Rafting in Antalyais a popular and inexpensive excursion. For an amount of only 15-45 dollars, you can be taken with lunch for the whole day to a national park, where you will be offered to go down a mountain river in kayaks or rafts, as well as go trout fishing.

At the beginning of the rafting, the river has a calm current

The most popular rafting destination from Antalya is a trip to the Köprülü Canyon National Park, which is located in the vicinity of the city of Manavgat. The length of this canyon is about 14 km. Depth – up to 400 meters. These places are very beautiful, the rocky banks of the river here are covered with a dense forest of pines, cypresses and eucalyptus trees. The air in this park is very clean and fresh.

Small rapids begin on the river

The cost of the excursion can vary from 15 to 45 dollars. The price depends on who you go with (with tour operators the trip will be more expensive than an excursion bought on the street), as well as the rafting itself, which can be extreme or ordinary pleasure. Extreme rafting requires tourists to have certain skills and sports training. Children are not allowed on it. Regular recreational rafting is generally safe; you can also go here with school-age children. When purchasing an excursion, be sure to ask whether insurance is included in the price. Any sports entertainment is associated with a certain risk, so it is better to have insurance.

The current becomes stronger

The duration of rafting can also vary – from half an hour (the simplest rafting) to 2-3 hours, during which you can walk 11 km. down the river.

Raft boats come in different varieties: they can accommodate from 4 to 12 people. Each boat must have an instructor who will manage the raft. The rest of the tourists will only need to wave their oars at the command.

We watch how other boats pass the rapids

Before the rafting, the instructor will give a lecture on safety, give you a life jacket and helmet, and teach you how to operate the raft. Rafting involves a short stop for lunch, photography and a game of “catch up with the oar”. During the rafting, instructors will also take photos and videos; after the rafting, for little money you can purchase a film or photographs with your participation.

Rafting in Antalya in the Koprulu River Canyon

The best time to go rafting in Antalya is from April to October. It will be cold here in winter. The water temperature in summer is about +14, +15 degrees Celsius.

It is better to have special shoes with you, otherwise you will be forced to buy slippers for $8.

You can raft down the river not only on rafts, but also on kayaks. But sailing on them is much more difficult

As for us, we went on regular, non-extreme rafting. The river at our rafting site had no dangerous rapids and large rafts were easy to navigate. jumped over barriers.

A lunch stop will be waiting for you in the middle of the road

There are always many positive impressions from rafting. As for the negative, there is that too. Firstly, it will take a long time to get to the canyon (more than 2 hours), the road is tiring. The canyon is located not far from Manavgat, so the closest way to get here is from Side. And from Antalya and Alanya a little longer. Also, after the end of the excursion, you will have to drag the raft boats yourself on your shoulders to the boat station, and they are very heavy. Well, the water is quite cold, it is still a mountain river.

Köprülü mountain river in all its glory