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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Shared boat tours are great fun, but they come with a fixed route, a fixed schedule and a hundred other people’s music taste. A private boat rental flips all of that: your group, your route, your pace, your playlist. And here is the part that surprises most visitors: split between a family or a group
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There are many ways to end a day in Antalya, but none of them beats being on the water when the sun drops behind the Taurus Mountains and the cliffs of the old town turn gold. I live here, and even for locals a sunset cruise never gets old: the sea calms down in the
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Gazipaşa Airport to Alanya transfer options include private vehicles, taxis and the airport-listed Havaş shuttle. First check that your ticket says Gazipaşa–Alanya (GZP), not Antalya (AYT). GZP’s official distance guide lists Alanya at 40 km, but hotel location changes the route. Driving time is not the same as time from landing to reception: baggage collection,
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