Manavgat River: Our most recommended tours and activities

From Side: Full-Day Dolphin-Watching Boat Trip with Lunch

1. From Side: Full-Day Dolphin-Watching Boat Trip with Lunch

Embark on a fascinating full-day cruise traveling from the Manavgat River in Side to the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Stay on the lookout for wild dolphins, admire panoramic views of the coastline, and listen as your guide shares interesting facts about the local marine life. Get picked up conveniently from your hotel and dropped off at the Side pier. Set sail along the Manavgat River before going out to the sea. Watch the river turtles lined up on the banks and pass the shipyards where all the wooden river boats are built. Stop where the river meets the sea to take a dip or a stroll on the beach. After your relaxing break, hop back on board and move on to some of the most scenic stretches along the shoreline as you taste a freshly-prepared lunch. Depending on tidal conditions, sail east or go to the ancient peninsula of Side, with another swimming break on the way. Allow your guide to point out dolphins and loggerhead sea turtles in their natural habitat. If the weather is favorable, your captain will take you further east for incredible views while you enjoy a foam party. Alternatively, go in the direction of Alanya and stop at a small, remote island for a walk before returning to Side.

Side: Jeep Safari Adventure with Boat Trip & Waterfall Visit

2. Side: Jeep Safari Adventure with Boat Trip & Waterfall Visit

Take a journey from Side and learn about traditional Turkish culture. Drive around some of the most beautiful landscapes in the Southern Mediterranean area of Turkey. Travel on and off-road on a Jeep, and cross rivers in your vehicle. Try local Turkish foods and teas, and take in an Islamic mosque. Start your tour by boarding your Jeep. Next, meet up with your group and drive as a fleet across rivers, rough roads, and along the mountains. Stop for lunch and tea at a local Turkish town. Once you’re refreshed, continue to the Oymapınar Dam, a stunning arch dam on the Manavgat River. Use this view as a prologue to your next views at Green Lake, a beautiful place to swim. Enjoy a boat tour of the lake, and enjoy a snack at a restaurant near the lake before getting ready to head back in your Jeep. Before you get back to Side, take a quick stop at a mosque to see where the Islamic religion lives. After, relax on your return journey with drop-off at your hotel.

Side: Dolphin Island Boat Tour with Lunch

3. Side: Dolphin Island Boat Tour with Lunch

Enjoy a full-day sailing cruise with this tour from Side. Swim around Karaburun Baym, the Manavgat Bosphorus, and at Dolphin Island. Party with foam and savor a fresh-cooked meal as you sail along the water.  Be collected from your hotel by airconditioned bus and transfer to the sailboat where staff will greet you and ask you which lunch option you would prefer, Depart along the Manavgat River and listen as your guide provides you with facinating commentary.  Listen as a live DJ starts to play and stop for the first swim break. Head to Manavgat Bosphorus, which has the sea on one side and the river on the other. Here, you can rent a Jet-Ski or taste a Gözleme (traditional Turkish food). Be served by the crew a fresh-grilled lunch of chicken or fish which is served with salad and a rice. After enjoying lunch on board, cruise to Dolphin Island. Stop for a second swim break. Start the foam party on the boat.  Continue towards a third swim break spot, near Karaburun Bay. Keep an eye out for dolphins along the way. Return to your accommodation at the end of your experience. 

