CRUISE PASSENGERS: Ephesus & Terrace Houses & Virgin Mary Tour | La Vacanza Travel

CRUISE PASSENGERS: Ephesus & Terrace Houses & Virgin Mary Tour

Duration: 4 to 6 hours
Destination: Türkiye, Aydın, Kusadasi
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  • 4 to 6 hours
  • Kusadasi
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

• GUARANTEED ON TIME RETURN TO THE SHIP
• ONLY OR CRUISE PASSENGERS
• PRIVATE TOUR ONLY FOR YOUR PARTY, MORE PERSONALIZED SERVICE
• LEAD BY LOCAL TOUR GUIDES FOR BETTER INSIGHT
• MORE REASONABLE THAN SHORE EXCURSIONS
• FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE ACCORDING TO YOUR PREFERENCES
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This tour will allow you to visit EPHESUS ANCIENT CITY, TERRACE HOUSES OF EPHESUS, HOUSE OF VIRGEN MARY, TEMPLE OF ARTEMIS, and immerse yourself in the rich culture of LOCAL HANDICRAFTS. This exclusive PRIVATE TOUR empowers you to tailor your experience to perfection, whether you wish to add or skip destinations or adjust the timing to suit your preferences. Elevate your adventure with the option to indulge in an Authentic Turkish Lunch upon request, ensuring a truly immersive and personalized exploration of this captivating destination.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Pass By: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast

We meet you at the Cruise Port! Our team will be waiting next to Information Desk at the Exit Gate of Cruise Port by holding a sign which is your name written on it.
After booking this tour, please contact our team to agree on your meeting time. There are several Cruise Ships with different timings. So, you might decide about the best meeting time which is fitting your schedule.

Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary's House), Sultaniye Mahallesi, Selcuk 35100 Turkiye

The House of Virgin Mary is one of the pilgrimage centres of Christians where the Mary came to Ephesus with John the Apostle and lived her last 10 years.
Pope Paul VI visited the shrine in 1967, and 'unofficially' confirmed its authenticity. Pope John Paul II also visited the shrine in 1979. Pope Benedict XVI visited this shrine in 2006.
Whether or not she died in Ephesus was not known until Anne Catherine Emmerich’s vision. A disabled 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 visions and found a little building which corresponded with Emmerich’s descriptions. Then, the archeological works started which allows us to visit Mary's House and see the result today!

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkiye

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: Ephesus Terrace Houses, Selcuk 35148 Turkiye

Terrace Houses were the houses of rich & upper class people in Ephesus City have been lived, famed with gorgeous mosaics, frescoes and wall paintings. One of the best preserved site in the Ephesus in which archeological works still continue.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

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.

During the time, it has been destroyed and collapsed many times due to the natural disasters.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast

We will drive through the Kusadasi Town and will have a panoramic view while listening the key informations from our Local Tour Guide.

Pass By: Kusadasi Shopping Center, Yavansu Mah. Karaova Sok. No: 8/7 G-1, Kusadasi 09400 Turkiye

You are able to see local handicrafts and experience local shopping if preferred. You will be also able to collect informations from your Local Tour Guide about: best traditional handicrafts, best places to go, things to be carrefull, and best tips for hassle free experience...

Pass By: Kusadasi Castle, Kusadasi Merkez, Kusadasi Turkiye

Also called Pigeon Island! One of the earliest settlements of modern Kusadasi. We will pass by and have an opportunity of seeing it in a distance. It is located very close to the Port, you might be able to have time after your tour if you are interested.

Pass By: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast

At the end of our tour, we will return to the Cruise Port.
PLEASE NOTE THAT: There are several Ships with different arrival and departure times. We carefully check all the timings, confirm with the passengers, and coordinate the return time.

OUR TOURS ARE WITH GUARANTEED ON-TIME RETURN TO THE BOAT!

