The 15 Ancient Sites and Ruins in Antalya That Earn Their Price

Pamukkale Hierapolis and Cleopatra's Pool Tour with lunch from Antalya - Hierapolis: an ancient spa city above the terraces

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,188 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $84Our pick

Review of Antalya’s Pamukkale and Hierapolis day tour, with travertines, ancient ruins, lunch, transport, guide tips, and Cleopatra Pool updates.

“It wasn't until the trip had started that we found out that one of the three places to Visit (Cleopatra's pool, and the main point of going) was closed. This meant that we spent a full three hours at Pamukkale with very little shade. It also took almost 6 hours to get there by the time we had rest stops and lunch. I know it isn't the fault of the tour company, but the roads are dreadful so strap yourself in for a bumpy ride. I also wasn't impressed that the minivan ran out of water before we reached our destination.”

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From Antalya/Kemer: Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour with Lunch

2.Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,853 reviews · 11 - 12 hours · from $41

Review of the Antalya and Kemer Pamukkale tour, with Hierapolis, Cleopatra Pools, lunch, guide tips, timing, and honest value advice.

“The trip was amazing. Even though the journey is long, it’s absolutely breathtaking and we enjoyed the journey itself. It was my second time in Pamukkale and I must say that Levent was great guide. He went to Hierapolis with us to explain us a bit about history. We had enough free time to explore city or enjoyed the terraces. Overall everything was great and I would definitely recommend the trip. Levent as a guide and Jaffar as a driver are amazing positive duo. Thank you guys.”

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From Antalya/Kemer: Pamukkale & Hierapolis Day Trip w/Meals

3.Pamukkale & Hierapolis Day Trip w/Meals

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,387 reviews · from $41

Review of the Antalya to Pamukkale day trip, covering Hierapolis, travertines, meals, transport, costs, guides, and practical tips.

“First of all, I truly enjoyed the amazing natural phenomenon in Pamukkale and the ancient town of Hierapolis—both are must-sees at least once in a lifetime. Our guide, Apo, was a nice guy—agreeable, humorous, and helpful. He gave us great suggestions for how to spend the free 3 hours, which made the experience even better. The lunch was also a highlight: the food was well-cooked and very tasty. However, I was a bit confused about the breakfast situation. I didn't understand (my mistake) that it wasn't included. Besides the fried eggs—which I knowingly paid for—I also helped myself to some butter, jam (20–30 grams each), and three salad leaves, which…”

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Antalya Pamukkale Hot Springs & Hierapolis Tour With Lunch

4.Antalya Pamukkale Hot Springs & Hierapolis Tour With Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,092 reviews · 12 to 13 hours (approx.) · from $50

Review of Antalya’s Pamukkale and Hierapolis day tour, with transport, hot springs, lunch, guide quality, costs, and practical tips.

“This is a must do tour in Turkey as it takes you to famous Pamukkale thermal pools and I highly suggest to take a dip as not only that it’s good for the health, it does heal your skin and makes it smoother immediately after! The tour was smooth and our driver and guide Ercan were really accommodating and helpful, we had a great time! Highly recommended!”

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Antalya: Perge, Aspendos, City of Side, and Waterfalls Tour

5.Perge, Aspendos, City of Side, and Waterfalls Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 691 reviews · from $37

Explore Perge, Aspendos, Side, and Manavgat Waterfalls from Antalya with lunch, hotel pickup, and an English-speaking guide.

“we had a really good experience with this tour with our expert guide Ozzy who really explained so well and it funny too ... The ancient cities are worth the visit. Lunch was ok. Wish we had more time in Aspendos to checkout more of the city. But overall it was great! highly recommend this tour”

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Ancient Perge, Aspendos Amphitheater and City of Side Tour

6.Ancient Perge, Aspendos Amphitheater and City of Side Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 644 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $42

Review of Antalya’s Perge, Aspendos, Side and Apollo Temple tour, with honest advice on sights, comfort, timing, lunch and value.

“The good: the guide was the best guide I had of my day tours with lots of knowledge of the sites and history, and seemed to care about it. The sites themselves were great, and the lunch spot was pretty good. The bad: not even remotely enough time to explore any of the sites. Perge was huge and we saw probably 1/2 of it at best. Aspendos has ruins other than the theater we didn't get to see at all. Side is a whole ancient city which was tough to see much of and our guide discouraged us from seeing its theater simply because Aspendos theater is better. Also, the…”

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Antalya: Full-Day Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour & Lunch

7.Full-Day Pamukkale and Hierapolis Tour & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 589 reviews · 12.5 hours · from $47

Review of Antalya’s Pamukkale and Hierapolis day tour, with thermal pools, lunch, transport, costs, timing, tips, and honest drawbacks.