Side: Boat Tour on the Manavgat River with Bazaar Trip

4. Side: Boat Tour on the Manavgat River with Bazaar Trip

For the boat tour, we pick up our guests from their hotels with our comfortable buses between 08:30 and 09:30 from the side area. After picking up all our guests from their hotels, our bus will bring you to our pier by the Manavgat river. Along the way you will enjoy the beautiful view of the forest until you reach our dock. Half an hour after being picked up from your hotel, the bus will arrive at the pier. You will be greeted by our friendly staff on the boat. Our boat has three floors. On the first floor, we have a bar where you can buy drinks, comfortable seating groups and 10 showers at the back of the boat. Below the first floor we have 15 restrooms and also changing cabins, on the second floor we have another bar, comfortable seating and a dance floor. On the third floor, we have a sun terrace where you can enjoy sunbathing. All our guests will reach the boat within 20 minutes after getting on the boat and our tour will begin. When our tour starts, our professional English, German and Russian speaking guide will inform you about our boat and tour program. After our tour starts, we will go to the Manavgat strait, where the river meets the sea. After departing from the dock, we will reach the strait in 35-40 minutes. Along the Tol, you can see the shipyards, trout farms, the Taurus mountains and the Manavgat football stadium. We will have a chance to see turtles on the river bank. During the trip, our guide will take the reservations of our guests who want to see the Manavgat waterfall. When we come to the Bosphorus, we will moor our boat to our pier and take our first swimming break. The name of the place where we stopped for a swimming break is Cennet Beach. Here, the emerald green water of the Manavgat river meets the blue waters of the Mediterranean. This is one of the rare beaches in the world where you can swim in both toth suds and salt water, you can enjoy swimming, sunbathing or riding a jetski (jetski extra) during our one hour swimming break. If you are hungry, you can buy delicious pancakes made by the ladies of the region. While you enjoy swimming on the beach, our kitchen team will grill fresh trout and chicken for lunch and prepare the buffet. When you return to the boat, you can have your lunch from the buffet. After lunch, our return journey to manavgat will begin. After a 30-minute river cruise, we will dock at our Manavgat pier. Here, our vehicles will take our guests who have made a waterfall reservation to the Manavgat waterfall, and our other guests to the Manavgat bazaar, the largest market in the region. Our guide will inform you of the meeting place and meeting time in the market. We will take a 2.5 hour break at the market. Our guests who go to the waterfall will also have their guardians in the market for 1.5 hours. After free time in the market, we will return to our hotels by bus when all guests arrive at the meeting place. All our guests will arrive at their hotels.

From Side: Manavgat River Cruise and Market Tour w/ Transfer

5. From Side: Manavgat River Cruise and Market Tour w/ Transfer

Enjoy a full-day tour of the Grand Bazaar in Manavgat and cruise along the Manavgat River. Laze in the sun, enjoy a barbecue lunch aboard a traditional wooden boat, and pick up some souvenirs along the way. Following a pick-up from your hotel in Side, transfer by comfortable, non-smoking minibus to the town of Manavgat. Here, climb aboard a 45-passenger wooden boat for a cruise along the river. Sit back and enjoy the views of the river banks and mountains. Relax in the sun, and soak up the cool breeze. A barbecue lunch of fish, chicken, pasta and salads will be served on board. Stop at the mouth of the river for a refreshing swim at a beach where the river meets the sea. Disembark the boat to go to the Grand Bazaar, waterfall and Blue Mosque of Manavgat. Pick up some souvenir bargains from the diverse stalls in the market. Enjoy 1.5 hours of free time to wander around the bazaar, before your return transfer to Side.

