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Ancient Ephesus tour with pottery-making demonstration
Excursions & day trips
Izmir, Turkey
4.5/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
German
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English
,
French
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Dutch
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 4 Hours
Do this because
Visit the UNESCO-listed ancient city of Ephesus on a morning tour
Learn about the history and society of this important Roman site
See the Library of Celsus, Grand Theatre and Temple of Hadrian
Watch a pottery-making demonstration in a local ceramics factory
Expert local guide with unrivalled knowledge of the city of Ephesus
What to expect
Ephesus brings the past to life. This tour combines the ancient city with a visit to a typical ceramics factory for a glimpse into traditional pottery making. First up, you'll relive the glory days of the Roman Empire as you explore the monuments of Ephesus on a guided tour. Gökhan, one of our expert local guides, says "the archaeological site is so well-preserved that it's easy to imagine you are walking in the footsteps of the toga-clad crowds that gathered and chattered in the streets 2,000 years ago."Crammed with temples, relics and religious statues, you'll walk the marble streets as your guide explains their history. A star attraction is the Insta-perfect Library of Celsus – a feat of classical architecture that once housed the brightest scholars of the day and more than 12,000 scrolls of age-old wisdom. Strolling between the column-lined avenues, you'll peep into crumpled shops and houses en route to the Grand Theatre – a colossal amphitheatre where St Paul once preached. There's a museum here, too, which you'll walk through during your visit. It's digital exhibits are designed to help you imagine what life was like in Ephesus during its heyday. We'll round things off with a visit to a ceramics factory to see how Turkish pottery is made. Marvel at the precision of the master potter – working only by eye – as he decorates and paints traditional pieces. It's one of the best places to snap up some authentic souvenirs and support local livelihoods. Gökhan adds "Cini ceramics are a traditional Turkish art form. Look out for the popular tulip and carnation motifs – the tulip symbolises the unity of God, while the carnation represents nature and renewal."
What's included
Transport
Guide
Entrance fees
What to remember
Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility
Provider
TANTUR TURIZM SEYAHAT A.S
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Where
Pickups are available from selected hotels in the following resorts:Kusadasi, Ozdere, Seferihisar
Reviews
Excellent
4.5/5
Based on
77 reviews from verified customers
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lucy
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 33 years old
Poor
It was not made clear that the amphitheatre was not accessible and this is the highlight of a visit to Ephesus. The terrace houses were also not part of this visit. Disliked compulsory visit to pottery place. Their stuff was lovely but I hated being forced to go. Our guide Esra was repetitive, without telling us much interesting about what we were seeing. She also made no secret of being bored. For the extremely high price, this was very poor value for all the reasons above.
V
Vincent
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 46 years old
Excellent
Excellente excursion avec un guide exceptionnel
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Loulou87
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 20 years old
Excellent
Le guide était formidable. La ville d ephese était magnifique si on est à kussadassi il faut au moin faire cette expérience les enfants de 7ans et 9,5ans on bien aimé surtout le musée virtuel.
S
Sumbul
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 32 years old
Excellent
Overall me and my kids enjoyed ephesus and pottery tour
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DDS
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 34 years old
Excellent
Top excursie ! Héél goede gids (Nederlandstalig). Goede duidelijke uitleg. Rustig en zeker geen overhaast tempo. We tussen de uitleggen door ruim de tijd om alles te bezien en foto's te nemen.
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Johan
July 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Great
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Gazo
July 2025
From United States of America
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As a couple
- 34 years old
Great
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Sandrine
June 2025
From United States of America
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With family
- 33 years old
Excellent
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Pete
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 48 years old
Excellent
The lady translated everything well, and gave good tips, and lot of information. Very help full
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Touri001
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 35 years old
Excellent
Tolle Führung durch Ephesus, auf die Verkaufsführung in Töpferei hätten wir allerdings verzichten können und wären lieber länger in Ephesus geblieben bzw. hätten das Museum in Selcuk besuchen wollen.
M
Motta
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Great
Un peu cher pour voire de ruines,mes autrement c'est très bien
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Dai
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 66 years old
Excellent
The guide “The falcon” he called himself, was exceptional and managed our multilingual group brilliantly to make it a memorable outing Only downside was the pottery visit which was not good value TUI rep at Paloma hotel was more than helpful and cheerful
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LM
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Great
fantastische gids !!! Pottenmakerij was leuk, maar wel dure artikelen. Niemand van de bus kocht iets.
