Small-Group Full Day Pergamum and Asklepion Tour from Izmir
34 reviews
Visit Pergamum, an ancient city dating before the 4th century BC. It's home to the second largest library in the ancient world, the steepest Theatre of Anatolia, the monumental Altar of Zeus and the Roman Medical Center ruins of Asklepion, work site of the great physician, Galen.
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In Brief
Location:
Izmir, Turkey
Country:
Turkey
Duration:
8 hours
Operates:
Seasonal
April to November
Daily
April to November
Daily
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: The Asklepion, Zafer Mah. Prof. Dr. Frieldhelm Korte Cad. No:1, Bergama 35700 Turkey
Pergamum is one of the finest archaeological sites in Turkey. The city was a great center of culture and the capital of East Roman Empire.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pergamon Theatre, Kurtulus Mah. Akrapol Yolu No:2 Bergama Merkez, Bergama, Bergama Turkey
On the Acropolis there are numerous remains including the celebrated Library, the steepest Theatre of Anatolia, the Temples of Trojan and Dionysos, the place of the monumental Altar of Zeus famous with the relief of God and devils, the Sanctuary of Demeter, the Gymnasium situated on terraces and the lower Agora.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Agora Open Air Museum, Iki Cesmelik Mah. 816 Sok. No:16 Konak Merkez, Konak, Izmir Turkey
After a delicious lunch with Turkish specialties, you will visit the Archaeological Museum of Bergama.
Proceed to the Medical Center of the ancient world, Asklepion where the first psychological treatment had been used and which was dedicated to the God of Health, Asklepios.
Duration: 2 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: The Asklepion, Zafer Mah. Prof. Dr. Frieldhelm Korte Cad. No:1, Bergama 35700 Turkey
Pergamum is one of the finest archaeological sites in Turkey. The city was a great center of culture and the capital of East Roman Empire.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Pergamon Theatre, Kurtulus Mah. Akrapol Yolu No:2 Bergama Merkez, Bergama, Bergama Turkey
On the Acropolis there are numerous remains including the celebrated Library, the steepest Theatre of Anatolia, the Temples of Trojan and Dionysos, the place of the monumental Altar of Zeus famous with the relief of God and devils, the Sanctuary of Demeter, the Gymnasium situated on terraces and the lower Agora.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Agora Open Air Museum, Iki Cesmelik Mah. 816 Sok. No:16 Konak Merkez, Konak, Izmir Turkey
After a delicious lunch with Turkish specialties, you will visit the Archaeological Museum of Bergama.
Proceed to the Medical Center of the ancient world, Asklepion where the first psychological treatment had been used and which was dedicated to the God of Health, Asklepios.
Duration: 2 hours
Inclusions
- Hotel pickup and drop off
- Lunch
- Local guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entry/Admission - The Asklepion
- Entry/Admission - Pergamon Theatre
Exclusions
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Departure Time
9:00 AM
Departure Point
Traveler pickup is offered
Returns To
Returns to original departure point at approximately 5:00pm
Additional Information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Confirmation for this product will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- In the event of any museum closures, an alternative similar museum will be visited
- Not recommended for children aged 4 and under
- Children 18 years and under must be accompanied by an adult
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
Booking Information
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation Terms
This trip is fully refundable up to 96 hours prior to the commencement of your trip.
Booking Terms and Conditions
When you book this trip, you need to read and accept the terms and conditions for booking our day trips in excursions.
Hotel Pickup
When you book, we will ask you to select a hotel to be picked up from. Once your booking is confirmed, we'll send you a confirmation voucher with full contact information (phone number, email address) for our local operator in case you need to update or change your hotel pick-up details.
Here are answers to some commonly asked questions about hotel pickup:
What if my hotel is not listed?
That's okay. When you book you can select an hotel from our list and make your way there on the day of departure; or you can contact our local operator directly to make alternate pick-up arrangements.
What if I have not yet booked a hotel?
Once your hotel arrangements are finalised, you can contact our local operator directly with your hotel details.
What if I live locally, am staying with friends or relatives, and/or don't require pick-up?
Once your booking is confirmed, we'll send you complete details and directions to the tour/activity departure point.
Scoring an average traveller rating of 4.83 out of 5 based on the last 24 recent reviews
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Wonderful tour and guide. Very personalized experience. Well worth the price. Professional. Great value.”
Patrick S • Submitted 09 Apr 2018
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Amazing tour.”
Patrick S • Submitted 09 Apr 2018
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Our guide Mehmet and driver were great. We were the only two on the the tour so we had them all to ourselves. Saw everything as described in the overview and enjoyed our tour as Mehmet was knowledgeable and personable. We learned so much from this tour. Also really enjoyed the lunch. Loved the tour and would recommend this tour if you are able to spend a day out of the city.”
David Z • Submitted 01 Jul 2016
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This was a perfect tour - very nice weather and excellent tour object. My tour guide - Sigdem Göktas - gave a very good and thorough presentation of Pergamum and Asklepion. She also gave me some free time to shoot photos and walk freely along the tour sites. My guide was very polite and answered to all my questions very patiently. Also drive to tour site and back was nice and in time. Pergamum itself is located to unique place on top of the hill, which gave exceptionally nice sceneries. Surely a place to visit. Many thanks to Neon and Viator!”
