Full-Day Small-Group Ephesus Tour from Izmir

Full-Day Small-Group Ephesus Tour from Izmir

SMALL-GROUP TOURS UP TO 15 PEOPLE

Ephesus is one of the best-preserved ancient sites in the world, but planning a visit to the famous ruins takes serious planning. During this hassle-free, all-inclusive day trip, you can settle back and relax while someone else handles the logistics. Explore the ancient ruins and religious sites of Ephesus on a full-day, small-group tour with lunch and an experienced guide. Follow the trail of the Virgin Mary to her mountainside house, then trace a route through the ancient city’s ruins, temples, theatre, and the great Celsus Library.

• Starts from Izmir City and returns to Izmir City
• Pick-up & drop-off services included from the centrally located Izmir Hotels
• Entrance Fees, Lunch and Licensed Tour Guide Included
• Even you have a chance to explore local handicrafts besides visiting historical & cultural destinations
• Small-group tour limited to 15 people ensures a more personalized experience

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Izmir, Izmir, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast

We start picking up our guest from the Hotels/Izmir Airport at around 08:00 - 08:30 am. Then start driving to Selcuk Town where we will spend our whole day with visiting the destinations.

Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Selcuk 35100 Turkey

It is known that the Virgin Mary came to Ephesus and lived here for some time. Whether or not she died in Ephesus was not known until Anne Catherine Emmerich’s vision. The stigmatized German nun who had never been to Ephesus had a vision of the House of the Virgin Mary and described it in detail to the German writer Clemens Brentano who later published a book about it. Catherine Emmerich died in 1884. In 1891 Paul, Superior of the Lazarists from Izmir read about her vision and found a little building which corresponded with Emmerich’s descriptions. Archeological evidence showed that the little house was from the 6C AD but that the foundations were from the 1C AD.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey

Ephesus Ruins is the largest open-air museum of Turkey which is dated to the Greek and Roman periods. Inside the Ruins of Ephesus, we explore Senate Building, Ancient Hospital, Domitian Temple, Nike Statue, Hercules Gate, Trajan Fountain, Hadrian Temple, Celsus Library, Grand Theatre of Ephesus and many more...

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkey

Artemis was the Greek goddess, the virginal huntress and twin of Apollo, who replaced the Titan Selene as Goddess of the Moon.

The ancient temple was built around 650 BC to the cult of Artemis, was constructed on a site already sacred to the Anatolian Mother Goddess, Cybele. The temple was financed by the wealthy king of Lydia and the marshy ground was selected for the building site as a precaution against future earthquakes.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Izmir, Izmir, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast

During the tour, you will have a chance to explore local handicrafts and at the end of the tour around 17:00 - 18:00, you will be returned to your pick up location.