Day  1  KUSADASI PORT - EPHESUS 

Day 1 KUSADASI PORT - EPHESUS

Meet with your guide at  Kusadası Port

( Our guide will be at the port when your ship is docking you are welcome to come out as early as you wish)

(It takes 25  minutes to get to Selcuk where Ephesus is.)

• We will drive by the temple of Artemis of Ephesians
• Visit the Museum of Ephesus ( Since 99% of the groups do not visit the museum, it will be avery pleasant experience to see the museum before we go to the site.) When we see the artifacts of the city as the first thing in the morning, it will be easier to visulize what the city had looked like once we get to Ephesus.
• The visit of the museum takes around one hour.
• Before lunch,  visit the Virgin Mary’s House.
• By 1:00 PM we will have lunch at a local Family Country House.
• In the afternoon when all the crowds of the morning are gone we will visit Ephesus.

 

Private Transfer back to Kusadasi port

Lunch at the Country House:  It will be a great get away from all the commercial and touristy things around you. Your group will be the only one there we will welcome you with wonderful classical music’s you will have a feast of a grand ma cook food, real Turkish food, and an hour of peace of mind and running away from the crowd will hopefully be the high light of your entire trip.
We will serve you Turkish local wonderful wine with your meal.

( The order of the above itinerary is subject to change according to the heat and crowdedness of the sites)

Ephesus was the 4th largest city of the Roman Empire, after Rome, Alexandria and Antioch of Cilicia. Today, Ephesus is the largest Roman excavation site in Turkey. The grand avenues and intact social buildings help one build the city in their imagination with not too much of an effort. As one walks in the theater, which had a seating capacity of 24,000, the sounds of the enraged Ephesians, led by Demitrius the silversmith, can almost be heard. According to Acts 19 St Paul, who visited Ephesus twice, was never given an opportunity to speak in this theater when the Ephesians were reminded that St Paul and his teachings were a threat to the way they made their living. So Paul wrote everything he had to say to the Ephesians in his letters. Thus Ephesus is mentioned not only in Acts but there is a whole big chapter in the Bible named the ''Epistle of Apostle Paul to the Ephesians.''

Ephesus  Acts 18:19,21,24; 19:1,17,26,35; 20:16,17; 1 Cor 15:32; 16:8; Eph 1:1; 1 Tim 1:3; 2 Tim 1:18; 4:12; Rev 1:11; 2:1

EPHESUS MUSEUM
Small museum which proudly displays an incredible collection of Hellenistic and Roman statues which was excavated in Ephesus.

The Tour Price Includes
Private transportation from the port to the sites
Excellent Guide
Private VIP Mercedes Van
All the entrance fees to the sites for the above mentioned itinerary
All the parking Fees
Lunch at a Local Country House
All the beverages with Lunch (Alcoholic & Non Alcoholic Beverages)
Bottle of cold water available at your vehicle
The Tour Price Does Not Include
Personal Expenses

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