Exclusive Ancient Ephesus, Travel Through Time

Exclusive Ancient Ephesus, Travel Through Time
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Excursion Highlights:
  • Immerse yourself in the ancient city of Ephesus like never before with cutting-edge 3D augmented reality technology
  • Witness history play out as live actors reenact scenes set against re-creations of historical landmarks
  • Be guided by an expert team of history, archaeology, art, and architecture.professionals
  • Visit iconic sites like the Temple of Hadrian, The Great Theatre, and The Library of Celsus
  • Visit a ranch-style rug-weaving center and shop before returning to the ship
Price: $89.00
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Summary
Shore Excursion Size ? Standard
Shore Excursion Type Scenic, Cultural, Historical
Shore Excursion Duration 5 Hours 30 Minutes
Activity Level ? Moderate
Shore Excursion Leaves From ? Cruise Ship Pier
Food/Beverage Provided Beverage and meal is included.
Recommended Dress Comfortable, seasonal clothing and good walking shoes, sunscreen, hat and sunglasses.
Restrictions Guests should be in good physical condition, tour involves walking over one mile. You may encounter uneven and unpaved surfaces.

Exclusive Ancient Ephesus, Travel Through Time

This tour will be unlike any other you have ever experienced, a classic guided tour is enriched by creating a completely unique, interactive experience allowing you to travel in time.

3D re-creation happens when you place augmented virtual reality glasses on and you see how the buildings, shops, streets, palaces and temples looked with a vivid computer reconstruction. Live scenes played by actors unfold in front of your eyes in the ancient world and allow you to feel like an Ephesian. Skip-the-line tickets are included for sites to ensure a seamless experience.

Behind this technological innovation is a team of professionals from different sectors including tourism, history, archaeology, art and architecture with different visions for the same philosophy: To bring the culture and antiquities of the past to life through new technologies.

After a scenic drive from the ship, you will arrive at the spectacular Ephesus, one of the best-preserved cities of antiquity.

Enjoy a walking tour of this incredible site and pass by the Temple of Hadrian, the 25,000-seat Great Theatre, and perhaps the most recognizable building in the city, The Library of Celsus. With your guide, you will enter the city through the Magnesian Gate, the ancient entrance to the city at the top of Kuretes Street.

Listen to detailed historical and architectural information supplementing your guided visit, this is an awe-inspiring journey through time. By using state-of-the-art technology, you will see the reconstructed 10 highlights of the famous ancient city. It is not only a visual show but a valuable, detailed historical and architectural audio and visual lesson with information enhancing your guide's explanations.

At 5 places throughout your guided tour, you will watch scenes captured by real life actors, with the backdrop of ancient Ephesus brought to life with 3D imagery. Imagine watching Romans discussing state issues in Odeon, Cleopatra and Mark Anthony riding on Arcadian Way, or Romans trying to interrupt St. Paul's entry to the grand theatre. All with you immersed in the heart of the action!

Before your return to port stop by a ranch style rug weaving center where you will be given information about this art as well as time for shopping. Taste the mezes prepared by local products and the local wine in the courtyard before you return to your ship waiting for you.

Please Note: This tour involves over a mile of walking on uneven, cobblestones surfaces. Comfortable walking shoes, hat and sun protection is recommended. Restrooms are available at the entrance and at the exit (free of charge) of Ephesus. If the 3D augmented reality glasses should malfunction or be unusable during the tour, a visit to the Terrace Houses will be added on to the tour itinerary.

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Rated 5 out of 5
Mar 3, 2025
Bucket List Tour, well worth it!
Booked a small group 5 1/2 hr. tour of Ephesus that offered 3D enhancement of "what may have been" view. Wow that was a great enhancement as we experienced the awesome city with such history. Our tour ended up being a private tour which was even better. Weather was a blessing as it was clear and comfortable, especially for the February season. Guide was great and seemed to love his job. Van was comfortable and the meal we had was top notch. We did get information on Turkish rugs, from a Coop, which was very professional and not at all pressured.
FYI, in coming off our ship be sure to look carefully for your name with vendors who are among the cruise tour folks. We almost went to far out the area as we didn't see our name. It was there but somewhat camouflaged.
All in all we had a great time and would highly recommend.
D&L M
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 31, 2024
Ephesus in Kusadasi amazing experience
Our personal guide Yunus was exceptional. His knowledge of Ephesus was amazing. He took his time so we could enjoy all the history and aspects. We were in awe of this experience. The traditional Turkish lunch after the tour at the carpet school and the demonstration was very informative and brief.
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 5, 2024
Ephesus !
We had a wonderful experience that went seamlessly. Picked up at the port, comfortable ride to the site. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and accommodating. I would highly recommend this excursion. It is a long day with a lot of walking and stairs but that’s the way it has to be. Afterwords we were taken for lunch at a beautiful site and then watched a rug making demonstration. The sales pitch was a bit hard but beautiful rugs to see and purchase.
Rated 5 out of 5
Sep 27, 2024
If you can manage the walking, it's great.
Another fascinating excursion! So much history. A lot of walking, but we managed. Our guide was extremely pleasant, and revealed a lot of information. The farm to table lunch was delightful authentic tastes from the region.
Rated 5 out of 5
Sep 1, 2024
Off to discover the history of turkey…
Quite a lot of walking around the archeological site.. The stones were potentially very slippy, so had to be careful when walking around.
We went to a really nice restaurant for linch , which there was something for everyone.. just to pick at and plenty of it.
Then we went to a carpet making demonstration which was attached to the restaurant, which was interesting. Obviously they wanted you to buy one and have it shipped over to where ever you live, but no pressure.
Our tour guide Noah was great, helpful , knowledgeable and kept checking in where everyone was..
There were only 5 in our tour, which was really nice and personal. There was a fair amount of walking as it was basically an archeological site and a few flights of stairs / steps.
There was a little roman drama scene with gladiators for the tourists.. and a museum which depicted the history of the area and all about Artemites.. It was played all around the walls and floors so u felt you were part of it, but it was really interesting and there was a little souvenir shop at the end if you wanted..
We got back to the cruise ship in plenty of time so it was all good. There is lots of stalls and a duty free shop at the port where you can pick up any bits that you need … if you are on a cruise all you need is your sea pass.
Would defo recommend it if you are interested in history of the area .. bear in mind there is a fair amount of walking.. it’s not difficult .. just gets very hot in summer.. so take an umbrella / fan whatever.. there are drink stations at various intervals .
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 20, 2024
Great tour
We went on this excursion and the tour and our guide were amazing. It was like a private tour with AC and best of all the food that we ate was sooooo good. Highly recommended
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 10, 2024
Our guide Noah is young, friendly and helpful. He was very knowledgeable and informative. The 3D show was very impressive. Tour ended with Turkish lunch which was included, and a visit to Turkish carpet place. Would recommend this excursion.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 31, 2024
The 3D experience
Wow this was so great! The 3D provides you with a true picture of what would have been happening right where you are standing. Good guide. Knowledgeable
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 31, 2024
Exciting Tour
We walked inside the library and through the use of VR goggles we got to see what the cummunity was actually like thousands of years ago.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 30, 2024
Amazing ! Only 4 people on our excursion. The guide was extremely knowledgeable about the history of Ephesus.
Delicious lunch in the country under the trees and out of the hot sun