Kusadasi Private Shore Excursion:Ephesus, Winery,and Lunch at Seven Sages Winery

We knew that we wanted to visit Ephesus from our stay in Kusadasi, but we were looking to do more with the day. We found this excursion that sounded great for us. Our guide, Betul, met us at our hotel in Kusadasi and was prompt and ready for the day. We clicked from the beginning and knew it would be a great day. We traveled by Mercedes van to Ephesus where Betul gave us a great history of Ephesus and many, many details about it importance to the region and Biblical history. She was, in my mind, the perfect guide. She kept us entertained but not overloaded with information. She always knew the answer and was very professional! We left this excursion with a new friend in Turkey. We had plenty of time in Ephesus before moving on to the rest of the day. Next we drove and stopped by a carpet making facility that trains women in the art. If any negative to this day, I will say that this stop was neat and worked for us because we knew we wanted to shop for a Turkish rug. However, if one wasn't looking to get one, I feel that they may have felt a bit pressured to do so. It felt that the salesman was trying to get a sale out of us once he had us there and had we been given the choice to stop, we might not have, fearing this outcome. Still, it was neat to see and we bought a small rug that we loved. After this stop was the lunch at the winery. This was one of the best meals that we had during two weeks in Turkey, which was a surprise! We expected a cheap meal and some wine but what we got was a very nice meal of several courses and dessert. The wine was quite nice as well, and the ambiance of the winery was lovely. This was a very enjoyable meal chatting with Betul and learning more about Turkish culture and the region. I'd highly recommend this tour, especially with our great guide Betul!

What a great day. I recommend this tour to anyone who would like to have a little history, and wine! Our tour guide MEHMET SELCUK wait for us at the port. He is charming, polite, with good manners, and speaks Spanish very well. We start by visiting EPHESUS. He drives us through history and lets us take pictures and enjoy the moment. After that we went to a brief carpet demonstration. And then to MAYA'DAN TURKISH CUISINE, where we have a wine tasting and delicious top-notch food. It was a really good day for us, in a great tour.

I booked the tour on one of our cruise destinations. The entire day was amazing. Selcuk met us at the port and the driver picked us up on the street. Selcuk is a gifted guide. He was very knowledgeable, professional, and personable. We had a wonderful time at Ephesus and the winery!

Our guide was fabulous and had great knowledge and showing us the sites as well as great venue for lunch! Everything was amazing!

My wife and were on a cruise. Our fantastic tour guide met us at the port terminal and we were off to Ephesus. She helped us steer free from the crowds and gave us a great overview as well as showed us a few hidden gems in this amazing location. The winery was a great experience. The wine tasting was fun and the lunch there was truly world class. This tour was the best part of our trip! We would do this again without a second thought.

This was an excellent tour. The tour guide was informative and Ephesus was not to be missed. We enjoyed the winery and the lunch was delicious. It was an authentic trip.

What a fantastic tour!! Our tour guide, John, was waiting for us in port as soon as we disembarked the ship. He was extremely knowledgeable about the ruins at Ephesus. With this being a private tour we were able to tailor the tour to our liking and having visited Ephesus on several occasions previously John gave us insights into the more day to day activities that would have been carried out in the city and how the archaeologists had worked this out from the evidence they had found. The trip to Ephesus was followed with an outstanding wine tasting and lunch at the 7 Sages winery. We were guided round by the owner who also conducted the wine tasting. The wine was delicious and we brought a few bottles home with us and they tasted as good at home as they did there. I would whole heartedly recommend this tour to anyone who wants to do something just a little bit different in Kusadasi!!

A must for anyone visiting Santorini. The quality and knowledge of the tour guide surpassed my expectations. The tour itself was simply amazing and the winery was fantastic and a great way to end the tour.

Semra was so kind and very knowledgeable thoughout the whole tour. This tour was easy/fun I would definitely book again with your company!

Our tour guide Rose was excellent. She really knew her history and was excited to share it with us. We were happy with this tour and the lunch was delicious.