Aphrodisias Private Tour

Aphrodisias is one of the oldest sacred sites in Turkey.

First dedicated to the ancient Mother Goddess and then the Greek Goddess Aphrodite, it was the site of the magnificent Temple of Aphrodite and the home of a famous marble sculpture school whose marble products were of great renown in the Roman World. Today, the Temple of Aphrodite is partially restored, and it is not hard to imagine it in its glory.

The Aphrodisias site also offers visitors ruins of a large theatre, a stadium and a museum, to name just a few.

Choose the option with the cable car ride and after lunch, we arrive at the cable car station at 3:30 pm where you will enjoy a 30 minutes ride to climb to the mountain. Once up the mountain, you will have one hour of free time and a tea break before returning from the mountain by cable car.

Itinerary

• Pick-up from Karahayıt hotels at 9:15am

• Pick-up from Pamukkale hotels at 9:30 am and start to drive (approximately one and a half hour) to Aphrodisias

• Aphrodisias Tour at 11am:

• The Tetrapylon on a beautiful gateway that greeted pilgrims when they approached the Temple of Aphrodite

• The Stadium, which is one of the best-preserved in the World and was specially designed for athletic events

• The Temple of Aphrodite, which was later turned into a Christian Basilica

• The Bouleuterion (council chambers) which resembles a small theatre and was used for musical concerts as well as council meetings

• The North Agora the public square

• The Hadrian Baths

• The Theatre, dating back to 27 BC and later modified by the Romans for gladiatorial combat

• The Sebasteion, The Temple of Emperors, famous for its life-size bas-reliefs.

• We conclude the tour with a visit to the Aphrodisias Museum, which displays some of Aphrodisias famous marble sculptures as well as the statue of Aphrodite that stood in the temple

• Lunch at 2 pm

• Drop-off at your hotel at 5pm approximately or between 5:30pm and 6pm if you have chosen the option with the cable car ride,