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Nov 02, 2026

Is the Side underwater museum dive worth it?

What the underwater museum dive from Side involves, scuba or snorkel, who can join, non-swimmers, photos, flights after diving, and the 2027 season and prices with hotel pickup.

Where should you book Köprülü Canyon rafting from Side?

Oct 31, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Where should you book Köprülü Canyon rafting from Side?

What to check before you book rafting from Side, the rafting tours compared, 2026 prices with hotel pickup, which ages and non-swimmers can join, what happens in rain, refunds and …

Manavgat waterfall and river from Side: is the trip worth it?

Oct 30, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Manavgat waterfall and river from Side: is the trip worth it?

The Manavgat waterfall is wide and low rather than tall. When it is worth the trip, how to combine it with the town market or with Green Lake in a …

Quad or buggy safari in Side: which one should you choose?

Oct 30, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Quad or buggy safari in Side: which one should you choose?

How a quad and a buggy differ to drive, age limits for drivers and passengers, what the three-hour tour involves, 2026 prices and what to wear, from a local operator …

Book excursions in Side directly, online or at your hotel?

Oct 30, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Book excursions in Side directly, online or at your hotel?

Hotel desk, booth in town, marketplace or a licensed local company's own website: what each one adds to the price, what protection you get, and the questions to ask before …

How much do excursions in Side cost? 2026 prices

Oct 30, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

How much do excursions in Side cost? 2026 prices

Real 2026 prices for the most booked day trips from Side, with hotel pickup: jeep safari, boat trips, rafting, quad and buggy, Antalya, Alanya and the Taurus. Plus what is …

Green Canyon boat trip from Side: which company should you book?

Oct 30, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Green Canyon boat trip from Side: which company should you book?

Almost every Green Canyon boat trip follows the same route. What actually differs between companies: pickup, lunch, drinks, boat size and time on the water, with a checklist to compare …

Is the Green Canyon jeep safari from Side worth it?

Oct 30, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Is the Green Canyon jeep safari from Side worth it?

An honest answer from the Seven Tours team, who have done the tour themselves: what the day involves, what it costs in 2026, who enjoys it, and who should book …

Day trips from Side: Antalya, Alanya, Manavgat or the Taurus?

Sep 12, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Day trips from Side: Antalya, Alanya, Manavgat or the Taurus?

Side sits between Antalya and Alanya with the Taurus mountains behind it. Which direction to spend a day on, how far each one is, what suits families, history lovers and …

Side Ancient City & Old Town: a self-guided walk

Sep 12, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Side Ancient City & Old Town: a self-guided walk

A two-hour walk through Roman Side: the Vespasian gate and colonnaded street, the theatre, the agora and museum, and the Temple of Apollo on the harbour at sunset. What costs …

Seleukeia (Lyrbe): the empty Roman city in the pine forest above Manavgat

Sep 10, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Seleukeia (Lyrbe): the empty Roman city in the pine forest above Manavgat

A two-storey agora, nine-metre walls and usually nobody else there. Where Seleukeia is, why scholars call it Lyrbe, how to drive the forest track, and what an unattended site asks …

Green Lake (Yeşilgöl) and Gölbaşı Restaurant: the lakeside end of the Green Canyon day

Sep 10, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Green Lake (Yeşilgöl) and Gölbaşı Restaurant: the lakeside end of the Green Canyon day

Where the Green Canyon boats leave from, where our jeep tour stops for lunch, and why the water is that colour. Gölbaşı Restaurant, the electric catamaran, and getting there without …

Temple of Apollo, Side: free to visit, and when to go for the photo

Sep 01, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Temple of Apollo, Side: free to visit, and when to go for the photo

The five columns on Side's harbour are free, ungated and open at all hours. What you are actually looking at, why sunset is crowded and sunrise is not, and how …

Köprülü Canyon rafting from Side: how hard it really is, and how cold

Aug 31, 2026

Antalya, Türkiye Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Köprülü Canyon rafting from Side: how hard it really is, and how cold

The rapids are Class II–III, not extreme. The water is 10–14°C all year, which is the part nobody warns you about. What the day involves, what to wear, and who …

Green Canyon boat trip from Side: what it actually is, and who it suits

Aug 31, 2026

Side Manavgat, Türkiye

Green Canyon boat trip from Side: what it actually is, and who it suits

Green Canyon is a reservoir, not a river you raft. What the boat day involves, why the water is so cold, who enjoys it, and who should book Köprülü Canyon …