Turkey · SHORE EXCURSIONS
Good shore excursions fill up weeks ahead; the great ones go first. Below: the 6 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Half-day guided cruise tour from Kusadasi: Ephesus ruins and Artemis, skip ticket lines, and return on time for your ship.
“Celine, our guide was excellent in sharing interesting facts and information with us and being a small group, it felt like a private tour. Thank you for a great tour and experience.”
Ephesus, Meryemana and Artemis tour with Kusadasi port pickup, English guide, and lunch. Skip-the-line entry help.
“Tour guide was Nur, she was extremely knowledge and had enjoyable time on tour. Visited Virgin Mary House, town of Ephesus, brief stop at Temple of Artemis, stopped for lunch followed by rug presentation, visited local market shop and pottery shop. Small group-9 total.”
Private VIP Ephesus shore excursion from Kusadasi with lunch, entrance fees, and a flexible plan that gets you back to your ship on time.
“Very comprehensive information about Ephesus and the area. Shoes with a grippy sole is essential. Marble walk ways were very slippery. Transportation vehicle was excellent.”
An 8-hour guided Istanbul shore excursion hitting the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi, and the Grand Bazaar, with smart timing.
“This was an excellent tour with an excellent guide. It may have been the highlight og our three week trip.”
Private Istanbul shore tour with hotel pickup, timed sights, skip-the-line ticket buying, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi, Blue Mosque, bazaar.
“Didem was a wonderful guide. We learned so much. Having her as our private guide was fantastic we got to see so much in such a short amount of time. She surely knew her way around Istanbul. We got to see Topkapi, Hagia Sophia, Sultan Square, the grand blizzard and so much more.”
4-hour small-group or private tour from Kusadasi to Ephesus with a licensed guide and a stop in Sirince.
“I had found Private ephesus tour listed on getyourguide with very good reviews. This tour was better than l could have ever expected. It ended up being a private tour with the guide and me in a new Mercedes minibus. Our guide actually studied archaeology in college and worked for several years as an archaeologist at the Ephesus site. In addition to being a really nice guy he was obviously very knowledgeable about the site. I had a nice lunch at an open air restaurant and then visited a carpet weaving site. This was the absolute best tour. I strongly recommend private Ephesus tour.”
Pick the day first, then pick who runs it.
