Tell us your dates and group size — we reply with a full written quote, usually within one working day.
- TÜRSAB-licensed agency — registry no. 15746
- Free, no-obligation quote — nothing to pay to ask
- Skip-the-line priority entrance on every tour
- We normally reply within one working day
Sixty kilometers off this coast lies the island where the Book of Revelation was written. This day tour crosses from Kuşadası to Patmos by boat, visits the Cave of the Apocalypse where tradition places John’s visions, climbs to the fortress-monastery of Saint John above Chorá, and sails back to Kuşadası.
For many of our guests it is the most moving day this coastline offers — the place where the seven letters began, reached across the same water that first carried them. The same crossing opens our Seven Churches & Patmos tour, for travelers who want the island and all seven cities.
Highlights
- The Holy Cave of the Apocalypse
- The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian
- The UNESCO-listed old town of Chorá
- The Aegean crossing John’s letters once made
- Free time in Skala harbor before the return sailing
What you will see
Itinerary
The Crossing
Pickup and boarding at Kuşadası port. On the crossing to Patmos, the island rises from the sea the way John would have seen it.
Cave & Monastery
The Cave of the Apocalypse on the hillside between harbor and hilltop, then the great walled Monastery of Saint John crowning Chorá, with its courtyards and treasury.
Chorá & the Return
Time in the white lanes of Chorá or by the harbor at Skala, then the sailing back to Kuşadası.
What’s included
Included
- Guide throughout the island visit
- Skip-the-line priority entrance — we pre-arrange every ticket
- Port transfers in Kuşadası
- Ferry arrangements
Not included
- Ferry tickets (arranged at cost)
- Monastery and cave entrance donations (we arrange them for you)
- Lunch on the island
Where we meet you
Meeting point: Kuşadası port passenger terminal; transfers from Kuşadası hotels are included.
Pickup: Set by the ferry’s sailing time; we collect you from your Kuşadası hotel in good time
End point: back where you were collected — your hotel, your ship or your airport, at the time agreed in your itinerary.
Our office is at İki Çeşmelik Mah. Kirazlı Yolu Cad. İnci Apt. No:13 İç Kapı No:18, Kuşadası / Aydın. Your guide and driver leave from here, and you are welcome to drop by.
Practical details
- Group size
- Any size, 1 to 52 per coach (more coaches for larger groups). Private, your group only; the ferry itself is a scheduled sailing shared with other passengers.
- Language
- English, with an English-speaking guide on the island
- Fitness & restrictions
- A passport is required — Patmos is Greek territory. Steps and a steep hillside walk at the cave and the monastery; modest dress inside the monastery.
- Entrance tickets
- Not included in the tour price. Patmos is Greek territory: the Cave of the Apocalypse and the Monastery of Saint John set their own entrance charges, and we arrange them for you at exactly the rate asked on the island, with no mark-up and no booking fee.
- Payment & cancellation
- Asking for a quote costs nothing and commits you to nothing: no card details, no deposit, no booking fee. The written quote we send sets out the payment schedule and the cancellation terms in full, and you decide afterwards. If we ever have to change a date for weather or a ferry cancellation, we re-plan the itinerary or refund anything unusable.
Skip the line: priority entrance on every visit
Queueing is the quiet thief of a sightseeing day. At the busiest sites in Turkey — Ephesus on a cruise morning, the great museums and palaces of Istanbul, the popular valleys and underground cities of Cappadocia — the wait at the ticket window can take a serious bite out of the hours you came to spend among the ruins.
You will not stand in it. Gezginol Tours holds priority-pass access as a TÜRSAB-licensed agency (registry no. 15746), and we buy every ticket for every site on your itinerary in advance. Your guide meets you with the tickets already in hand and walks your group straight to the priority entrance — the fast-pass lane used by licensed operators. No ticket queue, no machines, no paperwork, no fumbling for cards at a turnstile in the sun.
And we add nothing to the ticket price. You pay exactly what the Ministry of Culture and Tourism charges at the gate — the official entrance fee, not a penny more. There is no booking fee, no service charge and no mark-up on any admission we buy for you. The fast pass is simply part of traveling with a licensed agency; the queue is what you save, and the ticket costs what it costs.
This applies to every tour we run, anywhere in Turkey — the Seven Churches route, Ephesus and the Aegean coast, Istanbul, Cappadocia and everything in between. It is simply what buying a tour with us includes, and it is one of the clearest practical reasons to travel with a licensed agency rather than arriving at the gate alone.
What this tour costs
Priced privately by group size and your special requests. Every tour runs private. Ask us for your quote.
Every tour we run is private: your group only, with your own guide and vehicle. These things shape the price:
Tell us your dates and your group size, and we reply with a full written quote — itemized, with no obligation and nothing hidden. As a TÜRSAB-licensed agency (registry no. 15746) our quotes are the price you pay.
Ready to put dates on it? Send us the details and we will price this itinerary for your party.
- TÜRSAB-licensed agency — registry no. 15746
- Free, no-obligation quote — nothing to pay to ask
- Skip-the-line priority entrance on every tour
- We normally reply within one working day
Questions about this tour
Do I need my passport?
Yes — Patmos is Greek territory, so the day is an international crossing. Bring your passport, and check with us about visas for your nationality when you book.
When does this tour run?
Regular sailings run from spring to autumn. In winter the service is limited and weather-dependent, so contact us with your dates and we will confirm.
Will we have to queue for tickets?
No. We hold priority-pass access as a licensed agency and buy every ticket on your itinerary in advance, so your guide walks the group straight through the priority entrance. On this tour, as on every tour we run, skipping the ticket queue is part of what you are buying.
Do you add a mark-up to the entrance tickets?
No. You pay exactly what the Ministry of Culture and Tourism charges at the gate — the official entrance fee, with nothing added by us. There is no booking fee and no service charge on any admission we buy for you. We hold the priority pass and do the queuing paperwork; the ticket itself costs what it would cost you at the window.