Side: Side Sea Boat Tour with Swim Stops & Foam Party

6. Side: Side Sea Boat Tour with Swim Stops & Foam Party

For the boat tour, we pick up our guests from their hotels with our comfortable buses between 08:30 and 09:30 from the side area. After all our guests are picked up from their hotels, our bus brings you to our pier by the Manavgat river. Along the way you will enjoy the beautiful view of the forest until you reach our dock. About half an hour after being picked up from your hotel, our bus arrives at the Pier. Our boat has 3 floors. On the first floor, we have a bar where you can get your drinks, comfortable seating groups and 10 showers at the back of the boat. On the second floor we have another bar, comfortable seating, a dance floor where you can enjoy the dance and foam party. On the third floor, we have a sun terrace where you can enjoy sunbathing. All our guests will reach the boat within 20 minutes after getting on the boat and our tour will begin. After our tour starts, we will go to the Manavgat strait, where the river meets the sea. When we come to the Bosphorus, we will moor our boat to our pier and take our first swimming break. The name of the place where we stopped for a swimming break is Cennet Play. You can enjoy swimming, sunbathing or taking a jetski (jetski extra) during our one-hour swimming break. While you enjoy swimming on the beach, our kitchen team will grill trout and chicken for lunch and prepare the buffet. When you return to the boat, you can have your lunch from the buffet. After leaving the Bosphorus, we will arrive at the historical side peninsula in 45 minutes. On the way to the historical side peninsula, we will have the chance to see dolphins and caretta caretta sea turtles. Then we will continue on our way to the historical peninsula. When we arrive in front of the historical peninsula, we will stop for our second swimming break. Our second swimming break will be 45 minutes in front of the historical peninsula in front of the magnificent view of the temples of Apollo and Athena. During the second swimming break, you can jump from the boat into the sea or swim in the sea using the 10 swimming ladders behind our boat or enjoy the view of the ancient city of Side. After the second swimming moia, we will start the return journey to oogaz. Our return to the Bosphorus takes about 45 minutes. On the way back, there will be a dance and foam party on the second floor. This is a party that guests of all ages from 7 to 70 will love and enjoy. You can enjoy the foam party and animations on the second floor of the boat. We will have our third swimming break when we return to the mouth of the river. Our third break takes about 20 minutes. After the third swimming break, we will return to our pier. From there, we will drop off our guests to their hotels with our comfortable buses. All our guests will arrive at their hotels between 17:00 and 17:30.

From Side: Green Lake Boat Trip Cabrio Bus Safari with Lunch

7. From Side: Green Lake Boat Trip Cabrio Bus Safari with Lunch

Following pick-up from your hotel at around 09:00, journey towards the Taurus Mountains for an unforgettable full-day of adventure. Drive through the mountains passing fragrant orange gardens on a specially-designed bus that provides panoramic views of the countryside and all the great places you will pass through along the way. Hear the rich history of the area and its cultural heritage from your knowledgeable guide. Once at the lake, board a catamaran for a relaxing 1-hour cruise, and see the beautiful nature surrounding you from a different perspective. Next, enjoy an included lunch at a local restaurant close to the lake. Get back on the cabrio bus for the slow journey back to Side. Enjoy the leisurely drive and visit a village mosque to learn more about the religious traditions of Turkey. Get the option to visit a small zoo for a small additional fee. Finally, admire a beautiful waterfall on the Manavgat River before your hotel drop off at approximately 18:00.

Side: All-Inclusive Boat Ride and Foam Party

8. Side: All-Inclusive Boat Ride and Foam Party

Enjoy an all-inclusive boat tour in Turkey and have the time of your life. Drink and eat as much as you like, marvel at the scenic views from the sea, and swim in crystal-clear waters. Have fun at the foam party onboard and let loose in Side. Get picked up from your hotel after the village between 830 AM and 930 AM with an exotic, comfortable convertible bus and get to the river port on the Manavgat River through the natural forest of Sorgun. As you drive, admire the panoramic view and get ready for a fun-filled day. Reach the harbor and feel welcomed by your professional, friendly, and multilingual staff. Step aboard a deluxe boat, equipped with 3 floors, including a bar, showers, change rooms, washrooms, and comfortable sitting areas. To shake a move, step up onto the second floor to grab a drink and hit the dancefloor, where you can join in on the SHAM party. If it's not your style, head up to the third floor and bask on the sun terrace. Sit leisurely on the deck chairs and enjoy the sun. As the tour begins, get informed in English, Germs, and Russian from your tour guide as you learn the daily schedule. After a short ride, reach the river bond where Manavgat river flows into the sea. Along the way, see the boat building at Manvgat, the trout farm, and Manavgat soccer station. Gaze at the panoramic view of the entire Taurus Mountains, and take some time to photograph the turtles that reside next to the river. Then, drive towards the island and take a long swim break. Jump of the boat into the sea, or visit the antique island for some exploration. On the way back, The SHAM PARTY and ANIMATION gets started on the second floor. From 7 to 70 year olds, this foam party is guaranteed fun for everyone. Stop at the peninsula river and sea for another swim break, and arrive back at the port after an amazing day on the sea.

