Pamukkale And Hierapolis

This was a wonderful experience well worth doing. Depending on the weather what colour the calcium pools are but well worth dipping your feet in. Make sure you walk all the way around the board walk to the other side it's gorgeous

Pamukkale and the vicinity were beautiful and we are glad that we visited. The bus was full but comfortable, staff were English speaking and helpful. The drive was fairly long though which is not their fault but just highlighting it for those who are travelling from Izmir as we did. One thing that kind of ruined it for us is that the bus stopped particular stops that is clearly curated for foreign tourists that had outrageously high prices for soft drinks, water etc. A can of coke was 65 liras and having travelled the world extensively, I never paid that kind of money for a can coke which mind you, one can get for 9 liras from the shops in Turkey or up to 30 liras in a restaurant.

My friend and were staying in Izmir so we took a field trip to Pamukkale and Hierapolis with Neon tours. We were picked up at 6:45 sharp in a top notch van who took us to a meeting point where we met our cool guide Josh and the rest of the company. The trip was long about three hours and that's the only thing I would change if I could. The trip was comfortable with coffee breaks, once we got there Josh showed us around, gave us enough information to start exploring the beautiful site of Hierapolis and helped us book a buggy with an English speaking driver and a phenomenal photograph who took us around and took some great shots. I could complain that 3 hours at Pamukkale and Hierapolis aren't enough but if I stayed there three days I would have had the same feeling. My field trip was enough to see the site and to admire it but next time definitely I will stay longer because you can go paragliding ( Josh offered to arrange for us), take a swim in Cleopatra's pool or just go relaxing in your bathing suit at one of Pamukkale's pools. After the site Josh took us to buffer lunch which was very good and to jewelry work shop to see how magic happens. I would definitely recommend the trip with just one favor to extend it a little bit. Shout out to Josh who was amazing, blow us away when he organized for us a solo visit to an amazing ceramic shop ( Firca (quartz & ceramic )

Ever since we were picked up at the meeting point, our experience was really great. as soon as we met our guide, he started pouring information, and had the time and dedication to explain everything. you could tell he was well informed, and had years of experience, never hesitated when asked about historical facts and always was well versed and explained as best as possible. although its a 3 hour ride from Izmir, Its worth the wait and the travel, once you get there the place is magnificent.

Fine tour with a experience tour guide name İsmail. Very well transport and comfortable. Very beautiful place to visit, just a little bit far from Izmir ( 4 hours drive), but it worse it, because the place is very beautiful. Absolutely recommended to visit Pamukkale for those who loves historical places.

We started our tour with pick up from hotel in Izmir and it took 3 hour to get to destination... spent 2 hours around Pamukkale and Ruins of Hierapolis.. was not enough tine to explore .. so we rushed to see the theater and take pictures of dried Travastine... only one part of the water area was open... did not enjoy the trip... 6 hours on road and 2 hours at site

It's hard to beat the incredible combination of natural beauty, ancient architecture, and spiritual heritage found at Pamukkale (ancient Hierapolis). Go! Just go!

I thoroughly enjoyed visiting this amazing place. Nearly didn't go because of some negative reviews about guided tours. So a friend encouraged me to go myself on the train. I'm forever grateful that I did because the experience is truly unique. (On the plus side was able to wander about this amazing place without the restrictions of a guided tour). Getting here is easy from Izmir. Get the early train from Basmane station to the end of the line Denizli (28 TL) ( This train also stops at Selcuk for Ephesus). I arrived around 12:30. Checked into my hotel a few minutes walk from the train station and next to the bus station where I caught a mini bus (4TL) To Pemukkale (just a walk up the road to the entrance). This is where the adventure begins ( you have to take your shoes off to walk on the terraces so make sure you have something like a small back pack to carry them). I arrived about 2 in the afternoon and was able spend 4 hours exploring both Pemukkale and Heiropolis. An experience I will never forget. A guided tour isn't required just read about Pemukkale on Wikipedia for the information. The next morning I spent an hour so at the Laodocia site (again I caught a minibus from the station and it's a walk up the hill to the site). Then I returned back to Izmir on the midday train.

Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable. He told us about the history of Pamukkale and Hierapolis, and he also did a great job making the entire trip fun and enjoyable.

