# Turkey's Maldives Salda Lake Pamukkale Cesme Alacati Tour (1 Night Hotel Accommodation) - URL: https://venustur.net/en/urkiyenin-maldivleri-salda-golu-pamukkale-cesme-alacati-turu-1-gece-otel-konaklamali-t21673 - Category: Bus Domestic Tours - Duration: 2 Nights, 3 Days - Starting Price: 4,995 ₺ / Per Person - Departure Point: İstanbul, Türkiye - Arrival Point: İstanbul, Türkiye ## Tour Detail It's Vacation Time Now!! We invite you to our Turkey's Maldives Salda Lake Cesme Alacatı Tour for an unforgettable vacation experience on white sands and turquoise waters. - Burdur Lake, Yarışlı Lake, Salda Lake - Denizli, Hierapolis Ancient City, Pamukkale Travertines - Textile Factories - Ilıca Beach, Alaçatı - Denizli, Izmir, Cesme, Cesme Castle - Serinhisar Roasted Chickpea Market ## Tour Program ### DAY 1 Istanbul, Gebze, Kocaeli, Bozüyük VENÜS TUR Departure Points 20:00 Beylikdüzü Migros Front 20:15 Avcılar Bus Stops 21:00 Incirli Doğtaş Furniture Front 21:20 Mecidiyeköy IETT Bus Stops (In Front of Mado) 22:00 Kadıköy Marriage Registration Office Front 22:20 Kartal Bridge Underneath 22:40 Çayırova McDonald's 23:00 Izmit Bus Terminal Stop 2 (Will drop off in Gebze on the return) We will pick you up from the points and times mentioned above and start our journey. Accommodation: Night Travel ### Day 2 Yarışlı Lake, Salda Lake, Roasted Chickpea Store, Denizli, Textile Workshop, Pamukkale, Travertines, Hierapolis Ancient City, Domitian Gate, Bath, Gate of Hell, Cleopatra Pool, Sema Show On the second day of our Tour to Pamukkale, Çeşme, Alaçatı, dubbed "Turkey’s Maldives," we will arrive early in the morning in Afyon and have our optional breakfast. After breakfast, we set off towards Salda Lake, known as Turkey's Maldives. On the way, we will see Yarışlı and Burdur Lakes panoramically, and we will reach Salda Lake, famous for its pristine beaches made of white sand, a recent hotspot for social media photos. During our extended free time, depending on weather conditions, you can swim in this exquisite lake. After our walk along the lake shore, we will continue on to Denizli via Serinhisar. Serinhisar is prominent as the leading city in turkey for roasted chickpea production. We will stop by a roasted chickpea shop in this charming district for you to make your roasted chickpea purchases. After our shopping in Serinhisar, we will reach Denizli. In Denizli, known for its textile products, we will visit a textile store to see and purchase quality products. After completing our shopping, we will move towards the white paradise of Pamukkale, known for its travertines and ancient cities. Our first stop in Pamukkale will be the restaurant where we will have our lunch. After our optional lunch break, we will begin our exploration of the travertines and the Hierapolis Ancient City to experience the white fairy tale. We will carefully listen to our guide's explanations and visit the Necropolis area, the Hamam building, the Domitian Gate on the main street, the Apollon Temple, and the Plutonium, known as the Gate of Hell, all the while taking photo breaks. Then we will reach the travertines, which enchant with their pure white texture. Two thousand years ago, the Kingdom of Pergamon could not resist this attraction and built the city of Hierapolis next to the travertines. During this period, Hierapolis served as a thermal health center and was visited for hundreds of years by individuals seeking health and beauty, from various parts of Anatolia, due to its believed healing springs. Even today, people looking for beauty and health continue to visit the thermal pools. You too can immerse yourself in the pools where the ancient people of the world swam thousands of years ago while enjoying the magnificent view of the travertines. After the information from our guide and the free time allotted to enter the travertine pools, we will leave the travertines and head to our hotel, which grants healing through its thermal pools. Accommodation and dinner will be at our hotel. The hotels where we will stay have thermal pools. For our valued guests, the thermal pools, hammam, and sauna are offered free of charge. You can utilize the thermal pools until 22:00 at our hotel, where we will check in around 17:00. In the evening, for those interested, we will go to Dervishane for our Sema Show event. Important Note: On this first day of our tour, as we will have the opportunity to swim at Salda Lake and Pamukkale, as well as at the hotels afterwards, it is advisable for guests to prepare their swimsuits, bikinis, and beach shorts. Breakfast: Will be taken optionally in Kuyucak Village. (Optional) Lunch: Will be taken optionally at Salda Lake. (Optional) Dinner: Will be taken at our hotel as a set menu or open buffet. (Included) Accommodation: Halıcı Thermal Hotel, etc.... ### DAY 3 Balloon Tour, Paragliding, Izmir, Cesme, Cesme Castle, Ilıca, Alaçatı, Windmills, Osmangazi Bridge, Istanbul. On the 3rd day of our tour to the Maldives of Turkey Salda Lake Pamukkale Cesme Alaçatı, after our open buffet breakfast at the hotel, we head to the beautiful district of Cesme in İzmir. When we arrive at the beach resort known for its blue flag beaches and winds, we are first greeted by Cesme Castle and the Streets of Cesme. Since this area is also the city center, we