- Source temperature
- 55°C
- Bathing temperature
- 38°C
- Bathing
- Outdoor
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
Karahayıt sits just north of Pamukkale, where its springs deposit iron oxide rather than white travertine, building small rust-coloured formations known locally as the Red Water. The village grew around thermal hotels drawing on the same field, and a public spring area sits at its centre.
Balnevia view
Why visit
Visit for the colour contrast with Pamukkale's white terraces — the two fields lie within a few kilometres of each other and of the ruins of Hierapolis.
Recommendations
Hotels nearby
Explore places to stay near Karahayıt Red Springs.
The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Karahayıt red spring
- Mineralisation
- Iron-rich bicarbonate water
- Character
- Iron oxide in the water stains the terraces red and ochre.
Location
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