"Pamukkale translates to 'Cotton Castle'... This natural phenomenon, designated a UNESCO Heritage site in 1988, with spectacular white calcium cliffs and beautiful turquoise blue pools, is truly a sight to behold. Once we arrive here, it is easy to see why. Pamukkale is like an alien landscape."

You will be picked up; from Hotels in Denizli or Pamukkale. Then drive to Pamukkale; during your journey, your local tour guide will give you lots of information about Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Laodicea, and Colossae. Also, your local tour guide will hand you your Pamukkale map, Hierapolis Map, and a Turkey Map to keep throughout your Pamukkale tour. The journey from Denizli or Pamukkale is 19 km/12 miles one way and will take around 20 minutes.

White Terraces -Calcium Travertines

Pamukkale and Pamukkale Tours is one of the top Famous Turkey Trips. Pamukkale, or 'Cotton Castle' when translated, has been drawing tourists from around the world to its thermal springs for more than 23 centuries. The Turkish name refers to the extraordinary surface of the snow-white cliffs, shaped over millennia by the accumulation of calcium deposited by mineral springs.

Legend has it that the Cotton Castle formations are solidified cotton (the area's principal crop) that was left out to dry by giants. Dripping slowly down a vast mountainside, mineral-rich water foams and collects in bowls that terrace the decline down the mountainside, spilling over petrified cascades of stalactites into milky pools below. These saucer-shaped travertines (or terraces, as they are also called) wind sideways down the powder-white mountain, providing a stunning contrast to the clear blue sky and green plain below.

To protect the unique calcite surface, you must traverse the area barefoot. Although the terrace pools are not particularly deep, you can get fully submerged if you want; remember your towel! Do not worry, and if you do not have a bathing suit or towel, you can buy a Turkish Towel, Do not Forget is Cotton's principal crop. As a nice suvinour, you can take it away to your home.

Cleopatra’s Pool

You should not leave Pamukkale without having a healing dip in the sacred fountain of Cleopatra's Pool. A swim in the effervescent waters of Cleopatra's Pool should be at the top of any Turkey Travel Itinerary. Strewn about the bottom of the crystal-clear Pool is a fantastic collection of striated columns and capitals, a striking reminder of Pool's pedigree.

Cleopatra's Pool has warm, clear fizzy water that bubbles from the source of the spring. With temperatures of 35C, you can bathe in the natural thermal mud and waters and enjoy the curative effects (both medicinal and beauty) of the water, which had previously benefited the ancient Greek and Roman peoples for centuries. With its Thermo mineral and magnesium, calcium, carbon dioxide, sulfide, and bicarbonate, this curative water is suitable in many areas as a curative treatment.

The Ancient City of Hierapolis

The nearby ancient Hierapolis and its accompanying museums may be overshadowed by the springs, but they are also fascinating and worth the visit. 

After walking along the terraces, we will take a short walk to Hierapolis City, also known as ‘Holy City.’ Just outside the main entrance is the Necropolis (Graveyard), containing more than 1200 tombs and sarcophagi of people who wished to have buried here. Among the tombs lies the Martyrium, an octagonal 5th-century edifice believed to have been erected upon the site where St. Philip was martyred in 80 CE.

It was believed that the proximity of the hot springs and vapor-emitting cracks would ease their journey into the Underworld. The Hierapolis City Bath, the springs of Hierapolis, was particularly popular among vacationing Romans. You will notice that carved into the side of the mountain is the monstrous Grand Theater that dominates the vista of Hierapolis.

It features a vast network of decorative elements from the 3rd century CE, including ornately sculptured statues, columns, and arches, amongst other elements. At its height, the Grand Theatre could host 25.000 boisterous fans and is still largely intact until this day. After the local lunch, we will drive to Laodicea. It will take about 10 minutes.

Laodicea Archaeological Site

Extremely important to visit, Laodicea is one of the unique places in Turkey. You will know when we arrive because you will look back and think, wow. This ancient city is not just any city; it is a mega city. Moreover, now, all that's left to do is walk for hours but do not forget to pick your jaw off the floor; it is mind-blowing. Excavations and restorations have been ongoing in the ancient city since 2003. Some 4,000 artifacts have been uncovered so far. You will visit Syria Street, Fountains, temples, Stadium, and Theatre, and discover the sacred Agora, which is home to one of the seven holy churches. Laodicea is called "neither hot nor cold Church" in Revelation.

Colossae Archaelogical Site

Colossae, one of the important religious centers of ancient times, 30 km from Pamukkale, is mentioned as a religious center, the city where the first Christians lived, in a part of the Bible as "Letters to the Colossians." Colossae Ancient City, established on the north of Honaz (Cadmos) mountain, on the edge of Aksu Stream, is the fourth ancient city where excavations started after three ancient cities in Denizli.

One of the seven largest churches in the world, surveys were carried out in the Colossae Ancient City, which is thought to be located in the Church of St. Michael. AD 1st century. At the beginning of the year, it advanced in wool and weaving together with Laodicea.

According to Xenophon, Colossae is one of the six largest cities of Phrygia. The city had a bright period under Persian rule, BC. III. It ended with Hierapolis and Laodikeia, founded in the 19th century.
The Colossae, devastated by the earthquake in the Nero period in the 1st century AD, was abandoned entirely in 692-787 AD due to the great earthquake disaster.

When you come to Colossae, you should see the mounded hill, the Acropolis, the rooms carved into the rock, and the house-type tombs. After Colossae drive to Airport or transfer to hotel in Pamukkale or Denizli.