Green Canyon Boat Tour from Alanya

The Green Canyon Day Out of Alanya

The day that swaps the sea for the mountains — a reservoir the colour of bottle glass, pine cliffs on both sides, and water cold enough to wake you up.

From
€33
per adult
Duration
9 Hours
Pickup
Hotel pickup included
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Highlights

  • Visit the trout-farm springs and spot fish in the Manavgat River's icy headwaters
  • Enjoy an open-buffet lunch served on deck as the boat drifts through the gorge
  • Marvel at soaring pine-clad cliffs framed by the dramatic Taurus Mountains
  • Swim in crisp, crystal-clear mountain water at scenic anchorage spots
  • Cruise the unforgettable emerald water of Green Canyon on the Oymapinar reservoir

About this boat trip

If you have already done the coast, this is the day that looks nothing like it.

A coach takes you inland from Alanya, up through citrus groves into the Taurus foothills, to the reservoir held back by the Oymapınar dam. The boat there floats on fresh water between pine cliffs, and the colour of it — somewhere between bottle glass and jade — is the reason people take the photograph before they take their shoes off.

It is nine hours door to door, and most of the difference from a sea day is in how it feels. There is no swell, so nobody gets queasy. The water is genuinely cold, straight off the mountain springs, which after a week of bath-warm Mediterranean is either the best part of the day or the part you watch from the rail.

An open buffet lunch is served on board, and there are swim stops along the way.

A note on where this sits: the canyon itself has a whole site of its own in our group, with far more depth on the dam, the springs and the seasons. This page is about the day out of Alanya — the coach, the hours, the price and whether it suits you.

Hotel transfer from Alanya and Avsallar is included both ways.

What's included

  • Friendly local guide and travel insurance
  • Open-buffet lunch served on board
  • Full-day boat cruise on Green Canyon
  • Comfortable air-conditioned transfer to the Oymapinar Dam
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off from Alanya and Avsallar

What's not included

  • Optional activities on shore
  • Tips for the crew and guide
  • Photo and video service
  • Personal expenses and souvenirs
  • Drinks and bottled water

Good to know

  • · Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure
  • · Great for families, couples and every fitness level
  • · The water is refreshingly cold, straight from mountain springs
  • · Pack a swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, hat and sunglasses
  • · Infants aged 0-3 travel free; children aged 4-11 pay the reduced child price

Pickup areas

We collect from hotels along the Alanya strip, from Okurcalar in the west to Mahmutlar in the east. Staying further out? Ask us and we will tell you honestly whether we can reach you.

Before you board

Safety on board

What is actually recorded for this boat, what the sea does, and what we will not promise you. This section is different on every boat on this site, because the boats are different.

Cover and equipment on this boat

This is the line our operations record holds for this boat, word for word:

“Friendly local guide and travel insurance”

We do not sell or arrange travel insurance. If you want personal cover for the day, arrange it before you travel.

Sea conditions and weather

The Alanya coast is sheltered by the headland and is usually calm through the summer, but the Mediterranean is still the sea and an afternoon breeze can put a chop on the water. If you are prone to seasickness, take something before you board rather than after.

If the weather turns and the boat does not sail, you pay nothing — you pay on the day you sail, and you can cancel free up to 24 hours before in any case.

Swimming, and when to tell us

Swim stops are part of the day where the itinerary includes them. You are never required to get in the water — the deck is yours for the whole trip if you would rather stay dry.

Tell us in advance if someone in your party cannot swim, is pregnant, has a heart or back condition, or uses medication that matters on a long day out. It changes nothing about your booking; it just means the crew knows.

Children on board

Infants aged 0–3 travel free, children aged 4–11 pay the reduced child price, and from 12 the adult fare applies. Those are the bands the booking system actually charges from.

Children remain the responsibility of the adults they travel with. There is no supervised area and no childminding on any of these boats.

Boarding and access

This boat is not step-free. You board from the quay in Alanya harbour, and there are stairs between decks. Nobody is carried aboard — if walking a gangway and a few steps is difficult, tell us before you book and we will be straight with you about whether the day will work.

The boat takes up to 40 guests.

What we do not promise

  • An exact pickup time. The hotel strip runs across 10 resort areas and more than forty kilometres, so yours is confirmed the evening before rather than guessed at here.
  • Dolphins, turtles or any other wildlife. They are wild; some days you see them and most days you do not.
  • Flat water. We will tell you the sea is usually calm, because it usually is. We will not tell you it always is.
  • A star rating. We hold no verified reviews for these boats yet, so we publish none — a number we cannot show you the source of is worth nothing.
Green Canyon Boat Tour from Alanya
Green Canyon Boat Tour from Alanya
Green Canyon Boat Tour from Alanya

Questions

Frequently asked

Is the Green Canyon trip on the sea?
No. It is fresh water — a reservoir inland from Alanya, behind the Oymapınar dam. There is no swell at all, which makes it the right choice if the open sea does not agree with you.
How cold is the water?
Cold. It comes straight off mountain springs, and after a week of Mediterranean sea temperatures it is a shock. Some guests swim for a long time and some get in once and get straight out.
How long is the day and what does it cost?
About nine hours door to door, at €33 per adult and €20 per child aged 4 to 11. An open buffet lunch and round-trip coach transfer from Alanya and Avsallar are included.
Is it suitable for families?
Yes. The water is flat, the boat is calm and there are swim stops. The cold water is the only thing to warn small children about.

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