KUSADASI TOURS

DAILY TOURS FROM KUSADASI & IZMIR

Daily tours and shore excursions including Ephesus, Pergamum, Miletus, Pamukkale, Priene, Miletus, Didyma

Pamukkale and Epehsus Tour from Kusadasi





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* There will also be price difference if your hotel is far from city center. The prices are valid for hotels centrally located in downtown Kusadasi
* Please send us your requests at least 3 business days in advance, considering our office is closed during the weekend (Saturday and Sundays) when we also have limited access to email.

Tour #1 - Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary


You will visit:
Ephesus - (Efes) Enter through the Magnesia Gate and begin a slow, downhill walk with your guide into the ruins of this Roman provincial capital. Your route takes you past the Odeon, the Celsus Library, the Temple of Hadrian, the Fountain of Trajan and the Great Theater. The Theater had seating for 25,000, was the site where St. Paul preached to the Ephesians, and is used today for a local spring festival.
House of the Virgin Mary - The Vatican has recognized this small house in the Solmissos Mountain as the final resting place of the Virgin Mary. A small shrine dedicated to St. Mary was found when the ruins of the house were first discovered. Lastly visited by Pope Benedict in his 2007 Turkey visit.
What you see along the way: Passing by St. John’s Basilica and the ruins of the Temple of Artemis in Selcuk you will continue to Ephesus Open Museum then up to the House of Virgin Mary located in Bulbul /Solmissos Mountain. After the visit head for the upper gate of Ephesus and drive back to drop off the guests at their hotels / airport. (PS: The order of visits can be amended by the guides of the day) .
Notes: Ephesus tour requires walking long distances over uneven surfaces.  Comfortable walking shoes are advised. During mid summer, bring along some water and use suitable sun protection.

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Departure Days: Everyday
Tour Time: Apprx. 7 hours. Specific pick up times will be informed during reservation procedure, which can differ according to location of hotels.
Price: 90 Euro per person from hotels in Kusadasi / Selcuk. Please ask price supplement for Izmir hotels or airport.
Price includes: Transfers to / from hotels, English speaking tour guides, entrance fees for museums and lunch (except drinks)

Private Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary Tour from Kusadasi, Selcuk or Izmir (minimum 4 persons)
Experienced guides. Approximately 7 hours. Flexible pick up time. Pick up from hotels or from Kusadasi or Izmir port if you are arriving with a cruise ship.
Price: Please ask. Per person prices for private tours highly depends on number of participants. (minimum 4 persons)


 

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Tour #2 - Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour


Pamukkale Hierapolis Tours and Excursions
Visiting the amazing white colored travertines, hot spring pools and water terraces have been created by nature in millions of years on the mountain slopes of Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis which has the biggest ancient Necropolis of Turkey with 1200 gravestones. Pamukkale (Hierapolis) is one of the most enchanting and remarkable sights in the whole of Turkey with the great dazzling white plateau, almost 400 feet high, rising in a curtain of stalagmites and shallow pools, giving one into another on hundreds of different levels, and ancient city of Hierapolis located on this plateau. The great baths were constructed in the second century and are so well-preserved that they now serve as a museum.

Departure Days: Everyday
Tour Time: Apprx. 8 hours. Specific pick up times will be informed during reservation procedure, which can differ according to location of hotels.
Price: 90 Euro per person from hotels in Kusadasi / Selcuk. Please ask price supplement for Izmir hotels or airport.
Price includes: Transfers to / from hotels, English speaking tour guides, entrance fees for museums and lunch (except drinks)

Private Pamukkale & Hierapolis Tour from Kusadasi, Selcuk or Izmir (minimum 4 persons)
Experienced guides. Approximately 7 hours. Flexible pick up time. Pick up from hotels or from Kusadasi or Izmir port if you are arriving with a cruise ship.
Price: Please ask. Per person prices for private tours highly depends on number of participants. (minimum 4 persons)


 

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Tour #3 - Priene & Miletus & Didyma (PMD Tour)


This tour covers 3 magnificent cities of ancient times, close to each other.

