Summer tour of Pamukkale and Hierapolis with Lake Salda

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Belek, Turkey

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4.3/5

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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. On the way back, you'll tuck into a tasty dinner in a forest restaurant, too. 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

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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

Please be aware, Cleopatra's pool is currently under renovation and not available for use. We are hoping the work will be completed soon, but there is no official completion date at the moment

Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility

Bring a hat

Bring bathing gear and sunblock

Bring suitable footwear

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TANTUR TURIZM SEYAHAT A.S

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Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins

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Based on 16 reviews from verified customers

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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