Pamukkale Tour from Side – A Day Trip to Cotton Castle
Pamukkale means “cotton castle” in Turkish. Pamukkale’s world-famous white travertine terraces are formed from thousands of years of minerals in the region’s thermal waters. With Side Pamukkale Day Trip, you will walk on the travertine terraces of Pamukkale and see the Ancient City of Hierapolis. You will also have the chance to swim in the thermal pool where Cleopatra, the great queen of Egypt, once swam. You will have delicious meals, enjoy magnificent views all day, and create unforgettable memories at the end of the day.
- Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off
- Full Insurances
- Pamukkale & Hierapolis Ancient City Entrance Fee
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Voyage With Air Conditioned Bus
- Guiding Service
Side Pamukkale Day Trip Information
It is possible to join this tour from anywhere between Antalya and Alanya. If you will be attending from outside the Side region, please indicate this when making your reservation or inform our operators. Pamukkale is approximately 310 km away from Side, and the pick-up time from the Side-Manavgat area is around 04.45.
Side Pamukkale Day Trip Program:
We start our Pamukkale tour by picking you up at the security gate of your hotel in our comfortable, air-conditioned coach. The journey to Pamukkale takes approximately 5 hours. There will be short breaks for your comfort during the journey to Pamukkale. During the excursion, a professional English-speaking tour guide will accompany you on the bus and give detailed information about Pamukkale and Turkey. After about 3 hours of journey, we will have a breakfast stop at our restaurant around 08:00. Then, we will take another 2-hour journey and arrive in Pamukkale.
Since we will arrive in Pamukkale in the cool morning hours, exploring this world-famous place will be more comfortable and enjoyable. Upon arrival, you will have free time to enjoy the region’s extraordinary natural and cultural attractions. During your free time, you can walk on the snow-white travertine terraces of Pamukkale, explore the ancient city of Hierapolis or swim in Cleopatra’s pool.
Afterwards, we will start our return journey to Side around 15.00. We will have our lunch break around 15.30 at our restaurant in Denizli, the closest city to Pamukkale. On the return voyage, there will be a stop for dinner, too. At the end of the tour, we will drop you off at your hotel around 21:00.
Side Pamukkale Day Trip is an excellent opportunity to see and explore this wonder of the world on your holiday. It may seem like a long day, but every minute spent in this fantastic place is worth it. The cost of the trip includes pick-up and drop-off from your hotel, the journey to Pamukkale by air-conditioned bus, professional guiding throughout the tour, travel insurance, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and the entrance fee to Pamukkale and Hierapolis.
- Avaliable Days: Tuesday – Thursday – Sunday
- Don’t Forget: Swimsuit, Sunglasses, Towel, Sun Cream, Comfortable Shoes
- Restrictions: Not suitable for the guests with walking difficulties.
- Please Also See: Side Salda Pamukkale Tour
If you have any questions about the excursion, please feel free to contact us
Pamukkale Travertine Terraces
The Pamukkale region is famous for its hot springs. The spring waters here contain many minerals, and the region's thermal waters are well known for their healing effects. Calcium is especially significant in the spring waters here, giving the area its white colour. In fact, the travertine terraces found here are the calcium carbonate steps formed over thousands of years. With Side Pamukkale Day Trip, you will walk on these travertine terraces, bathe in thermal waters and enjoy the magnificent views around you, just like the Romans did in ancient times.
Ancient Pool of Pamukkale
Pamukkale Ancient Pool, also known as Cleopatra Pool, is a year-round thermal pool at 36 degrees. In the 7th century BC, an earthquake struck the middle of the city, and the land collapsed. The thermal waters filled the gap, and this pool came into existence. According to legend, Cleopatra, the great queen of Egypt, often bathed in this pool for healing.
Many scientific studies have proved that this pool has healing effects on cardiovascular, skin, eye and nerve diseases. Swimming in the healing waters above the ancient ruins will be one of the most remarkable moments of your holiday.
Hierapolis Ancient City
The Ancient City of Hierapolis was built as a spa centre next to the Pamukkale travertines about 2000 years ago during the Pergamon Kingdom. Later, during the Roman period, the city was known as the "sacred city" for housing many religious buildings. Romans used to come to Hierapolis to worship the gods in these temples and benefit from the nearby thermal springs. Here, you will see the ruins of many temples, baths, and accommodation buildings, and feel the magic of ancient times as you wander.
Things To Know About Side Pamukkale Day Trip
Our guides will give you guidance in English throughout the tour. This tour offers a discount for children aged 4-8 and is free for children aged 3 and under. However, free babies are not given seats on the bus. Parents need to carry them on their laps. If you want to reserve a seat for your child on the bus, you can make your child's booking as a child participant. Children aged eight and under do not pay the Pamukkale entrance fee and can enter Pamukkale and Hierapolis ancient city free of charge.
The tour cost doesn't include the entrance fee for the Cleopatra pool. If you'd like to enter the pool, please pay the entrance fee to the tour guide on the bus. During the tour, there will be a visit to an onyx stone production centre for promotional purposes.
Departure : Pick up from your Hotel
Duration: 15 Hours (Full Day Tour)
- Hotel Pick-up & Drop-off
- Full Insurance
- Pamukkale & Hierapolis Ancient City Entrance Fee
- Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
- Voyage With Air Conditioned Bus
- Guiding Service
- Drinks
- Cleopatra's Pool Entrance Fee (15 Euros)
- Personal Expenditures
- Tips And Gratuities
Sha Baldonaza
Everything is lovely!! Thanks so much for Mustafa who helped us with the booking. No upfront and hidden fees. Very transparent, honest and flexible. We initially booked for Side Alanya full tour but changed our mind last minute to go to Pamukkale. Mustafa was very kind and helpful to arrange everything so it wont ba a hassle to us. We were picked up from our hotel then rode the tour bus which is very clean and nice. Our tour guide speaks english and is also polite and interactive. We didnt get bored with Kadir. He makes sure we would get to our itineraries safely and on time. Then we were brought back to the hotel in this awesome private car transfer like celebrities (follow their IG: esg vip transfer). To sum it up, everything that was written on their page was spot on and everything exceeded our expectations. Will definitely book with Side excursions again next time.
James Parson
Great tour with a great guide. Mr Mehmet was very friendly, informative and helpful. He kept us entertained and we’ve got lots of interesting information about the region from him throughout the tour. We had lovely time at this wonderful place and took tons of photos.
I can definitely recommend this trip to anyone staying in Side.
Andreea
Pamukkkale is an incredible place and I highly recommend going there. It’s a long way from Side, but it worths every minute. They let you walk on the white steps barefoot. It can be slippery, so be careful there. Cleopatra’s pool is a nice and relaxing place, but a bit busy. The view from theatre in ancient city is amazing. The site is huge and lots to do but time is limited. We spent about 4 hours on the site but I wish we had more. A great trip overall, you won’t regret it.