Best of Ephesus Tour from Kusadasi Port / ONLY FOR CRUISE GUESTS

Wife and I booked a tour to Ephesus, and got to spend a wonderful tour with Melisa Sinek. At the very start of the tour, she presented the entire program and worked with us to do then in most efficient order and pace that suited us. She is very knowledgeable in the matter she was showing us and made sure to transfer that knowledge to us before allowing us to fully absorb the visuals of the scenery after. Her mastery of English language is pretty good, and at no point was communication lacking. I would definitely recommend her for tours. Please pass along our happiness and gratitude that we got to spend a wonderful day.

Our excursion to Ephesus was fantastic because our tour guide was exceptional. Deger ("D") Eren was knowledgeable, an excellent communicator, enthusiastic about the history, and went out of her way to make our visit enjoyable. She knew the area very well, found shady spots for us to sit when she had detailed information to share, arranged the tour to meet our desires, interests, and pace. I cannot say enough positive things about her to do justice to our experience. Also, the communication with the company was excellent before the tour began, positively setting our expectations for the tour.

Great tour. Highly recommended. Celzuk our tour guide is excellent. We did not have to wait in long lines. Tour guide is funny. Took pictures of our group. Gavw is time to wander and take pictures. Too in us to Pottery store. we found and bought some great treasures

Gokmen, our tour guide was excellent - very knowledgeable and easy company. Ephesus was brilliant - suggest wearing shoes with good grip as slippy in parts. Delicious 3 course lunch for just 10 euros in the garden of educational establishment followed by talk on traditional carpet weaving and opportunity to buy!! House of Mary peaceful and serene despite many visitors. Our driver too was excellent

This was a fantastic personalised tour. Just us and our great guide Banu and our driver of a modern, clean minivan. We were met at the port ahead of time, our names clearly displayed. The tour started immediately by visiting the Virgin Mary’s house and then moving onto Ephesus where we spent a fascinating couple of hours. Banu was superb providing us with an excellent commentary whilst also allowing us to explore ourselves. Being a small tour we then visited the local temple and church ruins and a former Turkish baths which gave us a real feel of how life was in the long distance past. Being on a cruise we weren’t worried about having lunch as we were still full up from breakfast so instead visited local ceramic, silk and leather businesses. There was absolutely no pressure put on us to buy. It was our choice to accept the offers to visit; at no time did Banu push us that way. We really appreciated that Banu was willing to give us as much time as we wanted at each stop. I don’t think we missed anything. As far as guides go I don’t think you’ll find many better than Banu. What never fails to surprise me is the numbers of those on cruises who chose to spend a fortune on a ship tour rather than on a far cheaper, more personalised local tour. I know the cruise guarantees that the ship won’t leave if a cruise excursion is delayed but local tours always get you back on time. It’s a myth that they don’t. Please use local providers. I would recommend this tour to anyone.