15 Izmir Tours Worth Booking

Ephesus Tour From Izmir - Ancient City of Ephesus: Getting the Big Sights Without Getting Lost

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 980 reviews · 6 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $114Our pick

See Ephesus from Izmir with hotel pickup, a top-notch guide, buffet lunch, Temple of Artemis views, and a culture-filled day.

“3.5/5 ⭐️ Our guide was great and the best part of our tour. Ezgi did a wonderful job and had a ton of information to share. Unfortunately, Ephesus was SO crowded with 4 cruise ships having tours. Also the library and theater were closed, so you could only look from afar. The lunch was pretty awful though. Also if you don’t buy the Virgin Mary house, you have a lot of free time at the restaurant or some souvenir shops, which was a little lackluster(and felt like time not well spent).”

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Pamukkale Tour from Izmir

2.Pamukkale Tour from Izmir

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 806 reviews · 10 to 12 hours (approx.) · from $133

Pamukkale from Izmir combines Cotton Castle hot-springs pools with Hierapolis ruins and a restored theater, plus lunch and pickup.

“This was a great tour. Our tour guide (Alperen) was very knowledgeable, friendly and professional. (Tip: remember to bring your own towel if you plan to swim, but worst case you can purchase one at gift shop)”

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Cappadocia: Pottery Workshop

3.Pottery Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 493 reviews · 45 minutes - 2 hours · from $6Best value

Make pottery in Avanos, Cappadocia for $6. Mold clay with an English-speaking instructor, sip tea, visit the gallery, take home wet clay.

“The information about the products were well explained by the guide and pottery making experience is quite calming!”

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Ephesus Tour with Virgin Mary From Izmir All Inclusive

4.Ephesus Tour with Virgin Mary From Izmir All Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 478 reviews · 7 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $133

Small-group Ephesus day trip from Izmir with lunch, guided ruins time, and a visit to Meryemana, plus a Temple of Artemis panorama.

“Alpi our tour guide was great. He was very knowledgeable and made the tour interesting and fun. They picked us up from our hotel on time. They kept us regularly updated before they arrived. Alpi made sure we beat the crowds. We had a good lunch as part of the tour. We all enjoyed it very much.”

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Ephesus Tour with Temple of Artemis and Sirince Village From Izmir

5.Ephesus Tour with Temple of Artemis and Sirince Village From Izmir

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 239 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $145

Full-day small-group Ephesus tour from Izmir with the House of the Virgin Mary, Temple of Artemis, lunch, and Sirince wine village.

“This was honestly one of the best days I’ve had in Turkey! Our tour guide, Nizam, was absolutely amazing — so funny, friendly, and full of knowledge. You can tell he truly loves what he does and knows the history inside out. I learned so much, laughed a lot, and just had the best time. It felt less like a tour and more like spending the day with a really cool friend who happens to know everything about the place. Highly recommend!”

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Ephesus and St. Mary’s House Day Trip from Izmir with Lunch

6.Ephesus and St. Mary’s House Day Trip from Izmir with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 210 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $155

Ephesus and St. Mary’s House day trip from Izmir with hotel pickup, English guide, skip-the-line entry, and lunch.

“The tour was excellent and the sites visited amazing, the tour company on the summer need to keep the buses A/C working all time even when the people step down to do the tour”

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From Izmir: Full Day Boat Trip around Cesme with BBQ Lunch

7.Full Day Boat Trip around Cesme with BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 208 reviews · 11 hours · from $89

Full-day boat trip from Izmir to Cesme with hotel pickup, multiple swim stops, snorkeling, Donkey and Coral Island visits, and BBQ lunch.

“A lovely day spent around Cesme beaches. Food was excellent and the iced coffees really hit the spot.”

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From Izmir: Guided Pamukkale Full-Day Tour with Lunch

8.Guided Pamukkale Full-Day Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 190 reviews · 12 hours · from $141

Guided Pamukkale day trip from Izmir: Cotton Castle travertines, Hierapolis ruins, buffet lunch, and hotel pickup in 12 hours.