give our valuable guests a short photo and shopping break. During this time, we recommend you to visit the famous Cesme kumrucular and taste this delicacy. Additionally, guests can try products made from Cesme's famous mastic tree and buy souvenirs for their loved ones, showing them what a wonderful tour they have missed. After our short break in Cesme city center, it’s finally time to enjoy sun, sand, and sea. The first beach that comes to mind when you think of Cesme is Ilıca Beach. The reason is that the water here is warmer and clearer compared to other beaches in Cesme. The sand is so soft that just walking on it can create a therapeutic effect. We take a swimming break until the time determined by our guide to meet up again. During this break, you can enjoy fun moments with your loved ones and swim to your heart's content or sunbathe. (There are showers and changing cabins available at the beach). After our free time here, we continue our journey towards Alaçatı. You will have the opportunity to relieve the fatigue of the whole year in a short amount of time. After our free time in Alaçatı, we head to the famous windmill to take photos, followed by free time at the Alaçatı Market, where we can buy the best local products and delightful souvenirs. Then we explore Alaçatı’s famous streets, where Greek architecture meets Ottoman architecture. After our free time in Alaçatı, we begin our return journey. After breaks on the way, we drop you off at the points we picked you up from in the evening, and we bid farewell to you, our valued guests, to meet again on another VENÜS TOUR organization. Breakfast: Will be provided as Open Buffet or Set Menu at our hotel. (Included) Lunch: Will be taken in Alaçatı Extra. (Extra) Dinner: Will be taken in Free Menu Form. (Extra) Accommodation: Please Note There Will Be No Accommodation Tonight. Extra 1: Pamukkale Balloon Tour: Before sunrise, we depart from our hotel for the tour. While the preparations for the flight are taking place, our valued guests are briefed on basic flight and safety rules. After the briefing, we board the baskets and the adventure begins. The balloons take off at sunrise, allowing you to capture this magnificent view in unforgettable photos. During the flight, the breathtaking views of Pamukkale's Travertines and Hierapolis Ancient City will be under your feet. After the flight, we celebrate the landing with a champagne (non-alcoholic) toast. While sipping our champagne, we present you with your flight certificates. The total duration of the tour is 2 hours and 15 minutes, with the actual flight duration being around 45 minutes, depending on meteorological conditions. (Extra) Extra 2: Paragliding: We take you to Dynamite Hill for a pleasant paragliding flight to watch Pamukkale from above. The duration of the tour, including transportation to the flight area, briefing, harnessing, evaluation of weather conditions, and completion of the flight, is 1 hour. The actual flight duration will be between 10-15 minutes, depending on meteorological conditions. Our pilots hold pilot certificates. After capturing photos and videos in the air to immortalize this moment, we complete our flight with a soft landing. After landing, we review the photos and videos taken. Our pilots who made the recordings are available to help guests who wish to purchase the footage. (Extra) Accommodation: Please Note There Will Be No Accommodation Tonight. ## What's Included INCLUSIONS: - VENÜS TOUR Assurance - 1 Night Accommodation in Hotels - 1 Breakfast and 1 Dinner at Hotels - Mandatory Travel Insurance No. 1618 - All Surrounding Tours Included in the Program - Parking, Highway, and Bridge Fees - Professional Guidance and Accompaniment Services - Transportation with Luxury Vehicles and Water Service on Board ## Not Included EXCLUSIONS: - All Lunches - All Special Expenses - Beverages Taken During All Meals - All Additional Organizations Specified - All Museum and Historical Site Entrance Fees - Breakfast on the First Day and Dinner on the Last Day ## General Information TOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS Our tour lasts for 2 Nights and 3 Days. Hotel accommodation is for 1 Night. Child discounts can be applied when accompanied by two adults. Our tour guide may make changes in the course of the program, provided that the program is fully realized. Our tours are a whole with hotel, bus, flight tour programs, and guiding services and cannot be considered separately. For children aged 0-6, a bed may not be provided during hotel accommodation. On bus tours, no fee is charged for children aged 0-1.99 years. If a seat is requested for children, the child fare for ages 2-6 will apply. In triple rooms, the 3rd bed may not be of normal bed comfort. Depending on the situation, the hotel may provide a folding bed or sofa bed to our guests. Every individual over the age of 2 must occupy a seat on the bus. Unused services such as transportation, accommodation, and environmental excursions during the tour are non-refundable. Seat assignments cannot be guaranteed at the time of reservation. Seat numbers are determined in order of reservation date. Guests who purchase the tour early will have the right to sit in the front. A tiered pricing system applies to all tours. As the