Private Pamukkale and Aphrodisias Day Tour from Kusadasi
Private Pamukkale and Aphrodisias Day Tour from Kusadasi is a private day tour (full day) visiting Kusadasi, Selcuk and Ephesus. The price is available on request. Included: Private air-conditioned vehicle with driver and Fuel, parking and road fees.
Aphrodisias and Pamukkale in One Private Day Trip from Kusadasi
This private day tour from Kusadasi links two UNESCO World Heritage Sites that most visitors to the Aegean coast never manage to combine: Aphrodisias, the marble city of the goddess Aphrodite, and Pamukkale, the dazzling white travertine cascade crowned by the Roman spa town of Hierapolis. With your own vehicle, driver and professional English-speaking guide, the long inland drive becomes a relaxed, well-paced daily excursion.
It is a full day, but it rewards travellers who want more than the classic Ephesus visit. If you only want the travertines, see our private Pamukkale tour from Kusadasi.
Highlights
- Aphrodisias - one of the best-preserved Roman cities in Turkiye, famous for its school of marble sculptors.
- Tetrapylon and Sebasteion - the elegant monumental gateway and the relief-lined complex dedicated to the emperors.
- Aphrodisias Stadium - a remarkably complete ancient stadium with tiers of seats still in place.
- Hierapolis - the theatre, colonnaded street and vast necropolis of a Roman healing city.
- Pamukkale Travertines - the snow-white terraces formed by mineral-rich thermal water.
Aphrodisias was inscribed on the UNESCO list in 2017. Quarries of fine white marble close to the city supplied a renowned workshop of sculptors, and the site museum shows the result: portraits, reliefs and statues of exceptional quality. Hierapolis was founded in the Hellenistic period and flourished under Rome as a spa, while the travertines below it were created over millennia as calcium carbonate settled out of the warm springs. Pamukkale and Hierapolis together were listed by UNESCO in 1988.
Good to know
- Clothing: comfortable walking shoes, a hat and sunscreen; the ancient sites have little shade.
- Travertines: shoes must be removed on the terraces, so bring a small bag and a towel.
- Walking: expect several hours on foot on uneven ground at both sites.
- Season: spring and autumn are the most comfortable; summer afternoons are hot.
- Duration: about 10-12 hours including around six hours of driving.
Quick facts
| Tour type | Private · day tour |
|---|---|
| Duration | Full Day |
| Price | On request |
| Departures | Every day |
| Guide | Licensed guide in your language |
| Stops | 3 |
| Entrance fees | Not included (paid on site) |
| Booking | Instant online confirmation · no prepayment — pay your guide on the tour day · free hotel/cruise-port pickup · TÜRSAB-licensed (A-5751) |
| Last updated | November 2026 |
Tour Programme
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Tour Programme ▾
Aphrodisias / Hierapolis / Pamukkale Travertines
Early morning pick-up, usually around 07:00, from your hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk. Your private vehicle heads inland along the Meander (Buyuk Menderes) valley, a drive of roughly two and a half to three hours with a short coffee stop on the way.Late morning you reach Aphrodisias. Your guide walks you through the Tetrapylon gateway, the Temple of Aphrodite, the Sebasteion and the huge stadium, and there is time for the site museum with its marble sculptures.Around midday the route continues east towards Denizli. A lunch break is made at a local restaurant on the way (meal at your own expense).In the afternoon you enter Hierapolis from the upper gate and visit the Roman theatre, the colonnaded street and the necropolis area, then walk down onto the white travertine terraces of Pamukkale. Free time follows for photos, paddling barefoot in the shallow pools or a swim in the Antique Pool (optional, extra ticket).Late afternoon you leave Pamukkale and drive back to the coast, arriving at your hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk in the evening, usually after a 10 to 12 hour day.
What's Included
✓ Included
- Pick-up and drop-off at hotels in Kusadasi and Selcuk
- Private air-conditioned vehicle with driver
- Licensed professional guide in your language (other languages on request)
- Fuel, parking and road fees
✕ Not Included
- Entrance fees to museums and archaeological sites (Aphrodisias, Hierapolis-Pamukkale)
- Antique Pool (Cleopatra's Pool) ticket
- Lunch and drinks
- Tips and personal expenses
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