I am from Turkey and always wanted to visit this place, I guess I was pretty late to see the pools with natural water. We were told that sections were close in 1996, there was a small section they did kept open for you to get inside the pool ( we were told water was not natural anymore), too crowded, pretty dirty.First you can drive up there with a car and park your car for 10 tl whole day and start from the top, or walk up from the bottom (which we didn't do) Entrance was pretty expensive for locals 50 tl, and it doesn't include the other pool are inside. It was another 50tl to get in the Antique Pools(which we did not). As usual prices around the pools up there were super expensive, for example Magnum ice cream in Izmir or anywhere else in cities cost 5.5tl up there it was 18tl. This is same for simple water, cola, food etc. But yu can bring your own food and drink in your backpack. I personally was disappointed with the place, but must see once in a life time. And you really don't have to stay in town more then two days tops, since town really has not growing at all. Boring little town.

Erman, our tour guide , was very nice, friendly and he gave us lots of interesting information about Pamukkale and other attractions around ! About Pamukkale... I highly recomand it ! It’s incredibly beautiful!

Our driver arrived 15 min ahead of schedule and waited patiently in the lobby as we were still having our breakfast. It turned out that we were the only guests in the group tour ;)... After about 45min of drive, our excellent guide, Mesut, joined us from a small town called Aydın. Mesut was an experienced and knowledgeable guide who shared lots of history and stories behind the sights that we saw. He also exceeded expectation by sharing interesting facts about the many towns that we passed by. I would certainly recommend Neon Tours and Mesut for this tour.

Pamukale was the highlight of the day. It is a very nice and unique site. You can have a walk/sit in the water.

It was Sunday and that was the first mistake we did when we planned to go to pamukkale😏. We were deceived by the spectacular photos but in reality the water is very much controlled. Only a small portion is supplied by the water rest is dry. The sun was burning and the vision was blurred with the whiteness of the Cotton Castle. As we were less informed and the tour guide was selfish enough to keep an umbrella only for himself we were literally burned. Coleoptera pool was so crowded that I hardly could see water. Anyway maybe this is an amazing place to visit but my and my children’s opinion is 3 star.

<p>It's not a great tour - both the travel agency and the place itself. First off, sitting in a car for 7 hours to visit Pamukkale isn't worth it. I went ahead despite knowing the long journey because relatives who went several years back raved about the place. But we were highly disappointed because Pamukkale now looks nothing like what it's advertised. The pool is depleted thanks to lack of hot spring water flowing into the area. What you end up seeing is a whole lot of white surfaces from the dried up calcium and very little blue pools. Looks like the place wasn't well preserved, which is a real shame since the area relies on tourism for its state/provincial income. It's a matter of time before the entire area dries up and what we are left with is just white surfaces, which isn't impressive at all in real life. I can go to any snowy mountain for the same view, only difference is one is snow, the other is dried calcium. So driving that far isn't worth our time. <br/> Second issue is this travel agency, Neon Tours. The guide they hired, Ismael, isn't up to par at all. I get it based off other reviewers that the guide can be quiet in the 3 hour car ride and that's fine by us. But when we get to Pamukkale and Hierapolis, he should make more effort on his end, as a tour guide to offer a thorough information about the place. Why is Hierapolis and Pamukkale such an important place considering it's in the middle of nowhere? We had to probe him for such information and kept asking him questions about the area itself. <br/> That said, all he was interested in was to hurry back to Izmir because he was concerned with the evening traffic. We lost track of time while walking on the cotton castle and he wasn't too happy when we got back. To top it off, for lunch he ordered us really cheap food that cost no more than 10 lira for the two of us which basically consists of bread and eggs. Meanwhile, he ordered meat for himself and the driver. We asked for meat skewers since there's only so much bread we can take and were given two pathetic chicken skewers. We highly doubt our lunch allowance by the travel agency would pale in comparison to what the tour guide get to order for himself. Obviously when he asked us if we wanted to join his tour to Ephesus the next day, our answer was a firm no. I'd highly recommend others to just skip Pamukkale and forget about taking a tour with this travel agent to the Izmir, Ephesus and Pamukkale area if their pre-arranged guide is Ismael.</p>

