We had a wonderful guide Gonca Kizilhan, please ask for her - she is a wonderful person and more knowledgeable than most. Coming off the cruise ship she immediately recognized me from my facebook page both her and driving made our day the best of the trip. We toured ancient Ephesus and the terrace houses a must see. Had a... More

Pulling into Izmir as part of a 7 night Adriatic cruise, we had no idea what to expect. I had booked a private tour online, half-way expecting to get ripped off somewhere along the way. I couldn't have been more wrong. Everything was perfect. Great custom tour or Ephesus. Amazing guide, Begum Gencer, who spoke perfect English and was very... More

Our guide, Mel, met us at the cruise ship and the six of us began our private tour of the Kusadasi/Ephesus area. Our first stop was the House of Mary, then on to the historic ruins at the city of Ephesus. Mel was incredibly knowledgable. She gave us the background of everything we saw plus insight about Turkey today. We... More

We had a wonderful tour of Ephesus and the Carpet factory with Banu. She was so friendly and knowledgeable and made sure we saw as much as possible during the short time on shore. I would highly recommend this tour.

Our archaeologist trained tour guide Haka met us at the gangplank of the cruise ship and walked us a few minutes to a the comfortable air conditioned mini bus. We were provided with insight and understanding of the city of Ephesus, its history and process of decay.Make sure you visit the terrace houses for a separate admission but inside the... More

Banu Akin from Otti Travel met us on arrival at Kotokulon on the Neiw Amsterdam. Banu is a very personable young lady who turned out to be a great and knowledgeable guide to Ephesus. The tour was of an exceptiona historic site which is a well preserved marvel. We visited the House of Mary and St John's Basilica as well,... More

My husband and I booked our private tour online with EphesusTours.biz. Our guide, Begum (pronounced "bee-goom"), met us at the dock. We traveled in a nice, air conditioned mini-van with a driver who dropped us off at each site and was always there to meet us when we were ready to move to the next. Begum gave us the history... More

I arranged this tour of Ephesus online. Our guide Banu met us at the dock (SEABOURNE ODESSY) and drove my wife and I through the countryside in a very nice car.On route to Ephesus she explained all about what we passing by which initself was very informative.When we arrived at the ruins she was very informative and allowed us to... More

We were in Ephesus on May 13 ( 2012), cruising the Mediterranean sea on a cruise. We decided to hire a private ( and professional) guide, including car, driver and lunch, instead of booking with the cruise's service. It proved to be the right choice. And less expensive! Our guide, Mrs Banu AKIN, from Ephesus Private Tours is a highly... More