Daily Pamukkale Tour From Olympos

(Lunch included) In morning pick up from your hotel and depart to Pamukkale. Pamukkale as known as cotton castle in English where is totally unique in the world. It is the site of a wonderful phenomenon and it is one of the items on the "Must See List" for Turkey. The dynasty of the Attalids, the kings of Pergamon, established Ihe thermal spa of Hierapolis.It is registered as cultural and natural heritage on the list of World Heritage of UNESCO. The ruins of the baths, temples and other Greek monuments can be seen at the site. Deriving from springs in a cliff almost 200 m high overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have created at Pamukkale (Cotton Castle) an unreal landscape, made up of mineral forests, petrified waterfalls and a series of terraced basins. The terraces were formed by running warm spring water containing calcium bicarbonate, at a temperature of 35C.When the water loses its carbon dioxide it leaves limestone deposits. During your visit to Hierapolis, an open air museum, you will see of the largest ancient graveyard containing over 1200 sarcophagi, many of which are as big as a small house. The Great Theatre, the tomb of St.Philip, the Roman Baths, the gymnasium that is used as a museum and Apollo Temple are the other attractive ruins. Also In ancient city there is a thermal pool which name is Cleopatra Pool. There is a extra entrence fe efor it but you can enjoy the time in there. You can ask your guide for details. After the tour you will have some free time to see Turkish Handicarfts such as Leather factory , Textile Factory . Onyx , Jewellery or Turkish Delight. After the tour, we depart back to Olympos and drop back to your hotel. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we look forward to seeing you in the future on another TravelShop Booking Tour. Have a safe trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking. Antalya