Selcuk Trip Overview
NO HIDDEN COSTS : Private guided tour of Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, The House of Virgin Mary with lunch. Entrance fees, A/C transportation,and lunch are included in the price. Terrace houses can be added into the program for an additional fee.
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Duration: 6 to 7 hours
Starts: Selcuk, Turkey
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Selcuk, Turkish Aegean Coast, Turkey
NO HIDDEN COSTS : Private guided tour of Ephesus, Temple of Artemis, The House of Virgin Mary with lunch. Entrance fees, A/C transportation,and lunch are included in the price. Terrace houses can be added into the program for an additional fee.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Kusadasi, Kusadasi, Turkish Aegean Coast
Your guide will meet with you at Kusadasi port or at your hotel lobby with your name sign. Drive to The House of Virgin Mary
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Meryemana (The Virgin Mary’s House), Selcuk 35100 Turkey
Our First stop is The House of Virgin Mary is one of the pilgrimage center of Christians where Virgin Mary passed her recently time and died. Pope Paul VI visited the shrine in 1967, and ‘unofficially’ confirmed its authenticity. Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI has visited this shrine After House of Virgin Mary.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ancient City of Ephesus, Selcuk 35920 Turkey
We drive to Ephesus, famous in antiquity for its Temple of Artemis during the years of the Roman Empire, the Greek port of Ephesus became the greatest city in Asia Minor. You will start your Ephesus excursion at the upper Magnesia Gate, and work your way down through the city, ending near the ancient Harbor.
Along the way you will see the Forum, the Odeon, the Library of Celsus, the Thermal Baths of Scolastika and the Great Theater, built in the Greek era and reconstructed in the Roman period. It has played host to programs as varied as Paul and his sermons to the Ephesians, to concerts by Sting, in part due to its remarkable acoustics.
You will walk along the Arcadian Way, where once Mark Antony and Cleopatra rode in procession. You will hear stories of Alexander the Great, the Virgin Mary, and many other famous visitors who walked the same marble streets that you are walking.
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: The Temple of Artemis, Ataturk, Park Ici Yolu No:12, Selcuk Turkey
After Ephesus, we will visit Temple of Artemis which is one of the seven wonders of Ancient time.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Selcuk, Selcuk, Izmir Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
After exploring all the fascinating sites, your private Ephesus shore excursion includes lunch at a nearby small rug weaving village. Delicious homemade Turkish lunch will be served.
After lunch you will be given information about this dying work of art as well as time for shopping.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Gazi Beğendi Sokak, Türkmen, Gazi Beğendi Sk., 09400 Kuşadası/Aydın, Turkey
Drive back to Kusadasi. Pass by Gazibegendi Park with a wonderfull view of Kusadasi port
Stop At: Setur Kusadasi Marina Carsi, Turkmen Mahallesi Ataturk BulvarI Setur MarinalarI No:101, KusadasI AydIn, Kusadasi 09400 Turkey
On your way back to Kusadasi port or town center, you will pass by Setur Marina.
Arrival to Kusadasi end the end of our tour.
Duration: 25 minutes
