Pamukkale Tour

General information

Destination	Category
Side, Turkey	Attractions/Entertainment

Program details

Come face to face with one of Mother Nature’s most dramatic creations with this fascinating full day tour to Pamukkale and Hierapolis. For thousands of years, visitors have been drawn visitors for thousands of years to this rare and fascinating calcium landscape, and to relax in the thermal springs.

Arrive at Pamukkale and your jaw will drop at the amazing winter-like scenes. Formed by calcium-filled springs pouring down the mountainside, its glacier-white ridges and pools look like an Arctic wonderland. You will see water laden with calcareous salt, which as it plunges down the mountain side, has created this natural formation of stalactites, falls and basins. There are just a handful of these in the planet and they have to be seen to be believed. The contrast with the surrounding landscape is particularly stark.

Snap photos as you wander about and after lunch (not included) explore the nearby ruins of Hierapolis, where there is a well-preserved Roman theatre and ancient thermal baths, which have been restored and converted into an archaeological museum. Other significant sites include the Temple of Apollo, the Necropolis and the Nymphaeum and the fourth century basilica.

This tour involves a fair amount of walking so may not be suitable for the less mobile; nor for infants due to the long journey. We recommend you wear comfortable shoes and bring a spare set of swimwear, a camera and some money.

Meeting point: From hotels.
Day begins with breakfast at Antalya at 8.30am and includes a rest stop in Korkuteli and dinner on the way back. Return to Antalya at about 10pm, Kemer and Belek around 10.30pm, Side at 11.30pm and Alanya at approximately half past midnight.