Green Canyon Jeep Safari and Boat Tour from Side: Lunch Included

A full day outside the resort: Jeep, lake, waterfall, and a meal where locals eat

A full-day tour from Side combining a Jeep safari through Green Canyon with a boat trip on the lake, lunch, hotel pickup and drop-off, and stops at Manavgat Waterfall and Manavgat Mosque. You choose whether to add the one-hour boat tour or stick to the Jeep portion. The guide speaks English, German or Turkish depending on the departure.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Green Canyon and Manavgat

• Jeep Safari to Green Canyon
• Pass by Green Canyon
• Visit Manavgat Waterfalls
• Pass by Manavgat Mosque

The experience

The day starts with hotel pickup and a Jeep ride into Green Canyon, where the landscape shifts from resort beaches to pine-covered hills and the canyon walls narrow around you. The route takes in two separate stretches of the canyon itself, giving you time to see how the terrain changes and to stop for photos without the rush of a packed minibus tour. The Jeep is the transport and the vantage point both. You sit higher than you would in a car, and the open sides mean the air and the sound of the canyon come straight at you.

Lunch happens at Green Lake, a freshwater basin set inside the canyon where the water stays cool and clear. The meal is included and served at a local spot, not a tourist setup, so you're eating what the guides eat when they're not working. If your option includes the boat tour, you spend an hour on the water after lunch, moving across the lake to see the canyon walls from the water side and to reach spots the Jeep cannot. If you chose the Jeep-only option, you stay on shore and have more time to rest or explore the lakeside on foot.

The afternoon adds two more stops: Manavgat Waterfall, where water drops into a wide pool and the spray cools the air around the viewing platform, and Manavgat Mosque, a working mosque in the town where you can step inside if you're dressed appropriately and remove your shoes. The guide will explain what you're looking at and answer questions, but the stops are not lectures. They're places you stand in and take in. The day wraps with the drive back to your hotel, arriving in the early evening.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off in Side.
• Jeep safari through Green Canyon with two separate canyon sections.
• lunch at Green Lake.
• Manavgat Waterfall and Manavgat Mosque stops.
• one-hour boat tour on Green Lake (if you select that option at checkout).
• a live guide in English, German or Turkish.

Options for this experience

2 options

Jeep safari including a boat tripGuide in English, German or Turkish · 08:30Includes pickup

Jeep safari excluding the boat tripGuide in English, German or Turkish · 08:30Boat trip not included in this option; includes pickup

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Lasts 8h, runs every day at 08:30, from US$ 40 per person, with a live guide in English, German and Turkish and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 08:30

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (12 and older) · Child (4 to 11 years) · Infant (under 4)

GroupUp to 20

Live guideEnglish, German and Turkish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problems

Operated by Tourmania

Is this one for you?Choose the option with the boat tour if you want to see the canyon from the water and spend time on the lake. Pick the Jeep-only option if you'd rather have a longer break at lunch and prefer to stay on land. Either way, the Jeep gets you off the main tourist strip and into terrain a rental car cannot reach, and the guide handles the route so you don't spend the day navigating or worrying about where to stop.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, German and Turkish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (4 to 11 years); Infant (under 4).

What's the difference between the Jeep Safari With Boat Trip and the Jeep Safari Without Boat Trip?

The Jeep Safari With Boat Trip includes a one-hour boat tour on Green Lake after lunch. The Jeep Safari Without Boat Trip covers the same Jeep route, the canyon stops, and lunch, but you skip the water portion and have more time at the lake on foot instead.

Does the tour include the entrance fee to Manavgat Waterfall?

Lunch at Green Lake and hotel transport are included, but the waterfall entrance fee is separate and paid on the day.

How long is the full day, and what time does pickup happen?

The tour runs eight hours total from pickup to drop-off at your hotel. The exact pickup time depends on where you're staying in Side, and the operator will confirm it when you book.

Is the Jeep ride rough, and will I be uncomfortable if I have a bad back?

The Jeep safari involves driving on uneven terrain and the motion can be jarring. The tour is not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries or poor cardiovascular health, so check your fitness before booking.