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Petra
June 2025
From Germany
Traveled as
As a couple
- 32 years old
Great
C
CATHERINE
June 2025
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 25 years old
Excellent
Great tour with an excellent guide Ezra. We went with our 7 year old son and it was just long enough for him in the heat. Ephesus is amazing, we didn't realise how big it was and the museum at the end bought it all to life. Didn't feel pressured to buy anything at the Pottery place.
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XD
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 44 years old
Excellent
C
Catherine
June 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 53 years old
Excellent
A
Alan
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 52 years old
Average
The trip cost £700 for a group of 13 which included 6 children, one under 3 and the rest 10 and under. I feel that we paid a lot for a basic tour of Ephesus. The group for the guide was too big and it was also very busy which detracted from the experience. The pottery tour was unnecessary and we felt that it was just an excuse to try and get us to purchase very expensive pottery. In all this was very poor value for money.
R
Remy
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 55 years old
Excellent
Visite de la poterie pourrait être supprimée
H
Hilde
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 46 years old
Excellent
Super goed georganiseerd wat betreft transfer, uitleg gids !!
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Charlotte S
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 30 years old
Excellent
Pottery tour should be optional, although interesting for most adults, kids not bothered and pottery too expensive to actually buy!
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Rhod
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 19 years old
Excellent
To visit Ephesus is expensive but worth it! Not too much extra to do the tour compared to getting tickets ourselves. The pottery demonstration was quite impressive but an extra that we wouldn't have chosen to do.
S
Sylvie
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 46 years old
Excellent
Il manquait des audioguides. Nous étions un grand groupe de 46 personnes
K
Kathy H.
May 2025
From United States of America
Average
Die Tour an sich war sehr schön, aber es fühlte sich an wie eine Verkaufsveranstaltung, es wurde gezeigt wie sie die Sachen herstellen- bemalen-brennen und dann durfte man durch mehrere Räume voll mit Keramik, um diese dann zu kaufen.
A
Amar
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
Alone
- 48 years old
Great
Super site et guide tres competant.Deçu du museum virtual manque vie,histoire baclée.au jour ou on arrive a faire des biopic je trouve dommage de ne pas avoir fait ça avec des comediends ,ils peuvent faire mieux pour nous telephoner dans l'histoire .la fin complete mention baclèe.je pense qu'il y a mieux a faire. Je suis 1 amoureux de la mythologie, je reste sur ma fin. Je reviendrais quand même.
A
Anthony
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 25 years old
Excellent
An excellent guide and a great experience
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**********
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 46 years old
Excellent
Prévoir des audio guides
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Steffi
May 2025
From Germany
Traveled as
Alone
- 14 years old
Great
Die Tour durch Ephesus war an sich sehr schön. Statt der Topfervorführung, die in meinen Augen wirklich nicht interessant war und eher als Verkauf der Töpferwaren diente, hätte man bei der Ephesus Tour noch die „Terassen“ hinzumachen können. So dass man wirklich alles sieht. Diese waren leider nicht dabei. Man hätte diese zwar dort in der freien Zeit noch besuchen und ein extra Ticket holen können, dafür war die freie Zeit aber doch eher zu kurz und hätte nicht gereicht.
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CRM
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 45 years old
Excellent
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VICENTE
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 52 years old
Great
UN TRANSFERT EN BUS COMPLIQUE POUR LE RETOUR VERS NOTRE HOTEL CLUB NOUS AVONS PERDU 30 MINUTES A ATTENDRE UN AUTRE BUS POUR DES CLIENTS D'UN AUTRE HÔTEL
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Christian
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 43 years old
Excellent
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Eli
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 30 years old
Great
Bonnes anecdotes
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Philippe Zygor
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 30 years old
Excellent
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Nameless pensionary person.
May 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 57 years old
Excellent
Ephesus tour was heel goed en de uitleg over het domein was ook excellent. Demonstratie en showroom pottery making waren prima. Prijsniveau van de geshowde items is wel vrij hoog.
V
Van familie
April 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 45 years old
Great
Timing oke Uitleg afgerateld Hids ging in op onzze bragen
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NetteBerlin
April 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 27 years old
Great
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Vanessa
April 2025
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 31 years old
Excellent
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Herbstferien24
October 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 29 years old
Great
S
Sharon
October 2024
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 37 years old
Great
S
Steve
September 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 37 years old
Great
Loved the tour of Ephesus Amazing experience to a truly unique site
A
Anonymous
July 2024
From United States of America
Great
Nous avons beaucoup apprécié la visite de la cité d'Ephèse. Le guide francophone a su rendre l'expérience intéressante malgré la forte chaleur de juillet. La visite comprenait aussi l'exposition immersive. La fabrique de poterie a relativement peu d'intérêt.
