IZMIR PORT- EPHESUS
ITINERARY OPTIONS 

Meet with your guide at Izmir Port by the gate at the end of the hallway where the shops are. It takes 25 minutes to get to Selcuk where Ephesus is. Your guide will be at the port when your ship is docking, you are welcome to come out as early as you wish. We recommend you to leave the ship befor the tour bus groups do

For a breif insight of the tour of Ephesus
Please click on the video below that
Rick Steves and Meli, the owner of our company
had filmed in Ephesus

Selcuk, Turkey: The Ancient City of Ephesus

OPTION 1
PRIVATE TOUR

Ephesus, Terrace Houses and
VirginMary's House or
the Museum of Ephesus, Lunch

OPTION 2
PRIVATE TOUR
Ephesus. Terrace Houses

  • Meet with your guide at at Izmir Port

  • Visit Ephesus.

  • Terrace Houses

  • Lunch at a Local Country house

  • Visit the Museum of Ephesus OR Virgin Mary’s House
    ( Since you do not have enough time for both Museum and Virgin Mary’s House please let your guide know where you rather to visit)

  • Private Transfer back to the ship at 40 minutes before your ship leaves

  • Meet with your guide at Izmir Port

  • Visit Ephesus.

  • Terrace Houses

  • Private Transfer back to the ship

  • Arrive Izmir 40 minutes before your ship leaves.

THE TOUR PRICE
INCLUDES

  • Private transportation from the port to the sites

  • Excellent Guide

  • Private air-conditioned 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 Soft Drinks with your Lunch

  • Bottle of cold water available at your vehicle

THE TOUR PRICE
INCLUDES

  • Private transportation from the port to the sites

  • Excellent Guide

  • Private air-conditioned VIP Mercedes Van

  • All the entrance fees to the sites for the above mentioned itinerary

  • All the parking Fees

  • Bottle of cold water available at your vehicle

THE TOUR PRICE
DOES NOT INCLUDE
Tip to Guide & Driver
Personal Expenses

THE TOUR PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE
Tip to Guide & Driver
Personal Expenses
Lunch

SPECIAL OPTION
*Share a van and a guide with maximum 10 people

Ephesus , Terrace Houses,
(The House of the Virgin Mary if time permits)

*If you want to cut the cost of your excursion,
you might want to pick this option.
*The other tour members will be from your ship so that
there will be no time conflict.
We can not guarantee that we can offer
this option but we can try.

Our family invites our clients to our farm after the tour of Ephesus. We hope that this opportunity will not only give them the taste of homemade Turkish food but also give them a chance meet a Turkish family. We hope that any personal experience that one can have through interacting with the locals while travelling would leave long lasting memories.
The food we serve is cooked with the vegetables that we grow on the farm. P ick the lemons your self, we will make the lemonade!

BOOK SUGGESTION | FAQ | CANCELLATION POLICY

BOOK SUGGESTION :
  • Bird Without wings by Louis De Bernieres
  • Seventy Five Years of Turkish Republic by Sylvia Kedourie
  • Modern Middle East by William L. Cleveland
  • Rumi's Thought by Sefik Can
  • Carved in Stone by Fran Marian

 

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Average Temperatures in Celsius (Farenheit)

MONTH ISTANBUL İZMİR (EPHESUS) CAPPADOCİA
January 5 (41) 9 (48) 0 (32)
February 6 (43) 10 (50) 1 (34)
March 7 (45) 11 (52) 5 (41)
April 12 (54) 16 (61) 11 (52)
May 16 (61) 20 (68) 16 (61)
June 21 (70) 25 (77) 20 (68)
July 23 (73) 28 (82) 23 (73)
August 23 (73) 27 (81) 23 (73)
September 20 (68) 23 (73) 18 (64)
October 16 (61) 18 (64) 13 (55)
November 12 (54) 15 (59) 8 (46)
December 8 (46) 10 (50) 2 (36)

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU LOOSE YOUR PASSPORT?
Please take a photocopy of your passport with you and keep it is a different place than where yo keep your passport.
Having a record of passport makes it easier to get new passport. ( this does not happen often but it is nice to be prepared

WHAT TO WEAR  ( Mousque info is for Istanbul Please ignore it if you are only doing Ephesus Excursion)
 A scarf for mosque visits will be handy,also since we take our shoes when we enter the mosques and people's homes and easy slip on and off type of a shoe will be more comfortable. The women will need to wear a long skirt or long pants in the mosque .Through out the tour shorts & tangtops  are O.K.

MEALS
Turkish food has enough variety to meet every one's need. Vegetarian menus are available. If special diet food is required we can arrange for that easily.

PERSONAL CHECKS
If you want to make a purchase over $100 you can pay with your traveler's
checks . But cashing traveler's checks in a bank is expensive and not always
easy. Do not rely on traveler's checks for cash.
ATMs are available. US$ currency can be used through out the country. If you
need to change US$ to Turkish Lira, .you can do it at the airport very
easily. The rates almost all the same. Personal Checks are honored if you
should do a big purchase and are treated like cash.

CREDIT CARDS
Yes you can use your credit card in many places in Turkey but please remind
your bank or credit card organization that you are going to be in Turkey for
a while. Because for some reason the banks or credit card companies block
the card when they see purchase is made in Turkey

CANCELLATION POLICY & PAYMENT SCHEDULE

®Cancellation Policy for Daily Cruise Excursions, Pre and Post Private Tours

Cancellations made beyond 90 days will qualify for a full refund less a $25 deposit fee plus credit card charges if applicable.  Thereafter, per person cancellation fees are: Any cancellation made between 90 days to 60 days prior to trip will qualify for a  80% refund. Any cancellation made between 59 days to 31 days prior to trip will qualify for a 70% refund. Any cancellation made between 30 days  to 15 days prior to trip will qualify for a 60% refund. Any cancellation made between 15  days to 1 days prior to trip  No refund will be issued .

  • If the cruise Ship cancels or does not stop at the port for any reason then you will qualify for a full refund including deposit!
  • If the cruise line changes the date of the ships  arrival your tour will be automatically change according to your arrival date.
  • Air packages and air tickets are subject to cancellation policies imposed by the airlines.
  • Hotels are subject to cancellation policies imposed by the hotels.

              CRUISE EXCURSION ~ PRE POST CRUISE EXCURSIONS ~  LAND TOURS

Deposit on Sign Up US$ 25 per person None refundable
90-60 Days before the tour starts If cancelled 80% of this payment is refundable
59-31Days before the tour starts If cancelled 70% of this payment is refundable
30-15 Days before the tour starts If cancelled 60% of your payment is refundable
15 -1 Days before the tour starts Payment is not refundable

~ WE RECOMMEND YOU TO BUY A TRIP CANCELLATION INSURANCE ~