Ephesus Full Day Tour
EPHESUS FULL DAY TOUR
Key Information:
Tour Duration: approx. 5 hours
Days of Operation: Every day
Season: All Year
Places to visit: Artemission Temple, Ephesus ancient city,
House of Virgin Mary
Guide: English speaking guide (tours in other languages are
available)
Departure from: Izmir Airport/Izmir port or hotel / Kusadasi
Harbour or Kusadasi Hotels
PROGRAM:
* Meeting with your guide at the determined point. The guide
will hold up a sign with your name on it. Driving to Ephesus through
Selcuk.
* Our first stop will be the House of Virgin Mary being a
sacred place and visited by tho
usand
of pilgrims every year. According to the belief the mother of Jesus
Mary was brought here by St. John Apostle and stayed here until her
death.
*During the full day Ephesus tour our second stop will be the
Ephesus ancient city. The Ephesus visit together with your local
Ephesus guide will be a walking tour taking you throughout one of
the most surprising excavations in the world. You will see the
Odeon, The Fountain of Trajan, Terrace houses (from outside), the
baths of Scholastic, the temple of Hadrian and magnificent Celsius
library .
The
library is adorned with columns and statues. The Grand Theater,
where Saint Paul preached, is a huge theater with a capacity of
24,000 seats. You will return to the bus through the Arcadian Way,
where Mark Anthony and Cleopatra once rode in procession. The visit
of Ephesus city will take nearly 2 hours.
* The last stop on the tour is the Temple of Artemis (Diana,
Artemission), which was built in honour of the Greek Goddess of
hunting, wild nature and fertility named Artemis. The temple is
counted
as one of the Seven wonders of the ancient world and it used to be
the largest marble temple in the ancient Greek world. The temple
served as both a marketplace and religious institution. Nowadays you
can see only a few remains of this magnificent structure. Your guide
will describe its importance existed between the Romans and
Christians.
*At the end of the tour we offer to you a lunch and then we
drive you back to Kusa
dasi
Harbour/hotel or Izmir port/airport/hotel.
TAKE WITH YOU
Camera
Hat
Comfortable shoes
Water
INCLUDED IN PRICE
Professional English speaking guide (tour in other language is
available).
Air conditioned vehicle with the driver
All entrance fees stated in the program.
All local taxes.
Lunch
No extra or hidden costs!
EXCLUDED IN PRICE
Tipping and drinks