Side Altinbesik Cave And Ormana Village Tour With Boat Tour
Description
Be part of our Altınbesik Cave and Ormana Village Tour, and get a complete overview of what Taurus Mountains have to offer! Join this interesting exploration of the mountains, and get to visit an underground lake that is the third largest in Europe. Apart from this stunning natural wonder, this excursion takes you to unfold the local culture of the villages. Picturesque landscapes, interesting insights, and quality time with your beloved ones are some of the tour’s highlights. ✅ Explore the Turkish countryside on this full-day tour. ✅ Experience traditional Turkish life as you meet with a local family. ✅ Explore the natural wonders of the Side area, and visit Altinbesik Cave. ✅ Great-value tour includes all entry fees, lunch, and round-trip transport.
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Itinerary
Your exploration begins in the morning, when our team members will pick you up from your hotel. You will travel towards İbradı city of Antalya with a comfortable bus. During the bus ride through Taurus Mountains there will be some stops for photos. Another stop will be made at a traditional coffee shop at a village.
Side Village Tour continues with a stop at the Altınbeşik Cave or Golden Cradle Cave. It is located in Altinbesik National Park and is one-of-a-kind scenery for nature lovers. The cave is the biggest underground lake in Turkey and the third in the European continent. Inside you can observe natural bridges of unique beauty. It is worth to mention that inside the cave the temperature in 16 degrees in all seasons. This natural wonder forms the biggest underground lake in Turkey and the third biggest of Europe. There is no better way to explore the cave than a boat trip. You will enjoy a 30 minutes trip within this spectacular cave with the use of inflatable boats. These boats have a capacity of 10 people.
After the cave exploration, your excursion continues with a lunch break at a traditional local restaurant in the village of Ormana. The menu options include stewed fish, grilled chicken or Turkish pizza as well as yoghurt and salad.
The restaurant that you will be having lunch at, it is situated at the backyard of a Buttoned House. By the end of your lunch, you will have the opportunity to visit the house as it a great example of traditional architecture. Their name, Buttoned Houses, is due to their architectural style. In fact, the materials used for their construction contained no cement or mortar. In that village, there are more than 300 houses of this kind.
The next stop of your Side Village Tour is at a very important place with a long history. You will have the opportunity to visit a 300-years old Mosque. You will be surprised by the hospitality that the locals will showcase by opening the doors of their sacred place.
With a last stop at a village called Sarıhacılar, you will then start your return trip with a bus towards Side. By the afternoon, your will arrive back at your hotel full of beautiful memories and experiences.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Most of the hotels in Side Region has got high privacy rules. Please meet us at the main entrance gate of your hotel not the reception please.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(72)
Very enjoyable day , guide very professional , lunch was great , trip included tea with local family , would highly recommend .
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So they were not running this English speaking tour because the cave was not open but they let it be booked and did not tell me this would be a completely different tour. When picked up bus was full of people for a German tour, I kept hearing the names of places that were not supposed to be on my tour. So I raised my hand x2 to ask about where we were going and what actually he was saying about where we were. He repeatedly brushed me off, saying he would explain in English after he did German. He did not do a few sentences in & then translate at all. Finally said we would have a stop and let me ask him about the cave, at which time he explained that wasn’t open so this was a tour elsewhere … not places I wanted to go or would have signed up to go. Had I been told I would have booked a different tour for my one day in this area! Told him I wanted to go back to my hotel & not do this tour. He called a taxi from the restroom stop but I had to pay like 20-25€ to get back. By the time I was back of course it was too late to hop on a tour to some place else I wanted to go in the area. They did refund my tour expense but I still was not able to see the things I had stopped in the area to see which was one of the national parks. They messaged with me day before & could easily have said we aren’t running this tour now do you want to do this instead. :(
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This excursion exceeded all expectations! Pickup, communication, food... everything was great. Our tour guide Mehmet shared many impressive pieces of information. That was very interesting. The breaks in between were always at the right time. The food was very delicious. Our conclusion: If you go on an excursion, then definitely this excursion with Mehmet. Thank you very much for the lovely day!
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The excursion was quite interesting; one gets to know the country and its people a little, learns quite a bit about the older and newer history of the region, and the best part is the inflatable boat tour in the cave. However, the tour drags on a bit, as it takes quite a long time to travel.
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Was promised caves. Didn’t receive the cave. Was driving around for 4 hours of the trip. Was boring, all was in German. Didn’t help the English with speaking. Would not book and avoid this company. Asked for 50% refund. Was only refunded £10.
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The bus driver was nice on time and very friendly. Unfortunately, the lake in the cave was closed. Work was being carried out. Because of this, for us the trip was a little less interesting. Still nice villages and an old mosque seen. Had a lovely lunch.
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Even though the cave boat tour was closed, the visit see the traditional button houses and mosque was a fantastic experience.
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The trip begins with a pick up by the tour guides, at your selected location. This was swift and on time, the driver came out to greet us and check if we were coming along. The tour guide then explained the itinerary, and briefly mentioned that the lake/boat/ cave part of the trip is closed. We then continued with the trip up to the taurus mountain. It would have been useful to know beforehand how to dress appropriately for the occasion, as myself and my family dressed in preparation for a boat trip, and ended up quite cold in the top of the mountain, however the views were absolutely spectacular. The tour guide explained the history of the different parts of the mountain and kept us all well informed of what was coming up. The guide spoke in German and English throughout. We enjoyed a very delicious lunch at a turkish restaurant, however it would be nice to have a wider selection of meals rather than just chicken or kebabs. To end the trip we headed to a small village where we explored an old school, mosque and visited a family running a business in their home. We enjoyed a free tea and the family were very nice hosts! Overall, the trip ended up being pleasantly enjoyable but it was disappointing that the main attraction was cancelled without notice.
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A very nice trip. The Altinbesik cave alone is certainly not the most spectacular hotspot but still worth seeing. The trail was the destination and our guide Ümit shortened the trip with a lot of information about land, culture and vegetation. Even a bay branch found its way onto the bus, thanks to our driver Ali. Two visits to locals in your villages were pleasantly untouristic. Lunch was very tasty and did not make me miss my all inclusive. At this point a thank you to About our guide and Ali our driver.
Vielen Dank für Ihre Bewertung. Wir hoffen, Sie bald wieder bei uns begrüßen zu dürfen.
Nice excursion with visit to old village and caves. It's a lot of driving but this allows you to see a lot of the area. Tour guide knew a lot about what made the ride fun. The locations are very touristy and busy. The boat trip through the cave is definitely fun. All in all advisable excursion but the indicated duration of 6 hours is very short. We were gone for 8 hours in total, nice to know if you want to plan something in the evening.
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