What a boat day costs on this coast
Almost every resort on this shoreline — Side, Kumköy, Çolaklı, Belek, Alanya, Kemer and Antalya itself — has its own excursion fleet, and the spread of prices is wider than most visitors expect. The honest range for a group day at sea is €20 to €70 per adult, and where a trip lands inside that range follows a few simple rules rather than luck.
The entry point is €20: the classic full-day Side boat tour with lunch on board, swim stops and a foam party costs €20 per adult and €14 per child, and the same fare buys the Caretta Bay trip or the kids' Little Pirates day. Nobody on this coast sells a meaningfully cheaper boat day — anything under that figure is usually a short harbour ride, not a tour.
- Bay cruises from Side and Alanya — €20 adult / €14 child
- Pirate flagship in Side — €23 / €16; the Kumköy blue-waters day costs the same
- Side Island day with lunch and foam party — €24 / €17
- Green Canyon catamarans from Side, Kumköy, Evrenseki or Alanya — €33 / €20; from Antalya or Belek €42 / €25
- Starcraft big-boat day — €34 / €24 in Side, €35 / €25 in Alanya
- Suluada island day — €43 / €30 from Side, €68 / €48 from Antalya
- Fishing trips — €45 in Side, €50 in Alanya
- Relax boats with buffet and drinks — €68–€70
- Disco-yacht nights — €48 in Alanya, €68 in Side
- Private charters — €490–€750 for the whole boat
What the listed price includes
On the group boats the fare is close to a complete package. Round-trip hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle is part of the listed price across practically the whole catalog, so you are not adding taxi money on top of the ticket.
Most full-day boats also serve lunch on board, and several concepts go further: the relax boats include an open buffet with drinks, the Green Canyon catamarans add unlimited soft drinks and free fishing gear, and the night cruise comes with snacks and drinks. What varies is the bar — on most day boats soft and alcoholic drinks are paid extras. Every tour page carries an exact included and excluded list, so read that rather than assuming.
A good example of honest pricing is the Suluada island day from Side: €43 covers the long route, the hotel transfer and a freshly cooked lunch with Turkish mezes, while extras such as bar drinks are clearly listed as not included.
Child and infant prices
Children never pay the adult fare here. The reference bands on this coast are adult 11+, child 4–10 and infant 0–3, and the child rate typically sits 30–40% below the adult one: €14 on the €20 bay cruises, €16 on the €23 pirate flagship, €30 on the €43 Suluada day.
Infants travel free on the group boats. The exact bands are confirmed in the booking form of each tour — you select adults, children and infants there and see the full total before sending the request, so nothing changes at the pier.
Pay on the day — no prepayment
These prices also work differently from the big booking platforms: you reserve online for free, pay nothing in advance, and settle the amount in euros on the day of the tour. No card details are collected at any point, and cancellation stays free up to 24 hours before departure.
If that model sounds unusual, the step-by-step page on how the booking works walks through the whole flow — reservation, WhatsApp confirmation, hotel pickup and payment on the day.
Why prices differ from boat to boat
Four things move the price. Duration: a four-hour night cruise and a long island expedition cannot cost the same. The vessel: a big Starcraft party ship, a quiet catamaran and a wooden gulet carry very different running costs. Distance: the same Green Canyon day costs €33 from the Side area and €42 from Antalya or Belek, simply because the road transfer is longer.
And privacy: on a group boat you share the deck and pay per person, while a private yacht from Kumköy starts at €490 for the whole vessel — which only beats the per-person maths once your group is big enough. None of this is hidden. The range is honest, and the cheap €20 day is a genuinely full day at sea, not a teaser.