Pamukkale Tour with Entrance Ticket 2027, or without: an honest comparison
The same day comes in two versions. One already holds your Pamukkale–Hierapolis ticket; the other leaves you to buy it at the gate. Here is what that means in practice.
Tour card
- What
- A one-day group coach tour from the Antalya coast to Lake Salda, the Pamukkale travertines and Hierapolis, and back.
- Pickup
- From your hotel anywhere between Tekirova and Kargıcak, Belek included. Gazipaşa on request.
- Price
- With entrance ticket — Aged 8 and over: €90 · Aged 2 to 7: €70Without ticket — Aged 8 and over: €60 · Aged 2 to 7: €40All prices, extras and family totals →
- Length
- One long day: a night pickup and back at your hotel late the same night.
- Included
- Coach and guide, breakfast, lunch, dinner, Lake Salda; the entrance ticket in the ticket version.
- Collection
- We send your pickup time after booking, by phone or WhatsApp. Wait at your hotel's main entrance at that time; if your street is closed to the coach, we send you a meeting point.
- Days
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 15 November 2026; every day in May and October. Another date? Ask on WhatsApp.
- Payment
- Euros on the tour day. Free to cancel until 48 hours before.
- Guide
- Depends on group and season: English, German, Russian generally; Polish mainly in high season, by group.
- Suits
- Couples, friends and families who are fine with a night start and a long day on the coach; the terraces are walked barefoot.
- Last checked
In short
Yes, you can book the Pamukkale tour with the entrance ticket included: €90 per adult (children aged 2–7 pay €70) covers the Pamukkale–Hierapolis ticket, which is one ticket for the travertines and the ancient city. Each of those prices is simply the tour fare plus an entrance part of €30 per person. Without it, the day costs €60 (children €40) and you buy the entrance yourself at the gate. Cleopatra Pool is never in either price.
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Prices
With or without the ticket, side by side
The booking system supplies these rows live, which is why they never differ from the total the form works out. One price on the whole coast, from Tekirova to Kargıcak.
Pamukkale & Salda Day Tour with Entrance Ticket
Price per seat
| Aged 8 and over | €90 |
|---|---|
| Aged 2 to 7 | €70 |
| Hotel pickup and return | included |
The package is the tour plus the entrance: €60 + €30 per person aged 8+, €40 + €30 per child aged 2–7.
Babies aged 0–1 have no seat and travel on a parent's lap.
- Paid in euros on the tour day — nothing online
- Free cancellation until 48 hours before
- No booking fee and no service charge on top
Worked totals
- Two adults€180
- Two adults and a child aged 9€270
- Two adults and children aged 7 and 2€320
Included
- Hotel pickup and return by coach
- A guide; the language depends on group and season
- Breakfast at a stop on the way
- The stop at Lake Salda
- Lunch at a restaurant
- Dinner at a restaurant on the way back
- The Pamukkale–Hierapolis entrance ticket (travertines and the ancient city)
Not included — only if you want it
- Cleopatra (Antique) Pool, optional — €15
- Paragliding over Pamukkale, optional and weather permitting — €100
- Drinks with the meals and at the stops
With the ticket you only bring money for drinks and anything optional.
Pamukkale & Salda Day Tour without Entrance Ticket
Price per seat
| Aged 8 and over | €60 |
|---|---|
| Aged 2 to 7 | €40 |
| Hotel pickup and return | included |
Babies aged 0–1 have no seat and travel on a parent's lap.
- Paid in euros on the tour day — nothing online
- Free cancellation until 48 hours before
- No booking fee and no service charge on top
Worked totals
- Two adults€120
- Two adults and a child aged 9€180
- Two adults and children aged 7 and 2€200
Included
- Hotel pickup and return by coach
- A guide; the language depends on group and season
- Breakfast at a stop on the way
- The stop at Lake Salda
- Lunch at a restaurant
- Dinner at a restaurant on the way back
Not included — only if you want it
- The Pamukkale–Hierapolis entrance ticket — you buy it at the gate
- Cleopatra (Antique) Pool, optional — €15
- Paragliding over Pamukkale, optional and weather permitting — €100
- Drinks with the meals and at the stops
Without the ticket, budget for the gate price on the day; we do not print it, as the site administration sets it.
What the entrance ticket covers
At Pamukkale, the white travertine terraces and the ruins of Hierapolis above them form one protected site with one entrance. A single ticket lets you walk up the terraces barefoot and then explore the ancient spa city: the theatre, the long necropolis, Frontinus street and the Plutonium.
When you book the ticket version, that entrance is part of your fare. You arrive with the group and there is nothing for you to buy or count out when you reach the gate.
Tour plus €30: how the ticket price adds up
Think of the package as two parts. The tour fare is €60 for an adult and €40 for a child aged 2–7. The entrance part is €30 per person, for adults and children alike. Together that gives €90 and €70.
A baby aged 0–1 has no seat and travels on a parent's lap; please tell us the baby's age when you book.
What it does not cover
Cleopatra Pool is kept apart because it is run as its own attraction with its own charge. It is also the only place on the day where you swim; on the terraces themselves you walk and paddle in shallow water. Our Cleopatra Pool guide explains what it is like.
- Cleopatra (Antique) Pool: a separate pool inside the site with its own entry, an optional paid extra in both versions; its current price is on our price page.
- Paragliding over the terraces: an optional paid extra (current price on the same page), arranged through the guide and dependent on the weather.
- Drinks with meals.
With or without, side by side
| With entrance ticket | Without entrance ticket | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult, 8+ | €90 | €60 |
| Child, 2–7 | €70 | €40 |
| Baby, aged 0–1 | No seat, on a parent's lap | No seat, on a parent's lap |
| Pamukkale–Hierapolis entrance | €30 per person, included | Not included; bought by you at the gate |
| Pickup, guide, breakfast, lunch, dinner, Lake Salda | Included | Included |
| Cleopatra Pool | Optional paid extra | Optional paid extra |
Why we do not print the gate price
The €30 in our package is the entrance part of our own price, not a quote of the tariff at the gate. The official entrance price for Pamukkale–Hierapolis is set by the site administration, and it changes. A figure for it on this page could be out of date by the time you travel, so we do not publish one.
What we can tell you with certainty is the rule: on the ticket-less version, the entrance is not included and you pay it at the gate yourself. On the ticket version, there is nothing to pay at the gate for the site.
Who should pick which
Choose the ticket version if you like one price settled once, if you are travelling as a family and would rather not handle several tickets at a window, or if you simply want the guide to take care of the entrance.
Choose the ticket-less version if you prefer to buy the entrance yourself and see that cost separately, or if you want to look up the current official price before you decide. Every other part of the day is identical.
Children: the entrance part is €30 for them too, with no automatic reduction. If an official child tariff exists at the gate, the guide or our operations team checks it; we cannot promise one. Please book real ages.
The rest of the day is the same
Both versions leave in the night, stop for breakfast, visit Lake Salda, make a short stop where local onyx stone products are presented, have lunch, spend the afternoon at the travertines and Hierapolis, stop briefly for regional wine, have dinner and bring you back the same night. Buying anything at the two local-product stops is entirely optional. The guide language depends on the group and the season: English, German and Russian are generally available, and Polish especially in high season, depending on groups and not every day. The day runs on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, and every day in May and October.
Read the day stop by stop, see all prices together, or go straight to the booking form and pick your version there. Nothing changes hands online; the euros are due on the day.
Travelling as a private group or family? The private Pamukkale tour is a separate option, with the price on request.
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