4 Small Group Shore Excursions in Turkey Worth the Money

1.Ephesus: Small Group Tour for Cruise Passengers

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,100 reviews · 5 hours · from $29Our pick

Explore Ephesus, the House of Mary, and the Temple of Artemis on a small-group cruise tour with lunch and port transfers.

“Book with Tas for your Ephasus tour to get the best experience. Seeing Ephasus and the Virgin Mary house was one of the highlights of our cruise. Our tour guide Tas had so much knowledge of the biblical history of the area. His explanations really helped us understand what it was like to live in those times. Tas was interesting and informative, entertaining and patient with all our questions. Tas has traveled extensively around the world and so he understands what it’s like to be a tourist, which makes for an excellent guide. Tas is very organized and a very good communicator, so we knew exactly where and when to…”

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2.Ephesus Small Group – Semi Private Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 406 reviews · 4 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $27Top rated

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!”

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3.Small Group Ephesus Shore Excursion from Kusadasi Port

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 29 reviews · 3 to 4 hours (approx.) · from $15Best value

Explore Ephesus from Kusadasi Port with a licensed guide, small group, local lunch, carpets, ceramics, and the Temple of Artemis.

“Great tour. Well organised. Guide was waiting for us with our name as soon as we got off our Cruise ship. It was on a small minibus with only 8 people. Way better than going on one of the cruise ship organised huge buses. Guide was so knowledgeable and informative. Highly recommend.”

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4.Bodrum City Tour for Cruisers Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 14 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $75

Review of Bodrum’s small-group cruise tour, with castle, windmills, amphitheater, local lunch, carpet weaving, timing, and value.

“Everything was excelent. Guide was very informative. We visited Bodrum and also a small village where we enjoyed a lot.”

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