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Skip The Line:Private Ephesus Tour & Guaranteed ON-TIME Return
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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
- 4 to 7 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
What's Included
- Driver/guide
- Hotel/port pickup- drop-off
- Transport by private vehicle
- Gratuities
- entrance fees
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
Our Licensed Tour Guide will meet you at the Cruise Port or Hotel with a sign of your name is written on at Harbour/Cruise Port or your Hotel in Kusadasi. FOR THE CRUISE PASSENGERS PLEASE JUST FOLLOW THE OTHERS FROM YOUR SHIP, THEN YOU WILL SEE OUR SIGN YOUR NAME IS WRITTEN ON, AFTER YOU PASSİNG BY CUSTOM CONTROL.
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- This excursion/activity is private. Only your team will take part.
- For cruise guests, we strongly advise meeting at the port after 30 to 45 minutes have passed after your ship docked to avoid afternoon traffic, school buses, and the heat. To have a better tour of Ephesus before the crowds, IT IS BETTER TO MEET EARLY.
- Sirince Village: Free of charge
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Reviews
5.0
109 reviews
Alex_t, Mar 2024
Our guide,Ali , arrived at port on time . He was well prepared with a recommended order for the main building visits, along with a route and full history through each (particularly places ), all tailored to our questions and preferences. While we covered most of the principal sights . More expensive than some tours but flexible and informative and a great way to pack in as much as possible in two days in the company of a passionate, warm-hearted and humorous local.
john_s, Mar 2024
We were reluctant to book with an un familiar company and website but wow were we happy we did. From the moment we walked off the ship, our delightful tour guide ali was having to greet us. From there we loaded into a clean comfortable new vehicle and had an extraordinary day. Ali was friendly, professional, knowledgeable and kept our day interesting.This tour delivered everything it promised. And more. he navigated the tour so flawlessly. It was an incredible day with a lovely tour guide.
christine_C, Sep 2023
Our guide- Gokhan was the best. He took us to all the attractions and helped to eliminate the long lines. He bought us turkish coffee and turkish delight- yum!! Excellent English and extremely knowledgeable on the history of the area- kusadasi , Ephesus and surrounding cities
Katie_I, Aug 2023
Serdar was such a knowledgeable and experienced tour guide! He was funny and took lots of pictures of us without us having to ask. He had so many fun facts to share and was very easy to talk to! He even planned a private traditional Turkish lunch for us. Just make sure to bring some extra euros for tip! Such a great day and way to spend our time in Turkey
joe_Q, Aug 2023
DO NOT use this tour operator
We did not do this tour because we where in a different port than where the tour was offered. This should have been communicated to us by the tour operator who knows the island. . ( and i can post the communication if anyone doubts it)
Fourteen days ago the tour operator asked me where I was arriving and I told him, arrive by Virgin Cruise at Bodrum port and he replied that pickup was in a different port. The other port is 2 1/2 hours away which he never told us and we didn’t know. He should have told me I would need to rent a taxi to travel 2.5 hours to get to him.
I live in the USA and I am not familiar with this country, the correct thing to do is for the tour operator to have informed me 13 or 14 days ago that I was in the wrong port but he NEVER did. And i didn’t know any better. And as far as Viator, they are very difficult to reach and are not very helpful.
So DO NOT use this tour operator.
Will take your money!
Response from Host, Sep 2023
This review appears to have been posted by our COMPETITORS with the intent to unfairly impact our ranking in a negative manner. As you can observe from the review itself, it lacks specific details, such as the name of the Tour Guide or any particular incidents. Rest assured, we are taking the necessary steps to have this review investigated and potentially removed. We believe that our esteemed prospective guests will be able to visit our company profile and discern the exceptional level of service quality we consistently deliver. Your understanding and support during this time are greatly appreciated.
Donna_S, Jul 2023
Our family of 4 had a fantastic private tour with Ali and our driver in a very nice van. We toured Virgin Mary’s house, the Ancient Ephesus grounds, the Temple of Artemis and were taken to a pottery factory as well as a leather goods showroom. It was an extremely hot July day and Ali was great at keeping the tours interesting but brief. He also brought us to a delicious lunch spot. Highly recommend this private tour. Thank you, Ali! We will look you up when we return.
Response from Host, Jul 2023
Thank you very much for your precious review on your Skip The Line: Private Best Of Ephesus Tour.
We are really glad and honored to read you
spend a good time during your Best of Ephesus tour. We hope to see you again...
briana_m, Jul 2023
amazing tour! Gulcan was a great guide and very knowledgeable! took us to see all the best sites and even a carpet weaving presentation! would definitely recommend!
Response from Host, Jul 2023
Thank you very much for your precious review on your Skip The Line: Private Best Of Ephesus Tour. We are really glad and honored to read you
spend a good time during your Best of Ephesus tour. We hope to see you again.
Best regards
Riki_S, Jul 2023
Our tour guide was fabulous! She was easy to find when we were leaving the cruise terminal. She was extremely knowledgeable of Ephesus, and Turkey overall and answered a lot of questions while driving about Turkey. We really enjoyed the Turkish rug shop and learning about how they were made!
Response from Host, Jul 2023
Thank you very much for your precious review. We are really glad and honored to read you
spend a good time in Turkey. We hope to see you again.
Best regards
Jon_N, Jun 2023
Booked a Private Tour and there was a 'bait-and-switch' when we got to meet-up point. The woman said we'd be in a van with two other parties and 8 total people. We specifically wanted a private tour to both avoid any shopping and to have the opportunity to visit sites at our own pace. The woman said we could cancel if we wanted and find another option. Seriously.
So, we canceled and had to finf a private driver on our own at more of a cost since it was last minute. Total BS. Another group of four did same thing because they'd booked private. The last group had not arrived yet, so I don't know if they booked private, but they got it either way, I guess.
Viator DID refund what we paid, so that was good. But they DIDN'T refund a credit that we used, so that wasn't good.
Bottom line, I can't recommend booking this tour because the operator can't be trusted fo deliver what was promised. It will make me question Viator in the future, too; since this was all pretty shady.
Milind_G, Oct 2019
The tour iternary and service was very good. I was able to contact Ali from the tour company a day before via Whatsapp to confirm time of pick up. We had Adem as our guide who was knowledgable about the history of all the places we visited. We had a relaxing day visiting all the prominent attractions especially with a young 3 yr old. We opted to visit the local craftsmen (pottery, carpet and leather shops) which was optional. It was nice to see the way things were produced. Best part was no hassling to buy things. We had a wonderful lunch that was included as part of tour. All in all a great day out with lots to learn about the history of Ephesus and a great tour company
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