<p>We me and my 2 daughters did Pamukkale and Hierapolis trip on Jan 2, 2017. We booked the trip via Viator and did it with Neon tour.<br/> We picked up from the hotel by the driver only and the tour guide would be picked up about an hour later on the way to Pamukkale. <br/> We booked this trip in group tour but actually we got it as private tour. Just 3 of us on this trip. We spent the journey in silence. No information at all from the tour guide along the 4 hours journey. <br/> When arrived Pamukkale, he gave us about 10 minutes of roughly information that actually we can read it from the internet and then giving us free time for 2 hours to spend at the site by ourself. No explanation at all about the ruins while we saw other groups were guided and explained by their tour guide in every site. <br/> Journey back was spent in silence and the tour guide dropped off in the middle of the journey as well. <br/> We thought that rented a car more cheaper to do this trip instead of paying the price we did.<br/> Really disappointed and was not worth any penny at all</p>

<p>Best tour of turkey , very quiet, superb guide by Neon tours and Travels. Excellent english speaking knowledgeable guide.</p>

<p>Excellent service. Very polite and professional group. I will go with them again.</p>

<p>We were with our same guide Mehmet and driver from the previous day tour of Pergamum. It was great as we had them all to ourselves for the tour. Great lunch at a small restaurant. Pamukkale and the ruins are a must see when in Turkey.</p>

<p>Great tour with a superb tour guide. We wondered if the long journey from Izmir would be worth it 3.5 hours each way but it proved to be a great decision to visit such a unique place. Both the Roman remains and the travertine pools are awe inspiring.</p>

<p>This was a terrible tour because Pamukkale was not really like pictures !!! At Pamukkale was not water !!! Viator must tell us if there are not water at winter !! We pay 120 Euros each person !!! was a deception for us !!</p>

<p>Excellent tour. I advise to be very specific in regards to the pickup times on the vouchers. It added to some confusion.</p>

<p>Very nice tour - both places were spectacular and worth the visit. We ended up having a private tour due to the low tourist season. We were picked up at our hotel in a very nice van and driven to the sites. Our tour guide did a nice job of explaining the Roman ruins and gave us all the time we needed at Pamukkale which is truly exceptional, the calcium deposit pools are everything you expect and more. Spend the extra 30 liras to spend time in Cleopatras pool - that is the natural thermal waters. It has sunken Greek and Roman columns and this is really where you can enjoy the warmest waters and the pool is plenty deep whereas the terraces are only knee deep.</p>

<p>I really enjoyed the trip. Pamukkale was definitely worth seeing. My tour was cut short because of the Byran holiday. We got there after 1pm and only had about 21/2 hours to see it all. I did not get to see Hierapolis at all because of the time crunch. My tour guide was interesting but talked too much. I would have liked more time.</p>

<p>Small group of tour in fact it was just me and my partner! <br/> Tour guide was very knowledgable and the coach we travelled was very new 3 months old<br/> Highly recommended - far cheaper than what our hotel offered</p>

<p>Pamukkale is one of a kind-definite must see!We booked this tour last minute (night before) and the tour company made sure everything was organised for us the next day!Small tour group (3ppl),luxury bus and our guide Engin was so friendly,informative and went out of his way to ensure a great experience!</p>

<p>4 hour ride each way with only 2 hour tour with guide:</p>

<p>what a wonderful place to go to - the calcium pools looked splendid</p>

<p>Really fantastic tour and well worth the effort of getting out to the location. Really enjoyed the ruins and highly recommend this tour if down this way. Make sure you take your bathing suit also as there is an opportunity to take a swim.</p>

<p>Superb! Tour was not cancelled even though we (2) were only who had booked the tour. Highly recommend</p>

<p>It was a long way from Izmir (about 4 hours). The tour guide did not really make any effort and we spent the journey in silence. When we got to Pamukkale, he gave us a 10 minute introduction before giving us free time to spend at the site. Journey back was spent in silence again. Disappointing!</p>

<p>The 2 hours of experiencing the site was worth the 9 hour travelling to and from it. </p> <p>It's a once in a life time and experience. I just hope you can provide other options to reduce the travel time to and from the site. Maybe a helicopter ride or renting bikes as the scenery is great. </p> <p>Also the breakfast and lunch that was supposed to be included; had only lunch provided which was not appetising at all. </p> <p>Will surely recommend visiting Pammukkale to others.</p> <p>Thank you <br/> Ayesha</p>

<p>Really Disappointing. Cleopatras pool was full of algea and there was no way I would infect myself swimming in such an unclean environment. Also the water was not flowing over the calcified rocks, so it was just white rock. We didn't get the opportunity to walk through the external part of Hierapolis only what was inside the fenced area near the calcified rock. Overall 3 out of 10. However saying this, our guide and driver were both fantastic.</p>

