Top 11 Ancient Sites and Ruins in Alanya

1.Pamukkale and Hierapolis Day Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 159 reviews · 15 - 16 hours · from $57Our pick

Review of the Alanya to Pamukkale and Hierapolis day trip, with honest advice on the long ride, lunch, guides, entry fees, and swim stops.

“The place, as such, is worth seeing, but the road is long. Especially if you are going from Alanya. It is preferable to order breakfast at your hotel; of course, there will be some stopping points where you can drink coffee or buy something for breakfast. Expect that there will be a lot of people, the place sounds very touristy. If you want beautiful photos, I recommend taking a photographer, one photo 250 TL. Cleopatra hot pools are a must-try.”

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2.Aspendos, Manavgat Waterfalls and City of Side Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 62 reviews · from $40

Explore Aspendos, Side, and Manavgat Waterfalls on an 8-hour Alanya tour with lunch, a guide, and hotel pickup included.

“Shocked by the level of knowledge from our guide and the vast history surrounding ancient city and aspendos. Great tour. Long day but worth it. Be sure to wear trainers as terrain is hard going, and take water. You are out for 2 hours in the hot sun in ancient city.”

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3.Alanya to Aspendos, Kursunlu Waterfalls and City of Side Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 59 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $54

Explore Side, the Temple of Apollo, Aspendos and Kursunlu Waterfalls on a family-friendly day tour from Alanya with lunch included.

“The tour was fine but we were not taken on the tour we paid for! We didn’t visit the Manavgta waterfalls but instead the Korsulu ones and were forced into a jewellery store where the sales attendants will not leave you alone and then later taken to a Turkish delight shop. Very little historical information provided of the ruins but they were pretty to walk around. However, it was a very hot day and you’re given little breaks to sit down and there’s no shade around the ruins so go prepared! The souvenir shops in Side are very very cute though! Defo try to wait to get your souvenirs here!”

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4.Pamukkale and Hierapolis Day Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 37 reviews · 15 hours · from $71

Review of the Alanya to Pamukkale day tour, with Hierapolis, thermal terraces, lunch, costs, long drives, and Cleopatra Pool updates.

“The trip was wonderful and communication was outstanding . From pickup to the drop off, everything was explained really well. The tour to Salda, lunch, Pamukkale and Hierapolis was beautiful. Definitely worth visiting, truly a beautiful experience. The guide was outstanding and the driver was absolutely amazing.”

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5.Full-Day Tour of Kursunlu Waterfalls, Aspendos, and Ancient Ruins of Side From Alanya

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 37 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $66

See Aspendos, Kursunlu Waterfalls, and Side on an affordable Alanya day tour with lunch, hotel pickup, and practical travel tips.

“The tour was very well organized and the tour guides communicated with everyone. If you're going in the summer be prepared it is very very veryyy hot. I highly recommend bringing a portable fan and a water canteen. If you're looking for a tour to see things and take pictures I would recommend. However, if you are looking for a more informative or historical experience do your research on your own. The tour guides did have some information and if you asked they gave context and background knowledge. Overall a very nice experience and would recommend if you are looking to see some sites in Alanya.”

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6.Pamukkale and Hierapolis Full-day Guided Tour from Alanya

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · 20 hours (approx.) · from $72

Review of the Pamukkale and Hierapolis tour from Alanya, covering the 380km drive, meals, fees, sights, value, and practical tips.

“All in all a really great trip. It is a long drive from Alayna, especially with stops for shops on the way back and forth. I would rather have had 1 hour more in pamukkale, than visit a jewelry and a winery on they way. But it was a very nice and fantastic place, and the Kleopatra hot springs was amazing. Frank - Denmark”

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7.Manavgat Waterfalls, Temple of Apollo and Aspendos Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 25 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $60

Review of Alanya’s 9-hour tour to Duden Falls, Side, Apollo Temple, and Aspendos, with lunch, hotel pickup, costs, and practical advice.

“We have done a lot of viator tours and they are usually very good or excellent. This tour was average in some ways and good in others. Time at the waterfalls and aspendos were sacrificed to spend time at the jewellery shop and then at a Turkish delight shop We were given approximately 40 minutes at aspendos and were rushed about so that we would have 40-50 minutes at the jewellery manufacturers. As a group we requested more time at the attractions and minimal at the jewellery place but we're told this was not possible We then only got 40 minutes at the waterfalls!! We also didn't get to see…”

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8.Alanya Pamukkale & Hierapolis Day Trip With Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 14 to 16 hours (approx.) · from $60

Review of Alanya’s Pamukkale and Hierapolis day trip, with transport, lunch, costs, sights, drawbacks, and practical booking advice.

“Abbie the tour guide was nice and informative, it’s a beautiful location with a mix of history and swimming and sight seeing. The sight is breath taking special thank you to Deniz the photographer at photoluce on sight of Pamukkale”

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9.Alanya Eagle Canyon Tour With Rafting Or Selge Ancient City

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · 8 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $30Best value

Explore Tazı Canyon, Selge and mountain roads from Alanya with rafting, lunch, guides, hotel pickup and striking Taurus views.

“Hello Eric. The tour was fantastic. The pick up was on time and the white water rafting experience was exceptional with our excellent guide/captain/boss Erol who guided us down the river giving lots of interesting information as we went as well as making it great fun. The food at lunch was tasty and fresh. Then we had the jeep safari up to the canyon, again great fun, felt very safe and the various view points were spectacular. It was a long day but absolutely worth it. Great value for money and a tour we would recommend everyone to experience.”

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10.Alanya Express Pamukkale & Hierapolis Day Trip w/Lunch & Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 16 reviews · 14 to 15 hours (approx.) · from $50

Review of the Alanya to Pamukkale day trip, with hotel pickup, lunch, Hierapolis, thermal pools, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“The trip was too long. Got picked up at 3:00am dropped off at 11:00pm. Not all meals were included, not all prices were included. If I had of know the length of the journey I would’ve not gone.”

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11.Full Day Salda + Pamukkale and Hierapolis from Alanya

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 15 reviews · from $46

Review of the long Salda Lake, Pamukkale, and Hierapolis tour from Alanya, with costs, stops, timing, meals, guides, and practical advice.

“If I knew what I now know then I wouldn’t have gone. This is ONLY cos of the getting there & back! They were supposed to pick us up at 4am according to the description of the advert but the night before they sent a message saying it’ll be 2.1Read more”

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