KUŞADASI · DAY TRIP
Kuşadası’s best days out.
The 15 most popular ephesus tours around Kuşadası. The ones worth giving a day to, with prices, run times and the operators who run them.
Private Ephesus tour from Kusadasi port with the House of the Virgin Mary, Artemis ruins, and a guaranteed on-time return.
Most Popular“Was an excellent excursion. So much history and our guide was very well informed and gave us so much information.”
Cruise-friendly small-group Ephesus tour with Mary’s House, included entry tickets (option), lunch, and on-time return from Kusadasi Port.
“We thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Ephesus!! It was a great decision to do a private tour, so much easier and personal! Our guide was great, lunch was delicious. Would highly recommend!!”
Private Ephesus cruise tour from Kusadasi with a licensed guide, guaranteed on-time return, and key stops at Ephesus and Mary’s House.
“My family joined Ozzy for a tour of Ephesus and surrounding areas. We were communicated with in timely and effective manner. We were picked up and taken in a nice van to our locations. We felt safe and given any opportunity to ask questions and to take photos. We would recommend Ozzy as a guide.…”
Skip-the-line Ephesus plus Mary’s House on a cruise day with a licensed guide, A/C transport, and entrance fees included.
“We had a great guide who took us through Ephesus and the house of the Virgin Mary. It was very cool seeing these historical sites. The terrace houses were the best part so make sure to add that on. The only thing I didn’t like was that they took us to a leather factory where…”
Private cruise tour from Kusadasi to Ephesus highlights, Virgin Mary’s House, Artemis, and optional Terrace Houses with pickup and skip-line tickets.
“This was a unique tour and we loved seeing the Turkish carpets, but the hard sale after was unwanted and hurt our experience. Ecem took us to a nice place with deserts and we enjoyed the Ephesus tour. But would have liked more history and description of what we were seeing. Other quites were describing…”
Cruise-friendly Ephesus, Mary’s House, and Artemis stop with port transfers and entry tickets, guided in English for a tight Kusadasi day.
“We arrived in Kusadasi in the afternoon but still managed to see many important sights in just 4–5 hours. We were lucky to have Burga as our tour guide—he was fun and engaging from the moment we met him. Our group included a 13-year-old boy, and Burga made sure he stayed interested and entertained throughout…”
Private cruise-day tour in Kusadasi covering Ephesus, the Temple of Artemis, and Mary’s House, with lunch and a carpet center stop.
“Melissa is very detail oriented, and has a kind personality. We had plenty of free time to see the Virgin Mary's house. The cultural stops to see the Turkish carpets and pottery designs were very interesting.”
Private Kuşadası shore tour to Mary’s House and UNESCO Ephesus, with cruise-port pickup and guaranteed on-time return.
“Fatima was a wonderful guide that took us to all of the local spots. The culture and history was fascinating and we loved this stop most of all of our stops on Voyager of the Seas on Royal Caribbean. We are so glad we did a private tour with Fatima, she customized our tour for…”
Cruise-ready Ephesus and Artemis tour from Kuşadası with port pickup, relaxed pacing, local lunch, and entry tickets when selected.
“Excellent pre-trip communication with tour operator and we easily found the tour guide after getting off our ship. There was good communication between the guide and the driver- who always appeared to pick us yo when we were finished at a stop - no waiting!”
A 5-hour small-group cruise excursion from Kusadasi with skip-the-line Ephesus ruins, the House of the Virgin Mary, lunch, and Artemis.
“Our tour was fantastic! Our guide, Tas, was a wonderful guide. He was very knowledgeable, considerate, and he has a great personality. One of my favorite excursions.”
Skip-the-line Ephesus from Kuşadası Port with A/C pickup, guided ruins plus Mary House, and a traditional carpet-village lunch in 4–6 hours.
“Amazing value and very professional, guide was brilliant . To get entry fees paid and lunch for the price with mini bus travel was far cheaper than doing it yourself. Stops were incredible”
Private Ephesus day from Kusadasi with skip-the-line access, a licensed English guide, included lunch, and Temple of Artemis viewing.
“Perfect from start to finish. Asli is the best guide we have ever experienced. The actual booking was experience was excellent.”
Private, all-inclusive Ephesus day with licensed guide, skip-the-line tickets, House of the Virgin Mary, Turkish lunch, and quick Artemis stop.
“The experience was very informative and professionally delivered. We had a private tour at a very reasonable price. We had been on a tour two days before with the cruise line and it was double the price for f this tour. We had a wonderful time with a great host.”
Cruise-day tour from Kusadasi to Mary’s House and Ephesus ruins with skip-the-line guidance, Turkish lunch, and Temple of Artemis.
“This is the BEST tour we have ever done whilst on hols. what an amazing day we had with the most accommodating guide - we saw so much & the pace was just right for the group. We have been to Ephesus before but we really loved this tour it bought the place alive. the…”
Private all-inclusive Ephesus day from Kusadasi Port with pre-paid entrances, expert guide, lunch, and smooth return before your ship leaves.
“We had a private tour with our party of four. Our guide, Ozzy was amazing! He knew how to navigate us to the points of interest getting us in the shortest lines and giving us the best experience. Ozzy is very informative and not pushy to get you to specific shops for purchasing items.”
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