Pamukkale Hierapolis Small Group Tour From Izmir

Pamukkale is a place completely worth seeing and this tour had many advantages we were looking for such as the transportation from Izmir to Pamukkale itself but there were many things I was not fond of. First was that the very fast drive was harsh given all the curves of the road making us dizzy. Once we arrived we were to have 2 1/2 hours to see the site but the tour guide forgot our passes to enter which took about 1/2 hour to recuperate and instead of asking us to be back at the bus later he kept the same time to meet up and just gave us 2 hrs instead (which was honestly BARELY enough). Most guided tours I have been in the guide has no problem talking and letting us take photos while we listen but our tour guide basically wanted our undivided attention without taking our site of him which made it hard for picture taking. In all reality we entered the area, heard two or three details and the guide told us "you can either go to the water area or come with me to listen to more things but I can't say if you have enough time to come back". So of course we wanted this tour to see and enjoy the views of the calcified water area not for the ruins nearby and about 80% of the tour stayed and only 2 people kept with the guide so it felt as if a tour guide was not really even needed. So overall... place is worth it, the guided part of the tour was not needed, the time allocated is enough but only if you don't stick to the guide. If you use it like we did (mostly for the transportation there) then is worth it. If you actually want to spend time at the location AND get a lot of information then this won't satisfy you.

It all started off well and we were collected at 06.45 as planned, the driver was really nice, and we were dropped off at a hotel near our destination and was told our English rep will pick us up in 1 hour. 2 and a half hours later the guide arrived. After trying to contact the rep twice we were met by an English speaking rep who I thought was quite rude. We got on the bus and off we went. We were told it was a 3 hour trip there and a 3 hour trip back to izmir so as it was a 12 hour day we were expecting 6 hours at Pamukkale but we only got to be there for 2 hours on site. We found the rep quite stroppy if you didn't do as you were told , rather than informing you of the risks and leaving it at that. Plus a collection point hadn't been established for us to returning to our hotel in Izmir. We have no issue with the driver who picked us up from our hotel and drove us part way back, as he was very accommodating and friendly. Pamukkale was an attractive, scenic and recommended location, although it would have been better had the pools actually had water in them like on the postcards and pictures. Disappointed by that.

Notre visite a commencé par une prise en charge d'Izmir. Ensuite, le guide et les autres touristes ont rejoint le mini bus à Kuşadası! Le guide était formidable. La visite était aussi bien organisée et avec les explications et les conseils du guide, nous avons pu tout faire et voir. En résumé : une agréable journée et visite! Merci