Excursions & day trips

Turkiye village small group guided tour from Side or Belek

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£35.00

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Language: English, German

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Duration: 8 hours

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Guided tour

Meal included

Private Tour

Smaller group size

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Why you’ll love this…

Admire the distinctive village houses
Taste the traditional Turkish cuisine
Cruise on a boat trip on the reservoir with a swimming break
Hear about the self-sufficient life below the Taurus mountains
Visit to the Nomad museum

What to expect

Explore the land of Pamphylia in a distinctive way with this guided tour. You'll visit a traditional village and nomad museum, see impressive Roman aqueducts, go on a boat trip on the reservoir with a swimming break, and more - all in a day.

Starting from being collected, you'll take a seat on the minibus and admire the views. Once arrived, you'll look around and admire the village with old houses. Then, walk between olive trees and fragrant orange groves. You'll get free time to explore and even enter the village mosque if you decide to do so.

Next, indulge in the lunch included at a restaurant by the dam lake. After, cruise on a boat trip on the reservoir with a swimming break. Hear about the self-sufficient life below the Taurus mountains and the local people's lives, and head to the Farmers market.

What's included

Lunch
Guided tour
All entry fees
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Small group experience

What's not included

Drinks
Personal expenses

Where

Meeting point:

This activity includes pick-up within the areas of Side or Belek, you'll indicate your pick-up address at checkout.

What to remember

Accessibility:

Portable wheelchair accessible

Not allowed:

The transport will be by minibus. Pets, smoking, food or drinks are not permitted on this transport

Know in advance:

This is a private tour for a maximum of 5 participants. Please note that just for the boat trips, you'll join the regular group

Remember to bring:

You'll need to present a valid ID or passport
It is recommended to wear comfortable shoes and bring swimwear, a dry set of clothes, plus a sweater or jacket in the spring or winter time

Provider

Carpe Punktum Travel

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

What people say about this experience

Excellent

4.8 /5

Based on 10 reviews from verified customers

Review categories

Safety

4.8/5

Value for money

4.8/5

Service

4.8/5

Staff

4.8/5

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Sylvia and Alan
Verified booking
5
17 September 2024
Travelled as a couple
Had a super day on your Turkiye Village trip, a big thank you to Kemer for giving us such an insight into past and present history and lives, in excellent English! And to our careful driver. The itinerary was a perfect blend of historic, scenic, environmental,, water activity and food. If pressed to say what was our highlight, I would say the museum at the beginning - but also worth a big mention , the farmers market and the Turkish family house.
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Dave
Verified booking
5
15 June 2024
Travelled as a couple
We liked that we pretty much got the tour to ourselves, we got picked up from our hotel, went to different locations (stunning btw) tour guide was sweet, lovely and very knowledgeable. Got a whole bout tour for just us and the same with a museum tour. 10/10. Might be good to just clarify pricing but all in all highly recommend!
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Débora Lima
Verified booking
5
26 February 2024
Travelled with family
This excursion was practically perfect. All the places visited, from the mosque, to the Roman ruins, from the bazaar to the boat trip, were great. The guide had great historical and medicinal plant knowledge, and both he and the driver were very friendly and even helped with our children. The only bad thing was the restaurant where we had lunch, the food wasn't much, we didn't have anything for our eldest son and they rushed it a bit. A part of that it was a fantastic day.
K
K
Verified booking
5
25 February 2024
Travelled with family
Excellent day trip, would thoroughly recommend. Our guide Kamer was superb.
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Torsten
Verified booking
5
26 April 2024
Travelled with a group of friends
Eine Führung in einer Kleingruppe ist sehr angenehm. Ich war am 23.4. sogar allein. Mit dem Kleinbus in's Hinterland, mit einem Besuch in einem kleinen Museum (gute 1/2 h) als Einstieg in die Geschichte der Region, vielen kleinen Stopps und immer interessant erklärt, einem Mittag aneinem Stausee, einer Bootstour mit Badestopp. Das war ein wunderbarer Tag und jeden Cent wert. Danke.
J
Jens
Verified booking
5
11 April 2024
Travelled with family
Alles super

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