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PAMUKKALE
HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS
TOURS
Come settle in at the Kocak.  The rooms in this lovely place are air conditioned, & right outside your door are a fresh water pool, as well as a beautiful thermal swimming pool.  The double and single rooms have television and telephone. You will enjoy the Kocak's dinner and breakfast buffets.

After dinner, there is entertainment -- you will dance with Turkish Folk music and belly dancers, while you sip drinks from the outdoor bar.
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DAILY PAMUKKALE TOUR: Includes entrance fee to Hieropolis, professional English-speaking guide, & open buffet lunch

The tour starts early in the morning, from your hotel.

The program includes vists to the ancient city of Hieropolis, walking on the Travertine Terraces, & a swim in  the lovely roman baths of Cleopatra's Pool
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The Natural Aspect

The magnificent travertine terraces of Pamukkale were formed by warm, running spring water, flowing from the ground at a temperature of 35 °C / 102 °F.  The waters contain calcium bicarbonate,& as the water loses its carbon dioxide, it leaves limestone deposits.

These deposits form terraces & pools that were shaped, throughout time, into colorful , overhanging surfaces and fascinating stalactite formations.

Pamukkale, which means "cotton castle" in Turkish, takes its name from these formations. According to scientists, if the water had always flowed at this rate, the terraces must have begun forming 14,000 years ago.

The area around Pamukkale, near Karahayit village, also boasts another thermal spring, Kirmizi Su (the Red Water).  Here, the water is warmer, but since it contains less carbon dioxide gas, the running water creates a reddish effect, dramatically different than the white cotton terraces of Pamukkale.