Overview
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Tour the ancient city of Ephesus on a day trip from Kusadasi
Explore the historical sites appreciating the rich history with the help of your professional and friendly tour guide
Visit the Temple of Artemis, The House of the Virgin Mary and The Great Ancient City Ephesus
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
What To Expect
Bibliotheque de Celsus
Visit library of Celsus
Ephesus Ancient City
On arrival at Ephesus we enter through the Magnesia gate and begin a slow, downhill walk with your guide into the ruins of the former Roman provincial capital Your route will take you past the temple of Hadrian, the fountain of Trajan, the great theatre and the spectacular Celsus library.
Options
Small Group Tour
Van Pickup included
What‘s Included
Professional guide
Lunch
Guaranteed to skip the long lines
Parking Fees
Drinks
Gratuities
Entrance Fees
Ephesus
House of Virgin Mary
Pickup points
Kusadasi cruise port
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
11 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Yesra is phenomenal
Michelle G,Jun 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Yesra was phenomenal - - -such a wealth of information!! The day was absolutely perfect with all the activities included. The tour through Ephesus was absolutely amazing. The pottery stop was so informative and neat. The Turkish lunch was outstanding and such a nice way to try new food. The rug demo was incredible as well. They really did a hard sell at the end which you had to repeatedly say no. However, this was the best event we did on our 10 day vacation!!! Highly recommended.
A great tour with so much history!
richard h,Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Cetin showed us the ruins, the house of Mary, Artemis temple, and a great lunch! He explained all the history and answered all our questions. It was a great day and a great tour. Highly recommend.
Great Tour with Yesra!
laurapX4073CQ,Jul 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a wonderful tour of Ephesus with Yesra. She was very knowledge about all of the sites we visited and also very kind and personable. We stopped at a local shop to taste olive oil and other snacks. We did buy things but didn’t feel a great pressure to make a purchase. We also stopped at a pottery demonstration. Again, we bought something small . Lunch was at the end and was delicious. We were very happy with our tour with Yesra.
Great day in Kusadasi, trip to Ephesus.
583coreyp,Jul 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Yesra was fantastic and very knowledgeable. We went to Ephesus, the Virgin Mary's house and a couple of local shops. The provided lunch was great. I would highly recommend her.
Tour of Ephesus
V4520USianp,Jul 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Yesra was fantastic and knew what she was talking about. She was clear with all of her information and made the tour very enjoyable.
Great tour with Melis
Z7753YDsc,Sep 30, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was the perfect tour if you only have a day in Kusadasi. Melis is the best! You get a good exposure to Turkish culture (like rug making and local food) and ancient history. She is so knowledgeable and gave us helpful tips for the rest of our stay in Kusadasi. Thank you Melis!
Ephesus tour guide
248bridief,Sep 25, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Met Melis on time in Kusadasi port. Her passion for her country's tradition and culture was admirable and by the end of our trip we learned a great deal about her country's history and even learned a few Turkish phrases. The tour of Ephesus and the house of the virgin Mary was brilliant and Melis explained everything in great detail and her extensive knowledge on this subject was admirable. We then had a great lunch and then we had a demonstration on rug weaving and how passionate they are on their rug weaving tradition. We will definitely return to Turkey because of Melis passion when speaking of her country's tradition and history. We would highly recommend Melis as your tour guide and when we return to Turkey again for a holiday we will specifically ask for Melis as our tour guide. Melis is a wonderful warm and friendly tour guide and did everything possible to make our tour unforgettable and her country should be proud of her for delivering a brilliant presentation on Turkey's history and traditions.
Brilliant guide
collettem179,Sep 22, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Melis was a brilliant guide, went beyond and above to meet all our needs, would definitely recommend her to family and friends.
Our Guide, Melis was Fantastic!
TroyS21,Sep 8, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00After travelling through Greece and Türkiye, and doing numerous guided tours through historical sites, Melis has stood out as the best guide we’ve had. Her fluent English coupled with her extensive knowledge ensured that our whole family had an amazing day.
The most fun and informative tour to take!
Sonya T,Jul 19, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00My mom and I had the pleasure of learning everything we needed to know about Ephesus, Turkey, and a lot of things in between from our guide, Ibrahim! We had a great time with him and Eda. We really did learn so much! Every question we had, if we had one, was answered, and then some. We had a great lunch and got to do a lot of shopping! We highly recommend this tour. It was informative, fun, and so cool to see all the sites of Ephesus.
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