Belek is Turkey’s golf and luxury-resort capital — a place built for relaxing by the pool. But its location is brilliant for day trips: the Land of Legends theme park is right on the doorstep, some of the best-preserved Roman sites in the world are a short drive away, and the canyons and white terraces […]
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Phaselis is the kind of place that ruins you for ordinary archaeological sites. Set on three natural harbours just north of Tekirova, this ancient Lycian port lets you walk a Roman main street, stand in a 2,000-year-old theatre, then swim off a pine-fringed beach in the same bay where merchant ships once moored. It’s one
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Kemer has one of the most beautiful settings on the Turkish coast — pine-covered Taurus Mountains plunging straight down to a clear blue sea, with ancient Lycian ruins tucked among the bays. It’s a relaxed resort town, but with a cable car to a 2,365 m summit, a Roman city you can swim beside, canyons
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If you’ve seen photos of an island near Antalya with powder-white sand and water so turquoise it looks edited — that’s Suluada, and yes, it really looks like that. Nicknamed the “Maldives of Turkey,” this tiny uninhabited island south of Kemer is the region’s most photogenic boat trip, and it’s surprisingly affordable. Here’s an honest
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Alanya has accommodation for every kind of holiday — sprawling all-inclusive resorts along the coast, beachfront hotels right on Cleopatra Beach, adults-only escapes, big family waterpark resorts, and good-value apart-hotels in the centre. Where you stay really shapes your trip: walkable town-and-beach, or a self-contained resort day. This local guide breaks down the best places
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When the coast gets too hot, locals head for the mountains — and Sapadere Canyon is where they go. About an hour east of Alanya, this cool green gorge cuts deep into the Taurus Mountains, with a wooden walkway threading past waterfalls and crystal-clear pools where you can swim in icy spring water. It’s the
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Alanya has a bit of everything: a dramatic Seljuk castle on a rocky peninsula, golden beaches either side of it, sea caves you can swim into, and the Taurus Mountains rising right behind town. It’s a proper resort, but with real history and nature woven through it. If you’re staying in Alanya (or nearby Konaklı,
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A boat trip is the one thing you really shouldn’t skip in Alanya. The coast here is made for it — dramatic sea caves, a castle-topped peninsula, and warm turquoise bays perfect for swimming. Most boats are pirate-themed party cruises, but there’s more choice than the harbour touts let on, from quiet family boats to
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Alanya is one of the best bases on the Turkish Riviera for day trips — you’ve got the sea on one side and the Taurus Mountains rising right behind town, so you can be on a pirate boat in the morning or rafting a mountain canyon by lunchtime. But the strip is crowded with agencies
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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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