What it's like
The Cave of the Seven Sleepers sits near the Ephesus site and is reached on foot. It is a stop people add to a walk around Ephesus rather than a destination in its own right.
A visit is simple. You walk between the lower gate and the upper gate, stop at the cave, and carry on. Dolmuş minibuses are an option for part of the way, so the walk does not have to be the whole distance on foot.
Good to know
- The cave sits outside the ticketed area, so you do not need an Ephesus ticket to reach it.
- It can be added as a stop on the walk between the lower gate and the upper gate.
Cave of the Seven Sleepers
A cave stop on a walk near the Ephesus site, outside the ticketed area. Visitors come to see the cave and its story while passing between the Ephesus gates.
Tours that go here
Prices are per person, booked with our partner, Shore Excursions Group.
Dilek Peninsula National Park
Dilek Peninsula National Park is a wild stretch of mountains, forest and coast a short drive from Kuşadası. Visitors hike its trails, swim in its bays and explore canyons and the Zeus Cave.
Ephesus Ancient City
Most people come for the ruins and the long walk through them.
Pigeon Island
Pigeon Island, known locally as Güvercinada, is a small island joined to the mainland by a pier and crowned by a 16th-century castle.
Doğanbey
Doğanbey is a Greek-style Aegean town inside Dilek Peninsula National Park, with old Greek houses, Şorlak Waterfall and a Fauna Museum. It makes a slower half day than the big sites near Kuşadası.
The same kind of day, elsewhere
Caves and cenotes
