Departure & ending points

• Departure and ending places of this itinerary can be customized other than Istanbul upon request!

Notes

• Child discount (except flight tickets)
  0-6   age: Free
  6-12 age: %50 discount

• Every day, any time departure.

• Professional licensed Ephesus tour guide in preferred language (such as English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and our tour guides are licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism).
• Admission fees to the museums as mentioned in the itinerary. No waiting in lines for tickets, your private guide will arrange everything for you.
• Pick-up from hotel, port, airport and drop off services.
• Domestic flight tickets (Istanbul to Izmir and Izmir to Istanbul).
• Private transportation by fully air-conditioned, nonsmoking vehicles such as Mercedes Vito, Sprinter & Bus.
• Local taxes and service fees.
• No hidden or extra cost.

• Any drink.
• Tips to the guide and driver.

• Ephesus Museum: This small museum in Selcuk boasts an incredible collection of Hellenistic and Roman statues, carved reliefs and artifacts unearthed from the ruins of Ephesus. The famous statue of Artemis (goddess of fertility) is housed there.
• Ephesus Terrace Houses: are located on the slopes of Bulbul Mountain, opposite the Hadrian Temple. Also called as “the houses of rich”, these houses were for the important and wealthy people of Ephesus, as only rich people could afford such houses.
• Basilica of St. John: Built by the Emperor Justinian over the tomb of St. John the Apostle, the Basilica, now in ruins, once rivaled St. Sophia in size. See the remaining graceful columns and mosaics of the Basilica as you take in the panorama of the rural Selcuk countryside and the ruins of the Temple of Artemis.

• The drive from Izmir airport to Ephesus takes approximately 45 minutes.
• Vehicles are non-smoking, air-conditioned and are provided with drivers and professional licensed tour guides in preferred language. Drivers language skills vary; they can not act as guides.
• Ephesus requires walking long distances over uneven surfaces; to enter the Basilica of St. John involves some walking at an uphill gradient and a few stairs.
• Comfortable walking shoes and clothing, a hat, sun glasses, and sunscreen are recommended.
• You will enter the Ephesus ruins from the upper gate ( Magnesia Gate ) and left the Ephesus from the lower gate which means you do not have to walk back.

We provide both Ephesus and Istanbul tours to our guests. It is easy to add an Istanbul tour to your Ephesus tour booking. Whether traveling on a cruise ship which is scheduled to embark to both Kusadasi port and Istanbul port or traveling alone, there are definitely benefits to you. Such as:

• Special price discount
• You get all the necessary information and electronic tickets from one place
• All necessary scheduling, bookings (airline tickets..) done by us