<p>AMAZING!!! The most fun I've had in years. This place is a MUST do if you are in Turkey. I went July 31st the weather was hot and the water was nice and cool. Words cannot do this place justice, please go and see it for yourself : )</p>

<p>The tour was awesome. The guide kind and nice. Food was Fair enough peruanos the only lower point but restaurant service was good. The driver excelent.</p>

<p>My family and I have traveled many places and this is definitely a must see !!!! Our guide, Lincoln made it even better because he was so informative and knowledgeable.</p>

<p>I consider myself fortunate to go on this trip as I was the single traveler and Serhat was a great guide. The trip to Pamukkale was quite long from Izmir so I learnt a lot about the valley and the agricultural history of the region. The travertine fountains are a natural wonder but don't discount Hierapolis. I actually probably enjoyed Hierapolis more than the travertine pools and their views. Serhat gave me a lot of free time which was much appreciated and bring a hat and sunscreen as I was quite burnt at the end of it sll .</p>

<p>If you really want to know we were incredibly disappointed after going to Izmir specifically to visit Pamakkale and Heiropolis amd booking a tour thru this company thst did not eventuate: no fore warnig about ramadan holiday and no tour guide available. Waited to be picked up. No one turned up!</p>

<p>I went on 9 tours with Viatour on this trip and I had 2 fantastic guides, 5 good guides and 2 terrible guides. This was one of the ones with a rude guide. She was rude to a number of people. She told then to be quite and listen and all they were doing was asking a question. I can do everything, I am slow. She told me in front of the entire group, that if I could not keep up to meet in the parking lot at 4pm. The kind participants, don't worry we will take time to take pictures, so you can keep up with us. If it was not the participants, I would not have know what I was seeing.</p>

<p>The trip was amazing, driver is very good and professional, and the guide is very experienced.<br/> We are only 4 people, we we got VVIP treatment, the whole day, the exclusive Guide is accompany with us, and the lucxury minibus.</p> <p>Thanks fro Aviator, we will choose Aviator for all our future trips.</p>

<p>The pick up was a bit early at 7 A.M in the morning as we were staying in Kaya prestige Hotel. From there we were taken to a town where we changed bus and joined the group already set to go to Pamukkale.</p> <p>The drive was very long of about approximately 2.5 Hours. This meant we only had around 2.5-3 hours at the actual location which is considerably less for a location like Pamukkale.</p> <p>I would recommend this tour to someone who does not want to spend more than one day in Pammukale but in my opinion, people going to Pamukkale should stay there at a good hotel for at least 2 days to enjoy properly.</p>

<p>It was a very nice trip with a wonderfull guide and friends from other country good job viator</p>

<p>It took us five hours to get there in the morning instead of the advertised three. The guide did the absolute bare minimum in terms of talking us through the site and hardly lifted a finger to make us feel welcome. Seemed more interested in us taking a ultralight flight rather than touring us around. The "tour" was really just a transfer to the site. Very disappointing.</p>

<p>VERRRRRRY long trip on a small and crowded mini van - not a bus! Erratic use of airconditioning made this transport uncomfortable. Please use a bigger more comfortable vehicle especially when you spend 13 hours on a tour - most of it was travelling, not sightseeing.</p>

<p>Great value tour and delivers everything as promised. Will book from Viator again!</p>

<p>The trip to Pammukkale is awesome and definitely worth it...however, the travel from Izmir to Pammukkale and coming back to Izmir takes a total of 9 hrs!! You spend about 4 hrs in Pammukkale/Hierapolis and will have to totally spend about 13 hrs (730 in the morning to 2130 at night)!!!! Can be very tiring,</p>

<p>This tour if great BUT a long day if you are staying in Izmir. First of all, there is nothing to do in Izmir and the tour company is 1 1/2 hr from Izmir, so stay in Kusadasi. it is a 3 hour drive from the tour company but it is worth it to see mother nature in action!</p>

<p>Great natural formation. Museum was also an unexpected surprise. Lunch buffet was overlooked and mediocre. Professional driver and well educated guide.</p>

<p>Excellent! The place is wonderful and the guide was very knowleadgable. He made sure we had a good time.<br/> Pamukkale is a unique place, I'd say, a one of its kind in the world. This should be on the "must-go" list for wanderers like myself.</p>