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Vanessa
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Excellent
Ephesus is amazing. Must be place to visit. TUI guide was very good, knowledgeable and friendly. The Ephesus film experience was out of this world...amazing and a real experience. Pottery demonstration at the end I feel was not required. Great day out would highly recommend. Made my holiday.
A
Anonymous
June 2024
From United States of America
Great
Great Tour! Esra was a v knowledgeable host. Nothing she didn't know and extremely passionate about her heritage.
I would strongly recommend this Tour for anybody visiting this part of Turkey.
Hats/shade and plenty of water required!
M
Mal G
June 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 33 years old
Excellent
Great tour guide, very knowledgeable and friendly.
J
John
May 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Excellent
A
Amy
May 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With friends
- 8 years old
Excellent
Our tour guide for Ephesus was amazing. She was so lovely and I would definitely recommend this trip. The pottery experience was abit meh so wouldn't necessarily recommend that bit
G
Gareth
October 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 24 years old
Excellent
Ephesus is amazing, the tour guide was knowledgeable and answered all the questions… I would have appreciated more time on site - even an extra 30 mins would have allowed us to take more of it in
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BP
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
Great tour guide Esra she was very engaging with good knowledge of Ephesus , would have liked to have done a different additional bit to the pottery although it was very interesting would have preferred to stay in history mode
R
Rachel
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 20 years old
Excellent
Esra our guide was fantastic, she was clearly pasdionate about her countries history and have clear descriptions of the points of interest. Ephesus was beautiful to visit, there is very little shade and all paths are original so cover up, bring water and wear trainers (this was not clearly recommended to us). The pottery centre was interesting and we were not pressured to purchase anything. I just wish you did not have to go to a Turkish factory! Felt somewhat overpriced but enjoyable.
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L Smart
September 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Great
It would have been better for us to have spent the whole time at Ephesus - the pottery making demonstration was not necessary in this tour as it was fundamentally 'shopping'. Our visit did not include all aspects of the ancient site - we missed out on the terraced houses, which we appreciate is an additional cost, but an absolute must do - so we returned by taxi to visit these and other areas of the site. The guide was lovely, but would recommend buying your own guide book.
A
Anonymous
August 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
K
Kate
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 36 years old
Excellent
A
Anonymous
August 2023
From United States of America
Excellent
Really great place to visit. Lovely guide person with lots of knowledge. Really amazing experience. Highly recommended it.
A
Amar
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
Excellent
Super excursion. Une belle découverte surtout animée et dirigée par un guide au top Faruk, qui nous a transmis son savoir et sa passion tout au long de cette merveilleuse visite. Encore un grand merci à lui.
A
Anonymous
July 2023
From United Kingdom
Excellent
Amazing trip with a very knowledgeable guide.
A
Alan
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 56 years old
Great
Ephesus was fascinating and the guide was informative and cheerful. Slippery surfaces in parts of Ephesus were a problem for my wife - she slipped and fell. Not hurt too badly but she has normal mobility and was wearing “sensible” footwear. The pottery demonstration was brief and trivial, followed by the sales effort. Yes I did buy something, and having been on similar trips it was expected, but I could have bought similar if not identical products in other shops.
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Karen
July 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 41 years old
Great
Enjoyed the Ephesus tour, guide and driver were great. Very interesting and more to see than we expected. Wasn't as interested in pottery demo and visit. Although the ceramics were lovely, by the time we had walked round Ephesus in very hot sun for 2 hours we just wanted to get back to hotel for a sit down and relax. Pottery visit seemed an excuse to sell to tourists and it was a shame it was added on to what we really wanted to see, i.e. Ephesus.
K
Katg
June 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 17 years old
Great
The guide was fantastic! The site itself was amazing! The travel times where the downside.
D
Dominey
May 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 40 years old
Excellent
The coach trip from our Kusadasi hotel to Ephesus only took 15 mins. Our guide took us on a leisurely trip around this ancient site which was hugely interesting. The library is an absolute marvel. We then went to the Pottery Making demonstration which was fascinating. You then go into the showroom, but there is no pressure to buy, so you can wander around and marvel at the skill and beauty of the ceramics. Make sure you stay for their Moonstone demonstration - amazing!
