Pamukkale & Hierapolis: Izmir's Unforgettable Small Group Tour

It was totally amazing experience. Special thanks to the guide for being respectful, funny and knowledgable. We visit jaw-dropping cotton castle with comfortable van. We spent almost 3 and a half hour on the road per way but worth it. Cleopatra's pool was perfect. Absolutely recommended!

The trip was relaxing , well planned out , got sufficient time to see the hot springs , museum and to shop too .. The lunch was good 😊 And the guide Osge was very sweet and informative Thanks for this memorable experience

It was a really wonderful tour with a very professional guider. Everything was arranged perfectly. I want to thank all the team.

Pamukkale is a beautiful scenic and historic location that should not be missed please note that it very crowded with tourists that brings you into close proximity to many others while in the water). However, what I did not know when I booked this trip is that because I was staying/picked-up in Konak (Izmir) we drove 1 hour drive to another location to wait for 30 minutes for another transport and then another 3 hours to Pamukkale. This placed me in a touring bus for almost 9+ hours when all was said and done with just a few hours to spend at Pamukkale. Our tour guide was fun and quite knowledgable and brimming with enthusiasm and energy regarding the subject matter and her beloved Türkiye. She was at times very hard to understand.

This was a great day out. Our tour guide Mehmet had good English and very knowledgeable, they picked us on time from the hotel, he made the trip very enjoyable and let us enjoy what we wanted to do. Our driver was Turan, was good natured and stopped in the journey to give us rest. We were also taken to to a textile and leather factory which we enjoyed. The car was almost new and very comfortable. The only thing that was not perfect was the food and it’s location, if this can be improved the trip was first class.

My favorite part of the tour was when the guide “Gül Demir” informed us about Turkey, its people, and its culture. Excellent driver “Kemal” Great team!

History was incredible. Our guide was very good Our young driver was excellent. Good schedule but could have spent a little more time at the pools. It was an excellent day overall Ernie and Diane

The entire trip was well planned and executed - very punctual and generous pick-up/drop-off, a proper amount of time at the sights, and delicious lunch included. Our guide, Umut, was well prepared, helpful, and engaging then whole time.

Our pickup time was 6:45am. Our driver was an elderly gentleman who had us get into his car as he drove us over an hour to where the shuttles are for the tour. This was not conveyed to us that this would be the process, nor did the gentleman speak a word of English, so we were confused the entire time as to where we are going, where the tour is, why we are alone in this car, etc. Finally we get to where the shuttles are and head off to Pamukkale, but not without a stop first to an entirely pointless shop selling extremely overpriced jewerly and various onyx items for 10x their value. This wasted a good portion of the time which we didn't want to miss since Pamukkale is over 3 hours away each direction and we didn't have that much time there anyway. On the way, we got a few relatively lazy tidbits of information so we can't say we truly learned a whole lot here. By the time we got to Pamukkale, it was 1:45, meaning there was 7 (!!!) hours from pickup time to when we could enjoy what we signed up for. We had a little over 2.5 hours to enjoy there, whereupon we had to promptly get back on the bus and leave. We got home by 9:30pm, meaning our day was just under 14 hours long, of which only 2.5 hours were spent actually enjoying what we signed up for. I understand it is far but I would expect far more time nonetheless to enjoy Panukkale and not waste so much time on other things. It seemed poorly planned overall, with poor communication throughout.

Excellent tour! Ardam, the tour guide, was knowledgeable and entertaining. He constantly interacted with us, making sure we were comfortable. Highly recommended!