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The white shore at Salda is not sand. It is hydromagnesite, a soft mineral deposit, and the water lying over it turns a shade of turquoise that has earned the lake its nickname, the Turkish Maldives. NASA has studied Salda because its mineral chemistry resembles Jezero Crater on Mars, the site the Perseverance rover was sent to explore.
There is time to swim and time to photograph, and Salda is the most photographed place we go: white shore against turquoise water reads as strongly on a phone as on a camera, and the colour is at its best in the middle of the day when the sun is high. Bring a swimsuit, sunscreen and a hat — the shore is bright and there is very little shade anywhere around the water. Salda lies in Burdur province, so this is a longer drive than our tours inside Denizli, and the vehicle is air-conditioned throughout.
On the way we stop at Kaklık Cave, near Kaklık in the Honaz district of Denizli, known locally as the underground Pamukkale. Calcium-rich thermal water running through a collapsed cave chamber has built white travertine terraces inside it — the same process that made the terraces at Pamukkale, but under a roof of rock. There is a sulphurous smell as you go in, small warm pools stand on the terraces, and stalactites hang above the wooden walkways that run through the chamber.
It is a short stop, around forty-five minutes, and an unusual one to photograph: daylight comes down through the collapsed roof onto white stone, so you get the look of Pamukkale underground and without the crowds. Between the cave and the lake, this is a day built around two very different kinds of white water.
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Booking the Salda Lake & Kaklık Cave Tour from Pamukkale takes a minute on this website. We do not take any payment online — you send us a reservation request, we confirm availability and the pick-up time by email or phone, and you pay on the day of the tour. For questions, message us on WhatsApp at +90 542 721 42 68 or email info@excursionpamukkale.com.
The white shore is hydromagnesite rather than sand, and the water over it turns turquoise. NASA has studied the lake because its mineral chemistry resembles Jezero Crater on Mars.
A cave near Kaklik in the Honaz district of Denizli, known locally as the underground Pamukkale. Calcium-rich thermal water has built white travertine terraces inside a collapsed cave chamber, the same process that made the terraces at Pamukkale. There are small warm pools, stalactites and wooden walkways through the chamber. The stop takes about forty-five minutes.
Yes, at Salda. Bring a swimsuit, and note there is very little shade anywhere around the water. There is no swimming at Kaklik Cave.
Yes. Salda lies in Burdur province, so this is a longer drive than our tours inside Denizli, and the vehicle is air-conditioned throughout.
No. We do not take any payment through this website, and no card details are requested or stored. Payment is made in cash, one day before the tour, directly to our staff. We do not accept card payments. Prices shown on this page are per person.
The form sends us a reservation request. We then contact you by email or phone to confirm availability, the meeting point and the exact time. If we cannot run the tour on your chosen date, we will offer you an alternative or cancel the request at no cost to you.
You can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before the tour start time. Payment is collected in cash the day before the tour, so if you cancel before paying there is nothing to refund. Date changes are possible subject to availability. Simply reply to your confirmation email, or call or message us on WhatsApp at +90 542 721 42 68.
Please be ready at least 30 minutes before the start time shown on this page. Where hotel pick-up is included, we collect you from your hotel in the Pamukkale area at the agreed time.
Yes, and the rule is the same on every tour. Children under 4 travel free of charge. Children aged 4 to 8 pay a reduced price, shown at the top of this page. From 8 years old the full adult price applies. Please tell us the ages of any children when you send your reservation request so that we quote you the right total.
Full details are in our booking terms. Still have a question? Message us on WhatsApp at +90 542 721 42 68 or email info@excursionpamukkale.com.
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