Flight to Denizli – Semi-Private Tour to Salda Lake - 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 to commence your Salda Lake tour.

Salda Lake - The main attraction is the stunning scenery, featuring white sand and various shades of blue water, rich in magnesium sulfate. Don’t forget your camera to capture these memories. Sandals are recommended due to the coarse gravelly sand. The lake is encircled by mountains and only one village, ensuring its pristine condition.

Pamukkale - After visiting the breathtaking Salda Lake, you will be transferred to your Thermal Hotel in Pamukkale. This thermal hotel invites you to rejuvenate both physically and emotionally. 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 experience with an experienced pilot. You’ll take off from a slope about 1,300 feet (400 meters) high, then glide over the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Semi-Private Tour to Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Laodicea – Accommodation at Kusadasi

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

Hierapolis & Pamukkale - Highlights of 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 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 extra fee). Then, reunite with your guide and walk barefoot through the travertines from top to bottom.

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, is clear, warm water. 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 lunch at a local restaurant, included in today’s guided tour.

Karahayit - After lunch, participate in a traditional handcraft 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’s name comes from the Seleucid king Antiochus II, who named it after his wife Laodike in the 3rd century BC when it flourished. Later controlled by the kings of Pergamum, it was bequeathed to the Roman Empire and thrived again from the 4th to 6th centuries. Its significance placed it 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 building is 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.

Semi-Private Tour to Ephesus and Its Surroundings - Flight from Izmir to Istanbul – or Flight from Izmir to Cappadocia

Kuşadası - After breakfast at your hotel, the tour guide will pick you up around 09:00 AM for a full-day tour of Ephesus and its surroundings. * At the end of the tour, you will be directly transferred to Izmir Airport for your flight back to Istanbul (or a flight from Izmir to Cappadocia if you choose to extend your trip to Cappadocia. The flight ticket from Izmir to Cappadocia is included in the “Diamond Package” option). Remember to check out of your hotel and collect your luggage before departing for the Ephesus tour.

Kusadasi Gazi Begendi Park - Before heading to the Ephesus area, stop at Gazi Begendi Park (Hill) to capture photos of the stunning Kusadasi Bay.

Ancient City of Ephesus - Your first stop will be the Ephesus Ancient City. Ephesus was a significant harbor city in the ancient world and is mentioned in the Book of Revelations as one of the seven churches. The Celsus Library and theater are other highlights. During your tour of this ancient city, you’ll see the Celcus Library, Temple of Hadrian, Fountain of Trajan, Odeon, Agora, Fountain of Domitian, Hercule Gate, Grand Theater, Nike, Ancient Toilets, and more.

Ephesus Experience Museum - The Ephesus Experience Museum offers an immersive journey into Turkey’s rich cultural and historical heritage. Utilizing cutting-edge display systems and advanced content technologies, it provides visitors with a captivating time travel experience that vividly brings the past to life.

Ephesus Terrace Houses - The terrace houses, located on the hill opposite the Hadrian Temple, are also known as “the houses of the rich” and provide insights into family life during the Roman period. They were constructed according to the city’s Hippodamian plan, where roads intersected at right angles. * This site is not included in the tour. The tour guide will provide historical information while passing by.

The Temple of Artemis - The next stop is the Temple of Artemis, first built during the Archaic period and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Selcuk - Enjoy lunch at a traditional Turkish restaurant, included in today’s guided tour. After lunch, participate in a traditional handcraft cooperative to learn about the special arts of Turkish villagers.

Sirince Koyu - This charming old Orthodox village, 12 km from Ephesus and 30 km from Kusadasi, was once called Cirkince (“ugly”). Its residents named it so to deter outsiders and keep its beauty a secret. Over time, visitors realized the village was far from ugly and renamed it Sirince (“pretty”). Located atop a mountain, enjoy views of vineyards and peach trees along the way. Discover wines made from apples, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, peaches, melons, watermelons, cherries, and more.

Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport - At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to Izmir airport for your flight back to Istanbul (or a flight to Kayseri if you choose to extend your trip to the Cappadocia district).

İstanbul - Upon arrival in Istanbul, you will be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel in Istanbul.

Cappadocia - If you wish to extend your trip to the Cappadocia district by flight, book the “Diamond Package” option. The flight ticket from Izmir to Cappadocia and transfer from Cappadocia airport to your hotel in the Cappadocia district are included. Note that the return flight ticket to Istanbul is not included if you choose this option.

• 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.)

Embark on a distinctive five-day journey in Turkey with a meticulously planned travel itinerary. Explore historic cities like Laodicea, Hierapolis and Ephesus, and witness the sheer beauty of Pamukkale and Cappadocia in their entirety. This 5-day tour package includes 4 nights of hotel stay, domestic air tickets from Istanbul to Pamukkale - Izmir to Cappadocia - Cappadocia back to Istanbul, transfers for the stated airports in the travel plan, Entrance fees for museums / national parks / ruins listed in the itinerary, and day tours led by professional tour guides licensed by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism. Make your Cappadocia trip even more memorable by adding a hot air balloon ride to your booking. Grab your chance to avail this activity at reduced rates when you choose this travel package.

• Hotel pick-up (tour departure) timing : The pick-up time is between 03.15am and 04.30am for the departure of this trip package. This timing depends the scheduled departure time of flight from Istanbul to Cappadocia on your travel dates. The local tour operator will inform you about exact timing after they booked your domestic flight tickets.
• Hotel drop-off (return to Istanbul) timing : The departure time of return flight could be morning or afternoon. After you booked that tour, please inform your request for the timing of your return flight to local tour operator. If you do not inform any detail about that, local tour operator can book your return flight to any time of day. After you arrived Istanbul, local tour operator will transfer back you to your hotel in Istanbul. This transfer duration will be approximately one hour.
• 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.
• The pre-planned hotels are “Exedra Hotel” - “1811 Cave Boutique Hotel” - “Sedirli Konak Boutique Hotel” for your accommodation on this travel. You can choose one of them while booking. If preferred hotel by you is not available for standard/superior rooms on your travel dates, local tour operator can replace it with an equivalent hotel.
• The check-in time of hotels is 02.00pm, and you can not start use your room before this time. This is about the check-in & check-out policies of hotels.
• The differences between the package options are about the hotel categories. Tour(s), airport transfer(s) and flight ticket levels will be same for all options.
• The local tour operator will send e-tickets of your domestic flights at three days before your departure date. You will not need print out copies of the tickets for domestic flights. Your passport and reservation number on the tickets will be enough for check-in to plane.
• The local tour operator can request your some passport details for the bookings of your flight tickets.
• 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.
• If your return hotel is different than pick-up hotel, please inform that detail immediately. If you inform that detail after organised your flight tickets, local tour operator can request extra cost because of the distances between airports and some hotels. If you inform this type changes on service day (last day of your trip), local tour operator do not accept this last minute amending and drop you to your pick-up hotel.
• If your pick-up / drop-off hotels are inside of airports (IST and SAW airports) local tour operator do not provide any hotel pick-up / drop-off service.
• 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 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, and pilots are decide to that within the safety rules of Civil Aviation Authority. 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.
• This tour is not available for the bookings to children who are 5 years old and under.

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.