Luxury & small-ship cruises
Private Ephesus Shore Excursions for Luxury & Small-Ship Cruise Guests
A private Ephesus shore excursion for luxury and small-ship cruise guests: your own licensed guide, a private air-conditioned vehicle, a calm and unhurried pace, and a day in Kuşadası planned around your ship.
Ephesus is one of the great ancient cities of the Mediterranean, about 20 km from where your ship berths at Kuşadası. Most lines sell it as a large coach excursion. We do the opposite: a fully private day for your party alone, with a licensed local guide, a comfortable vehicle, and a pace set by your group rather than a timetable. It is built for guests who want the shore day to feel like the ship, calm, personal, and unhurried.
Choose your cruise line
Each cruise line has its own page, written for how its guests travel. We are adding them in order of priority.
- SilverseaPrivate Ephesus tours for guests sailing with Silversea.View
- Regent Seven SeasPrivate Ephesus tours for guests sailing with Regent Seven Seas.View
Pages for Seabourn, Explora Journeys, Oceania, Windstar, Viking, Azamara guests are being added next, in priority order.
The private experience
- Private licensed guideYour own licensed local guide, never a shared coach group.
- Private vehicle, matched to your partyA private, air-conditioned vehicle sized to your group.
- Senior-friendly pacingA gentle pace with rests whenever your group needs them.
- Ship-aware return planningThe day is timed to your ship, with a comfortable buffer before all-aboard.
- No forced shoppingNo carpet or jewellery stops. Your hours ashore stay at Ephesus.
- All listed admissions includedClear, transparent pricing with the listed entries covered.
The private Ephesus tours
- Private Ephesus & Temple of ArtemisThe classic private half-day, well suited to a shorter call.View tour
- Ephesus & House of the Virgin MaryA fuller private day: Ephesus, the House of the Virgin Mary, and Artemis.View tour
- Private Ephesus from KuşadasıOur flexible private tour, shaped around your hours in port.View tour
Common questions
Tours of Ephesus is an independent local operator and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any cruise line named on this site.