Pamukkale Tour from Okurcalar & Çenger 2027: Hotel Pickup Guide

Where Okurcalar and Çenger sit on the route

Travelling east from Manavgat, the coast road passes Kızılağaç and Kızılot, then Çenger, then Okurcalar, before reaching Avsallar. Çenger lies east of Kızılot, between it and Okurcalar, and the two resorts are planned together here.

The Side-area resorts end just before this point. From Çenger and Okurcalar onwards, hotels are collected by the Alanya-area coaches, which start their night earlier than those in Side or Antalya. That is the single most useful fact on this page: plan to go to bed early the evening before.

Pickup, step by step

• Book with your hotel's exact name, as it appears on your reservation
• Receive your confirmation, then your pickup time and place for that hotel
• On the night, wait at your hotel's main entrance, the designated pickup point
• If your accommodation is on a restricted or very narrow street, go instead to the designated meeting point sent with your confirmation
• Board the coach; the same coach carries you all day and brings you back

This page gives no clock time. For how the windows work in each area, see the pickup times page; the time in your confirmation is the one to follow.

Getting ready the night before

An early start from the Alanya side is easier with a little preparation. Lay out comfortable clothes in layers, because the night air is cooler than the afternoon at Pamukkale. Put shoes you can slip off in a bag, as you walk the travertines barefoot. Add sun cream, a hat and a little cash in euros for the tour and anything optional. Our page on what to wear at Pamukkale goes into more detail.

Stops of the day

Once everyone is on board, the coach crosses the Taurus mountains inland, and the guide talks you through the day, in a language that depends on the group and season (English, German or Russian in general; Polish especially in high season, depending on groups):

• an included breakfast at a stop on the way
• Lake Salda, turquoise and white-shored, to walk and photograph (not to swim)
• a brief halt where local onyx stone products are shown, with no pressure to buy
• an included lunch at a restaurant
• the travertine terraces of Pamukkale and the ruins of Hierapolis
• a short pause where regional wine is presented, buying optional
• an included dinner at a restaurant
• back to Okurcalar or Çenger late that night

Which fare to choose

One ticket opens both the terraces and the ancient city. We never print the gate price, because the site administration sets it and it changes. The Cleopatra Pool and paragliding are optional paid extras in both versions; check the current price on the price page, and compare the two versions on the ticket page. Between the first two rows the gap is the entrance: €30 per person.

Book your seat

The tour runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, and every day in May and October. Reserve on the booking form for up to 20 people; payment is made in euros on the tour day rather than online, and changing your mind costs nothing until 48 hours beforehand. The tour overview has the whole picture. Would you rather have your own vehicle? Our private tour is a separate option, price on request.