Ephesus & Wine Tasting Tour from Kusadasi Port

Highlights of the Ephesus & Wine Tasting Tour from Kusadasi Port

• Ancient City of Ephesus — marble streets, the Great Theatre and the iconic facade of the Celsus Library
• Wine tasting in Sirince — sample the fruit wines this hillside village has been making for generations
• Selcuk — a traditional Turkish lunch and a visit to a local handicrafts and carpet workshop
• Stress-free shore excursion — met right at Ege Ports with a guaranteed, timely return to your cruise ship
• Licensed English-speaking guide and comfortable air-conditioned transport throughout

Make the most of your call at Kusadasi with this Ephesus shore excursion and wine tasting tour, a relaxed daily excursion designed especially for cruise passengers. Your licensed English-speaking guide meets you at Ege Ports and whisks you to Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the Mediterranean world. Walking its marble-paved streets you take in the grand theatre, the agora and the magnificent two-storey facade of the Celsus Library, hearing the stories of the Roman metropolis that St. Paul and John the Evangelist once knew. This Ephesus day tour balances history with plenty of time to wander and photograph the ruins.

Shore Excursion for Cruise Passengers in Kuşadası

Cruise passengers docking in Kuşadası can book the Ephesus & Wine Tasting Tour as a convenient Kuşadası shore excursion during their port call. This shared tour suits cruise passengers with a full day in port; let us know your ship’s schedule and we will confirm the pickup point at the cruise terminal or offer a private alternative. Tell us how many hours your ship stays in port and we will confirm that the full programme fits comfortably. Just tell us the ship and the day it calls at Kuşadası — we take care of the rest.

Day Trip to Kuşadası from the Greek Islands (Samos and Patmos)

The Ephesus & Wine Tasting Tour is also arranged for visitors coming over from Samos or Patmos for the day. Catch the early ferry to Kuşadası (from Samos the ferry takes 45 minutes; from Patmos the ferry takes about 3 hours) and you will be back on the island the same evening. Our team welcomes you at the Kuşadası ferry port and makes sure the day ends in time for your return crossing. For longer itineraries we check the ferry timetable first and confirm that the full programme fits your day. Please bring your passport and check the Turkish entry requirements for your nationality before travelling.

From the ancient city the tour heads to Selcuk for a traditional Turkish lunch, with vegetarian, vegan, halal and kosher options available, followed by a visit to a handicrafts cooperative where you can watch skilled weavers at work and learn how Turkish carpets are made. The grand finale is the hillside village of Sirince, a charming cluster of white Ottoman-Greek houses set among vineyards and orchards, where you enjoy a tasting of the local fruit wines that have made the village famous.

Because this is a dedicated Kusadasi port tour, every stage is timed to bring you comfortably back to the cruise terminal before departure, all in air-conditioned comfort. If you are looking for a single, memorable daily excursion from Kusadasi that combines UNESCO-class ruins, authentic food and a relaxed wine tasting, this Ephesus and wine tasting day trip delivers it all.