Private Tour from Izmir to Ephesus, Artemission, Virgin Mary House incl. Lunch

Wonderful tour to Ephesus and Virgin Mary House! I am surprised that this tour operator have only small number of reviews. I was hesitant also in the beginning to book because of that. But I have to say that I am glad that I took a chance! Of all the other tours I checked out before deciding to book this one, this tour was the most inclusive. So the admission and lunch is included. Not included are the drinks and tips. I asked to add Terrace Houses to the tour too, so we had to just pay the guide extra for those admission tickets after the tour. If you are interested to do that, I will recommend telling them ahead of time so that they can get the tickets for you so there is not time wasted waiting in line.

We got pick up from our Izmir hotel at 9am. Since it was a private tour, we didn't need to make additional stops to pick up other guests. The drive there was around 1 hour, along the way our guide, Taz, gave us an overall history of all of Türkiye since he is licensed to be tour guide for all the regions. We were all impressed by his knowledge of his country and his educational background. It really made the whole experience so much better since the sites we visited were of so full of history.

There was so much to absorb during this tour but we didn't feel rush at all during the whole time. Taz made the whole tour effortless down to taking us to best spots to stand to take pictures and to avoid the crowd. I won't go into details about the actual sites, it is best that I leave it to Taz. So definitely try to get him as your tour guide.

After visiting the sites, we still have a little time to do some shopping at the museum store before heading to lunch. It was just 10 minutes at a local restaurant , Agora. It was delicious!

We had a great time in Ephesus , our guide Inan was very knowledgeable and good at explaining everything, we had an amazing day!!

Great communication with your operator since we booked the tour. We were picked up at the Izmir airport at 9:30 am and the super comfortable van and knowledgeable tour guide took us to a ceramics place, Mary’s house, the Ephesus ruins, leather store, carpet looping demo and lunch, and back to airport. Since it was a private tour, he was able to modify to our requests. Very pleased overall.

Ekim was a great guide - very knowledgeable and helpful and friendly. Transportation was very comfortable

Tour was helpful, comfortable and unhurried. The only regret was not seeing the Ephesus museum in Seljuk, as was not included in the tour. This is an essential stop in seeing the full picture and enjoyment of the site. Just leave an hour earlier in the tour and visit this museum!

We had a great time during this tour. First off, it is very reasonably priced considering it is private. Our tour guide Emma was great, knowledgeable, polite and an excellent communicator perfectly fluent in English. There is no wasted time during this tour. Emma tailored the entire day to our liking. We experienced what we considered the most important features of this tour in our own way. Emma’s introduction of topics included historical and cultural events that shaped this tour into a very memorable experience. The traditional lunch, included in the tour, deserves special mention. The food was simple, yet phenomenal, a feature of Mediterranean cuisine and Turkish culture. We thoroughly enjoyed the food and the company of Emma. Thank you

We had a great day with our tourguide Selenay. She was very punctual, which I appreciate greatly. She was very pleasant to talk too, very informative concerning the whole trip and told us many things about the things we saw during the trip.

We enjoyed our Ephesus tour with Jocat. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. We would highly recommend him!

It was wonderful and full of information. I just loved my tour! We are going to get back and will book with him again.

Inan is full of knowledge!

Excellent service overall. The tour guide did an excellent job in providing historical background & was very informative ,knowledgeable, accommodating considering we had 17 people in our group. I would request him if I was to return again. I would highly recommend him for others seeking a tour guide.