Side Salda & Pamukkale Tour: Discover Natural Wonders

Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Pamukkale and Salda Lake on a full-day tour. Explore the Turkish Maldives, marvel at the Cotton Castle, and swim in thermal waters. Discover Roman history at Hierapolis and indulge in a day of relaxation and adventure.

Duration: 15 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Side - This full day experience begins during the early morning hours. For your own comfort, a fully air conditioned bus will pick you up from your hotel in Side. A professional tour guide will accompany you during this excursion and provide interesting descriptions about the sites.
What's Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off included
  • Expert guiding services provided
  • Meals include breakfast and lunch
  • Comfortable A/C bus transportation
What's Not Included
  • Entrance Fees
Additional Information

Turkey is known for having many spots that are characterized of impeccable natural beauty. Indeed, these natural wonders form a pole of attraction for both, locals and foreigners who wish to enjoy nature at its finest and relax in a beautiful setting. During your holiday, you may join a full Side Salda & Pamukkale Tour that takes you towards Salda Lake…

Location
Side
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Curious36950134842
Apr 8, 2025
Pamukkale Trip - It was a very nice and pleasant experience overall. Ibrahim was very friendly knowledgeable and thoughtful the entire way and very enthusiastic and entertaining. And eric was very nice to book everything. Also, thanks to our minibus driver who keeps us safe.
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Polc491
Apr 8, 2025
Pamukkale - Great tour from start to finish, even though it was an early start we got time to take naps in between learning about the history of Turkey provided by our great guide Ibrahim and curated by Eric.
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Cotcot14
Apr 7, 2025
It’s worth it in every sense of the word! - Very worth the 3am start. What a fantastic trip! Honestly if you have to go on just one tour then I suggest this one. The private mini bus was comfortable. We stopped for breakfast which was a nice place. Disappointed that we didn’t get to swim in the Cleopatra’s Pool as it was under renovation but the Cloud Castle made up for it. What a beautiful place. Water was warm. Loves it! The Ancient City of Hierapolis was also very interesting esp the amphitheater. A lot of instagramable photos to enjoy. And of course our tour guide Ibrahim made the tour even more interesting. We learned a lot from him and he was very nice. The only let down was the restaurant at lunch time. Hot food was not very hot and toilet was disgusting. They should make an effort especially with all the tourists that stops there. We spent a lot of money buying from the Onyx shop to the shops at every stop but at the end of the day it was part of the experience and did not regret it. It was a long day but very worth it!
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927aresc
Apr 7, 2025
Tour of the year - The tour is very good and very informative. Ibrahim is so friendly and easy to chat with. Very knowledgeable and witty. I will definitely recommend him for a tour guide and the company he is with.
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Rinac176
Apr 7, 2025
Pamukkale tour. True review - Fabulous trip! Ibrahim is our tour guide. He is friendly and accommodating. He gave us an educational as well as an informative tour. very happy with our tour guide in our Salda and Pamukkale day tour. Well worth for what we paid. Recommend
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Ervina730
Apr 7, 2025
My experience was amazing seeing one of the wonders of nature including the salda. Highly recommend! - Ibrahim was very good in accomodating questions regarding about the tour which was informational that gave me understanding and ideas about turkey culture. Pamukkle was wonderful and beautiful wonder of nature.
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Balthaz1
Apr 26, 2025
Day Trip to Side Pamukkale and Sa LaKe Tour - As indicated on other posts, the site became medium, only the concrete basins were filled, the rest is dry and gray, ancient site top. Otherwise supported ok, 4h40, return 22h. Meal medium but included, guide very well.
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Marjory_m
Mar 2, 2025
Not what it said on label - Place was not what pictures say. Obviously it would not be Alot closed renovation but still pay 30 euro Beautiful sight just shame about alot closed. Drive to pamukkale i did not enjoy Driver was very erratic scary alot Guide informative
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684rowenam
Apr 28, 2025
f you're staying in Side because you will lost a lot of time just for travelling back and forth. Not worth it. - The journey was really long, maybe about 5-6 hours from Side to Pamukkale because we need to collect/pick up other guests from different hotel. Going back to Side, approx. 5 hours drive and the seats are not really comfortable. The breakfast was included on the tour as per itinerary but the Guide said that they never give free breakfast, only lunch. It was a long journey and tiring so we did not argue about that. Sala lake was closed apparently during our tour, so we did not go there. The lunch was okay, but the drinks are not included and you have to pay for it. Most of the tour we've done before drinks are included. No one inform us about it, we were surprised when we're almost finish with our meal that we have to pay for it. We only spent 3 hours in Pamukkale. I don't suggest for others to do this trip if you're staying in Side because you will lost a lot of time just for travelling back and forth.
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Kiel_p
Sep 14, 2024
Not as advertised. Bait and switch itinerary. - The tour operator Payless Turizm. breakfast was was not included as advertised. We had to pay additional for this. Did not visit the sala lake at all instead a winery was added to the tour at 9am and an Onyx jewellery store was added at 4:30 - this in total added 2-3 hours to the trip and we did. It get back to our hotel until 20:30, after a 3:30 am pick up. While fairly friendly and social, our tour guides final words were telling us he had a customer from the day before filed a complaint of a sexual nature in so he may not have a job tomorrow. Incredibly unprofessional and awkward. Driver of the mini is taking us to back to the hotel at the end of the day was video calling while driving shuttle back to our hotel. Unprofessional and dangerous. I would not recommend this tour as it’s misrepresented and a clear bait and switch tactic. Pamukkale however, the tour was useful and we enjoyed exploring and found the 3 hours a reasonable time to explore.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).