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PRIVATE Ephesus and The House of Virgin Mary Tour
Private Ephesus and The House of Virgin Mary Tour from Kusadasi
PRIVATE Ephesus and The House of Virgin Mary Tour
PRIVATE Ephesus and The House of Virgin Mary Tour
Celsus Library in Ephesus

PRIVATE Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary Tour (Skip-The-Line)

By OTTI Travel
9.6 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is €115 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages
Overview

Our PRIVATE Ephesus Tour is one of its kind about places it covers and it's our best-seller! This tour is a perfect option for those who have a full day to spend around the most important sights of the Ephesus area.
This tour is guaranteed Skip-The-Line with pre-purchased tickets.
You can always customise your tour with your private guide.

This tour includes pick up and drop off service from Kusadasi Cruise Port. During your private tour, you will visit; Ephesus Ancient City which used to be the most important commercial centre of the western Anatolia, the House of Virgin Mary where Mary had spent her last day, the Basilica of St. John where is believed that the evangelist St. John had spent his last years in the region around Ephesus and buried in the southern slope of Ayosolug Hill and the Temple of Artemision which is known as one of the seven wonders of the Antic World.

Enjoy the personalised attention of your licensed tour guide and the comfort of your private mercedes van.

Activity location

  • Ephesus Ancient City
    • Efes Harabeleri
    • 35920, Atatürk, İzmir, Türkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Ephesus Ancient City
    • Efes Harabeleri
    • 35920, Atatürk, İzmir, Türkiye

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From Kusadasi Cruise Port
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

Mercedes Vito / Sprinter
Pickup included

Price details
€115.19 x 1 Adult€115.19
Total
Price is €115.19

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedPick Up and Drop Off for the Cruise Guests
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport by Luxury Private Vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll Parking Fees and Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's includedEnglish Speaking Tour Guide with Archaeological Backgroud
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance Fees (Tour guide will have pre-purchased tickets, so you can skip-the long ticket lines
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedSpanish Speaking Tour Guide ($50 per group)

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Ephesus Ancient City
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
This enclosure for archaeological remains at Ephesus elegantly reconciles historic conservation with accessibility for visitors. The site of a succession of great ancient civilisations, Ephesus, on the south-west coast of modern Turkey, embodied a peculiarly fertile synthesis of architecture and culture. In 356BC the Greeks built the Artemesium (a colossal Ionic temple dedicated to Artemis the fertility goddess) which was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. During the 2nd century BC, Ephesus was the fourth largest city in the eastern Roman Empire, famous for its Artemision, the Library of Celsus and its medical school..
The Basilica of Saint John
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
It is believed that the evangelist St. John had spent his last years in the region around Ephesus and buried in the southern slope of Ayosolug Hill. Three hundred years after the death of St. John, a small chapel was constructed over the grave in the 4th century. The church of St John was changed into a marvellous basilica during the region of Emperor Justinian (527 -565 AD). The second half of the first century was full of persecution for the early Christians.Apostle James and Stephen were killed in Jerusalem.Paul was sent to Rome and executed. According to tradition John took The Mother Mary and came to Ephesus.He wrote his Gospel in Ephesus and the Revelation in Greece Island, Patmos in 96AD.
Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House)
  • 40m
  • Admission ticket not included
House of Virgin Mary is located on the top of the "Bulbul" mountain 9 km ahead of Ephesus, the shrine of Virgin Mary enjoys a marvellous atmosphere hidden in the green. It is the place where Mary may have spent her last days. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with Saint John, who spent several years in the area to spread Christianity. Mary preferred this remote place rather than living in crowded place. The house of Virgin Mary is a typical Roman architectural example, entirely made of stones. In the 4th century AD, a church, combining her house and grave, has been built. The original two-stored house, which consisted of an anteroom (where today candles are proposed), bedroom and praying room (Christian church area) and a room with fireplace (chapel for Muslims).
The Temple of Artemis
  • 30m
The Temple of Artemis is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. It has been built in the areas of Ephesus on a flat area which has over the centuries turned into a swamp. If you visit Ephesus today, you can only see the ruins of the foundations of this marvellous construction of the Hellenistic Age, entirely made of marble and full of sculptured columns' capitals and shafts.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESEphesus Ancient City
    • Efes Harabeleri
    • 35920, Atatürk, İzmir, Türkiye

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEEphesus Ancient City
    • Efes Harabeleri
    • 35920, Atatürk, İzmir, Türkiye

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