If you have been to Ephesus to before, why wouldn't you explore the traditional mountain village of Sirince this time, on a half day tour?

With its beautiful architecture, nice houses on the slope of the hill, agreable climate and scenic landscape, Sirince still preserves its traditional atmosphere.  It is one of the top places to be seen around Ephesus area, giving you the chance to see locals in the streets selling various handicrafts or seasonal crops in the area. 

The Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of Antiquity can also be visited on the way back to Kusadasi.

This tour lets you explore:
-the traditional mountain village of Sirince, which means a "pretty" place
-the Temple of Artemis

The following rates are "flat fee", including the guidance and transportation costs.

GUIDANCE:

*Half Day private guidance service : 90,00 USD per day

TRANSPORTATION: 

*Half Day Minivan with driver : 120,00 USD including VAT plus 15 USD parking fees = 1 to 6  people / per day

Half day private tour cost: 225,00 USD (total for 6 pax max.)

Any service which ends after 1:00 pm goes into a FULL DAY charge in terms of guide and transportation.

The above rates include:

INCLUSIONS
Complimentary water on board the van throughout the tour
Local transportation by a private chauffeur driven deluxe van with A/C
Services of professional English-speaking tour guide who licensed by the Turkish Ministry of Tourism and expert on Turkey's history and culture.
V.A.T

EXCLUSIONS
Any entrance fees to the sites and museums, lunches and/or dinners, alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages, personal expenses and gratuity to guides & drivers.

Sirince is located up on the mountains. It is only about 8 km (5 miles) away from Selcuk, near Ephesus. A bendy but a very scenic drive takes you to the village in about 15 minutes. What is Sirince reputed for? For its peaches if you come in summer months, olive oil (you would see olive grooves all over the area), fruit wines, other natural products like natural olive oil soap, mediterranean herbs and spices etc..., its nice cafés and charming, tranquil S class hotels. Small, local restaurants are all around.
Besides wines, you may find many local and organic products: honey, vinegar, figs (fresh or dried), soaps, and traditional sweeteners called pekmez made from a variety of fruits. Try the pomegranade juice mixed with orange...

You may also see the Temple of Artemis before completing this tour.
The Temple of Artemis also known less precisely as Temple of Diana, is built for the worship of Artemis whose cult dominated the religious and social life of Ephesus for centuries. Today the site lies on the edge of the modern town of Selcuk. Though the monument was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only foundations and sculptural fragments of the temple remain. There were previous temples on its site, where evidence of a sanctuary dates as early as the Bronze Age. The whole temple was made of marble except for the roof. It was known to be the biggest temple ever built in the name and honor of a Goddess. According to Pausanias, the Temple was superior in perfection and impressiveness, to anything else made by man. The Ephesian Artemis was recognized throughout Asia Minor and carried many of the characteristics of Cybele, the great Mother Goddess of Anatolia. The cult of Cybele had passed over to Greece with the movements of people in the prehistoric times and later returned to Anatolia with the Greek migrations. When the Greeks arrived in Anatolian land by crossing the Aegean Sea, they saw that the native people living in the area were already worshipping the mother goddess cult. So what they did was to combine the features of their goddess Artemis with the characteristics of the local mother deity in Anatolia. However, the Ephesian Artemis is not exactly the same goddess that we see in Greek pantheon. The Ephesian Artemis is represented as a woman with many breasts symbolizing vitality and the nourishing capacity of the earth. She is the goddess of nature, of fertility, of chastity, of productivity and the protector of wild animals and sailors. Her cult was spread throughout the further shores of the Mediterranean. Since she was believed to be a mother goddess, her temple was very reputed and people who worshipped her believed that Artemis performed miracles, cured the sick, regulated commerce, helped the women to conceive and give birth. Every year, festivities called Artemisia were organized in her honor to celebrate the reawakening of nature. 

Wear comfortable walking shoes.

Wander through the narrow streets of Sirince, you would for sure come across the locals in their gardens where they make local bread or see them herding their sheep, goats.

Do not miss to taste the local fruit wines, they may be quite sweet for many people's taste but they are local products that deserve to be tasted.

See St. John the Baptist Church up on the slope, requires a bit of climbing up but the view from there is not to be missed.

Have a simple meal in one of the local restaurants, overlooking the houses of Sirince. If you have not tried the local pastry snack "gozleme" before, Sirince would be a nice place to go for it, accompanied by "ayran", made out of the mixture of yoghurt, water and salt.