Ephesus Ruins and Sirince Village Wine Tasting: Cruise Tour

Walk Ephesus marble streets, then taste five wines in a mountain village

A full-day tour from Kusadasi Port for cruise guests combines Ephesus Ancient City (where you skip ticket lines and walk among the Celsus Library and Great Theater) with wine tasting in Sirince Village. A professional guide leads the route, and the operator guarantees your return to the port before your ship departs.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Ephesus and Sirince Village

• Meet guide and depart for tour
• Visit Ephesus Ancient City
• Explore Sirince Village and historic church
• Enjoy wine tasting with snacks
• Optional visit to cooperatives or return to port

The experience

Ephesus was the second-largest city on Earth during the 1st century AD, and the ruins still show why. You walk marble streets past the Celsus Library, the third-largest in the ancient world, and the Great Theater, the largest Roman theater on the Asian continent. Your guide has skip-the-line tickets, so you avoid the queues at the gate. The city sits on what was once a giant harbor that made it a crossroads between East and West. Even Mark Antony and Cleopatra spent their honeymoon here.

After Ephesus, the tour climbs 15 kilometers north into the mountains to Sirince Village, a restored settlement originally abandoned after the 1922 population exchange with Greece. You visit the historic church at its center, then move to a traditional wine cellar where a local expert walks you through the region's wine history. You taste five different regional wines, paired with dry nuts, fresh fruit, and pizza. The village sits in olive and wine country, and the restored stone houses line steep streets that feel removed from the coast below.

The return to Kusadasi Port is timed to your ship's schedule: the operator guarantees you board before departure. On the way back, your guide can point out optional stops at carpet villages or leather workshops if you want to browse handmade goods at local prices, but these are entirely your choice. The whole day runs four to five hours from pickup to drop-off.

What’s included

• Professional licensed tour guide in English, Russian or Japanese.
• pickup and drop-off from Kusadasi Port.
• skip-the-line entry tickets for Ephesus.
• wine tasting of five regional wines.
• snacks including dry nuts, fruit and pizza served with the wines.
• guaranteed on-time return to your ship.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day11 departure times: the first at 06:30, the last at 15:00

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (8 and older) · Infant (under 8): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Japanese and Russian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 3 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Tour Altinkum Travel

Is this one for you?The tour moves at a steady pace with significant walking through Ephesus's ancient streets and the steep lanes of Sirince Village, so comfort with uneven surfaces and a full morning of exploration matters. The timing is locked to your ship's schedule, which means the itinerary is fixed rather than flexible. You follow the route as planned to guarantee that return to the port.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Russian and Japanese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Infant (under 8): free.

What is the Celsus Library and why is it worth seeing in Ephesus?

The Celsus Library was the third-largest library in the ancient world and still stands as one of Ephesus's most iconic monuments. Walking past its restored facade on the marble streets gives a sense of the city's former scale and importance as a center of learning and trade.

How does the skip-the-line ticket system work at Ephesus?

Your guide carries skip-the-line tickets for Ephesus, so you walk past the ticket queue at the gate and enter directly. This saves time and lets you spend more of the tour actually exploring the ruins rather than waiting in line.

What kind of wines will I taste in Sirince Village?

You taste five different regional wines in the village's traditional wine cellar, paired with local snacks like dry nuts, fresh fruit, and pizza. A local expert explains the wine history of the region as you sample.

Is the tour really guaranteed to get me back to my ship on time?

Yes. The tour is planned around your ship's schedule and departure time, and the operator guarantees your return to Kusadasi Port before you need to board. This is built into how they structure the day for cruise guests.

Can I visit the carpet villages or leather workshops on the way back?

Your guide can suggest stops at state-supported cooperatives like carpet villages or leather factories on the return to the port, but visiting is completely optional. If you prefer to return directly, just let your guide know.