Silversea
Private Ephesus Shore Excursions for Silversea Guests
For guests sailing with Silversea, a private Ephesus shore excursion means your own licensed guide and vehicle, a calm and unhurried pace, and a day in Kuşadası planned around your ship, with no coach and no shopping stop.
For guests sailing with Silversea, the shore day is best when it stays calm and private. Instead of a large coach and a fixed itinerary, we run Ephesus as an entirely private visit for your party: one licensed local guide, one comfortable vehicle, and a day that moves at your speed.
Ephesus is about a 20 minute drive from Kuşadası, so even a shorter call leaves room for an unhurried morning among the marble streets, the Library of Celsus, and the great theatre, then a calm return to the ship with time to spare.
Why cruise passengers choose us
Five reasons guests book a private day with us instead of the excursion sold on board.
Award-winning, not just experienced
Eight TripAdvisor awards since 2013, from Certificate of Excellence to Travelers’ Choice, voted by real guests rather than marketing teams.
Exclusively your group
Up to 8 guests from your own party. We never combine strangers into a tour and call it private.
We work around your ship, not the other way
We build the day backwards from your all-aboard time and keep a comfortable buffer, so the return to the ship stays calm rather than a race.
Tickets bought before you arrive
Your guide pre-purchases every entrance ticket, so you walk straight past the queues. At peak season that can save up to two hours, time you spend inside Ephesus rather than waiting outside.
Your language, your pace
Guided in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Japanese by a licensed expert, never a memorised script.
Recognised by travellers
Eight TripAdvisor awards across a decade.
Certificate of Excellence six times between 2013 and 2019, then Travelers’ Choice in 2021 and 2023. Voted by real guests, not marketing teams.
Certificate of Excellence2013 to 2019The private experience
What every guest sailing with Silversea gets as standard, on every private tour.
- 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.
A private guide, never a group
One licensed guide, your party alone.
No coach, no shared group, no shopping stop. Just your own guide and a vehicle sized to your party, at the pace you set.
Who this is for
This page is for Silversea guests who want their time ashore to feel private, personal, and calm. It suits couples and small groups, travellers who prefer a knowledgeable guide over a crowd, and anyone who would rather see Ephesus properly than rush a checklist.
If comfort and pace matter to your party, senior travellers, a slower morning, a quiet vehicle, we plan around them from the start.
Private Ephesus tours for your call
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 when your call allows more time ashore.View tour
Private Ephesus from KuşadasıA flexible private tour, shaped around your day in port.View tour
Common questions
Ephesus at your pace, then a calm return to the ship.
Tours of Ephesus is an independent local operator and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of Silversea.