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PERGE ASPENDOS SIDE WATERFALL

TOUR FROM ANTALYA (Full Day)

Duration: 7/8 hours


Departure: Everyday (Regular group tours: Everyday)
Route: Perge-Aspendos-Side and Waterfall
Description
You shall be picked up from the Antalya airport, Antalya hotel, Antalya Marina or your cruise ship port
in Antalya. Your Antalya guide will hold up a sign with your name on it. Your Antalya Tour Guide or
Turkish Local Travel Agency will provide you with a complimentary Antalya City map, Turkey map and
Turkey brochures. Antalya tour will takeapproximately 8 hours and after will drive you back to your
Antalya hotel , Antalya Marina , Antalya airport or Antalya harbor in Turkey.
In the morning you will be taken by your Tour guide to Perge Ancient Site, From the extensive
remains of ancient Perge 16 km from Antalya, it is easy to imagine what a life must have been like this
prosperous town over 100.000 inhabitants. The Perge stadium, which seated a crowd of 12.000,has
a wall at the far end meant to protect spectators during the wild beast fights that took place
here.Against

the

opposite

hill,an

impressive Theater features

finely

rendeed

reliefs

of

Dionysus.Entering through the Roman gate,you will see a large Agora to your right.Up ahead,two
imposingHellenistic

Tower mark beginning

of

the

long colonnaded

avenue

leading

to the

Nymphaeum ,just behind Roman Public Bath,dating from the 3C AD.After Perge Ancient site,we
willdrive to Aspendos Ancient Site, Aspendos has themost perfectly preserved Theatre in the Roman
world.The estimated capacity of theater is 15.000,though in recent years more than 40.000 ,have been
squeezed in to see Turkish wrestling and song contests.The theater is virtually as it was when first
built.Apart from theatre,the most interesting monument in Aspendos is the Aqueduct.This brought
water from the Isaurian Mountains in the North,a tremendous feat of engineering.The remaining
section consists of an arched structure 880m long and 15m high,which carried the limestone water
pipes,and two pressure towers. Then drive to Seljuk bridge over the Koprucay(Eurymedon). dating
from the 13th century AD .Still used,this replaced a 2C Roman bridge,whose ruins may be seen in the
river bed a few metres to the North.A tentative reconstruction of the 5m wide Roman bridge, whose
central span was 9m above the water,shows that large sea going ships could have passed underneath
it on their way to the docks.In relation to its Seljuk successor it was a veritable giants.We will have
our lunchin Aspendos then we will drive to Side,contains all the ingredients necessary for complete
Mediterranean

coast

vacation;Hellenic

ruins,parasailing,a

fine

Side

Museum,beautiful

sandy

beaches.When you enter Side ,you will see the Nymphaeum memorial fountain which once had a
marble facade depicting punishments administered to those who committed sexual sin sor sins against
the gods.Theater of Sidebuilt 2nd century CE,was built on level ground using arches.Its largest in the
area seating 25.000 people.Other ruins are Temple

of

Apollo,Agora,Roman Bath and Side

Archaeological Museum.After that we will drive back to Antalya,On the way visit to Kursunlu
Waterfall, When the tour has finished your Perge- Aspendos-Side Tour guide will return you to your
pick up point. You can take a Private Perge-Aspendos-Side Tour where you can be picked up by your
Antalya Tour guide at your convienence or a Perge-Aspendos-side Group tour, where your Antalya Tour
guide will pick you up at approx 09.00 hours for your Tour from Antalya.

*A tour document with details and confirmations will be e-mailed after booking.
*Private Perge Aspendos Side Waterfall Tour from Antalya runs everyday and available
all year round.

Whats Included
Private Professional Licenced English Speaking Tour Guide.
Private deluxe A/C VIP vehicle.
Parking fees of vehicle.
Pick up From Antalya Harbour, Antalya Marina, Antalya Hotel.
Drop off to Antalya Harbour, Antalya Marina, Antalya Hotel.

Whats Not Included


Gratuities to the guide and driver.
Lunch.
Personal expenses.

Private Perge Aspendos Side Tour Prices


01 Person

02 Person

03 Person

04 Person

05 Person

6-12 Person

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