Admire the spectacular ancient sights of Ephesus, site of one of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World". On this privately guided tour, you will learn about the rich history and heritage as you walk through 2,000 year-old marble streets, the Great Theater, Library of Celsius and Hadrian's Temple.
Posted By : Adam U
We booked our private tour the day before with a 9am pickup. Jaleh (our tour guide) arrived on time and was amazing throughout the day. Very informative, polite and considerate. Would highly recommended if you are looking for an experience without the hustle and bustle of big tour groups.
Rating :
Posted On : 2019-08-14 13:24:11 
Posted By : MinnyMarco
We (myself and my elderly mother) took our private tour because it was half the price of the organised tour from our cruise ship (in February 2019). Our guide was waiting for us at the port and our air conditioned people carrier was waiting nearby. As we drove to each site, our guide would tell us about Turkey and other points of interest as we passed them.
Once at Ephesus we were able to take our time, looking at the archaeology at taking photos without being rushed. We felt un-hurried and relaxed - nothing like the usual organised tours from the cruise ship.
We saw everything on the itinerary and even stopped at a ceramics workshop and the obligatory Turkish Rug outlet, but this was fine because I picked up a lovely silk rug as a reminder of my stay.
The lunch was filling, even though I am vegetarian, there was still more than enough to satisfy our appetite after a full day's tour.
We were delivered safely back to the port and it was one of the best tours we had. Mainly due to the efficiency of booking, the helpful guide and the safe driving of of driver. I would not hesitate to use Ounce Travel again and would recommend them highly.
Rating :
Posted On : 2019-07-27 05:56:36
Posted By : emzadventure
We got to meet an excellent private tour guide for our visit! she's very lovely, and very knowledgeable in history. 1 day tour will be a little tired because the distance between Izmire (where i suggest u to stay) to Ephesue and nearby ancient cities.
Rating :
Posted On : 2018-07-09 23:16:54
Posted By : Steven B
The tour was exceptional. Our guide was fun, friendly and extremely knowledgeable. I would highly recommend the same tour to my friends and family.
Posted By : Eric
Most of the tour will be more interesting to anyone highly religious as it includes several "holy places." The ruins of the town are fascinating and the two-story library alone makes it a worthwhile tour. We're just not religious enough to appreciate the house that was deemed to be occupied by the Virgin Mary. Never knew Ephesus was even on the map before this tour. Our guide, "Top," was very knowledgeable and personable.
Posted By : Patricia
Excellent tour. We really enjoyed Ilene and the driver "Cowboy"
Posted By : LINDA K
This was a fantastic tour and our tour guide, Zeydep, was absolutely the best! We would have loved to have taken her with us all over Turkey. Ephesus was the highlight of our trip and anyone traveling to Turkey should not miss this experience.
Posted By : Tom B
It was a great day at Ephesus and surrounds. I had only used Viator for transportation purposes in the past (with good results) and tried my first excursion with them. I'm glad I did. Levent, our guide, was stellar and extremely personable...not to mention extremely knowledgeable and engaging. He was on time at the ship/port and getting going was a breeze. I and my companions totally thought the excursion was well worth it! The only thing I didn't react well to was the carpet business visit...but that comes with the territory in Turkey. I just should have spoken up in the beginning that we were not interested. Otherwise it was a great day and learned lots.
Posted By : Christopher D
Ilker was a very fun and knowledgeable guide. Ephesus completely exceeded our family's expectations, it's much more beautiful that we expected.
Posted By : Randy S
We booked the private tour and was told it would be approximately 8 hours. After 4 hours, the tour was over. We had to pay extra money for our guide to take us another place for a few more hours. She was a good tour guide, but Viator disappointed us in to believing we had a guide for appriximately 8 hours.
>
