Ephesus Tour (from Istanbul – by Plane)

This unique tour will start with an early flight to Izmir from Istanbul.

Your transfer man will pick you up from your Istanbul hotel and transfer you to Istanbul Airport for your flight to Izmir, on your arrival you will be transferred to Ephesus to join our daily tour.

The first site to explore is the marble ruins of the ancient capital of Roman Asia. The Ancient City of Ephesus was the most important commercial center of western Anatolia and was established as a port on the mouth of the river Cayster.

You will be guided to the Temple of Artemis which is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world and has been built in the Ephesus area. You can see the remaining the foundations from Hellenistic age which are made of marble and full of sculptured columns capitals and shafts.

After lunch in a local restaurant, we will drive to Bulbul Mountain to visit the House of the Virgin Mary, the most popular place of pilgrimage for Catholics which is believed the Virgin Mary spent the remainder of her life.

We will drive back to town to visit the Isabey Mosque which is one of the best examples of Seljukian architecture, located below the Basilica of Saint John.

End of the tour we will transfer you to Izmir Airport for your flight to Istanbul, on your arrival, you will be transferred to your Istanbul hotel.