Exclusive Ephesus VIP Tour: Mary, Artemis & Ancient History

BEST TOUR EVER! If you want the best tour, you HAVE to book with Ceren Turkoglu. She made our tour uniquely special! Ceren was full of knowledge and information about the area; she spoke from her heart and had the proper balance between sharing history, information about the country and new information about life in Ephesus. She personalized the tour just for us, giving us as much time as we wanted at Mary's Home. She did not pressure us into doing anything. We told her we did not want to buy a rug; she understood and asked us along the way what we were interested in doing. Not once did I feel like she had a hidden agenda to get us to do anything other than experience the culture and her beautiful country. I have food allergies and she was particularly attentive to my restrictions during our lunch. I wish we could have spent more time with her - she was delightful, informative, kind and truly one of the best tour guides we ever had!!! Thank you, Ceren!!!

Our guide Gurkan was amazing. Knew the area and the history extremely well. He was friendly have us options an ensured we had a great tour. The bus was clean and provided water for us. Made our trip.

Our tour guide made our trip to Ephesus special and memorable. She was very knowledgeable and fantastic at her job.

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.

Plenty of walking, great experience. As with many of these private tours, there is some selling going on, as you experience a rug factory, a pottery factory, and some others, but they are not pushy and many would find them enjoyable.

Orkun was very knowledgeable, witty, and caring. He gave us an overall view of the area. He genuinely cared about us…asked about us and was concerned about our safety.

My wife and I along with two of our friends walked off our cruise ship and five minutes later we met our guide Emre. We were greeted with a smile and warm welcome, boarded a spacious transport van and we're off on what can only be said as n amazing and perfect excursion. Emre was a wealth of knowledge (has a degree in archeology and is well versed with how Roman and Christian history intertwined at these historical sites) and had a wonderful delivery. The day was well paced and little to no lines at every stop. If you are like me and worry about the details, like will I make it back to my ship on time, will it be hard to find my guide after leaving the ship, or will I understand the guide? No need to worry. Just request to have Emre as your guide. You won't regret it. Oh! The lunch was a nice experience in Turkish cuisine and the rug demonstration was interesting too. I did not feel too much pressure to buy a rug. I am so glad I booked this private tour after seeing the large groups following their guide with little opportunity to interact and questions. This was so much more interactive and no waiting for others to catch up with the group. I can't wait for my next excursion.

This was an amazing experience. Nejdet Kahraman was our guide for the day and he was very knowledgeable about Ephesus and the House of Mary. He had a wonderful way to impart the history of the area through artful story telling. We also went to the Weaving School where we had a traditional Turkish lunch and Nejdet ate with us to explain the different foods and all were wonderful! Our last activity was hearing about the Weaving School, seeing demonstrations of making silk and weaving the beautiful turkish rugs. It was also a wonderful place to buy authentic turkish products. It was an amazing day with Nejdet who was one of the best guides ever!

Excellent tour of Ephesus if you only have a few hours...and our guide Mustafa was very knowledgeable and flexible when we needed to adjust the itinerary.

One of our best tours yet! Alex was the perfect guide, schedule was set to maximize our time and avoid crowds. In addition to the sights we stoped at Lotus Ceramic Garden (family run over 400 years) and some of the most beautiful and unique pieces you will find in Turkey) Lunch was amazing and we also got to see rugs being handmade at the same time. Alex shard so much history and culture of the area and made this experience one of the best of our trip! Thank you Alex!!!