Priene: Despite of its small size, Priene was a very important city in ancient times because on its territory stood the Panionium, the central meeting-place and sanctuary of the Ionian Confederacy. The theatre, the temple of Athena, the agora, the Bouleterion and the temenos of Zeus Olympus will be the steps of this visit.

Miletus: Miletus was the principal port and the richest imperium at the Aegean coast. Thales of Miletus believed that there was a fundamental unity beneath the apparent disorder and complexity of nature and he postulated that water was the basic material for all things. The theater of Miletus is by far the most impressive of the town’s surviving monuments. There is also the council-chamber, marketplace, temples, baths and Islamic monument: Ilyas Bey Mosque to be visited.

Didyma: Didyma was an ancient Ionian city, the modern Didim, Turkey. The town formed just outside of the sanctuary containing a temple and oracle of Apollo, the Didymaion. Didyma was a neighbor of Miletus. To approach it, visitors would follow the Sacred Way to Didyma. Both Herodotus and Pausanias dated the origins of the oracle at Didyma before the Ionian colonization of this coast.

Departure Days: Not available everyday. Please ask  some 1-2 week before.
Tour Time: Apprx. 7 hours. Specific pick up times will be informed during reservation procedure, which can differ according to location of hotels.
Price:  N/A per person from hotels in Kusadasi / Selcuk. Please ask price supplement for Izmir hotels or airport.
Price includes: Transfers to / from hotels, English speaking tour guides, entrance fees for museums and lunch (except drinks)

Private Priene & Miletus & Didyma Tour from Kusadasi, Selcuk or Izmir (minimum 4 persons)
Experienced guides. Approximately 7 hours. Flexible pick up time. Pick up from hotels or from Kusadasi or Izmir port if you are arriving with a cruise ship.
Price: Please ask. Per person prices for private tours highly depends on number of participants (minimum 4 persons)



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Tour #4 - Pergamon Tour from Kusadasi or Izmir


Pergamon Excursions
Pergamon or Pergamum (Bergama in Turkish) was one of the most beautiful among the cities of the ancient world which became an important kingdom during the Hellenistic period, under the Attalid dynasty, 281–133 BC. Its architecture and statues are among the finest samples of the Hellenistic world. Pergamon's library on the Acropolis (the ancient Library of Pergamum) is the second best in the ancient Greek civilization. The majestic acropolis looms behind the modern town is the first destination to visit the Temple of Trajan, Hellenistic barracks and tower, palaces, library, temple of Athena, theatre, temple of Dionysus, altar of Zeus. Asclepion was one of the most famous shrines and therapeutic centers in the ancient world.

The Red Basilica (Kizil Avlu) was originally was built as a temple of Serapis, an Egyptian God, which was later transformed into the Red Basilica complex about one kilometer south of the Acropolis. It consists of a main building and two round towers. In the first century AD, the Christian Church at Pergamum inside the main building of the Red Basilica was one of the Seven Churches to which the Book of Revelation was addressed

Archaeological museum of Pergamon will be visited before leaving Bergama

Departure Days: Not available everyday. Please ask  some 1-2 week before.
Tour Time: Apprx. 8 hours. Specific pick up times will be informed during reservation procedure, which can differ according to location of hotels.
Price: N/A per person from hotels in Kusadasi / Selcuk. Please ask price supplement for Izmir hotels or airport.
Price includes: Transfers to / from hotels, English speaking tour guides, entrance fees for museums and lunch (except drinks)

Private Pergamon Tour from Kusadasi, Selcuk or Izmir (minimum 4 persons)
Experienced guides. Approximately 7 hours. Flexible pick up time. Pick up from hotels or from Kusadasi or Izmir port if you are arriving with a cruise ship.
Price: Please ask. Per person prices for private tours highly depends on number of participants (minimum 4 persons)


 

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Tour #5 - Private Sardis Tour from Kusadasi or Izmir  (minimum 4 persons)


Sardis was once capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia and from the 7th to the mid-6th century B.C. was the world’s richest city. A good part of its wealth was coming from gold being washed down from the mountain by the river Pactolus, which the Lydian collected in sheep skins spread in the shallows, perhaps a source of the legend of the Golden Fleece. The most famous monument remaining from the ancient Sardis is the temple of Artemis. Equally impressive are the Roman gymnasium and baths from the 2nd century A.D. Also shops and a Synagogue complete the complex with the marble Court in the centre.

