Side Pamukkale Balloon Tour

Side Pamukkale Balloon Tour is an alternative tour for our guests who want to experience a hot air balloon tour over Pamukkale. After the balloon ride, the tour program is similar to our Pamukkale tour. If you want to join our regular Pamukkale tour, you can check our Side Pamukkale Day Trip webpage.
You can join this tour from any accommodation on the Turkish Riviera between Antalya and Alanya. The distance from Pamukkale to Side is around 300 km. Pick-up time from the Side region hotels is around 01.00 for this trip. Please inform us if you will join the tour outside the Side region.
Side Pamukkale Balloon Tour Program:
Our adventure starts when we pick you up directly from your hotel’s security gate. You’ll travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned coach for about 4 hours, with short breaks along the way for your comfort. During the journey, a friendly tour guide who speaks English and German will inform you about Pamukkale and Turkey’s rich culture. At the end of this journey, we will reach the balloon take-off point in Pamukkale.

While the staff at the take-off point prepare the balloons, you can take Instagram-worthy photos of the beautiful views. After a brief information from the staff, you will board the balloon basket and the most exciting tour over Pamukkale will begin. Surely it will be an extraordinary experience to see the travertine terraces and the monuments of past civilisations from hundreds of meters high through the balloon basket. The balloon ride takes around one hour. After the ride, a celebration will be held with champagne and flight participation certificates will be delivered.

Our guides will take you to the entrance of Pamukkale after the balloon ride. Now, it’s time to explore the travertine terraces of Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis, which you recently saw from the air. You will have about four hours of free time in Anatolia’s most famous natural miracle. You can walk on the travertine terraces, explore the ancient roads or monuments in Hierapolis ancient city, or even swim in Cleopatra’s pool, just like the ancient Egyptian royalty once did.

At around 1:00 PM, we’ll head to a restaurant near Pamukkale for a tasty lunch. It’ll be an open buffet, offering a wide selection of dishes cooked from fresh ingredients.
Around 2:00 PM, we’ll start our journey back to the Side area. By approximately 7:00 PM, we’ll have dropped off all our guests at their hotels, concluding this adventure and exploration-packed excursion.

All in all, Side Pamukkale Balloon Tour promises to be the highlight of your Side holiday. Not only will you enjoy an exhilarating hot air balloon ride over Pamukkale, but you’ll also get to explore the natural and historical marvels of this renowned region in Turkey.