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PAMUKKALE
TOUR - CAPPADOCIA TOURS |
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DAY 1 |
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DAY
2 |
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Pick
up from hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk |
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Arrive
to Cappadocia transfer to hotel |
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Depart
for Pamukkale |
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Pick
up from hotel in Cappadocia |
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Arrive
in Pamukkale and lunch break |
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Depart
for Fully Guided northpart of |
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Visit the ancient city of Hierapolis and |
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Cappadocia
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spring
water of Pamukkale and travertens |
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Transfer
back to hotel |
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Free
time |
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DAY
3 |
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Overnight
bus to Cappadocia |
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Pick
up from hotel in Cappadocia |
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Depart
for Fully Guided south part of |
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Cappadocia
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Cappadocia
Transfer back to hotel |
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(Price
: 120$)
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orovernight
bus to Istanbul |
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Champagne
Mountains
Pamukkale
: one of the natural wonders of Turkey,
the thermal spa with its hot springs laden with calcareous
salts. As the waters spill down over the plateau edge
they have deposited their salts over the centuries to
create an extraordinary network of fantastical rock
formations, gleaming white staractites, cataracts and
basins.
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Ancient
Hierapolis : many visitors are so focused
on the amazing rock formations, they barely notice
that the high plateau is also the site of the
ancient spa of Hierapolis, built by Pergamon
King in the Roman era, to gain control of the
springwater and harness its reputed religious
and mythical qualities. Most of the ancient ruins
are set back from the plateau edge; the first
group you come to as you walk "inland"
are the original Roman Baths, consisting of two
tall, vaulted rooms now housing a small museum.
Beside this is a "palaestra", or an
open coutyard for exercise, and behind it lie
the remains of a vast Basilicia with three naves,
thought from its size to have been the cathedral
erected in the 6th century when Hierapolis became
a bishopric. Further up the plateau stands the
restored "nymphaeum" and close by is
the Temple
of Apollo, recognisable by its wide flight
of stairs. The modern road follows the course
of the original main street for a mile (km) until
it reaches the Monumental Gate to the north, passing
on the right the huge theatre, still well-preserved
and with some magnificent carvings and reliefs.
Do not miss the tombs that line the old road out
to Ephesus
from this northern gateway. Over 1200 have been
counted, making this one of the most extensive
ancient cemeteries in Asia Minor.
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