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Meet at Kuşadası port
Your clients are met by name at the Kuşadası cruise terminal and taken to a waiting private vehicle for the short drive inland — no queues, straight to the ruins.
Pier meet & greetA private or group shore excursion for cruise passengers docking at Kuşadası — the ancient city of Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary, timed precisely to your ship’s schedule and guaranteed back on board before all-aboard. Met at the port, guided by a licensed local, delivered under your brand.
Kuşadası is the gateway port for Ephesus, one of the greatest archaeological sites in the world and only about twenty minutes from the pier. That proximity makes it the ideal shore excursion: your clients are met at the Kuşadası cruise terminal and taken straight to the marble streets of Ephesus, with the whole day planned around the ship’s departure.
Operated privately or as a group and fully flexible — resell it as it is, add the House of the Virgin Mary, the Temple of Artemis or a genuine Turkish craft demonstration, or tailor the pace. Most importantly, it is timed with a comfortable buffer to return guests to Kuşadası well before all-aboard.
A short drive from the pier to Ephesus and back — an expertly guided morning or afternoon, timed around your ship.
Your clients are met by name at the Kuşadası cruise terminal and taken to a waiting private vehicle for the short drive inland — no queues, straight to the ruins.
Pier meet & greetThe marble main streets of Ephesus, the magnificent two-storey Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre that seated 25,000, and the temples, terraces and agoras of this superbly preserved Roman city.
The peaceful stone chapel on Mount Koressos where, by tradition, the Virgin Mary spent her final years — a place of Christian pilgrimage.
OptionalThe site of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, on the edge of nearby Selçuk.
OptionalAn optional stop at a genuine Turkish leather or ceramics workshop — a popular, relaxed cruise-group experience with no obligation to buy.
OptionalA comfortable return to the terminal with time to spare before all-aboard — the day timed around your ship from the start.
A sensible default — fully configurable when we build your net rate.
Entrance fees, lunch, the House of the Virgin Mary and Şirince village can all be built into your net rate. The itinerary and pace are always planned around your ship’s in-port time, with a safe buffer before all-aboard.
The practical details your team needs to sell and brief with confidence.
It is a guided tour for cruise passengers during their day in Kuşadası — your clients are met at the terminal, taken to Ephesus and nearby sites, and returned to the ship before departure, with the day timed around the sailing schedule.
Ephesus is only about twenty minutes’ drive from the Kuşadası cruise terminal, which is what makes it such a comfortable and popular shore excursion.
Yes. Timing is the priority of every shore excursion — we plan the day around your ship’s in-port hours and build in a comfortable buffer so guests are back well before all-aboard.
Yes. Both are close to Ephesus and can be added to the excursion, along with a Turkish craft demonstration or Şirince village, as in-port time allows.
Both. It can be operated fully private for your clients or as a seat-in-coach group, chosen per booking and delivered under your brand.
Become a partner and send the ship, date and in-port times with passenger numbers, and we reply with a costed, ready-to-sell proposal on confidential net rates.
Give your cruise clients the wonder of ancient Ephesus in a day from Kuşadası — met at the pier, expertly guided and back on board on time — with net rates and one accountable local team.