Vesa A • Submitted 04 Jun 2015
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friendly guide very nice tour had plenty of time to see the sights”
Gary W • Submitted 16 Oct 2014
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Very well managed tour with a very good guide. Both Pergamum and Asklepion are absolutely worth visiting. My trip was during off season and there was only three of us in this tour. This made it more like a private tour which was very nice. It would be good to take the cable car to the top of the hill rather than going with the van as the road is not that smooth.”
Mohammad Mehdi S • Submitted 30 Sep 2014
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An excellent guide (thank you Ali:) and two beautiful locations have made this a perfect day, complimentary and tasty lunch included. Turned out to be a private tour since there were no other participants. A must do☆☆☆☆☆”
Vlatka J • Submitted 19 Aug 2014
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I was fortunate to be able to be the only person on this trip and Ali was a great guide. As I was the only person I felt a little bad that he was taking me all the way there, but he gave me some free time and was knowledgeable of Pergamum and Asklepion. Pergamum was a great site, not as crowded as Ephesus and had a more rugged beauty to it. The theater was marvelous and the location superb. Asklepion was quite a different scene, it was quite spiritual and I thoroughly enjoyed wandering around”
Nomeian • Submitted 14 Aug 2014
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very good trip and guide. very good lunch also.”
Nailesh P • Submitted 26 Jul 2014
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A really great guide. I have some challenges with high steps and there were many here. She helped me and made it a great experience for myself and all the other participants.”
JOANNE G • Submitted 26 Jun 2014
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This was an extremely interesting tour, worth the time and effort. The guide was very knowledgeable and very interesting. The area is amazing and full of history. Would recommend to anyone.”
Trisha • Submitted 20 Sep 2012
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Great trip with a wonderful guide! Excellent Day!”
Cathleen C • Submitted 22 May 2012
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We had a fantastic visit with a most articulate, knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide to Pergamon and Asklepion. His expertise made this visit memorable for us. The pick up, the transport, lunch and everything else about the visit was also excellent. Thank you Viator.”
Manj • Submitted 16 May 2012
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I had a great day, thanks to my wonderful tour guide, who was very knowledgeable and friendly. Peramum offers breathtaking views and is especially beautiful in the spring, when the hills are covered with flowers.”
Gabriele B • Submitted 16 Apr 2012
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A cloudy Day in Pergamon,...that never mind, it`s such a interesting Place, were you can see so many Things. Also the Asklepion was great to visit! Thanks to my Guide Murat Y. he make the excursion to a special Day, with many interesting Information`s about the City! It was very exciting for me!”
Fabio D • Submitted 28 Mar 2012
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The guide, Tayfun Yalcin, was outstanding and the tour (which turned out to be private) was well-planned and totally enjoyable and worthwhile. Tayfun was knowledgeable, eloquent, and interesting -- as well as personable. He helped one imagine how glorious the sites once were. (It also was instructive to have visited the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.) Even though many of the temples and monuments have been removed or destroyed, the sites, Pergamon in particular, remain awesome and memorable. Logistically, this tour made it convenient to visit these relatively remote sites, which otherwise would have been somewhat difficult to access. I believe that anyone who is interested in ancient cities and monuments would, as I did, find this tour a highlight of a visit to Turkey. ”
Phil D • Submitted 20 Dec 2010
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very interesting”
HERODOTOS M • Submitted 30 Jul 2010
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This is also one of the tours that should not be missed! The Acropolis in Pergamum was truly captivating, although much of the original structures can now be found in the museums of Germany and Austria. I wish Turkey were able to recover them back, especially the temple of Zeus. The theater here is the steepest in the world and the view of the villages below is awesome. I also enjoyed the Asklepion ruins because of the very rich stories that our guide told us about the place.”
Raymond G • Submitted 08 Dec 2009
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The pickup service and the extremely knowledgeable guide were great.”
Fernando T • Submitted 23 Aug 2008
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The touring experience was fantastic thanks to our guide. She was great and I loved Aesclepius as well as Pergamum. It was the best tour of all!”
Anonymous • Submitted 02 Nov 2006
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what a great place to visit - very interesting”
graham h • Submitted 16 Aug 2015
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This tour was amazing!”
Ignacio P • Submitted 03 Feb 2015
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The tour was conducted as promised although I was the only one in the tour group.”
kskitti • Submitted 15 Oct 2014
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The online booking procedure was straightforward and easy. Viator sent us several emails reminding us to print off the vouchers etc. This was a nice touch. Our guide was late - Izmir traffic problem. We travelled in a small bus which was good - it meant that we could drive to the site rather than take the gondola. Both sites were visited - plenty of time to wander after an explanation. We asked to stop at the basilica which we did. More historical information about it would have been appreciated. Long day but a very good one.”
Margaret N • Submitted 25 Jun 2013
In Brief
Location:
Izmir, Turkey
Country:
Turkey
Duration:
8 hours
Operates:
Seasonal
April to November
Daily
April to November
Daily
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