Inclusions
  • GUARANTEED ON-TIME RETURN FOR CRUISE PASSENGERS
  • Professional LICENSED LOCAL TOUR GUIDE
  • PRIVATE TOUR that ensures more personalized service
  • Cruise Port/Hotel Pick-up & Drop-Off (mentioned on the details)
  • Transportation with A/C Minivans with separate Driver

Exclusions
  • Meals (recommendations provided on the day, if requested)
  • Museum Entrance Tickets (we send pre-purchased tickets, so you can skip-the long ticket lines)
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Near public transportation
  • Stroller accessible
  • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • We highly recommend you to meet our team, after 30/45 minutes your ship docked to the Port. So, you might beat the crowds, school buses, and hot weather in order to have a better experience during your Tour in Ephesus.
  • Pick-up and Drop-off services available from the Hotels which is centrally located in Kusadasi or Selcuk Towns
  • Pick-up and Drop-off services available from the Izmir Cruise Port and Izmir Hotels with an additional fee of 100 USD for up to 15 Persons.
  • After you sent your reservation, please contact our reservation team via our e-mail or WhatsApp and coordinate your meeting time.
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
*****CRUISE PASSENGERS WHO WILL JOIN FROM THE CRUISE PORT*****
• We highly recommend you to meet our team, after 30/45 minutes your ship docked to the Port. So, you might beat the crowds, school buses, and hot weather in order to have a better experience during your Tour in Ephesus.
• After you sent your reservation, please contact our reservation team via our e-mail or WhatsApp and coordinate your meeting time.
• This tour doesn't include Entrance Tickets & Lunch. The Skip the Line Entrance Tickets & Local Lunch can be arranged by our team due to your request. Please contact us and advise our team, if you wish to have all-inclusive and pre-arranged for your day.

*****HOTEL PASSENGERS WHO WILL JOIN FROM THE HOTELS*****
• We have pick-up and drop-off services from CENTRALLY located KUSADASI and SELCUK TOWN Hotels.
• We have pick-up and drop-off services from Izmir Hotels and Izmir Cruise Port with an additional fee of 100 USD in total for up to 15 personas.
• Please contact our reservation team via our e-mail or WhatsApp and learn your certain meeting time.

Ports

  • Kuşadası Port, Hacıfeyzullah, M.Esat Bozkurt Cd. no:21/3, 09400 Kuşadası/Aydın, Türkiye


Departure Time


Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
PRIVATE TOUR
8/20/2022 - 4/30/2025

Monday - Sunday : 06:30 AM - 05:00 PM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

4 to 6 hours


User's Reviews

Kathryn_P

19 Mar, 2024

We had the most wonderful time exploring the Virgin Mary home, Ephesus, and the terrace houses. Our guide, Isik, was so very pleasant, informative and knowledgeable. She spoke fluent English and communicated clearly where to meet her. She arrived promptly and shared some history of the area on the ride to the home of the Virgin Mary. She handled all of the ticketing, explained what we would experience, and allowed us time to explore at our leisure throughout the day.. She then assisted us in shopping by telling us which shops had genuine Turkish items and which did not. Once at the ancient city of Ephesus, we were again amazed by her knowledge of the history that had occurred there. We spent several hours walking through antiquity. The way that Isik described the history made it easy to visualize what the streets and buildings of Ephesus must have been like thousands of years ago.The terrace houses were absolutely amazing full of mosaic “carpets” and walls decorated with slabs of marble and painted plaster. After leaving Ephesus we traveled to the Temple of Artemis for more historical information. Afterwards we asked for lunch suggestions and she took us to an outdoor restaurant where we could sample a variety of Turkish foods at a reasonable price. She was able to describe each of the foods and their ingredients and took care of ordering for us. After lunch she offered us the opportunity to learn about the process of rug making at a local weaving center. We had an amazing tour of the process and got to view a large variety of rugs. Isik made the day amazing. I highly recommend this tour.

Tammy K

14 Jun, 2022

The travel designer Ismail from this travel company did an amazing job of organizing our trip. I told him what we like to do in Ephesus, and he customized my itinerary according to my desired preferences. . When we met our guide Fatima in Kusadasi Port, we felt that we were in safe hands. She was so helpful, extraordinary knowledgeable about the sites we visited.She showed us many extra places along the way. We had a local lunch and some local artshops.We really enjoyed it! I recommend them to anyone visiting Ephesus

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