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Summer tour of Pamukkale and Hierapolis with Lake Salda
Excursions & day trips
Belek, Turkey
4.3/5
Free Cancellation
Language:
English
,
Italian
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration:2 hours
Do this because
You can stop for photos at Lake Salda, famed for its white beaches and electric blue waters
The cascading terraces of cotton-like white calcite in Pamukkale are in the spotlight on this tour
There's free time to check out UNESCO-listed Hierapolis, including its vast Greek theatre
You can soak in the warm waters of Cleopatra's pool, a living relic of an ancient spa resort
With a local guide who really knows their stuff, you'll get the inside scoop on Turkey's culture
What to expect
This summer tour takes you to Pamukkale, which means ‘cotton castle' in Turkish – and you'll see why as soon as you set eyes upon its magical landscape. Heading deep into the Anatolian countryside, you'll also visit Hierapolis, Lake Salda, as well as have the chance to see Cleopatra's Pool. Muzaffer, one of our expert guides, says, ‘Legend has it that Cleopatra's pool was the secret to her beauty. I don't know if that's true, but it's an inspiring place for a dip. Collapsed columns and marble remnants dating back to Cleopatra's time are submerged in the thermal waters. They fell here during the 7th century earthquake.'Leaving Antalya early in the morning, you'll arrive at Lake Salda after a few hours' scenic drive. It's been compared to the Maldives for its long white beaches and multi-toned blue waters. You'll have free time to take some photos of this otherworldly spot. We'll head to Pamukkale for lunch. Afterwards, catch a peek of the bright white calcite terraces – they look like icy stalactites dripping from pools of sky-blue water.At the top of these travertines is Hierapolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk through the Byzantine Gate and marvel at the ruins as you stroll towards the vast bowl-shaped theatre. It's epic. Then, there's the option to relax with a dip in the warm water of Cleopatra's Ancient Pool, where you swim among ancient columns. Dinner in a forest restaurant on the way back is included. What's more, for every sale of this experience, there's a donation to CYDD, a charity that helps in the education of underprivileged children in Turkey.
What's included
Transport
Guide
Admission fees
All meals
What to remember
Entrance to the main Pamukkale site is included but the additional entrance fee for Cleopatra's Pool is payable locally
There may be an initial, unaccompanied pick-up from your hotel to a meeting point from which the tour proper departs
Please note that this is our summer season tour, only available between 1st May and October 31st
If you're travelling in winter, please choose our winter tour to Pamukkale and Hierapolis
Please be aware, this is a long day with a lot of time spent travelling. For certain resorts, this could be up to around 10 hours of travel in total
Not suitable for families with young children due to the long bus journey
Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility
Bring a hat
Bring bathing gear and sunblock
Bring suitable footwear
Provider
TANTUR TURIZM SEYAHAT A.S
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Reviews
great
4.3/5
Based on
16 reviews from verified customers
M
M
July 2024
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 40 years old
Excellent
The tour was very good organised, long but enjoyable. We had breakfast, lunch, dinner and tkt to cleopatra’s pool included which was a good value for money.
T
TeriJP
October 2023
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 27 years old
Great
Lake Salda is worth the visit, it's lovely. Pammukale is really special and definitely worth seein. We went in Oct when it was still hot (29°C) and not as crowded as we hear it gets in summer. Cleopatra's pool is so welcomed after all the travelling and walking in heat. The amphitheatre is quite something, if you can overcome the 10-minute steep walk (but so worth it). The (all included) breakfast was ok, lunch was delicious and dinner was very good. 13h in total for us, but we'll worth it.
R
Rachael
August 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
- 34 years old
Great
A great excursion overall. The sights of Hierapolis and Pamukkale were absolutely stunning despite the extreme heat. The guide was informative and friendly but also didn’t speak too much and allowed us to sleep on the coach. Maybe more time could be arranged at Lake Salda, plus the toilet facilities were a little bit to be desired. However, we did have lots of time to explore Pamukkale and Hierapolis (3 hours) which was fantastic.
K
Katherine
July 2023
From United States of America
Traveled as
With family
Great
The trip stated that entrance fees were included. I thought this was all entrance fees. We had to pay to go into cleopatras pool. The trip was expensive as it was this should have been included in price, or stated if it wasn’t.
