Ephesus Day Trip from Kuşadası

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Duration: 6 hours
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Experience Highlights

Embark on a 6-hour tour from Kusadasi to discover the ancient city of Ephesus, one of the greatest treasures of the Mediterranean. Your English-speaking guide will pick you up directly from your centrally located hotel or meeting point of your choice, and accompany you in a comfortable air-conditioned coach.

Tour the monumental ruins: the Basilica of St. John in Ayasuluk, the immense Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre and the mythical Temple of Artemis (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World). Also enjoy a traditional Turkish lunch included, and be inspired at the House of the Virgin Mary, a pilgrimage site certified by Pope Paul VI.

  • Travel to the heart of antiquity and discover the secrets of Ephesus.
  • Comfortable transport by air-conditioned coach with English-speaking guide.
  • Enjoy an authentic Turkish lunch en route.

What’s included

  • Pick-up and drop-off from centrally located hotels in Kusadasi (or alternative meeting point)
  • Transport by air-conditioned coach
  • English-speaking local guide throughout the tour
  • Entrance to: Basilica of St. John, Ephesus Antik Kenti, Library of Celsus, Great Theatre, Temple of Artemis and House of Virgin Mary.

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Step by Step

Get an early start to your day in Kusadasi, where a friendly English-speaking guide will meet you at your hotel or agreed meeting point. After a short drive by air-conditioned coach, you will arrive at the Basilica of St. John, perched atop Ayasuluk Hill. Here you can admire a 4th century crypt and the tomb attributed to St. John the Evangelist.

Next, descend to the majestic ancient city of Ephesus, the epicentre of early Christianity. Walk along the Avenue of the Curetes, explore the 25,000-seat Great Theatre and feel the grandeur of the Library of Celsus, one of the best preserved buildings of Roman times.

The next stop will take you to the Temple of Artemis, destroyed and rebuilt many times throughout history and recognised as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Although only a few columns remain today, its legend lives on in every stone.

Around midday, you will enjoy a traditional Turkish lunch at a nearby local restaurant, where you can try specialities such as meze, kebab and baklava. After refuelling, the tour continues to the House of the Virgin Mary, a pilgrimage site where it is believed that Mary's last days were spent in peace and seclusion.

Finally, after paying homage at this shrine, you will return in comfort by coach to Kusadasi, with time to rest or explore the harbour on your own.

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