Departure Days: Only private tour (minimum 6 participants)
Tour Time: Apprx. 7 hours.
Price:
Please ask. Per person prices for private tours highly depends on number of participants.  (minimum 4 persons)
Price includes: Transfers to / from hotels, English speaking tour guides, entrance fees for museums and lunch (except drinks)


 

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Tour #6 - Half Day Izmir - Private Tour from Izmir (minimum 6 persons)


Minimum 6 persons.
Turkey’s third largest city and its major port on the Aegean Sea. According to ancient documents, it was Ionian Smyrna which was the birthplace of Homer, the author of the epic of Troy

Places to be visited:

Clock tower, symbol of the city, this picturesque clock tower in Konak Meydan was built in 1901 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Emperor Abdulhamit II's accession to the throne. The clock itself was a gift of Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany.
Konak Camii, the small but ornate 18th century mosque
Kemeralti, Izmir’s historical bazaar district, a maze of narrow streets
Archeology museum with an extensive collection of artifacts from the Izmir region.
Kadifekale (Mount Pagus): the fortifications built by the Byzantines and extended by the Ottomans at the summit of this small mount. This 4th century BC castle commands a bird's eye view of Izmir and is the perfect place to watch the sun set over the city.
Departure Days : Everyday for minimum 4 persons, Pick up from Izmir hotels / port
Price : Please ask. Price pp. depends highly on total number of participants.  (minimum 4 persons)


 

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DISCOUNTED PACKAGE OFFERS DEPARTING FROM ISTANBUL

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We offer discounted rates if you book  the tours on this page as a package, including accommodations and transportation from Istanbul

Ephesus - Pamukkale from Istanbul by Plane (2 Days-1 Night)
Flights from/to Istanbul, hotel transfers, 1 night accommodation in 3 star hotel , English speaking tour guides, entrance fees, some meals . 2 full day tours of Ephesus and Pamukkale

Everyday Turkey Tours from ıstanbul by Plane

Ephesus - Pamukkale - Antalya by Plane (4 Days-3 Nights)
Flights from/to Istanbul, hotel transfers, 4 full day tours with English speaking guides,  all connecting transfers, accommodation at 3 / 4 star hotels, some meals, all tickets of museums and sites which will be visited.

Everyday Turkey Tours from ıstanbul by Plane

Ephesus - Pamukkale - Cappadocia by Plane (4 Days-3 Nights)
4 full day guided tours, plane and bus tickets, 2 nights hotel accommodation at 3/ star hotels, some meals, all tickets of museums and sights that will be visited

Everyday Turkey Tours from ıstanbul by Plane

Ephesus - Pamukkale - Cappadocia by Bus (4 Days-5 Nights)
Three full day tours, bus tickets from/to Istanbul, 2 nights hotel accommodation at 3 star hotels, some meals, all tickets of museums and sights that will be visited

Everyday Turkey Tours from ıstanbul by Plane

Ephesus - Pamukkale - Antalya by Plane (4 Days-3 Nights)
Flights from/to Istanbul, hotel transfers, 4 full day tours with English speaking guides,  all connecting transfers, accommodation at 3 / 4 star hotels, some meals, all tickets of museums and sites which will be visited.

Everyday Turkey Tours from ıstanbul by Plane

Ephesus - Pamukkale - Fethiye by Plane (5 Days-4 Nights)
Flights from / to Istanbul, tours guided in English, all transfers, 4 nights hotel accommodation at 3 / 4 star hotels, some meals, all tickets of museums and sites which will be visited. Departing everyday in summer season. 

Everyday Turkey Tours from ıstanbul by Plane

Gallipoli - Troy - Pergamon - Ephesus - Pamukkale - Priene - Miletus- Didyma by Plane (5 Days-4 Nights)
All connecting transfers, return to Istanbul by flight, all tours with experienced English speaking guides,  accommodation at 3 / 4 star hotels, some meals, all tickets of museums and archeological sites included..

 





 

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