Shore Excursions · PRIVATE SHORE EXCURSIONS IN KUSADASI
Good private shore excursions in Kusadasi sell out while the ship is still at sea, and the best ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of a private Kusadasi shore excursion to Ephesus, the House of Mary, and Artemis, with port pickup and on-time return.
“Ayse was a wonderful, warm and knowledgeable guide. I have walking difficulties and she tailored the day to suit my abilities. I was so grateful for her help and knowledge.”
Review of a private Ephesus shore tour from Kusadasi, with flexible sightseeing, local guides, cruise-safe return, and optional lunch.
“Excellent tour with very knowledgeable guide, Fatima. Weave market was incredible. The Ephesus was enchanting. Great knowledge and information.”
Review of a private Kusadasi cruise tour to Ephesus, Mary's House, Artemis Temple, with flexible timing and guaranteed ship return.
“Beautiful amazing excursion. Our tour guide was very historically knowledgeable of the area and history.”
Review of a Kusadasi shore trip to Ephesus, the Virgin Mary’s House, Artemis Temple, lunch, and carpet weaving, with costs and tips.
“Nora was our guide and she was great. The experience from start to finish was smooth, engaging and hard to think of an improvement. Highly recommend!”
Review of a private Ephesus tour from Kusadasi with Terrace Houses, Temple of Artemis, lunch, transport, and cruise-port return.
“Our tour guide, Necdot-“Nico” was very knowledgeable of Turkish history and gave us amazing insight into regional ancient history. Highly recommended this particular tour!”
Review of a private Kusadasi Ephesus tour with port pickup, Virgin Mary’s House, ancient ruins, Artemis Temple, costs, and practical tips.
“It was a truly magical day and our guide was so helpful and knowledgeable. Ephesus was amazing and beautiful .. thank you so much”
Review of a private Ephesus and Terrace Houses tour from Kusadasi, with lunch, Temple of Artemis, port transfers, costs, tips, and drawbacks.
“Our family took this tour during our cruise, and it was one of the best experiences of the trip. Pickup at the port was super easy, right as we walked out, someone was waiting with our name. We met our guide, Ozzy, and our driver, and headed straight to Ephesus. We started at the top of the site and walked our way down. Ozzy did a great job balancing between keeping us moving while giving us plenty of time to explore and take pictures. He was amazing, his knowledge of the area was impressive, and he shared it in a way that was both informative and engaging. The site itself…”
Review of a small-group Ephesus tour from Kusadasi with Virgin Mary’s House, Terrace Houses, Temple of Artemis, transfers, and cruise-port return.
“A wonderful day and a tour! We ended up being the only ones with our tour guide and driver. Our tour guide "Emri" was wonderful and full of knowleadge. We stopped first at a local artisan pottery place for a presentation and then went to Mary's House. After that we toured Ephesus. Lots of walking in a hot weather, but because it was just our family of four on the tour, things were smooth and we loved "Emri"! Thank you for a memorable day in Turkey!”
A practical review of Kusadasi’s small-group Ephesus shore tour, with skip-the-line access, Temple of Artemis, guides, timing, and value.
“This was the best tour I took during my entire Mediterranean Cruise. Mehmet was our guide and was great!!! The small group tour is the only way to do Ephesus. Then the rest of the day we were given different options so we had a choice of rug factory or pottery workshop. We did the pottery. No hard sales. We had several stops for photo ops. This tour truly was an amazing day. We plan to do this exact same itinerary next year and I really hope we can get the same driver and guide. They were amazing!!!”
Review of a private Kusadasi shore tour to Ephesus, the Virgin Mary’s House, and the Temple of Artemis, with practical tips on timing and value.
“We had a tour with Burak and he was AMAZING! He was super knowledgeable, relaxed and just an all around interesting person. He created the perfect itinerary for our group of 4 and we learned so much! I can't imagine doing Ephesus by ourselves, there is so much history. Burak made it such a special day!”
Review of a private Ephesus shore excursion with a guide, Temple of Artemis, Şirince wine tasting, and guaranteed return to port.
“Fantastic tour guide Char who had immense knowledge. Ephesus was much larger site than expected and well worth the visit.”
Review this $49 private Ephesus shore tour with port pickup, expert guides, Mary's House, Artemis, lunch options, and on-time return.
“What a brilliant tour. Fatima was an excellent guide and made the history come alive. The lunch was amazing too, made by ladies from the village, could recommend this tour and lunch. After we went to a wonderful carpet making school and really enjoyed finding out about making carpets by hand.”
Review of a private Ephesus shore excursion from Kusadasi, with Mary’s House, Terrace Houses, flexible pacing, local guides, and on-time cruise return.
“My husband and I took a private van tour during a cruise port day in Ephesus and it was amazing. Our tour guide Nil made the experience extra special with her in depth knowledge of the history of Ephesus and Turkey in general. She made the day about us and worked around what we wanted to do and see. Would highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Kudasi for the day.”
Review of a private Ephesus shore excursion with lunch, expert guiding, flexible sightseeing, transport, costs, and practical booking advice.
“Devon- where to start!? Brilliant. Thoughtful. Interesting. Knowledgeable. Everything from pick up to lunch was individualized and special. He was so familiar with the landscape and provided an excellent tour of Mary’s home and the ruins. It was an exceptional day. He’s amazing!”
Review of a private Ephesus shore excursion from Kusadasi, with Ephesus, Virgin Mary’s House, lunch, a carpet visit, and port pickup.
“We were picked up at the cruise port by our guide and driver. They could not have been any nicer to us! Very knowledgeable about the local area and of course about the ancient city of Ephesus. The van looked like new inside and out. Overall, this tour company and our guide Gokan exceeded all expectations. Truly an excellent value.”
Pick a berth, a ruin or a boat.
