Your day begins with a friendly morning pickup from your Kumkoy hotel, where our air-conditioned minibus is already waiting to whisk you inland.
Your day begins with a friendly morning pickup from your Kumkoy hotel, where our air-conditioned minibus is already waiting to whisk you inland. As the coastal resorts fade behind you, the road climbs toward the Taurus Mountains and the scenery shifts to fragrant pine forests, tumbling streams and tiny stone villages. By the time you reach the Koprulu Canyon National Park, the air is cooler and noticeably fresher, and the excitement of a full day of adventure is already building.
At the rafting base you are kitted out with a helmet, life jacket and paddle before your English-speaking guide runs through the safety briefing, then it is straight into the rubber raft for roughly 14 kilometres of Grade II-III rapids on the icy Koprulu River. You paddle hard through bubbling chutes, drift beneath the soaring walls of the canyon and pass under the 2,000-year-old Roman Oluk Bridge, with a swim stop in the turquoise pools to cool off. Once you are dry, the second half of the day kicks in as you climb aboard an open 4x4 and roar off-road, kicking up dust through forest tracks, splashing through shallow fords and rolling into a hillside village for sweeping views over the valley.
Between the two adventures you settle in at a shaded riverside restaurant for a hearty grilled lunch of chicken, fresh salads and local bread, with the sound of the rushing water beside you and time to relax in your wet kit. After lunch and the final stretch of the jeep route, our vehicle carries you comfortably back down the mountain to your Kumkoy hotel by late afternoon, tired, sun-kissed and grinning. Two of Antalya's greatest outdoor thrills in a single unforgettable day, this is the combo that will have you talking long after your holiday ends.
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Most booked If you want to leave the ordinary behind and embark on an unforgettable journey into the heart of nature, the Side rafting and jeep safari combo tour is…
This is the version of the Taurus day built around the zoo stop: a stop up in the mountains where guests can have contact with a lion cub for photographs, with entry paid on site rather than included in the tour. Around it runs a full eight hours off-road — the Roman bridge where the asphalt ends, orchards and aqueducts, Green Lake from above, a swim and Turkish pancakes at Oymapınar, and lunch over Green Canyon. EUR 20 an adult, EUR 10 for children aged 4 to 12, hotel pickup and lunch included.
When the beach empties and the heat finally lifts, the Side countryside comes alive. Climb into an open jeep with a professional driver at the wheel and roll out in convoy through villages and farmland as the sun sinks behind the hills — music playing, entertainment on the move and a few playful water fights along the way. Cool off with a swim in the clear water of Green Lake, then step aboard a catamaran where dinner is served on board and the deck turns into an open-air party under the evening sky. A stop at the Manavgat Waterfall in the cool night breeze rounds off the adventure before we drop you back at your hotel. Around five hours door to door, hotel pickup included. Reserve free of charge and pay on the tour day, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.