Day 01
Traditional Turkish Hammam Experience
- After booking the Turkish Bath Tour (Hammam), be ready for a relaxing day filled with being treated like a king or queen.
- You will be picked up from your hotel at the scheduled time.
- As you arrive at the Turkish Hammam, you will be warmly welcomed and greeted. Hammam takes an important place in Turkish culture. These procedures were widely used during the time of the Prophet Muhammad, who said that "cleanliness is half of faith." Real hammams differ from saunas in their special structure, shaped like a palm with five fingers. In the centre, there is always a hall with a marble stone, and inside it is a wood-burning stove that maintains the temperature. Humidity is always high in a hammam, and the air temperature does not exceed 50 degrees. Turkish baths have no contraindications and are suitable even for people who cannot stand the heat. Turkish Hammam is a historical ritual that remains popular in Turkey to this day. It is accompanied by pleasant cleansing procedures, peeling, and massage using natural oils. People say that after visiting all five rooms of the hammam, the body is cleansed and rejuvenated. Also, a 'peshtamal' is used in a sauna or steam room; you place the 'peshtamal' on the sauna wood and lie on it.
- You will be given a locker room and a 'peshtamal', which is a cover for your body.
- After the sauna, as you enter the steam room, you may wrap the 'peshtamal' around yourself and sit for a while in the steam room.
- Afterwards, you enter the Turkish bath (Hammam), where you will be assisted by a professional masseur or masseuse and receive full-body peeling on marble stones.
- Once your body is cleansed to its pores and relaxed, the next step is the foam massage. You will be given a full-body foam massage. You will be surprised at how the foam massage helps your body let go of all the stress it contains.
- There is also a traditional oil massage. You will be covered with natural oils, your body will delight in the smell, and your bones will finally relax.
- Local women often arrange bathing days and can spend several hours drinking tea and enjoying pleasant procedures. Turkish bath (Hammam) has a positive effect on health because only natural materials are used in the decor of the rooms, so lying on hot marble and breathing in fragrant wood vapours is good for the functioning of the lungs. Natural olive soap is whipped into a thick foam that gently envelops the entire body and nourishes it with oils.
- After relaxation and enjoyment, you can return to local traditions and drink strong Turkish tea.
- At the end of your Turkish Bath tour (Hammam), your driver will take you back to your hotel.
- Enjoy a traditional Turkish bath (Hammam) and treat yourself to an amazingly relaxing day.
