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White-Water Rafting Adventure with Lunch From Side

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: Turkiye, Turkish Mediterranean Coast, Side
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  • 8 hours
  • Side
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Rafting is a sport that everyone should try once in their lifetime. Recreational rafting down the mountain river with different levels of difficulty. No experience needed. You will swim downstream on dinghies with an experienced instructor on an 8-mile (13km) distance overcoming numerous of cascades. During the raft you should look forward to animations and a lunch after the raft. You will be fully insured.

What Can You Expect?

The bus will take you from the hotel with other participants to Koprulu Canyon. There is a river flowing through the canyon which you will raft down on inflatable rafts. After reaching the rafting base, you will be given the necessary safety equipment, including life jackets, helmets, and special rubber shoes. You will also receive a safey orientation to help you stay safe during the trip.

You will then brave the waters of the Koprulu river for approximately 8-miles (13km) in boats large enough for several people and with the help of your experienced instructors. Professional photographers and videographers will make sure to capture most interesting moments from your adventure. After rafting, a delicious lunch will be waiting. You will also be able to buy prints of the photographer's pictures and purchase a DVD video of your trip (both at your own expense).

At the end of your rafting trip you'll be returned to your hotel.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • National Park fees
  • Lunch
  • All activities
  • Local guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • All necessary equipment: helmet, life jacket, paddles
  • extra insurance

Exclusions
  • Drinks
  • Souvenir photos and DVD's (available to purchase)

Additional Info

  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Minimum age is 5 years
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Pick up point is always outside the hotel, close to security gate / main gate of the hotel.


Departure Time


Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
White-Water Rafting Adventure with Lunch From Side
4/14/2024 - 10/31/2024

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Sareeeew

08 Aug, 2023

Summarization: mediocre food, a lot waiting because of lack of organization, a lot splashing between boats and pushing/pulling each other into the water. Don't bring too small kids that can't handle the splashing. There was more splashing than rafting. Not many slopes. Even though, it was a refreshing bath in the cold and clear water. There was so many groups at the same time so we had to wait a lot. Even though we were first to arrive, we had to wait the longest. It took a long time to find people from different hotels and it was hard to hear because several people were yelling while the crowd was loud. This could be improved with better organization where they do a check after picking up the gear where they could tell you where to go and do a check on their list instead of yelling. After the long wait we got into the busses again and drove to the starting point. Again, we had to wait a really long time. At first we didn't know what we where waiting for. Then we saw that they took pictures in the water and then forming another long, long line to go back to the water again to get wet and we guess to adapt to the cold water temperature. Once again we had to wait and we believe that more than a hour has past at this point. After coming out of the water we got divided into groups and this could have been done a lot earlier. Instead we had to wait for a long while again. There were a lot and then we mean A LOT splashing between the boats and guides pushing you in the water. It is god because of the difference in the temperature but it was too much. Don't bring too small kids that can't handle getting wet and splashed on. Another thing that could get better is less playing around between the tour guides during the ride. At some points it felt like they we're playing with each other a bit too much while everyone were watching them having fun with each other.

Sam_N

27 Jul, 2023

Brilliant leader on our boat. Full of energy and made it all very good fun. My whole family loved it. I would recommend this trip to people with adventurous kids aged 10+ as it is not for the faint hearted! The water is absolutely freezing but it is so beautiful in the river and the water is crystal clear. Be prepared to be thrown out of the boat (in the safe places) and just have fun. There is a place where you can jump off a high platform into the river. WEAR A LIFE JACKET. I am a strong swimmer and it took a while to get to the surface and then I was taken downstream VERY quickly which was quite frightening. I would’ve been swept to a shallower part but I didn’t know that at the time. A day full of fun and laughter. Recommended!

Markc2301

18 Sep, 2020

This is a terrific trip made even better with the cost at roughly £18 which includes transport from hotel to rafting centre which is about an hour from Side and a light lunch which is more than adequate. Drinks are available at extra cost which you pay for at the end but they are not expensive. Trip lasts about 8 hrs from hotel to finish. Special thanks to Carlos who was in charge of our boat which made the experience one to remember. The water is very cold but once in you forget about it. The river is quite calm and shallow (There are a few deep areas where you can jump/ push other people in) and there are enough rapids to enjoy the experience. In my opinion this is a trip not to be missed and I can guarantee you will enjoy the whole day.

Mark W

07 Sep, 2019

I was a little concerned based on the relatively low cost of this trip that we would not be getting quite what we expected, but was entirely wrong! Probably one of the best value day excursions we have had! The rafting itself, in rafts that carry up to about 12 people, is on a crystal clear (very cold!) river that runs through the canyon with few rapid sections that do throw the raft around a little but not to the point where you feel in any danger (we had my 9 year old daughter sat right at the front with us and she loved it!). On the quieter parts of the river you will always be in close proximity to other rafts and all the instructors lead the fun with splash fights and a little bit of bumping being a regular occurrence! They encourage you to drop off the side of the rafts in the calmer sections and help pull you back onto the raft when done swimming! The journey down the river is split into 2 sections, the first about 40 minutes and the second about 30 minutes, with a 10-15 minute stop in between. There is the chance to experience a zipline (extra cost) here and also to jump from a platform about 10-15 ft above a faster part of the river that sweeps you down to a shallow section, which was good fun! You can also pick up soft drinks (2 euros) or a beer (4 euros) here and a local savoury or sweet pancakes (2 euros). Once you've completed the journey down the river the trip finishes with a simple but tasty enough lunch at around 2.30pm. After lunch before you finish up they do try the inevitable sell of videos etc but it really isn't a hard sell, so no real pressure and they are of reasonable quality from what we saw. The only negative to this trip for us (not that anyone can do anything about it so more just to be aware of if you have kids like we did) is that the transfer from our hotel in Sorgun was almost 2 hours as we were literally the first on the bus and had about 8 or 9 other hotels to stop at on the way. However, as most of the people on the trip then went on to do quad biking afterwards we were returned in a smaller mini van with only 2 other stops so the return transfer was only an hour. All in all we had a great time and would highly recommend... as stated at the start of the review fantastic value when you get all of this for less than £20 per adult and £10 per child!!

Fiona_C

16 Aug, 2019

Great day out - loved the fact that we got to raft for a good while. I would have preferred it had I been more prepared though. Bring water shoes or non slippy sandals with straps (not flip flops) as we didn’t and had to buy three pairs between us at 10 euros a pair. You can’t really bring much with you on the rafts and are out in the hot sun so be prepared to pay for drinks along the way. It’s worth buying a waterproof cover for phone to take photos as the video/slideshow they take costs €25 - unless you just factor it into the cost, as realistically it’ll be hard to get good photos of yourselves on the boat. The food was mediocre at best but if you are aware of the extra costs and don’t expect amazing food then it’s a great day out! Helmets are all the same size so our kids were swamped in the helmets. I would recommend it as a day trip with the aforementioned caveats.

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Super Ausflug mit viel Spaß, Wasser und tollem Guide.

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