Rafting and Jeep Safari from Side: Is the Jeep Worth Adding?

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From Side you can book a plain rafting trip or the Rafting + Jeep Safari. The rafting itself is identical in both; the question is whether you want to add the jeep ride and the canyon viewpoint. This page lays out the difference so you can decide.

Price comparison

What stays the same

In both options you raft 14 km of the Köprüçay river with helmet, life jacket, paddle and a guide. In summer the trip takes about 3 hours; in spring and autumn about 2.5 hours. The water is grade 1–2.

What the jeep adds

On the raft you see the canyon from the bottom. The jeep shows it from above. Open-top jeeps for 8–10 guests drive for about 50 minutes on dirt tracks and stop for 20 minutes on a hill beyond the big historic Roman bridge. From there the depth of the canyon and its natural springs are laid out below you. The package also includes lunch at our riverside restaurant – chicken skewers, rice, spaghetti and salad, or a vegetarian plate.

Who might choose which

• Rafting only: if the river is what you came for, or if you are keeping to a budget.
• Rafting + Jeep: if you would like to see the canyon from two angles and spend more of the day out there.
• Want ATV, buggy and zipline as well? Then the Super Combo is the one, on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.

Pickup in the Side area

The Rafting + Jeep Safari runs daily from Side. Guests based in Manavgat town are picked up outside Novamall, the shopping centre close to the town centre, and we confirm that time on WhatsApp.

Driving from Side instead of using the minibus? Our base expects you at 10:30. You can still join if you arrive by 11:00, but please do not count on that margin; traffic sometimes eats it up.

Booking

For transfer bookings we take a one-person deposit. Cancelling less than 24 hours before the tour means no refund; if we cancel, you are refunded in full. Pregnant guests cannot raft, and guests with a serious heart condition need a doctor's approval.

Tell us which option you prefer: +90 534 820 11 69.