Green Canyon Boat Tour from Side

Your pickup from Side

Guests in the centre are collected last, once the coastal hotels are aboard. You are met at your hotel entrance rather than at the harbour, which matters here — the streets inside the walls are pedestrian, and the minibus comes to the nearest point it can reach. The return, in the afternoon or evening, works the same way.

Meeting point is usually your hotel's main entrance or security gate.

Your exact pickup time is confirmed the day before the tour.

What Side is like

This is a working resort built inside a Roman city: a peninsula about a kilometre long and four hundred metres across, with the tour harbour at its southern tip and the Temple of Apollo standing on the waterfront beside it. The theatre and the museum in the old Agora bath are a walk from most hotels, so a day on the water begins and ends on foot.

About the Green Canyon Boat Tour

The Green Canyon boat tour is the cool alternative to a beach day: a cruise on the emerald mountain lake behind the Oymapınar Dam, framed by pine-covered slopes. Swimming stops, a lakeside lunch and free fishing from the boat are all part of the day, with hotel transfer from the Side, Manavgat and Alanya area included.

Tour programme

Pickup from your hotel in the Side, Manavgat or Alanya area (the exact time is confirmed the day before).
Photo stop at the Oymapınar Dam viewpoint.
Boarding and cruise across the turquoise canyon lake — around 5 hours on the water.
Swimming breaks in the clear mountain water, which is noticeably cooler than the sea.
Free fishing from the boat; the equipment is available on board.
Lunch at a lakeside restaurant: meatballs, chicken or fish with rice and salad (drinks at the restaurant are paid separately).
Return cruise and transfer back; arrival at your hotel around 17:00.

Soft drinks on the boat are included in the price; alcohol is not allowed on board. An English-, German- and Russian-speaking guide and travel insurance are included. Please note the tour is not suitable for guests with limited mobility.

Your booking is confirmed instantly, you pay on the boat on the day of the tour, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours in advance.

Frequently asked

What time is hotel pickup from Side?

Last of all. The round finishes in the centre, so the old-town hotels are the final collection before the boats leave and you have the longest morning of anyone on the coast. The exact time depends on the day's route and is confirmed with you the evening before.

Where do the boats depart from?

It depends on the boat. Coastal trips sail from the harbour at the tip of the peninsula, a short walk down the main street; river cruises leave from a pier on the lower Manavgat river instead, and the included transfer covers that leg. Your confirmation names the point your boat uses.

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?

The pickup time depends on your hotel location and is confirmed the day before the tour. You are back at your hotel around 17:00.

How long does the tour last?

About 7 hours in total including transfers, of which around 5 hours are spent on the lake.