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Private Tour: Ancient Ephesus, Hierapolis & Pamukkale Thermal Pools from Izmir
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11 Ratings
Konak
Embark on a private tour of Ancient Ephesus, Hierapolis, and Pamukkale Thermal Pools from Izmir. Explore UNESCO sites, walk in the footsteps of historical figures, swim in thermal springs, and indulge in delicious Turkish cuisine.
Duration:
14 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Konak - According to your pick-up time, meet your guide&driver and start your full day tour.
- Hierapolis & Pamukkale - Pamukkale; Pools of Heaven on Earth… Pamukkale has always been a very popular settlement where hot springs were believed to have healing powers so it is considered to be the earliest spa on earth where in history people traveled long distances in order to find a cure. The unique terraces were formed by running warm spring water at a temperature of 35 C, containing calcium bicarbonate. Today Pamukkale is declared as a worlds heritage site by UNESCO.
- Ancient City of Ephesus - Ephesus; An Archeological treasure, The best preserved classical city in Eastern Mediterranean. During the 1C AD Ephesus was the second largest city on the planet after Rome with more than 250.000 citizens. It was in the center of the known world and played the role of a gateway between the East and the West. With its giant horbour it was also the center of trading in antiquity. It was not only a rich commercial city but also an impressive city that even Mark Anthony and Cleopatra spent their honeymoon in Ephesus. It is also home to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, Temple of Artemis
- Konak - At the end of the tour return to the original departure point.
What's Included
- Transfer service from Izmir Hotels / port and Izmir Airport
- Professional licenced tour Guide
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- All sightseeing mentioned in the itinerary
- Land transportation by air-conditioned non-smoking vehicle
What's Not Included
- Beverages with Meals
- Personal Expenses
- Entry tickets to historical sites
Additional Information
Visit > Ancient Ephesus, Hierapolis Ancient City, Pamukkale Thermal pools
Luxury transportation, Guiding in your own language, Skip-The-Line tickets, lunch in a local restaurant provided
Explore Turkey’s top-visited UNESCO sites with a personal tour guide in a private vehicle. Visit Ancient Ephesus, walk on the ancient roads where Mother Mary, St. John, and St Paul walked, see the monuments among such as Great Theater, Celsus Library, Trajan Fountain, Odeon Temple, and more, learn history about early Christians and Romans from your local guide, swim in Pamukkale’s thermal springs and see Cleopatra Pool and Hierapolis Ancient City. Enjoy typical Turkish food in the local restaurant. Skip-The-Line Tickets provided.
- Entry fee for Ancient Ephesus is excluded
- Entry fee for Pamukkale is excluded
- Your guide will have pre paid Skip-The-Line tickets for each site to avoid long ticket queues. The entrance fee used can be paid to the tour guide in cash Dolar, Euro or Turkish lira.
Location
Konak
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(11 Ratings)
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Lizbeth_f
Sep 17, 2023
Worth it! - We had a great time. Great guide Riza and driver. Ephesus is beautiful and so interesting. We learned a lot about history and you can really feel how it used to be the Roman life 2,000 years ago. Pamukkale is also beautiful. Thank you!
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Raihanabdullah
Sep 16, 2022
Ancient Ephesus and Pamukkale Tour! A must visit! - Our guide Riza, was excellent! He provided all the information - history, culture, background, of the sites, clearly and in digestible, bite sized manner. He was also extremely patient and allowed us all the time we needed to explore Pamukkale. Thank you again Riza!
This tour is highly recommended!
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567darbyf
May 2, 2022
Amazing tour! - My partner and I had the most wonderful day! Our tour guide Gurkan was super knowledgeable, personable, welcoming and fun. Definitely the best tour guide we have ever had! Our driver Zafer was awesome as well, he was a great driver and really lovely. It was so awesome to meet them both (: We had limited time in Izmir and it was really awesome being able to see all these sights in one day. Plus the vehicle was very comfortable. Highly recommend!
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F3069hnjennyc
Nov 18, 2021
Excellency - Riza and Huseyin were amazing they took care of us in every way and explained all the history of the area. The safety of the driving was amazing and very comfortable. I am a very picky traveler and I 100% recommend.
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Ana_mariaa447
Nov 15, 2021
Recommendable experience! - Riza and Huseyn were amazing today. They took us to Ephesus, the house of Virgin Mary, the Village….it was a wonderful experience. Riza was very knowledgeable and explained everything in great detail.
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Javed_i
Oct 20, 2021
Soft cotton - The guide Metin was very helpful
I would recommend him highly
I learned from this tour that human are resilient but mortal
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Time4leisure
Sep 14, 2021
Great time in ephesus and Pamukkale - First of all it was a long day but a worth it trip to cover both Ephesus and.Pamukkale since our group had a limited time visiting izmir. The company Tour Altinkum set up everything for us. Thank you. Our guide Gurkan was an excellent guide giving us his expertise with history overall of the places we visited. His knowledge was amazing. Thanking the company for assigning him for our group from California ❤👍🌏 Overall it was a great and enjoyable trip. I highly recommend this trip if you have limited time and pick tour altinkum since they were so patiently arranging and placing all the effort to make this visit a wonderful one
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Francis_v
Jul 15, 2021
Back in time - Very informative tour and great sights to be had! However, i do not recommend this during the summer due to high temperatures. I’d imagine this is much better during the fall/autumn
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