“It was a very nice trip with a little group of persons. The guide was disponible for any questions. Thanks a lot !”

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Perge Aspendos Side and Manavgat Waterfall Tour

8.Perge Aspendos Side and Manavgat Waterfall Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 470 reviews · 8 to 9 hours (approx.) · from $72

Compare Perge, Aspendos, Side, and Manavgat Waterfall on an Antalya day tour with lunch, hotel pickup, guide, and practical tips.

“The only decent thing about this was the sites, the organisation was poor. Picked up at 7:30am drove for 2.5hours collecting others from various hotels. Not allowing any toilet breaks until we asked. Then when arriving at the sites. Only allowing small amounts of time there. It says 1hr min and 2hr min. Side we spent 30-45min .. waterfall 15min and the final stop, 45min. Then after this whole thing, due to the volume of traffic, the driver decided to kick out a majority of the passengers at one stop claiming he couldn’t drop them off at there hotels I would never recommend this to anyone do not be fooled.…”

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Perge, Aspendos, Side and Waterfall Full Day Tour

9.Perge, Aspendos, Side and Waterfall Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 343 reviews · 9 to 10 hours (approx.) · from $81

Review of Antalya’s Perge, Aspendos, Side and Manavgat Waterfall tour, with practical tips on timing, lunch, guides, value and what to expect.

“Had a great day seeing all these beautiful sites. Ali was my guide and he was very friendly and knowledgeable and gave many historic facts and stories about each site and throughoutthe ride. The tour was perfectly planned, very comfortable and there were many stops for WC, coffee, etc. The lunch was delicious as well. Highly recommend this tour when in Antalya.”

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Antalya Excursion to Perge, Aspendos, side, Manavgat waterfall

10.Antalya Excursion to Perge, Aspendos, side, Manavgat waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 291 reviews · 9 hours (approx.) · from $90

Explore Perge, Aspendos, Side, and Manavgat Waterfall on a 9-hour Antalya day tour with lunch, tickets, guide, and hotel pickup.

“Great Tour! Ali was informative and his good natured and humorous personality shined through. Locations were excellent. Pick-up was on time. Drive was comfortable with good A/C. Lunch was simple, but excellent taste and quality! Easy to recommend this!!”

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Pamukkale and Hierapolis Daily Tour From Antalya

11.Pamukkale and Hierapolis Daily Tour From Antalya

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 245 reviews · 10 to 11 hours (approx.) · from $70

Review of the Pamukkale and Hierapolis tour from Antalya, covering transport, lunch, thermal pools, guides, costs, crowds, and practical tips.

“Really nice destination. amazing. the drive was long and the van not that comfortable. i had to pay an extra $40 to get picked up at my hotel in Belek.”

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Antalya: Pamukkale Hot Springs & Hierapolis Small Group Tour

12.Pamukkale Hot Springs & Hierapolis Small Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 231 reviews · 12 hours · from $50

Review of Antalya’s Pamukkale and Hierapolis day tour, with hot springs, Roman ruins, lunch, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“it was great. they also drop us whereever we wanted in Pamukkale as we have to catch our flight from Denizli airport. however, in food- vegetarian options should be enhanced but overall trip was good. Guide Gamzee was really nice guide”

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Antalya: Hiking in Termessos Ancient City

13.Hiking in Termessos Ancient City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 152 reviews · 4 hours · from $62

Hike through Termessos near Antalya, where mountain ruins, a dramatic theater, and quiet trails come with a warm local guide.

“The trip to Termesos is definitely the highlight of our trip to Antalya! Onder was very professional and knowledgeable. During the hike he explained the origin of the ancient settlement and the history behind it. We had learnt so much about the once forgotten city and was having a great time. The scenery was out of the world and it is really hard to describe with words. You have to see it for yourselves. ;-) I highly recommend to join Onder’s guided trip for the most enjoyable experience. Thank you Onder!”

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Fire of Anatolia Dance Show at Ancient Aspendos Theater

14.Fire of Anatolia Dance Show at Ancient Aspendos Theater

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 131 reviews · from $56

Review of the Fire of Anatolia dance show at Aspendos Theater, with practical tips on seating, transfers, dinner, timing, and value.

“Although not in the original arena and in a purpose built arena it did not deter from the brilliance of this performance. Would definitely see it again.”

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