Flight to Denizli – Salda Lake Tour - Accommodation at Pamukkale

Istanbul - Begin your Western Turkey adventure with a convenient transfer to the airport. The driver will collect you from your hotel or Airbnb reception, provided parking is available. From there, you’ll be transported to the airport for your flight to Denizli.

Denizli Çardak Airport - Upon arrival at Denizli/Cardak airport, your tour guide and another driver will greet you at the arrival terminal exit gate, and your Salda Lake tour will commence.

Salda Lake - The main attraction is the stunning scenery, featuring white sand and various shades of blue water, rich in magnesium sulfate. It’s essential to bring your camera for capturing memories. Sandals are recommended due to the coarse, gravelly sand. The lake is encircled by mountains, with only one nearby village, ensuring its pristine condition.

Pamukkale - After visiting the breathtaking Salda Lake, you will be transferred to your Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale. The thermal hotel offers a rejuvenating experience for both body and mind. Enjoy your stay today.

Pamukkale Tandem Paragliding - Pamukkale Paragliding Adventure (Optional Attraction – You can add this experience for an additional cost): Witness Pamukkale’s dazzling white travertine and ancient Hierapolis, including the grand theater, from above on this brief yet exhilarating paragliding adventure with an experienced pilot. You’ll take off from a slope approximately 1,300 feet (400 meters) high, gliding over the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Laodicea Tour – Accommodation at Kusadasi

Pamukkale Natural Park - Pamukkale, Turkey, is a must-see for nature and history enthusiasts. For centuries, visitors have left feeling refreshed. Today’s guided tour offers experiences at Pamukkale’s white travertines and the ancient city of Hierapolis, located in Pamukkale Natural Park.

Hierapolis & Pamukkale - Highlights of the Hierapolis Ancient City include the Necropolis, Roman Baths, Domitian Gate, Latrina, Oil Factory, Frontinus Street, Agora, Byzantium Gate, Triton Fountain, Cathedral, Apollon Temple, Plutonium, Theater, and Antique Pool. Capture photos from the most picturesque spots in Pamukkale during your visit to these ancient ruins.

Pamukkale Thermal Pools - After exploring the Hierapolis Ancient City, enjoy 60-75 minutes of free time to discover Pamukkale’s natural beauty and swim in the white travertines - thermal pools (or Cleopatra’s pool for an additional fee). Then, reunite with your guide and walk barefoot down the travertines.

Cleopatra Pools - Above the Pamukkale white travertine pools lies a particularly stunning spot fed by the same hot springs. Here, you can bathe in the same waters Cleopatra once enjoyed! A modern spa facility allows you to experience these historic healing waters. Unlike the white water of the lower pools, the Antique Pool favored by Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, features pure, clear warm water. It was once topped by a Roman Temple to Apollo, with a decorative roof supported by Doric columns. Imagine Cleopatra’s experience in its heyday.

Pamukkale - Enjoy a meal at a local restaurant, with lunch included in today’s guided tour.

Karahayit - After lunch, participate in a traditional handicraft workshop to learn about Pamukkale’s special stones and metals.

Laodicea - Excavations have uncovered artifacts dating from 3500 BC (Late Chalcolithic) to 3000 BC (Early Bronze Age). The city was named by Seleucid king Antiochus II for his wife Laodike in the 3rd century BC when it flourished. Later under the control of Pergamum’s kings, it was bequeathed to the Roman Empire, thriving again from the 4th to 6th centuries. Its significance earned it a place among the Seven Churches of Revelation.

Kusadasi - After your tour of Pamukkale Natural Park, Hierapolis Ancient City, and Laodicea Ancient City, you will be transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi.

Kusadasi Castle - This charming Byzantine fortress stands on the causeway-connected Guvercin Adasi (Pigeon Island) and has recently been renovated. * This site is not included in the tour. You can visit it independently after being dropped off at your hotel in Kusadasi.

Okuz Mehmet Pasa KervansarayI - Built by Grand Vizier Okuz Mehmed Pasha to support maritime trade, this historical caravanserai is located opposite Kusadasi cruise port. * This site is not included in the tour. You can visit it independently after being dropped off at your hotel in Kusadasi.

• Transfers at the mentioned airports for domestic flights in the itinerary
• Flight Tickets: Istanbul to Denizli - Izmir to Istanbul or Izmir to Cappadocia
• XX nights hotel accommodation including breakfast
• Lunch
• Breakfast
• Hotel pick-up & drop-off services for each mentioned tours and transfers on itinerary
• Professional tour guide licensed by Ministry of Culture and Tourism

• Dinner & Drinks
• Entrance fees of the museums (Your guide will have pre-paid tickets to skip the line.)

Travel back to Ancient Greek and Roman times as you explore the ruins of UNESCO-listed Ephesus and Hierapolis, make a pilgrimage to the House of Virgin Mary. See the fascinating views of Cappadocia, Salda Carter Lake and white terrace pools of Pamukkale. This 5-days Turkey travel is including 4 nights hotel accommodation, domestic flight tickets from Istanbul to Pamukkale - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia to Istanbul, transfers at the mentioned airports in the itinerary, Entrance fees of museums / national parks / ruins mentioned in the itinerary, professional tour guides licensed by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism for duration of the day tours. Do not forget add a hot air balloon ride to your booking for an even more unforgettable Cappadocia experience. It is available with the discounted prices on the booking options of this travel package.

• The prices of package are valid for accommodation at the double or triple room. If you would like make reservation for single room(s), there could be supplement cost. There are not going to be any extra cost for single / solo travelers. This cost already accounted on price of these travelers.
• If the hotels which offered by local tour operator on the tour details are not available for standard/superior rooms on your travel dates, the local tour operator can replace it with an equivalent hotel. The local tour operator will inform you that detail max next 72 hours after your booking.
• You will not need print out copies of the tickets of domestic flights. Your passport, and reservation number on the tickets will be enough for check-in to plane. Local tour operator will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at three days before of your departure date.
• You will have 15kg luggage + 8kg hand bag quota per person for each domestic flight. If you will need more luggage capacity, please inform that to local tour operator. There could be some extra fee for luggage quotas more than 15kg. This is exactly about the policies of airline companies.
• Hot air ballooning is a fully weather-dependent activity and the Civil Aviation Authority determines whether the flight will be held. If your flight is cancelled due to inclement weather conditions, you are entitled to a partial refund. In such a case, your refund will be processed by the day after of that trip. The refund rate is going to be difference between options of “… with balloon ride” and “… without balloon ride”
• The Standard Balloon Ride has an One-hour approximately flight duration with 20 to 28 people capacity basket. The flight duration could be 50-55 minutes or 65-70 minutes. This situation depend the weather conditions before landing. Total activity duration is approximately 3 hours.
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required.
• Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.
• The children who 5 years old and under are not allowed to balloon tours.

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.