We were met at the dock at the prescribed time by Deniz, our tour guide and the private car & driver. Our tour was not the boilerplate that are typical of tour buses, it was as we wanted it along with expert suggestions. Our tour guide, Deniz, has excellent communication skills along with excellent english, his suggestions on priorities allowed us to proceed through the Ephesus sites, including Virgin Mary’s House, with minimal tourist congestion while he provided detailed information on its history and the many structures. As this was an all day tour we stopped at his recommended Turkish Restaurant for a nice al fresco lunch in the garden after which we toured Firca Ceramic which produces beautiful on of a kind pieces. Then it was on to Sirince for an exploration of this hillside town. Our private tour for 3 cost about half the price as the ship tours and it many times better, keep up the good program Maria.Visited June 2015