C
Carol
October 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 51 years old
Great
It was a great day out but the food choices could have been better, not everyone can eat or like's a traditional Turkish breakfast and evening meal, there should have been more choices for breakfast and the evening meal. The lunch time meal was good as there was something for everyone wish the other two was like that. The tour guide guy was great very knowledgeable and very happy to please.
C
Catherine
September 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 14 years old
Excellent
Good amount of stops to break up the journey. Stopped at nice toilets and bkfast/lunch/dinner was very tasty. Guide was friendly and informative about the journey, the area and activities. But day trip was advertised as full day 8 hours but in total lasted 15 hrs door to door so was a lot longer than expected (picked up at 6am and dropped off at 9.30pm) Overall though I would highly recommend to see the 'real Turkey'. I would do it again. Thanks to Mehmet for being a wonderful guide.
G
Gareth H
September 2022
From United States of America
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Average
Trip was to long voucher said 8 hrs and the coach journey alone was 12 hours and only allowed 3 hours to experience the full experience.
G
Georgina
August 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 32 years old
Average
Pamukkale is an amazing natural phenomenon and great to see, however, it is very busy and once you have seen it there is little do to. Cleopatra's pool is dirty and even our guide said he wouldn't personally swim in it. Hierapolis is interesting but it was extremely hot and there is no shade at all. The journey from Side area is just too long - left hotel at 5a.m and got back 10p.m. - I thought the coach journey would never end. Food and guide great but too far to make it truly worth it.
S
Sam
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 9 years old
Great
Amazing trip, beautiful experience would highly recommend. When booking the excursion the confirmation says the trip is 8 hours when in fact it was 16 hours. This is a massive difference and would have made us think differently about what to bring ect with us and whether we wanted to spend 10 hours travelling.
M
Monica Rusu
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 31 years old
Excellent
The whole experience was lovely. Transport was organised very well and Mustafa, our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. We didn’t like breakfast, neither the shopping break we had on the way back.Overall we really did enjoy this experience and can highly recommend.
T
T K
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 38 years old
Great
Our tour guide Ahmed was amazing very interesting and educational. Restaurant chosen for dinner okay, although I was very unwell after eating dinner, the meal wasn't appealing. The places we went were amazing and enjoyable. A big negative was on the tour it stated a full day 8 hours, in fact it was 15 hours, it took 4 hours to reach destination although we had a few mins tolet breaks and 4 hours back, my husband suffers quite bad with his legs and sitting on a coach for long periods wasn't good
A
Aimee Cross
July 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With friends
- 12 years old
Excellent
Loved every minute of the whole trip just to experience a lot more what Turkey had to offer with their beauty.
R
Roxanne
June 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
With family
- 10 years old
Excellent
I really enjoyed the tour, it's a long journey but worth the trip. I particularly enjoyed having breakfast, lunch and dinner catered for. The drivers were very good and I felt perfectly safe. The mini bus was comfortable. Our guide Mehmet was fantastic with a good sense of humour and excellent English. I really enjoyed his talks about Turkey's history and found him to be very knowledgeable.
D
Diane
May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
As a couple
- 47 years old
Great
Would have liked to be advised of approx return time so others would know when to expect us back to hotel. Overall a very enjoyable trip with good guide.
A
Arpad
May 2022
From United Kingdom
Traveled as
Alone
- 26 years old
Excellent
Well, I'm satisfied with everything after all. Our tour guide was very professional, prepared and friendly, also the drivers were friendly. A very nice surprise was to me, that there is 3 meals included in this long journey. Pamukkale and Hieropolis are in a huge territory, we had a long time enough to enjoy this sight, but you can spend easily a full day there. The only one thing I didn't really like is the very long bus journey time, specially the way back to hotels. But still, I'm happy with this excursion, it was a lifetime experience.
A
Anonymous
October 2021
From United Kingdom
Excellent
We were a bit worried about this one given the long travel time but our worries were for nothing. While it was a long day and time spent travelling there were many breaks throughout the journey to help. The food was amazing, best food I’ve had on an excursion. Great guide too, very knowledgable.
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