lcccbeloeil Posted May 18, 2009 #1 Share Posted May 18, 2009 We'll be on the Navigator for the July 26 Eastern Med cruisetour. Both the shorex tours we like include visiting the interior of Ephesus but we have to decide between one that offers a visit to the House of the Virgin Mary and the Basilica of St. John and another that offers a visit to the Terrace Houses. We are four adults and one 15-year old girl who is very savvy on history. Any recommendations? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted May 18, 2009 #2 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Terrace Houses, without a doubt. If you do a search here I don't think you'll find anyone who hasn't said that seeing these were a real highlight, not just of Ephesus but of the entire cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiCruiser44 Posted May 18, 2009 #3 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Terrace houses - something special to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted May 18, 2009 #4 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Terrace Houses, without a doubt. If you do a search here I don't think you'll find anyone who hasn't said that seeing these were a real highlight, not just of Ephesus but of the entire cruise. That's what I've seen in all my research too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alsacienne Posted May 18, 2009 #5 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Unless your tour organiser expressly states that ENTRY FEES into the terraced houses are included in your tour, please remember to take some cash to pay for entrance once you reach that part of the Ephesus site. I agree that the terraced houses are great if you can easily 'transform' an architectural site into a real interpretation in your mind - I'm not that good at it, and didn't so appreciated them for what I saw, not what they were. BUT I also visited the St John's basilica (ruined) and the Virgin Mary's house which is cooler and shady being halfway up a mountain, and they are also precious memories too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionian67 Posted June 13, 2009 #6 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Ephesus and Terrace houses are the most interesting site along the Turkish coast. I highly recomend you to visit St. John Basilica, since Ephesus is one of the 7 churches of Revelation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcccbeloeil Posted June 13, 2009 Author #7 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Thanks for all the suggestions. We can't wait to see all these wonderful sites. As it turns out, we opted for a private company and we'll see both the terrace houses and the house of the Virgin Mary (we had people who wanted to see one or the other). Looking forward to seeing all that history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twirl Posted June 13, 2009 #8 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Thanks for all the suggestions. We can't wait to see all these wonderful sites.As it turns out, we opted for a private company and we'll see both the terrace houses and the house of the Virgin Mary (we had people who wanted to see one or the other). Looking forward to seeing all that history. Which private tour company did you use as we will probably do a similar tour to you. We go on the August 15th Sailing. I'm a bit worried about how hot it is going to be so would be great to hear how you got on once you get back home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcccbeloeil Posted June 13, 2009 Author #9 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I'll certainly post a review when I get back. We'll be back on August 3. We went with http://www.ekoltravel.com based on reviews here. They were easy to deal with. They've promised us a non-smoking guide. Took a few tries to successfully fax the reservation information to them but the confirmation came back to me by email no problem. With them you pay in advance. We're going in July so the heat will be a problem. We have hats and each of us has a belly pack that holds two bottles of water. Someone suggested we bring those battery-operated mini-fans from the dollar store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texancruzer Posted June 13, 2009 #10 Share Posted June 13, 2009 We used Ekol for our day there in May..... it was hot then :eek: We did the Jeep tour to Sirence and Ephesus with the Terrace houses. WOWZA - what a day. Ekol is a great company and you will enjoy your day !!!!! Let me know if you would like more details :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelite Posted June 13, 2009 #11 Share Posted June 13, 2009 We'll be on the Navigator for the July 26 Eastern Med cruisetour. Both the shorex tours we like include visiting the interior of Ephesus but we have to decide between one that offers a visit to the House of the Virgin Mary and the Basilica of St. John and another that offers a visit to the Terrace Houses. We are four adults and one 15-year old girl who is very savvy on history. Any recommendations? Thanks! With out question -- the Terrace Houses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob and Peg Posted June 14, 2009 #12 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I'll certainly post a review when I get back. We'll be back on August 3. We went with http://www.ekoltravel.com based on reviews here. They were easy to deal with. They've promised us a non-smoking guide. Took a few tries to successfully fax the reservation information to them but the confirmation came back to me by email no problem. With them you pay in advance. We're going in July so the heat will be a problem. We have hats and each of us has a belly pack that holds two bottles of water. Someone suggested we bring those battery-operated mini-fans from the dollar store. We've booked Ekol Travel for Istanbul (also in July). We didn't have to prepay and there are only two of us on the tour. Unfortunately, I didn't think to request a non-smoking guide, but I guess we'll be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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