Side Boat Trips

Kızılot · eastern end

Dolphin Watching Cruise from Kızılot

Quick answer

Kızılot is the earliest pickup on this coast. The round begins at the eastern end and works west, so the Dolphin Watching Cruise collects you before any other resort — transfer included, both directions. The classic Side day at sea: cruise the Manavgat river, take a long swim stop where river and sea meet, then more swims offshore with lunch served on board. Pickup 08:30–09:25, back at your hotel around 17:30. Booking is confirmed instantly, you pay on the boat on the day, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours before.

Dolphin Watching Cruise from Kızılot

Your pickup from Kızılot

Being first means an early start and a longer run along the coast than the resorts near the river face. In exchange, nothing at your end is rushed: you are met at your hotel entrance, the driver waits rather than the other way round, and in the afternoon or evening you are back at the same door. The exact time is confirmed the day before.

  • Meeting point is usually your hotel's main entrance or security gate.
  • Your exact pickup time is confirmed the day before the tour.

What Kızılot is like

Kızılot is the eastern end of the strip, past the Manavgat river mouth, where the built-up coast opens into a long beach. Loggerhead turtles nest along it — Türkiye protects twenty-one nesting beaches under national rules and this shoreline is one of the stretches they use — so the beach here stays quiet in the evening.

About the Dolphin Watching Cruise

A full day on the water without the guesswork: morning pickup, a gentle river cruise, one long swim stop where the Manavgat meets the Mediterranean, and lunch served on deck. Turtles sunbathe on the branches along the river — and on lucky days dolphins show up offshore.

Tour programme

  1. 08:30–09:25 — pickup from your hotel
  2. Slow cruise down the Manavgat river, turtle spotting on the way
  3. About 1.5 hours of swimming and free time where river and sea meet — cool fresh water on one side, warm sea on the other
  4. Further swim stops offshore; lunch and the foam party on board
  5. 16:30–17:00 — arrival back at the harbour
  6. ~17:30 — drop-off at your hotel

Water sports at the beach stop (jet ski and similar) are optional and paid on the spot.

Your booking is confirmed instantly, you pay on board on the day, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours before departure.

Included

  • Life jackets for all ages
  • Professional guide
  • Foam party
  • Lunch on board
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Frequently asked

What time is hotel pickup from Kızılot?

First of all. The collection begins at the eastern end of the coast and works back towards the river, and this is the furthest point out, so it is called before every other resort. You get the exact time the day before, and you are back at your hotel in the afternoon or evening.

Where do the boats depart from?

Along the coast to the west. River cruises use a pier on the lower Manavgat river; coastal trips leave from the harbour in the old town. From Kızılot both mean a drive, which is precisely why the transfer is part of the price and not an extra.

Do I pay in advance?

No. Booking is confirmed instantly and you pay on the boat on the day, in cash or by card. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before.

What time does the tour start?

Hotel pickup runs between 08:30 and 09:25; the boat then sets off down the Manavgat river in the morning.

How long does it last?

About 5–6 hours on the boat; with transfers you are back at your hotel around 17:30. In midsummer the day can run slightly longer.

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