PAMUKKALE TOUR-PRIVATE BASIS

Depart:09:00

Return:19:00

Days of Operation:Everyday

MINIMUM PAX REQUIRED:2

ITINERARY

You will be met by your guide with a panel-board your name written on it and drive to Pamukkale(Cotton Castle) area apprx.3 hrs and on the way we will stop over in  Karahayit Springs which is known as Red Water which has been  producing a different kind of travertine character which is almost covered with red. Owing to the metal oxidization in thermal water, red, green and white colored travertine layers shapes can be seen.

Upon arrival in Cotton castle  we will first have our lunch in a local restaurant and then commence our day trip at Cotton Castle, natural phenomenon leaves thick white layers of limestone and travertine cascading down the slopes of the mountain resemble a frozen waterfall. You will have a chance to walk barefoot on the white terraces (where allowed)We continue our trip in the ancient City of Hierapolis where history and nature hugs you in an extraordinary manner. The name of  Hierapolis  means the sacred city.The Domitian Road and Gate, the Temple of Plutonium set in a square area, the Theatre with reliefs depicting the mythology of Apollo and Artemis, the Frontinus street and Gate, the Agora, the Byzantine Gates, , the Gymnasium, The Fountain with Triton, the House with Ionic capitals, the Apollo sacred site, the Aqueducts and Nympheum, the City Walls, the Martyrium of St. Philip and bridge, the Column Church, the ruins of Basilica and Roman Baths.The thermal mineral water springs and exceptional scenery have impressed people since antiquity. Wealthy people came from Rome and other cities of Anatolia to spend their last years in Hierapolis. Because of this, the Necropolis (the grave yard) is full of monumental tombs decorated in the styles of different regions.Before we finish our tour we stop by the Antique pool(admission not included) that was shaped by the earthquake which happened in the 7th century AD. The marble portico with Ionic arrangement fell into the spring during the earthquake.Antic Pool's water is good for heart diseases, atherosclerosis, blood pressure, rheumatism, eye and skin diseases, rickets, nervous disorders, nervous and physical exhaustion circulatory problems and furthermore when it has been drunk it is good for digestive maladies.When we finish our tour we drive you back to Marmaris port&Hotel.

*This itinerary can be tailored a shorter or faster version if requested by the client because of the Cruise ship embarkation within same-day.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Transportation by A/C minibus

English Speking Guide Escort

Lunch(Beverages not included)

Admission fees(Except for Antic Pool)

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