Private Tour
Available languages
Mobile ticket
If you are coming to Turkey, Istanbul, Izmir, Selcuk or Kusadası by flight or cruise ship, and if you have limited time to visit Ephesus Ancient City and its arround, you may custom design a best customizable Ephesus Private Tour that maximizes your experience.
According to your requests, when you meet with your private licansed tour guide, you may talk about your tour program.Also If you wish,Take advantage of being able to communicate with us to set expectations before your great tour. As being your expert agent and guide, We would like to adjust the schedule, duration, and activities to meet your needs and like to know what you are interested in.
This tour consists of the most important sights of Great Ephesus Tour. it is up to timing or your interest in, you will have some free time for shopping for privatized products in the local area with best quality and the most reasonable price.
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CRUISE GUESTS ONLY! We strongly advise meeting at the port 30 to 45 minutes after your ship docks to avoid crowds in Ephesus and the heat. Meeting earlier will enhance your touring experience in Ephesus. If your ship is scheduled to arrive at 7:30 AM, we recommend meeting at 8:00 AM. For ships arriving later than 7:00 AM, please plan to meet 30 minutes after docking. This tour is exclusively for cruise guests and conducted in English only; we do not provide tours in Spanish or any other language. We assure you that you will return to your ship on time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Your private driver and expert local professional tour guide will pick you up from the place you specified earlier (airport, hotels or port)
Selcuk
After a journey of approximately 1 hour with your private vehicle arranged for you, you arrive at the Selcuk district of Izmir, where there are many places to visit today.
Private transportation
Air-conditioned vehicle
Professional Private Driver
Professional and Expert English Speaking Private Local Tour Guide
Parking Fees
We like to offer you local foods as Turkish Traditional Lunch is 15 euro per person as cash (drinks are 3 or 4 euro)
Gratuities
EPHESUS ANCIENT CITY
HOUSE OF MOTHER MARY
St. John Church
Terrace Houses(Optional)
Select a pickup point
Pickup included
4 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
LightPacker737085,May 13, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
My wife and I spent two days with Attila. One day in Bodrum, Turkey and one day in Ephesus, Turkey. We thoroughly enjoyed the tours. Attila is an excellent guide, very personable and good English. His vehicle was clean and comfortable. We definitely recommend these tours.
muzeyyy,Dec 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
We had an amazing private tour of Ephesus, and our guide Atilla made the experience truly unforgettable. He was incredibly kind, helpful, and shared so much interesting information about each place we visited. You can tell he is very passionate and knowledgeable, and we learned so many new things throughout the tour. Atilla was also extremely accommodating, he took care of everything, adjusted to our pace, and never rushed us. He allowed us to explore, take photos, and enjoy each moment comfortably. We genuinely received more than what we expected and felt very well looked after from start to finish. Highly recommend this tour and especially Atilla for anyone visiting Ephesus. It was one of the highlights of our trip!

696stacieh,Nov 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
We spent two days with Atilla! On the first, our friends who met Atilla over a decade ago arranged for us to go to Pergamum. Of course Atilla knows all the things about the ancient sites (and a lot of other things too) but there were some secret little haunts he showed us. For example, we walked through the streets of Bergama and had an authentic meal at a small, quaint lunch spot! Day 2 it was just my husband and I for the Virgin Mary's home and Ephesus. Atilla arrives on time, knows all the good spots for pictures, amazingly beats the crowds and skips lines in significant places. All of this helped us really enjoy our days here in Turkey! 100% recommend!


a786374534,Aug 17, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
A great experience - he covered all the interesting sights and brought us to a great place for lunch (best pide we had during the trip)
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