What a jeep safari on the Antalya coast actually is
The mountains start almost directly behind the beach hotels, and a jeep safari takes you up into those foothills on tracks a coach cannot use. You ride in an open-top 4x4 with 8-10 guests per jeep, several jeeps travel as a convoy, and every jeep has a professional driver at the wheel. Guests never drive; you hold on, get wet in summer and take photos. On winter runs the jeeps are covered.
This page is the informational parent for the whole coast. If you already know your resort and want the short version with a booking form, start with jeep safari in Antalya as a whole and come back here for the detail.
The five departure belts
We run the day from five separate resort belts, each with its own departure, pickup area and approximate length. You book the departure that matches where your hotel stands; the convoy only collects inside its own belt.
If your hotel sits on the edge of a belt, or somewhere not named above, do not guess: the pickup guide by region lists every scheduled and on-request area for all five departures.
One belt goes further and sells two activities in one day, which changes the shape of the day considerably.
- Side belt: Side, Manavgat, Evrenseki and Kumköy are scheduled pickups; Çolaklı, Gündoğdu, Sorgun, Titreyengöl and Kızılağaç on request.
- Alanya belt: the coast from Kestel through Oba, Alanya centre, Konaklı, Türkler, Avsallar and İncekum to Okurcalar; Mahmutlar and Kargıcak on request.
- Belek belt: Belek, Kadriye, Boğazkent, İskele, Taşlıburun, Üçkumtepesi, Acısu, Denizyaka and İleribaşı.
- Antalya city belt: Lara, Kundu, Konyaaltı and the city centre.
- Kemer belt: Kemer centre, Beldibi, Göynük and Çamyuva; Kiriş and Tekirova on request.
The shape of the day, from hotel gate to hotel gate
Whichever belt you leave from, the day has the same skeleton. You are collected at the main entrance gate of your hotel; on the Belek and Antalya city days our transfer vehicles do the collecting and bring you to the Park Safari base in Gebiz, where the jeeps start. The exact time is confirmed after booking and varies by hotel, so we never print a clock time here.
Lunch, driver, guiding, pickup and drop-off are part of the price everywhere. Drinks, photos and videos taken by the tour team, personal expenses and any optional stop with an entrance fee are paid on the spot. Guiding is in English, German, Russian and Turkish.
- Pickup at your hotel's main gate (time given according to your hotel, confirmed after booking)
- The climb out of the resort belt into the Taurus foothills
- Dirt tracks, stream and river crossings in the open jeep
- Summer water fights between the jeeps – you will get wet
- A stop in the mountains – at a village on most departures, at a mountain stream on the Kemer day
- Lunch on the route – at our restaurant on the Belek and Antalya city days, by a river or a lake on the others (included; drinks are not)
- Back to your hotel – on the Belek and Antalya city days the tour ends at the base and the transfer takes you back
How the five days differ
The Side departure climbs into the lake and reservoir country above Side and Manavgat, with a lakeside lunch and a viewpoint over Green Canyon; it runs approximately 8 hours. We keep that route thin here, because our Green Canyon visitor guide already describes the lake country in depth.
From Alanya the day belongs to the Dim River (Dimçayı): river crossings, photo stops at the Dim Dam, a village stop and lunch on a platform restaurant over the water, again approximately 8 hours. Dim Cave is an optional stop with a small entrance fee paid locally, not part of the price; the Alanya page covers that day stop by stop.
The Belek, Antalya city and Kemer departures each run approximately 7 hours, and water fights are part of the summer day on all three. Belek and the Antalya city belt share one programme, the Park Safari day: our transfer vehicles bring you to the base in Gebiz, and from there the convoy passes the Çığırgan stream and pomegranate orchards, crosses streams on the way to a village house at Hasgebe where guests are offered sage tea, follows a road at approximately 700 m with views of Bozburun Mountain, stops for swims in the Haspınar stream and at Uçan Waterfall, takes lunch at our restaurant and ends back at the base. The Kemer day climbs through pine forest past small villages and terraced gardens, with muddy crossings, a stop at a mountain stream, views over the valleys and the Mediterranean and a riverside lunch; we do not name villages or rivers on the Kemer route, because the operating records do not, and we would rather say less than invent.
Who the day suits – and who should think twice
Adults are anyone aged 13-99 in the booking form. Children aged 4-12 travel at a child rate shown in the booking form, and infants aged 0-3 ride free. The Side day counts younger: adults from 11, children aged 2-10 and infants 0-1 free.
The tracks are rough. The day is not recommended for pregnant guests or guests with back or neck problems; tell us before boarding. Older guests should weigh three plain facts: you climb in and out of a high vehicle several times, the tracks are bumpy for long stretches, and in summer you sit in the sun in an open jeep. You know your own limits.
What to wear and what to bring
Dress for dust and water, not for dinner. In summer the jeeps soak each other at the stream stops and the convoy pushes through shallow crossings, so wear clothes you do not mind getting wet and dusty and pack a dry set for the ride home. Keep the bag small; it is easier to hold on to.
- Clothes you do not mind getting wet and dusty, plus a full change of clothes
- Swimwear and a towel for the stream, river or lake stop
- Sun protection and a hat that stays on in an open jeep
- A bag that closes for your phone or camera
- Euros in cash for drinks, optional stops and anything else you buy on the day
- Shoes you can wade and climb in
Season and weather, honestly
The jeep safari runs daily in season. The only departure with dated months on record is Alanya, which runs from April to November; for the other belts, ask us whether your date is available rather than assuming. Summer departures are the open-top, get-wet version; winter runs use covered jeeps. We do not publish temperatures or month-by-month forecasts; they would be guesses.
If a departure cannot run safely on your date, we move you to another date or cancel at no cost; that is in our terms, not a favour. What a shower does to a given date is not something we predict – you were going to get wet anyway – because the call is made on the day, on safety.
How booking works
No money moves online and we never ask for a card. You reserve a departure and a date, we confirm your pickup time by message, and you pay in euros on the day of the tour. A reservation can be withdrawn at no charge as long as we hear from you at least 48 hours ahead of the departure, and +90 536 603 75 84 on WhatsApp takes any question about your hotel, date or group.
Every departure has its own adult price and child rate, and this guide deliberately quotes none of them; a figure out of context leads people to book the wrong belt. For all five side by side, use the full price breakdown, which also explains what is included and what is paid on the day.
Staying in Lara, Kundu, Konyaaltı or the city centre? You can book the departure from Antalya city directly – the form asks only for your hotel, date and group.
Where to read next
Still unsure which belt you belong to, or torn between two? There is a decision page for the five departures that compares pickup areas, day length and character in one place.
If your hotel stands on the golf coast between Kadriye and Boğazkent, the Belek page is the one to read: pickup list, the stops of the Park Safari day and lunch at our restaurant.
Between Beldibi and Çamyuva, the Kemer page describes the pine-forest day above Kemer and the on-request pickups in Kiriş and Tekirova.
Payment happens on the tour day rather than online, so it is worth knowing what to have in cash on the day before you set off.
Deciding where the day sits in a week's holiday is its own question, and we have answered it separately.