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Travelers' Choice 2023–2026 on Tripadvisor

Private Ephesus Tours & Ephesus Shore Excursions

Licensed local guides, a private Mercedes van and fully flexible itineraries. No deposit, you pay on the tour day.

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Welcome to Best Ephesus Tour

Best Ephesus Tour (Brand of BHAİ DMC 09 TRAVEL - Tursab No: 14003) is one of the leading travel agencies based in Kusadasi-Ephesus, specializing in private Ephesus tours and Ephesus shore excursions from Kusadasi, Selcuk, Izmir Airport, Izmir hotels, Kusadasi Cruise Port, and Izmir Cruise Port, as well as day trips from Istanbul by flight.

The company's founders are two experienced, professional, licensed tour guides with over a decade of experience, especially in Ephesus Shore Excursions and Private Ephesus Tours. As a result of our founders' experience, we have a 100% guest satisfaction guarantee on all our tours. We aim to ensure that every guest leaves completely satisfied, which is why we only use local tour guides who are licensed by the National Ministry of Tourism. Since we're confident you'll be 100% satisfied with your tour, we don't require a deposit or down payment. This approach enhances our guests' short stay in Turkey and enriches their visit with in-depth insights into the nation and the history of the ancient city of Ephesus.

Our commitment to excellence has been recognized by the kind feedback we have received from our guests, which has earned us both the 2023-2026 TripAdvisor Excellence Award and the 2023-2026 Travelers' Choice Award. Looking forward, our ambition for 2027 is to achieve even greater awards. Read More...

Our private tours

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Best of Ephesus Tours from Kusadasi

Tour Highlights: Ephesus Ancient City, Terrace Houses, The House of the Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis.
Duration: Approx. 4-6 Hours
Tour Standard: Private
Starts from€19/Person
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Best of Ephesus Tours from Izmir

Tour Highlights: Ephesus Ancient City, The House of the Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis.
Duration: Approx. 5-7 Hours
Tour Standard: Private
Starts from€29/Person
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Biblical Ephesus Tour from Izmir

Tour Highlights: Ephesus Ancient City, The House of the Virgin Mary, The Basilica of St. John, The Temple of Artemis
Duration: Approx. 5-7 Hours
Tour Standard: Private
Starts from€29/Person
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Archaeological Ephesus Tour from Izmir

Tour Highlights: Ephesus Ancient City, The House of the Virgin Mary, Ephesus Archaeological Museum, Temple of Artemis.
Duration: Approx. 5-7 Hours
Tour Standard: Private
Starts from€29/Person
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Simple and stress-free

How it works

  1. 1

    Book online

    Send your date and group size. No deposit, no card details needed.

  2. 2

    Meet your private guide

    At the Starbucks inside Kusadasi Port, outside the Izmir Port terminal or at your hotel lobby, holding a sign with your name.

  3. 3

    Enjoy and pay on the day

    Licensed local guide, private Mercedes van and a flexible program. You pay on the tour day.

Our Tripadvisor reviews

What our guests say

●●●●●5.0 · 359 reviews on Tripadvisor
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A casual and enlightening browse of ancient history and local culture.

Our guide was personable, engaging, and wonderfully knowledgeable. She brought Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis to life with vivid context, and the weaving‑center visit felt genuinely authentic. The traditional Turkish lunch was excellent, and the whole experience was smoothly tailored to our interests—an unforgettable day.

DDiscover07627971615October 3, 2026
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Aysel - Best of Ephesus tour

We LOVED this tour! Aysel was amazing. She knew so much and was very willing to answer all of our questions! We were easily able to understand Aysel’s English which made it so much easier for us learn and understand everything she told us about the rich history and culture of this area. Our driver, Mehmet, was also wonderful! We always felt safe in his very comfortable van. This tour included: Ephesus Ancient City Terrace Houses, Mary’s House, Basilica of St. John, and a stop to see how Turkish rugs are made. I recommend you book this tour if you are visiting Kusadasi!

CCynthia MOctober 2, 2026
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Ephesus Tour

We had a fantastic time touring Ephesus with our guide, Omer! He was extremely knowledgeable and catered to our interests. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a tour of Ephesus. Additionally, meeting point and time was very clear and made our morning easy.

AAdam GOctober 2, 2026
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Best experience

Aysel was the best tour guide that I have had, she was very informative and helpful with times, places and information. I would recommend her always

CCarla SOctober 2, 2026
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Guide makes ruins come to life

Omer was our guide and did a fantastic job. He was very thoughtful discussing the various sights that were available to us and curated a series of site visits that were very interesting to us. He is very knowledgeable, but didn’t inundate us with a list of facts. He had the unique ability to sense what we were interested in and made his comments very focused and relatable for us. Probably one of the better guides and experiences that we’ve had in our years of traveling. He exceeded our high expectations!

kkevinwO3538TDOctober 1, 2026
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Friendly, easy going.

It was nice to have Bursa with us, she was someone friendly to show us around and explain to us the culture of the area. Definitely a very flexible tour with no need to rush through anything we wanted to see.

MMatt TSeptember 30, 2026