This private Izmir day tour from Çeşme pairs a personal guide and driver with the highlights of Turkey's third-largest city, from the Roman ruins of ancient Smyrna to the lanes of Kemeraltı and the breezy Kordon promenade, with a three-course Turkish lunch included. Pickup is at 09:00 from your hotel in Çeşme and you are back by about 17:00, so the day fits neatly into a beach holiday.
Guests staying on Chios can enjoy the Private Izmir City Tour as a day trip from the Greek islands to Turkey — from Chios the ferry takes 20 minutes, so the excursion can be planned between the morning and evening sailings. Pickup is at the Çeşme ferry terminal, and the tour is timed so you can catch the return ferry comfortably. 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.
After a one-hour drive along the peninsula, the tour starts at the Agora of Smyrna, one of the best-preserved Roman marketplaces in Anatolia, where colonnades, vaulted basement galleries and the old civic square reveal how commerce and politics worked in antiquity. You then move to Konak Square, the heart of modern Izmir, to see the ornate Izmir Clock Tower, the city's emblem, and the small tiled Yalı Mosque beside the sea.
From Konak you plunge into Kemeraltı Bazaar, one of the oldest and largest markets in Turkey, a maze of streets selling spices, textiles, jewellery and handicrafts that is perfect for souvenir shopping. Lunch is a set three-course Turkish meal in a carefully selected local restaurant. The afternoon ends with a leisurely walk on Kordonboyu, the seaside promenade with views across the Gulf of Izmir and the Aegean Sea, before the drive back to Çeşme. Entrance to the Agora, parking and road tolls are included in this flexible private day trip from Çeşme, which involves moderate walking.
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Izmir City Tour Programme At about 09:00 your private guide and driver pick you up from your hotel in Çeşme for the comfortable drive of roughly one hour along the peninsula to Izmir. The first stop is the Agora of Smyrna, the remarkably well-preserved Roman market square of the ancient city. Walking along the colonnaded stoa and down into the vaulted basement chambers, your guide explains the role the agora played in trade, administration and public life. We continue to Konak Square, the lively centre of modern Izmir, where you see the elegant Izmir Clock Tower, built in the late Ottoman period and now the symbol of the city, together with the charming tile-covered Yalı Mosque near the waterfront. From here we walk into Kemeraltı Bazaar, a historic market district of narrow streets, old inns and small shops selling spices, fabrics, jewellery, coffee and local crafts; you will have time to browse and pick up souvenirs. Lunch follows in a hand-picked local restaurant, where a set three-course Turkish menu is served. In the afternoon we head to Kordonboyu, the palm-lined seaside promenade, for a relaxed stroll with views over the Gulf of Izmir, the Aegean Sea and the city skyline. Late in the afternoon your driver takes you back to your hotel in Çeşme, arriving at approximately 17:00.
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