then once we were on our way, looks like the leader forgot something, so we had to go back to the Petrol station to get it: we all said it was a Comedy of Errors and a game of Send the fool Further! We finally arrived back to Marmaris about 820-830 pm and the first group of people were just let off the bus and left standing in the street!! For many of us, Dinner ends/ended at 9pm 2100 so it was a mad dash to get cleaned up to go grab a bite or you were going to starve or have to pay for dinner if you were at an all-inclusive and had already paid! It is NOT that I didn't like the tour, I just think it could have been better scheduled: 1. How about boxed breakfast to eat on the bus to get us there earlier, when not so hot? 2. How about skipping the shopping till when we do need the cooling off: on the way back, also, this way, people don't have to be moving their things around in two different busses? 3. How about early in the AM, when you KNOW from where you picked people up, and the distances, that the seating and bus choices for the RETURN trip are aranged, then, so we do not have to suffer in the heat while you try to figure something that is apparently so simple? 4. How about being more accurate on the start time of the tour, so that people are not shocked to see a pick up time of 0630 for an 0830 tour? 5. How about being MORE SPECIFIC as to the CHOSEN LANGUAGE of the tour, so that there are not two-three languages attempting to be spoken during the presentations? 6. How about if you can implement some of these suggestions, then LUNCH would be earlier, and people would not be feeling faint? I am NOT saying this was a BAD tour just I came away AWED by the ruins of Ephesus, and awed by the general demeanor and handling of the guests.