13 reviews of Pamukkale and Hierapolis
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Excellent! The place is wonderful and the guide was very knowleadgable. He made sure we had a good time.
Pamukkale is a unique place, I'd say, a one of its kind in the world. This should be on the "must-go" list for wanderers like myself.
What an amazing time! Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable and pleasant. She went over and above all expectations. It's a long day but worth every minute!
This was an outstanding value...most enjoyable. The guide was delightful. I learned a great deal. Tesekkur ederim.
Our guide was absolutely fantastic. She was a gem - terrific in languages and very helpful. I definitely recommend this.
Absolutely loved this tour. Pamukkale was beautiful and extraordinary sight to behold.
Charming despite the 620 km round-trip.
Well worth the 2 hours drive each way. Pamukkale is a truly amazing natural wonder - even better than we had expected. Hierapolis - an ancient precinct which was fascinating but unfortunately not much of it remaining to this day.
Great guide! My wife and I were the only people on the tour. Our only complaint is that the car was very small and minimally air conditioned if at all on a hot September day. Lunch was good. Personnel were not very good about communicating pick-up time at hotel, they left a message on a non-functioning voicemail telephone at the hotel.
Places definitely worth seeing. Pamukkale is amazing. Hierapolis is also very interesting and quite big. Unfortunately I got separated from the guide in Hierapolis. Time wasted on waiting on each other in different places could be spend in much better ways on the spot. Once we found each other it was a quick run through the rest because next tour was waiting for the guide. Due to time we spent maybe 10 minutes for lunch after a whole day of walking. For the money I spent on the tour I would expect more commitment, planning and history from the guide. Good thing from the guide was the viewing of small orange hill in Pamukkale and a quick stop in a small village for a local tea.
Very inexperienced guide, didn't know much info. She was rushing for time and wanted to stay just a couple hours after we have driven for 4h. After insisting, we left 5.30 but missed the most beautiful, the sunset. Lunch was not good at all. Big buffet, no flavor. The place is amazing but would find another way to go.
The price we paid was extremely high. We booked our trip with Viator because we didn't know what to expect in Izmir, we weren't sure if there was going to be other agencies there with trips available to Pamukkale the next day. And let me tell you that there are plenty other agencies that will take you to Pamukkale for a lower price. You might not get your meal included in the price but it is not as expensive. Besides that, the guide was a bit weird and we caught him taking pictures of me and my friend while we were sleeping on the way to Pamukkale. He did know a lot about the history of the place but his English was terrible and it was hard to pay attention to his voice.
I made a mistake of going there too soon in the season. The weather was really really bad. At the end of the day, it was like being caught in a hurricane. This tour ought to start in June. Also, the restaurant in Pamukkale where all the tour buses stop is quite bad and the food was a big disappointment. My guide did the best he could. He even bought an umbrella and tried to keep me dry.
