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Reviews

• Nice Tour but we warned of "Art Gallery"

  Reena M,

  Sep 7, 2025

  - Viator

  4.00

  We had an excellent and memorable experience at our tourwith our guide, Zeynab! She was very excellent, well informed and knowledgeable about Ephesus. Luckily we had a very small group and all worked out well with her and the driver. Only complaint is that there is no Art Gallery at the end. Our lunch was provided at "Art Gallery" which was more like a big Turkish Carpet showroom to sell everyone carpets with high pressure sales people. This was completely unexpected as it put us in very uncomfortable positions. What started off with a fantastic tour and operated all turned sour at the very last stop - the high pressured sales on carpets/rugs (which it turns out our Tour Guide was a part of!!!) Be careful if you sign up for this Tour - seems like this is ending routine for this tour as we spoke to many other travellers and all complained about this same thing - ending at an 'Art Gallery' that had nothing to do with Art but selling of Turkish carpets/rugs.

• Educational well guided tour

  Joy1rn,

  Sep 5, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  We found our tour guide Ezgi at the port area and we were fortunate that she graduated from the university as a tourism major and was a local resident so she was very knowledgeable about the area. We were with a couple and their 11 year old son so we had a small group. Ephesus is a remarkable geological site. Be prepared that there is a lot of walking on uneven surfaces and slippery marble. I would not advise anyone with small children or with poor mobility to take this excursion. Our guide was very careful to advise us where best to walk and we took our time. The stop at Mary’s House was very nice and again our guide was very good to give us advise on seeing the area. We got there early so the line was not very long but by the time we were leaving it was MUCH longer. The stop at the rug factory was very interesting and enjoyed watching local workers making the rugs and extracting the silk from the cocoons. We really enjoyed the food at the meal. We got chicken and beef hot off the grill along with salad and other food. Our guide sat with us and made sure we were in the air conditioned dining area and informed us of all he different foods we were offered. It was served family style and more than enough to eat. I don’t understand was they can’t at least provide water free of charge though. I would expect with the amount of $ we are paying that there would be free bottles of cold water on the tour buses. We have been on tours all over the world and most have had coolers with free bottled water on board at such hot humid locations.

• Very good Price quality ratio

  Rime E,

  Sep 3, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  I congratulate the impeccable organization and our guide Ali who was professional and kind I highly recommend

• Special unique tour

  Kathryn M,

  Sep 2, 2025

  - Viator

  4.00

  Ty is a very excellent guide. I was lucky that he supported me as I tried to walk on the treacherous slippery marble stones. I saw more of the road than artifacts. Ty told us many things of Turkey's history and it's current agriculture. Our small group allowed us to be flexible with timing to avoid large crowds at Mary's House. You must wear a hat or bring an umbrella for shade. Lunch was chicken, meatballs and other Turkish dishes. Ty and the driver allowed me to stop at a grocery store where I bought a peach and figs. It was very accommodating of them, and was something that I doubt that large tours would be able to do.

• A fantastic day trip!

  Stephen F,

  Aug 30, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  Our tour guide (Ozge), was fantastic! Very knowledgeable, helpful and friendly! The ruins of Ephesus were very impressive. The provided lunch was excellent. Overall a great day that I would highly recommend.