Swap the busy Antalya seafront for a mountain reservoir: eight hours around Green Canyon with emerald water, pine-covered cliffs, cool swim stops and an open buffet lunch — hotel pickup included.
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Swap the busy Antalya seafront for a mountain reservoir: eight hours around Green Canyon with emerald water, pine-covered cliffs, cool swim stops and an open buffet lunch — hotel pickup included.
Green Canyon is not a sea excursion at all, and that is exactly its charm. The boats here cruise a freshwater reservoir held back by the Oymapınar Dam, deep in the Taurus mountains inland from the coast. The water sits still and green between soaring rock walls — a completely different world from the beaches below.
This departure exists for guests staying in Antalya city itself — Lara, Kundu, Konyaaltı and the centre. After a morning hotel pickup you ride inland to the lake, claim a spot on the sun deck and set off: under the great wall of the dam, past small waterfalls, into quiet inlets where the only sound is the water.
Swim stops come at sheltered coves with famously clear, cool water — bring a light layer for afterwards. At midday an open buffet is laid out: grilled chicken, fresh salads and seasonal fruit. An English-speaking guide runs the day, and by early evening you are back at your Antalya hotel.
We also run Green Canyon days from the Side and Kumköy strip, and the lake itself is the same for everyone — what changes is the logistics. Choose this version if your hotel is in Antalya city: the eight-hour plan is built around the longer transfer, so you still get a full, unhurried day on the water.
Booking costs nothing upfront. You pay in euros on the day of the tour, cancellation is free up to 24 hours before departure, and our support team answers on WhatsApp in English, German, Russian and Polish.
We collect from hotels in Antalya Şehir Merkezi, Lara Mevkii, Kundu Mevkii, Konyaaltı Mevkii. Staying somewhere else along the coast? Message us and we will tell you honestly whether we can reach you.
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Most booked A mountain lake within easy reach of your Side-area sunbed: cruise the emerald Oymapınar reservoir for seven hours with swim stops, a grilled lunch on deck and pickup right from Kumköy.
Most booked Not a sea trip at all — from your Side hotel you head inland to the emerald Oymapınar reservoir, where a music-free catamaran cruises the canyons with lunch and two cool-water swim stops.
Most booked Leave the Belek shoreline behind for a full day afloat on Green Canyon, where the boat threads between pine-covered cliffs, anchors in cool turquoise coves and serves lunch straight off the grill.