A
Alan
May 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 50 years old
Excellent
A great place to visit. A long walk but did not have to rush. Enjoyed the history.
R
Rob B
October 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 38 years old
Great
The experience would have been enhanced with a specialist guide who was more knowledgable and accurate about this important historical site
S
Scott murphy
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 25 years old
Excellent
D
Darren
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 11 years old
Excellent
Great experience. Our tour guide Esra was great, she made it very interesting, great group speaker & a very happy, bubbly personality. Ephesus was better than expected given the pictures we had seen with such rich history & incredible historical figures tied to this place. Only issue we had was we forgot to bring cash & you have to pay .50cent (euro) for toilet at the start, otherwise free toilets at the end, so bring cash otherwise you’ll have a long wait. Shops for drinks at the start and end.
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Flower fairy
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 33 years old
Excellent
It was amazing to walk amongst building and in the footsteps of Romans. The guide was great at explaining and answering any questions
C
catherine
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 36 years old
Great
I was disappointed that a trip to a ceramic factory was tagged on. This was not advertised and I would have avoided doing the trip this way had I known about this. I would have preferred another hour at Ephesus and don't appreciate paying to be put in a hard sell situation without consent. The trip itself and the guide were excellent.
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Trip doctor
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 42 years old
Average
For £38 per person (7 of us), we were only given 2.5 hours at Ephesus. The bus took over 1 hour to get there, picking up people from other hotels. And following the 2.5 hours at Ephesus, about 2 hours were spent travelling to and spending time at a ceramics shop/factory and travelling back to our hotel. So out of 5.5 hours spent away from our hotel, only 2.5 hours were spent at Ephesus. It would be better, and cheaper, to take your own taxi there and back.
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gb
August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 27 years old
Excellent
The tour guide was knowledgeable and friendly. The tour in general was brilliant from start to finish.
C
Clare
August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Excellent
The guide was very knowledgable and experienced. She made it interesting for everybody in the group.
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Nathaniel
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 9 years old
Excellent
Excellent trip, well organised and delivered. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly, but we were given some free time to explore as well. For us, the trip took 5 hours door to door which gave a nice amount of time in the ancient city, although perhaps a little bit longer would be good for those who wish to explore everything. Thoroughly recommend this excursion!
N
Nicola
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 39 years old
Average
Fantastic place, architecture is amazing and definitely a must see. The guide Esre, was excellent full of knowledge, and took care of everyone. The negative was it's a dead heat, with practically no shade, protective clothing is a massive must, and plenty to drink. It's also very slippery walking around on the marble, definitely wear good supportive footwear. It's disappointing that Tui choose to do this tour on a day the cruise ships are in, it was heaving and waiting in the heat is awful.
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Boland
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Great
This is a fantastic tour and I highly recommend it however, it should really be longer as there was very little time to look at everything except of course the compulsory ceramic factory at the end where you could spend as long as you liked. More time looking at the amazing sites in Ephesus is needed
T
Travel72
May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 33 years old
Great
Great informative your, guide was brilliant, highly recommended.
A
Anonymous
November 2021
From United Kingdom
Average
The tour guide Esra was really informative and knowledgable. Would have been nice to have longer at the site and less time looking at the pottery
A
Anonymous
November 2021
From United Kingdom
Average
The tour was informative, there wasn't a huge amount of time to look around in any detail. It was handy to have a photographer there however they kept hassling us for loads of photos and interrupted us listening to the guide which was very annoying as we missed a lot of what she was saying.
A
Anonymous
November 2021
From United Kingdom
Excellent
Hi the tour guide Ezra was lovely she explained everything fully and it was really interesting. Thank you Ezra, and the photographer was really nice too.
A
Anonymous
October 2021
From United Kingdom
Excellent
A good tour and very interesting. It would have been nice to spend a bit more time there. The ceramic factory was interesting but not mentioned in the information; I'd have liked to see some of the houses in Ephesus instead. Also a lot of artifacts from Ephesus in the separate museum
A
Anonymous
October 2021
From United Kingdom
Excellent
A beautiful archeological site. Takes about 2 hrs to walk around and take it all in. Great for those interested in Roman and Greek history. Our guide was very good. There are no shops/facilities inside the site, but there are some at the beginning and end.
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