“The journey itself was very long but well worth it. My family greatly enjoyed this trip and wish we cold do it for the whole day.”

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Daily Ephesus & Virgin Mary House Tour from Izmir

9.Daily Ephesus & Virgin Mary House Tour from Izmir

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 174 reviews · 5 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $163

Morning pickup from Izmir for Ephesus and the Virgin Mary House, skip-the-line entry, plus Selcuk lunch on a small-group day trip.

“I arranged a one-day roundtrip flight from Istanbul to participate in this tour. The convenience of being picked up and dropped off at the airport was greatly appreciated. Both the guide and drivers were excellent, and the tour itself was quite engaging. Although I couldn't partake in any meals due to serious allergies, the lunch venue was exceptionally clean. However, I left the leather shop and fashion show feeling quite frustrated as it was not part of the tour, just a ploy to promote business. Overall, I highly recommend this experience.”

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From Izmir: Pamukkale Guided Tour with Lunch

10.Pamukkale Guided Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 143 reviews · 12 hours · from $142

Guided Pamukkale and Hierapolis from Izmir with lunch, entry fees, and mineral pools, plus skip-the-ticket-line convenience.

“Pamukkale was a beautiful day trip from Izmir. 10/10 recommend. I was debating between this and Ephesus but I am glad I chose this one. The scenery was spectacular and the ancient ruins were very cool. Our guide was great. She told us all about the history of the ruins and the natural pools.”

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From Izmir: Ephesus Guided Day Trip with Transfer & Lunch

11.Ephesus Guided Day Trip with Transfer & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 124 reviews · 8 hours · from $141

Guided Ephesus day trip from Izmir: air-conditioned transfer, expert English/Spanish guide, lunch, and stops at Mary’s House and Artemis Temple.

“We enjoyed the trip from pick-up to drop-off. Great experience, and knowledgeable guide (Mert), he really made us feel and vision the site. Totally recommend.”

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Cesme: Islands and Bays Boat Trip with BBQ Lunch

12.Cesme: Islands and Bays Boat Trip with BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 117 reviews · 8 hours · from $71

8-hour Çeşme boat trip with snorkeling in 20m+ clear water, BBQ fish or chicken, reserved sun loungers, and optional hotel pickup.

“Amazing!!! Loved the workers! The food was so fresh. The water was beautiful and saw islands as well as donkeys”

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Full Day Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour from Izmir

13.Full Day Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour from Izmir

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 113 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $156

Full day from Izmir to Pamukkale and Hierapolis. Guided UNESCO sights, white travertines, included lunch, and optional Cleopatra swim.

“Top notch, some people may want their guide to show them around the whole area but ours did around 30-40 mins of explanation along the travertines en route to cleopatras baths, then gave us around 2.5 hrs of free time to explore the ruins. You can bet that I ran around and explored every square inch. 100% worth it to walk along the ancient road through the north Byzantine gate towards the necropolis. Amazing time, it would’ve been much more difficult to get myself here without the tour.”

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From Izmir: Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary Tour with Lunch

14.Ephesus and House of Virgin Mary Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 109 reviews · 11 hours · from $125

Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary day trip from Izmir, with Artemis, Sirince wine time, guided ruins, and lunch included.

“It was a wonderful experience. Our guide was very knowledgeable and funny. The archeological sites were spectacular similar to Rome and Greece.”

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Ephesus Full-Day Tour from Kusadasi or Selcuk

15.Ephesus Full-Day Tour from Kusadasi or Selcuk

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 80 reviews · 8 hours · from $112

Small-group Ephesus full-day tour: Virgin Mary House, Celsus Library, Artemis Temple, and Sirince wine village from Kusadasi or Selcuk.

“This was an amazing day trip to Efez. Our tour guide Melike was knowledgeable and passionate about the area and spoke brilliant English . We awere served light lunch in a local restaurant ( very tasty ) with drinks paid extra 0.5 Euro for a soft drink - reasonably priced . We were also dropped off to the hotel that was not originally booked . Nevertheless to say that it was really good trip .”

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