Izmir Tours & Trips

This 2-day budget-friendly tour flies from Istanbul to Izmir, then heads to UNESCO-listed Ancient Ephesus where you'll walk streets once traveled by Mother Mary and St. Paul, visiting the iconic Celsus Library, Great Theatre, and Temple of Artemis. Stay overnight at Efe Boutique Hotel in Kuşadası before heading to Pamukkale's terraced thermal springs and the ancient city of Hierapolis with its vast 1,200-gravestone necropolis. The tour includes English-speaking guides, lunches featuring typical Turkish cuisine, and all domestic flights with 25kg baggage allowance.

Visit the Seven Churches of Asia Minor mentioned in the Book of Revelation, starting from Izmir with stops at Smyrna and the ancient altar of Zeus at Pergamum. Check out Thyateira's archaeological ruins in Akhisar, walk through the marble-columned streets of ancient Ephesus in Selcuk, and see the lukewarm church of Laodicea with its unique thermal springs.

This tour takes you through all seven biblical churches mentioned in Revelation across Western Turkey's Aegean region, starting with the ancient ruins of Ephesus and ending at Smyrna in Izmir. You'll visit UNESCO-listed Hierapolis in Pamukkale with its calcium travertines, see St. Philip the Evangelist's tomb, and check out the Acropolis of Pergamon known as the throne of Satan. Accommodations include boutique hotels like Hera Boutique Hotel in Bergama and Melrose ViewPoint Hotel in Pamukkale. A licensed guide with biblical archaeology expertise leads you through Philadelphia, Laodicea, Sardis, and Thyatira's ancient sites.

Visit two UNESCO World Heritage sites on this 4-day tour from Kusadasi, checking out the ancient ruins of Ephesus and the white travertine terraces of Pamukkale's Hierapolis. You'll stay 3 nights at the boutique Ilayda Avantgarde Hotel while seeing the former Temple of Artemis site and the charming hilltop Greek village of Sirince, famous for its fruit wine tastings. This small-group tour is limited to 8 travelers ages 8+, with fully guided tours led by professional English-speaking guides. Swim among ancient Roman columns in Pamukkale's therapeutic hot springs during your visit.