We will depart from the hotels in Kuşadası at 8:00 am and; at 08:30 am in Selçuk, in Selçuk we will meet our professional guide and we will head to Pamukkale which will take approximately 3 hours including break for necessities for 10-15 minutes.

Pamukkale / Hierapolis is listed in Unesco's World Heritage List as a 'Natural Site' and 'Ancient City'; and is famous for her hot springs which are believed to be having healing powers. The travertines are formed by a multifaceted chemical reaction and subsequent precipitation of various causes and environments. Water springs from the ground with a high level of Calcium Hydrocarbonate at a temperature of 35.6 degrees C; and this causes carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide to evaporate and leave calcium carbonate to precipitate and form the travertine.

Hierapolis has been a settlement of different cults and cultures throughout history; and the city is believed to have been founded by Eumenies II, the Attalid king of Pergamon at the end of the 2nd Century BC; and to has been named after Hiera, the beautiful wife of Telephos, the legendary founder of Pergamon. However, ancient historians like Strabon and Ptolemaios state that Hierapolis was a Phrygian settlement. Hierapolis played an important role in spreading Christianity in Anatolia, and it was the place where Phillip, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, died. For this reason, Hierapolis became an important religious center in the 4th century AD. Later it assumed the title of the ‘Guide of the East’; and the city came under the control of the Roman Empire in 395 AD, and became a metropolitan bishopric.

Our tour in Hierapolis includes the Necropolis, Domitian Gate, Frontinus Street, Agora, Northern Byzantine Gate, Gymnasium, Tritonlu Foundatain, Temple of Apollo, St Philip Martyrdom and the bridge, Columned Church, Basilica, Plutonium, Latrina and the ruins of the Roman Baths. Our guide will show you Pamukkale and it will take about an hour and a half, then you will have free time to wander around, if you bring your swimsuit you can also visit Cleopatra's pool but the entrance fee is not included in this tour program.

After our Hierapolis and travertine tour, you will be transferred to your hotel in Selçuk or Kuşadası around 07:30 pm.