Thermal Wonders: 2 Days Tour to Salda Lake, Pamukkale, Laodicea

Departure from Your Hotel to Salda / Semi-Private Tour to Salda Lake, Keloglan Cave, Canyon / Overnight at Pamukkale

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   ✈️ Departures from Istanbul : The services of this travel package will begin with a transfer from your hotel (or at your Airbnb address if parking is available) to the airport. Your driver will meet you at your pick up place and then transfer to the airport for your flight from Istanbul to Denizli. Upon arrival Denizli Cardak Airport, your tour guide and another driver will meet you at the exit gate of the arrival terminal, and then you will start today’s semi-private guided tour.

   Passage sans arrêt•Entrée libre

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   Departures from Antalya, Fethiye, Marmaris, Bodrum : The services of this travel package will begin with a private transfer from your hotel (or at your Airbnb address if parking is available) to Salda Lake district.

   Passage sans arrêt•Entrée libre

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   The overall attraction is the scenery with the white sand and the different shades of blue in the water, which is rich in magnesium sulphate. It’s a must to take your camera gear for some memories. We recommend to take sandals to because of the harsh gravelly sand. The lake is surrounded by mountains and there is just one village around, that’s why the lake is very clean.

   1 heure•Entrée libre

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   The canyon, which is about 50 meters (164 feet) high, appeals to nature lovers with its clean waters flowing through giant cliffs and offers a unique beauty as it creates pools in some regions. It is also a must-visit for most nature, photography and camping enthusiasts for travelers, and is reached through the pine forests.

   45 minutes•Entrée libre

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   Keloğlan Cave, operated by Abeltaş A.Ş.,

   Keloğlan Cave, operated by Abeltaş A.Ş., is a hidden treasure located in Denizli, Turkey, providing visitors with a distinctive and unforgettable underground adventure. The cave’s naturally high humidity offers a refreshing environment for those accustomed to dry climates, helping them breathe more easily. Inside, colorful LED lighting highlights the stunning formations of stalactites and stalagmites, enhancing the visual experience. Additionally, visitors can discover fossilized bones of ancient creatures such as bison and mammoths, adding an informative and educational dimension to the visit.

   30 minutes•Entrée libre

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   At the end of tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Pamukkale.

   45 minutes•Entrée libre

Semi-Private Tour to Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Laodicea / Flight Back to Istanbul or Drive to Kusadasi-Ephesus District

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   Pamukkale Natural Park, a must-visit destination for Nature and History lovers. For centuries, people have been coming here and going home restful. This natural park provide you experiences at the white travertenies of Pamukkale, Cleopatra Pools and ancient city of Hierapolis which are located in Pamukkale Natural Park.

   Passage sans arrêt•Entrée libre

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   The highlights of the Hierapolis Ancient City

   The highlights of the Hierapolis Ancient City are Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinus Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater and Antique Pool. During visits to these ancient ruins, you can take some photos from the nicest corners of the Pamukkale.

   1 heure•Entrée non incluse

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   After visited the Hierapolis Ancient City, you will

   After visited the Hierapolis Ancient City, you will have free time for about 60-75 minutes to explore the natural beauties of the Pamukkale, and swim at white travertines - thermal pools (or antique pool - Cleopatra’s pool with extra fee).

   1 h 15 min•Entrée non incluse

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   Situated above the Pamukkale white travertine pools

   Situated above the Pamukkale white travertine pools is one particularly spectacular location fed by the same hot springs. Here you can bath in the same waters in which Cleopatra once swam! A professionally run modern spa facility allows you to enjoy these historical healing waters. Unlike the white water of the lower pools the Antique Pool favored by Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, is pure clear warm water. Once it was surmounted by a Roman Temple to Apollo with ornate roof held up with Doric columns. Imagine how Cleopatra must have experienced this when you imagine it in it's glory day.

   30 minutes•Entrée non incluse

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   You will stop at a local restaurant for your lunch. Today’s lunch is included during guided tour. After the lunch, you will have experience traditional handcraft workshop for get lecture about the special stones/metals of Pamukkale.

   1 heure•Entrée libre

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   Pamukkale Paragliding Adventure (Optional Attraction – You can add this attraction to your experiences with extra cost.) : See Pamukkale’s glistening white travertine and ancient Hierapolis, including the enormous theater, from the air on this short-but-sweet paragliding experience with a seasoned pilot. You will race off the edge of a slope about 1,300 feet (400 meters) up, then glide on the breezes over the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

   30 minutes•Entrée non incluse

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   Excavations here have revealed artifacts dating from 3500 BC (Late Chalcolithic) to 3000 BC (Early Bronze Age). The city’s name comes from the Seleucid king Antiochus ii, who named it for his wife Laodike in the 3rd century BC when it was thriving. Later controlled by the kings of Pergamum, it was willed to the Roman Empire, and thrived again from the 4th to 6th centuries. Its importance then numbered it among the Seven Churches of Revelation.

   1 heure•Entrée non incluse

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   At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to Denizli Cardak airport for your flight to Istanbul.

   1 heure•Entrée libre

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   Upon your arrival at the airport in Istanbul, your driver will be waiting to meet you and transfer you to your hotel. (If you preferred flight to Istanbul.)

   1 heure•Entrée libre

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    At the end of the tour, your will be transferred to your own hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk, if you prefer connect your trip to Kusadasi-Ephesus district.

    2 h 30 min•Entrée libre

Dépose

• If you would like to connect this trip to Kusadasi-Ephesus district instead of return to Istanbul, the local tour operator will transfer you to your own arrangement hotel in Kusadasi-Ephesus district by private car.
• The flight ticket to Istanbul will be providing by the local tour operator, if you preferred this option. Also, the transfer from airport to your hotel in Istanbul will be providing by the local tour operator.