SKIP THE LINE : Private Ephesus Tour with Traditional lunch [15519P7]
Private : Full Day tour of Ephesus, St. John Basilica Temple of Artemis, The House of Virgin Mary with lunch. Private Licenced tour guide, A/C transportation, parking fees and lunch are included in the price. Terrace houses can be added into the program (own expense). If requested , Bible Oriented Guide can be organised without any extra.
Entrance fees are not included in this program. Our guide will have pre-paid tickets to the sites. Entrance fee can be paid to our guide at the end of the tour in cash . If you want to pay by visa or master card, our guide will stop for a few minutes in our office where is on the way to port.
Entrance fees are not included in this program. Our guide will have pre-paid tickets to the sites. Entrance fee can be paid to our guide at the end of the tour in cash . If you want to pay by visa or master card, our guide will stop for a few minutes in our office where is on the way to port.
ADDITIONAL INFO
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Travelers 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
- At time of booking, hotel guests must provide hotel name
- Full Day tour of Ephesus, St. John Basilica Temple of Artemis, The House of Virgin Mary with lunch. Private Licenced tour guide, A/C transportation, parking fees and lunch are included in the price.
INCLUDED
- GUARANTEED On Time Return to PORT
- Transport by air-conditioned mercedes Van
- Private tour
- Traditional Lunch with Mezes
- Hotel or Port pickup and drop-off
- Professional Licenced Tour guide ( If requested, Bible Oriented Tour guide can be organised without any extra
NOT INCLUDED
- Drinks
- Entrance fees (Our guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip lines)
CANCELLATION POLICY
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
ITINERARY
- Your tour guide will be ready at your hotel lobby in Kusadasi or at Kusadasi Cruise terminal at pre-arranged time. After Greeting, drive to The House of Virgin Mary.
- Our First stop is The House of Virgin Mary is one of the pilgrimage center of Christians where Virgin Mary passed her recently time and died. Pope Paul VI visited the shrine in 1967, and ‘unofficially’ confirmed its authenticity. Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI has visited this shrine After House of Virgin Mary.
- We drive to Ephesus, famous in antiquity for its Temple of Artemis during the years of the Roman Empire, the Greek port of Ephesus became the greatest city in Asia Minor. You will start your Ephesus excursion at the upper Magnesia Gate, and work your way down through the city, ending near the ancient Harbor. Along the way you will see the Forum, the Odeon, the Library of Celsus, the Thermal Baths of Scolastika and the Great Theater, built in the Greek era and reconstructed in the Roman period. It has played host to programs as varied as Paul and his sermons to the Ephesians, to concerts by Sting, in part due to its remarkable acoustics. You will walk along the Arcadian Way, where once Mark Antony and Cleopatra rode in procession. You will hear stories of Alexander the Great, the Virgin Mary, and many other famous visitors who walked the same marble streets that you are walking. Lunch will be served in a restaurant in the garden of handcraft center.
- After Lunch, we will visit The Basilica of St. John 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.
- Then Continue to visit Temple of Artemis which is one of the seven wonders of Ancient time. Returning back to your hotel / Cruise terminal in Kusadasi and the end of our tour.
- Return back to Kusadasi after the tour. free time in city center or port