Side Blue Lagoon Boat Trip with Swimming and Sunbathing

9. Side Blue Lagoon Boat Trip with Swimming and Sunbathing

Join us for a thrilling and fun-filled journey on the mesmerizing blue sea as we embark on the Side Boat Tour. Get ready to greet the enchanting sea creatures while exploring the most remarkable beaches of the Mediterranean. This unforgettable tour promises a unique experience along the serene coast of Side, with its tranquil waters, azure blue sea, and captivating marine life. Nature enthusiasts visiting Side will find this boat tour a must-do activity, perfect for discovering the beauty of the sea. After pick you up from your hotel in Side take you to the enchanting Side Harbor, where our high-quality boats await. As we set sail, you'll be treated to spectacular views of Side, and the boat tour will commence, allowing you to revel in the beauty of the sea. A delightful lunch will be served onboard, ensuring you have a fulfilling experience throughout the journey. The tour includes visits to historical and natural sights such as the Side Coast and the Temple of Apollo, adding a touch of culture to your sea adventure. During the breaks, you'll have the opportunity to take a refreshing dip in the Manavgat River beach, where the waters merge both fresh and saltwater, providing a unique swimming experience. We'll also stop at Caretta-Caretta Turtles Bay, where you can witness these fascinating creatures in their natural habitat. The tour is filled with lively animations to keep you entertained, and we'll even have a fun foam party on the boat, complete with great music, adding to the excitement. Capture the beauty of the sights you encounter during the tour by taking photographs, ensuring you have lasting memories of this incredible experience. To ensure your spot on this adventure, make an early reservation by contacting us and get ready to explore the natural wonders of Side and its surroundings on the Side Boat Tour. * Pick- up from hotels in Side apx 09:00am * Arrival at the Side Harbor * Leaving from Side harbor by boat apx 10:00am * Driving around the coastline of side * Swimming break in the Manavgat river beach where you can swim both fresh and salt waters. * Break at Caretta-Caretta Turtles Bay * Lunchtime * Animations * Watching the ancient harbor of side and the Temple of Apollo by sailing * Swimming break close to Side harbor * Arrival at Side harbor & Return transfer to hotels * Changing cabins, restrooms, WC, are available on our yacht. * You will have 3-4 times swimming breaks. If you want to swim, Take your swimming suits, sun cream, and a towel with you. * In a case of seasickness, the guests are recommended to purvey relevant medicine during the tour. Kindly be aware that the program is subject to alterations due to sea conditions, and certain stopping points might be omitted for safety reasons.

Side: Boat Lunch Cruise on Manavgat River and Bazaar Visit

10. Side: Boat Lunch Cruise on Manavgat River and Bazaar Visit

Begin your fantastic day trip by being picked up from your hotel in the city. Board the boat and start your trip down the Manavgat River. Swim in clear waters at the beach between the sea and the river and savor a tasty lunch. Make an optional stop at the magnificent Manavgat Waterfalls and have 20-30 minutes to explore this stunning area. Head to the public bazaar and enjoy the exquisite smells, brightly colored stalls, and bustling atmosphere for 2 hours. If you choose to skip the waterfall, then head to the public bazaar and enjoy around 3 hours of free time to look around.

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3.8 / 5

based on 324 reviews

Fab trip that was incredible value for money. Sadly we didn’t see any dolphins as towards the end of the season and just saw the beak of a turtle pop up briefly, but we had a delicious lunch and a great time with the foam party. Loved the pirate ship and having photos with the parrot. Very friendly crew picked us up directly from our hotel. Plenty of swimming and snorkelling stops too. Thank you :)

Transfer worked great, employees on the boat tried very hard and were funny. Just a great day. Recommended. We saw turtles. Unfortunately, 2 dolphins dived too quickly so that we didn't see them. But the organizer can't do anything about that.

Well planned program, nice staff, good food. Overall very nice and recommended!

Loved the tour. Our guide was a retired history professor. Very knowledgeable.

Super nice, we can only recommend it and would do it again and again ☺️