Best of Ephesus Skip-the-Line Tour for Cruisers
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- Easy
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for strollers and prams
- Public transport nearby
Your guide
With over 13 years of experience, Tour Altinkum Travel offers day tours, multi-day journeys, and shore excursions across Türkiye’s most popular destinations. We specialize …
Discover Turkey's UNESCO sites with a knowledgeable local guide, including tours of Ancient Ephesus, the House of Virgin Mary, and the Temple of Artemis.
Highlights
- Enjoy a small-group shore excursion departing from Kusadasi Port.
- Walk the ancient marble streets of Ephesus as your guide brings Roman history to life
- Admire the magnificent Library of Celsus and the impressive Great Theatre.
- Discover the peaceful atmosphere and spiritual significance of the House of the Virgin Mary.
- Visit the remains of the Temple of Artemis, once one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
What's included
- Professional licensed tour guide.
- Kusadasi Cruise Port pick-up and drop-off
- Car Park fees and local taxes
Not included
- Entrance fees to the archaeological sites
- Lunch (optional)
- Personal Expenses
What to bring
- Passport for children if any
- Camera
Know before you go
- Infant seats available
- The tour specialy designed for the cruise guests. Pick up and drop off only available from Kusadasi Port. The tour starting time will adjust according to your cruise dock and onboard times. We GUARANTEE your timely return to the Port.
- Your tour guide may suggest visiting places with handmade items, but it’s completely optional for the guests.
- We GUARANTEE your timely return to the Port.
Meeting point: Kusadasi Port
Starbucks coffee shop in Kusadasi Port (The guide will be holding a board your name is on it)
Drop-off: Back at the meeting point.
Cancellation policy: Free until 24 hours before: Full refund if you cancel at least 24 hours before the start. After that, no refund.
Cancel within that window and you get your full deposit back. After it, you do not get your deposit back. If the guide cancels, you always get your deposit back.
What you'll do
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Drive to Ephesus
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According your Private tour pick up time meet with your guide and drive to Ephesus,
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House of Virgin Mary
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it is declared by the church to be the final house where Mary spent her last days. Also it is believed that the Assumption took place there in the 15th of August
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Ancient Ephesus
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Ancient Ephesus; An Archeological treasure, The best-preserved classical city in the Eastern Mediterranean. During the 1C AD, Ephesus was the second-largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250,000 citizens. It was in the center of the known world and played the role of a gateway between the East and the West. With its giant harbor, it was also the center of trading in antiquity. It was not only a rich commercial city but also the honeymoon place of Mark Anthony and Cleopatra. It is also home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Temple of Artemis. Ephesus is also so well preserved that, walking on the ancient streets among the beautiful monuments such as the third largest library of the ancient world or the largest roman theatre on the Asia continent, gives you the feeling of a time traveler.
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The Temple of Artemis
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was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World. Its ancient cult dedicated to Artemis was very famous in atiuqity and made Ephesus a much-visited pligrimage place. There were totally 127 ionic columns with the height of 19m. The temple is also considered to be the earliest bank of the ancient world.
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Drive to Kusadasi
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At the end of the tour drive you back to departure point.
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