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Manavgat Waterfall near Side, Turkey, surrounded by lush greenery

Manavgat Waterfall & Market: A Local’s 2026 Guide (Tickets, Tips & Tours)

Just 8 km from Side, Manavgat makes an easy half-day out — a wide, thundering waterfall on the river, one of the biggest open-air markets on the coast, and gentle boat trips through the delta. It’s not a dramatic, towering cascade, and parts of it are firmly set up for tourists, so here’s the honest […]

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Lake among green mountains in Turkey

Green Canyon Boat Trip From Side (2026): Prices, What to Expect & Best Tours

If you’ve spent a few days on Side’s beaches and fancy something completely different, the Green Canyon boat trip is the one to book. Just 45 minutes inland, the emerald-green waters of the Oymapınar reservoir wind between steep pine-covered cliffs in the Taurus Mountains — it looks more like Southeast Asia than southern Turkey. A

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