Side Eagle Canyon Tour: Explore Peaceful Nature and Selge Ancient City or Enjoy Rafting Adventure
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23 Ratings
Side

Escape the crowds and immerse yourself in the tranquility of nature on the Side Eagle Canyon Tour. Choose between exploring the peaceful Selge Ancient City or embarking on an exhilarating rafting adventure. Join us for a day of unforgettable experiences!

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Side - Guests will be picked up from their hotel in Side/Manavgat. After a comfortable 1-hour journey, they will arrive at the facility. Upon arrival, guests will be divided into groups based on their chosen package—rafting or the ancient city of Selge—and the tour will commence.
  • Selge Antik Kenti - Discover the ancient city of Selge, nestled…
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What's Included
  • White-water rafting
  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • All necessary equipment: helmet, life jacket, paddles
  • 4x4 Safari Tour
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information

Take part in the Side Eagle Canyon Tour for an unforgettable day packed with pleasure and relaxation. This full-day trip is perfect for individuals of all ages who seek to get away from the masses and soak in the calmness of nature. Differing from traditional sightseeing, this nature adventure directs you to several notable and significant locations in…

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Location
Side
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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220annikao
May 10, 2025
Can definitely be recommended - The moment was precious Have enjoyed the time very much The tour guides were very friendly Would definitely repeat it The view was great Ragtime was fun Our ride was very nice and motivating
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803yohanf
Apr 10, 2025
Beautiful - Despite the impressive winding roads and a bit scary at times, the day was perfect, breathtaking scenery, I highly recommend, that is to do! (No pictures of the canyon because my children are in all the pictures)
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Lozhow
Nov 22, 2024
Side Eagle canyon day/ Selege - Great day helped by the sunshine, pickups and transfers went well, communication good, guides very knowledgeable and understandable English.
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Kvictoria11
Oct 20, 2024
A breath of life - The organization was great, the bus ride Check-out from the Pension in a brass band atmosphere, stops to see the scenery, music deep in the valleys. Arrived there a fantastic care, a well supervised choice of activity, and fabulous guides. Plan two pairs of shoes, get ready to fall in love with locals and landscapes. Best activity of my life.
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Daniel
Jul 7, 2025
Super experience for young and old - Super tour guide, was really fun. Point deduction for: the arrival took over an hour and the air conditioning in the bus did not really work. Otherwise very nice experience, is recommended
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Claudi
Apr 18, 2025
Very nice route, highly recommended - We wanted to go to Selge and therefore chose for that and not rafting. Definitely didn't regret it. Rafting was probably also beautiful, didn't look very intense and very small children were allowed but little Cappadocia was really beautiful. Highlight of the trip. Transfer went smoothly at the hotel to a meeting point. But there it was very unclear. The driver said 10 minute pee break (were just 30 minutes on the way). Owner said it was the last point to buy anything else. Tja.... The latter was certainly not true. Eventually we had to wait more than half an hour when it turned out that we were continuing in another van. After this we drove on to Express Rafting. The tour operator. And quite chaotic there too. There are also many buses coming at the same time but one driver shouts this and then others shouting something else. Luckily we find our guide Adam and the jeep. Waiting again because there are other guests to come. We were picked up 9.15 and finally we leave at 11.15 am. We drive 2 jeeps. Adam is a guide and driver in the front car and we drive with a Turkish driver in the second. Despite the language barrier, the driver makes it a pleasant day with music and a dance. We stop at a view. Very nice and the ability to zipline. Costs an extra 10 euros. After this we drive to various gorges, views and valleys. Adam regularly steps out for explanations in German and English. Eventually we stop at Selge. This is really beautiful. We have sunny weather, not too much wind. There are still 2 jeeps but it is not mega busy. Really a special experience. We walk a bit into the canyon. There are no other tourists and the tranquility makes the place even more mystical. Back again a detailed explanation and the opportunity to drink and eat. Because the day is kind of weird. Lunch is end of day. Not until 4 p.m. We can buy a traditional pancake (3 euros pp) and are happy afterwards that we had something to eat. The Selge is followed by the amphitheater. Also very impressive. It's annoying that the saleswomen are very pushy. After this the route back towards Tazi. We stop for some more photo opportunities and then visit the Tazi gorge. Also very nice but in relation to the rest this is a bit disappointing. They are 3 wooden decking and there is nothing more to see / do. Along the way we stop briefly at a waterfall and get some explanation. Back lunch is ready... 16 hours. It's a chicken skewer with bulger and spaghetti and salad. Chicken tastes fine. The rest a little lame. Fine because we eat at the resort. After the "lunch" the way back is a lot smoother and we are back at the hotel at 5.30 pm. Really a beautiful day, highly recommended.
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Joelina
Apr 24, 2025
Chaos! - It was very disorganized overall. On site, 5 different excursions were coordinated in parallel, which ended in a huge chaos overall. Nobody really knew where to go. Also, on the way out, breaks were already taken at a kiosk that wanted 0.33l 10 euros for a plastic ready-made coffee, a water and an iced tea.... We booked a German guide and ended up with a Polish tour group. The other travelers were so nice and translated for us. Better to offer fewer activities and more coordinated. The rafting was fun and also the jeep tour to the lookout point!
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Gregnr2
Jun 1, 2025
Beware of offering service. - Not transparent communication. Coming with a written sheet afterwards and charging extra for banalities. This was refused and the pathetic my boss my boss story came up.
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Andrea
Jul 3, 2025
0/5 stars. Save your money - Positive We went to a beautiful place where we could swim for 20 min. Negative -The driver was driving like a complete lunatic. We were in this sort of van with no roof, windows or seatbelt. The tires of the car were completely bald and worn out. It was a very uphill/downhill narrow road with nothing but precipices on the sides. Driver was driving super fast and not breaking in the curves, speeding up and passing cars in curves for absolute no reason. Everyone was nervous, and didn’t feel safe or had anywhere to hang on to. We asked the driver to please drive slower and more careful. His excuse was that he knows the road, and he normally drives 400 people per day. He obliged but shortly after continued the reckless driving for the rest of the trip -The information given in the tour was just okay. For the most part, the driver was just yelling (and not even nicely). “Left is canyon. Right is the rafting. Make photo fast.” He would stop for literally 2 seconds, so we could snap a photo while from the car and then continued driving -Music was very loud (and a couple of people complained about it). I get that the music is for good mood and good atmosphere but NONE of this was happening in this tour, so the loud music was just annoying -Everything was in a rush. Didn’t feel well organized. People yelling in all directions to hurry up. Just felt stressful and not at all enjoyable -On our way back to the hotel the driver randomly stopped at this sort of market and without saying a word he just stepped out of the car. OVER FIFTEEN minutes later, we are all waiting for him in the boiling hot car not knowing what is happening. Turns out he was sitting on a table drinking tea and smoking -We were picked up at 09:06 and got back to the hotel at 18:00 (later than planned). Everyone was tired, hot and in a bad mood. It was honestly a waste of a day, money, and time. Even if they would give it for free, I wouldn’t want to do this tour again.
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Harrison_s
Dec 20, 2024
Terrible experience. Would not recommend booking. You will be scammed. - The trip never happened. The tour company cancelled 12 hours before and never got a refund. Still waiting to hear back from the tour company and Viator about the refund
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