July 2026

Best Beach Clubs in Antalya: An Honest Local Guide

Antalya has something most Mediterranean cities lost twenty years ago: two long beaches with a genuine beach club scene that has not priced out ordinary travellers. You can spend a fortune on a shaded cabana with table service if you want to. You can also throw a towel on the free public sand fifty metres

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Antalya marina with fishing boats surrounded by mountains

Fishing Trips in Antalya: Charters, Catches & What to Expect

Here is the part nobody mentions in the brochure: on most Antalya fishing trips, whatever you catch gets grilled and served to you for lunch, on the boat, a couple of hours later. Sea bream you pulled up yourself, cooked over charcoal, eaten looking back at the Taurus mountains. That single detail is why fishing

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Two horse riders on a sandy beach in Antalya on a sunny day

Horse Riding in Antalya: Beach & Forest Rides

There is a particular kind of photograph people come home from Turkey with: a horse, wet sand, the Mediterranean stretching out behind, low golden light. It is one of the easiest excursions to book on this coast and one of the least demanding, and you genuinely do not need to have ridden before. Standard group

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Simena Castle above Kalekoy village on Kekova, near the sunken city, Turkey

Sea Kayaking in Kekova: Paddling Over the Sunken City

There is a stretch of water off the Lycian coast where you can look straight down through the surface and see staircases. Not ruins on a hillside. Actual steps, doorways and harbour walls, sitting a metre or two below your feet, where an earthquake dropped a Roman-era settlement into the sea in the second century

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Luxury villa with private pool near Kas and Kalkan, Turkey

Kalkan Villas with Private Pools: A Complete Guide

Kalkan is not really a hotel town. It is a villa town. White houses climb a steep hillside above a small harbour, the centre is narrow and parking is scarce, and almost every good view sits one or two levels above the water. So most people who stay longer than a couple of nights end

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Performers in traditional Turkish attire on stage with smoke effects

Turkish Night Show in Antalya: Honest Guide & Is It Worth It?

Somewhere around day three of your holiday, a rep or a hotel desk will offer you the “Turkish Night”. Dinner, unlimited drinks, folk dancers, a belly dancer, a bus back to your hotel around midnight. It is one of the most booked evening excursions on the whole Antalya coast, and it is also one of

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Colorful resort with water slides in Antalya, Turkey

Best Hotels with a Water Park in Antalya (Family Guide)

If you’re travelling with children, choosing the right hotel can make all the difference. And for many families, that means one thing: a fantastic on-site water park. Antalya is home to some of the largest hotel water parks in the Mediterranean, especially in the resort areas of Lara and Belek. From colourful splash zones designed

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Konyaalti Beach with the Taurus Mountains in the background, Antalya, Turkey

Best Hotels in Konyaaltı Beach, Antalya (Local’s Pick)

Quick answer Konyaaltı is the best base in Antalya if you want a walkable, city-adjacent holiday: a 7km Blue Flag beach backed by cafés, restaurants and the tram into Kaleiçi, rather than a resort you never leave. Top picks: Porto Bello and Sealife Family Resort for families, Crowne Plaza and Megasaray Westbeach for couples wanting

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Golfer swinging a club on a lush golf course in Belek, Antalya

Golf in Belek (2026): Best Courses, Golf Hotels & When to Play

Quick answer Belek has around 15 championship golf courses within a few kilometres of each other, about 35 km (30 to 40 minutes) from Antalya Airport. The main golf season runs from autumn through spring, with March to May and September to November the favourite months; winter golf (December to February) is mild and quieter.

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