DEPARTURES FROM ISTANBUL: We will pick you up from your hotel (or at your Airbnb address if parking is available) in Istanbul and transfer you to airport for your flight to Izmir. Upon arrival at Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport, your tour guide and driver will meet you at the arrival terminal exit gate. They will then drive you to Selcuk town for your full-day tour of Ephesus and its surroundings. This service is valid for bookings with the 'from-to Istanbul Hotels' option.

DEPARTURES FROM BODRUM CRUISE PORT OR HOTELS IN BODRUM: Your private guide and driver will meet you at the reception of your hotel in Bodrum or at the arrival terminal exit gate of Bodrum Cruise Port. They will then drive you to Selcuk town for your full-day tour of Ephesus and its surroundings. This service is valid for bookings with the 'from-to Bodrum Port & Hotels' option.

DEPARTURES FROM KUSADASI CRUISE PORT OR HOTELS IN KUSADASI: Your private guide and driver will meet you at the reception of your hotel in Kusadasi or at the arrival terminal exit gate of Kusadasi Cruise Port. They will then drive you to Selcuk town for your full-day tour of Ephesus and its surroundings. This service is valid for bookings with the 'from-to Kusadasi Port & Hotels' option.

كانت أفسس واحدة من أهم مدن الموانئ في العالم القديم، كما ورد ذكرها في سفر الرؤيا كواحدة من الكنائس السبع. كما تعد مكتبة ومسرح سيلسوس في أفسس من أبرز المعالم الأخرى. ستشاهد وتزور مكتبة سيلسوس ومعبد هادريان ونافورة تراجان والمسرح الكبير وبوابة هرقل والأوديون والمراحيض القديمة والعديد من المباني التاريخية المهمة في هذه المدينة القديمة المدرجة في قائمة اليونسكو.

Ephesus Experience Museum, where you will travel back in time and immerse yourself in the mystical atmosphere of the ancient world. With innovative approach of this amazing museum, we offer an entirely mesmerizing experience where time breaks free from its static confines and dances in perpetual motion, bringing historical artifacts to life and presenting interactive visual spectacles that will leave an indelible imprint on your memory. (Admission to the Ephesus Experience Museum is free if you have a ticket for Ephesus Ancient City)

You will be walking from front of Terrace Houses during your tour, and your guide will provide information about the Terrace Houses of Ephesus Ancient City. (There is no visit to this place included in the guided tour. However, you may add a short visit if your schedule allows.)

The next visit of your tour will be the last home of the Virgin Mary. Once you arrive there you will be thrilled by the natural beauty that surrounds the monument. The House of Virgin Mary is located on the Aladag Mountains 5 miles away from Ephesus. At the third Ecumenical Council on 431 AD in Ephesus, it was claimed that Mary came to Ephesus with St. John in 37 A.D. and lived there until her death in 48 A.D. After the discovery of the house, the Archbishop of Izmir declared there as a place of pilgrimage in 1892. On July 26, 1967, Pope Paul VI visited this place and prayed there.

ستتوقف لتناول الغداء في مطعم تركي تقليدي. بعد الغداء، ستخوض تجربة في تعاونية للحرف اليدوية التقليدية، حيث ستتلقى محاضرة عن الفنون المميزة للقرويين الأتراك.

Another visit of tour will be to this ancient Basilica dedicated to the author of Revelation St. John. According to the legend St. John died in this church after having written the Fourth Gospel and the Basilica was built by the Emperor Justinian over St. Johns burial place.

At the end of the tour of Ephesus and its surroundings, we will drop you back at the cruise port or your hotel in Kusadasi or Bodrum, depending on your pick-up location. If you booked the 'from-to Istanbul Hotels' option, you will be transferred to Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport for your return flight to Istanbul.

عند وصولك إلى مطار إسطنبول، سيستقبلك سائقك وينقلك إلى فندقك. يُرجى العلم أن هذه الخدمة مشمولة فقط في حال اختيارك خيار "من وإلى فنادق إسطنبول".