occupancy of the tours increases, tour prices also rise. Guests cannot claim the difference in case of price changes after the purchase date. In airline tours, VENÜS Tour reserves the right to change airports, airline companies, and flight times based on density, as long as it does not disrupt the program. In case of airport changes, VENÜS Tour is obliged to provide free transfer for its guests. Optional Tours depend on the number of participants. If an optional tour does not take place, the guest does not have the right to compensation. In this case, VENÜS Tour has no responsibility. The prices of optional tours may change. In such a case, the date of the tour—not the date the guest purchased the tour—will be considered. The price for the optional tour valid at the time of the tour will apply. The guest has accepted this by purchasing the tour. The times specified in the tour program are calculated according to normal weather and road conditions, and in case of potential delays, VENÜS Tour is not responsible, nor does the guest have the right to compensation. Changes to the accommodation regions and hotels can be made according to the density, provided that they are of the same standards. All room assignments are made by hotel officials, and VENÜS Tour has no enforcement related to this matter. Accommodations in Weekend Accommodation Tours are at city hotel standards. There is no obligation for regional cuisine in the hotels, as they can serve in set menu or buffet style. Due to the intensity of the program during the tours, it may not always be possible to find ATM or currency exchange offices; therefore, it is advisable for our guests to be prepared for this situation. Economic menus specific to the region have been created for lunch. Depending on the regional density, tables will be divided for lunch and dinner. VENÜS Tour is not responsible for tours that cannot be conducted before or during the tour due to adverse weather conditions. A minimum participation of 16 is required for the initiation of this tour. VENÜS Tour reserves the right to cancel the tour with a notice given 3 days in advance in case there is not a sufficient number of participants. In the event of cancellation of the tour, VENÜS Tour must inform the guests personally. There is no right to compensation due to legal processes. Museum and ancient site entrance fees are not included in the prices. VENÜS Tour reserves the right to change the hotel to one of equal or higher category, provided that the star category remains the same. Please ensure that you take all your belongings with you when leaving the transportation vehicles and hotels; VENÜS Tour is not responsible for lost items. Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the tour. In case of cancellation less than 30 days before the tour date, a 30% penalty will be applied, and a 100% penalty will be applied if cancellation is made 20 days or less before the tour date. Participants must submit a report from Turkish State Hospitals (signed by the Chief Physician) when requesting a cancellation due to health reasons. CANCELLATION REFUND GUARANTEE PACKAGE AND MANDATORY TRAVEL INSURANCE The cancellation refund guarantee package offers a 100% unconditional refund guarantee if the cancellation request is made up to 72 hours (3 days) before the departure date. Mandatory travel insurance offers details of the insurance coverage provided free of charge to all our guests; it covers the insolvency of the agency or the inability to provide Package Tour services for any reason. It is not health insurance and does not cover treatment expenses. (Private Health Insurance is the guest's special expense) VEHICLES TO BE USED ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF PERSONS Buses: (Used for 32 - 54 Persons) Mercedes Travego/Tourismo, Neoplan Cityliner/Tourliner, Temsa Safir/Maraton, Man Fortuna Midibuses: (Used for 20 - 31 Persons) Isuzu Turkuaz, Otokar Mega Minibuses: (Used for up to 19 Persons) VW Volt, Mercedes Sprinter All guests are considered to have completed the tour sale by accepting the above-mentioned items. OUR TOUR PROGRAMS ARE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONSUMER LAW NO. 6502. ACTIVITY DETAILS ACTIVITY CODE: 34 - TMSGÇA - 1GC LOCATION: Isparta, Pamukkale, Denizli, Salda Lake (Departing from Istanbul, Gebze, Kocaeli) MEAL: 1 Breakfast, 1 Dinner TRANSPORTATION: Bus CANCELLATION POLICY: Guests who register for the tour have the right to cancel free of charge up to 30 days before the tour. In the case of cancellation less than 30 days before the tour date, a 30% penalty will be applied, and a 100% penalty will be implemented if cancellation occurs 20 days or less before the tour. Participants must submit a report from Turkish State Hospitals (signed by the Chief Physician) when requesting cancellation for health reasons. Note: As airline programs cannot be canceled by the airline, cancellations and refunds of reservations are not possible. EXTRAS Hot Air Balloon Tour Paragliding Early Reservation Insurance (Applicable for 1 Person) (Right of cancellation 72 hours in advance does not apply for package sales) Unless otherwise stated above, these are optional and will be paid to the tour operator. --- Venus Istanbul Turizm · 212 244 92 82 · info@venustur.net