Green Lake, Oymapınar: Our most recommended tours and activities

From Side Area: Green Lake Jeep and Boat Tour

1. From Side Area: Green Lake Jeep and Boat Tour

You will be picked up from your hotel in the early morning by jeep. From that moment on, your adventure will begin.  Once the jeep convoy has gathered, you will drive to the Taurus Mountains, where you will witness breathtaking views of Green Canyon. The convoy will lead you to the villages of Sartlar and Işıklar and your tour guide will explain to you the tradition, culture, and routine life of the locals. As you are driving off-road in the hot weather, you will splash water onto each other - helping you to cool down and have some fun. The next stop will be at a waterfall named Manavgat. Forget your problems as you relax watching the beautiful flow of water. You will move from jeep to boat as you go sailing on Green Lake. This is a great tour for those who want to escape the city noise. You will also have the possibility to go swimming in the Lake as well.

Side: Green Canyon Jeep Tour, Boat Trip, Waterfall, & Lunch

2. Side: Green Canyon Jeep Tour, Boat Trip, Waterfall, & Lunch

Take a journey from Side and learn about traditional Turkish culture. Drive around some of the most beautiful landscapes in the Southern Mediterranean area of Turkey. Travel on and off-road on a Jeep, and cross rivers in your vehicle. Try local Turkish foods and teas, and take in an Islamic mosque. Start your tour by boarding your Jeep. Next, meet up with your group and drive as a fleet across rivers, rough roads, and along the mountains. Stop for lunch and tea at a local Turkish town. Once you’re refreshed, continue to the Oymapınar Dam, a stunning arch dam on the Manavgat River. Use this view as a prologue to your next views at Green Lake, a beautiful place to swim. Enjoy a boat tour of the lake, and enjoy a snack at a restaurant near the lake before getting ready to head back in your Jeep. Before you get back to Side, take a quick stop at a mosque to see where the Islamic religion lives. After, relax on your return journey with drop-off at your hotel.

Side: Jeep Safari Off-Road Adventure w/ Lunch

3. Side: Jeep Safari Off-Road Adventure w/ Lunch

Your adventure starts with the hotel pickup from your hotel in Side area. Then you meet your guide at the meeting point. You will get brifing how to take place in the jeeps and the program about of the day. And then you will drive with your driver. First explore the Taurus mountains and make off-road. Stop for beautiful views of lake. Take some photos all together and continue to off-road until Roman Aquaducts. Here a few minutes have rest and take photo break. Next step is Green Canyon, drive to Green Canyon and when you arrive there, enjoy beautiful views of the canyon and Oymapinar Dam. Then drive to the Green Lake, make off-road on the way and stop to visit the old mosque with your guide. Then drive for lunch near Green Lake. Here you will have about two hours time. Order your meal and enjoy fresh waters of the lake and take a swim break while your food is getting ready. Enjoy your delicious meal. Enjoy your time by jumping into green lake. Stop for last break at Manavgat Waterfall for 30 minutes. Take a fresh air and beautiful photos. After waterfal take your places in the jeep to drop-off to your hotels.

Side: Full-Day Jeep Safari & Green Lake Boat Trip w/ Lunch

4. Side: Full-Day Jeep Safari & Green Lake Boat Trip w/ Lunch

Your adventure starts with the hotel pickup from your hotel in Side area. Then you meet your guide at the meeting point. You will get brifing how to take place in the jeeps and the program about of the day. And then you will drive with your driver. First explore the Taurus mountains and make off-road. Stop for beautiful views of lake. Take some photos all together and continue to off-road until Roman Aquaducts. Here a few minutes have rest and take photo break. Next step is Green Canyon, drive to Green Canyon and when you arrive there, enjoy beautiful views of the canyon and Oymapinar Dam. Then drive to the Green Lake, make off-road on the way and stop to visit the old mosque with your guide. Then drive for lunch near Green Lake. Order your meal and enjoy fresh waters of the lake and take a swim break while your food is getting ready. Enjoy your delicious meal. And then take a seat on the boat which waits for you near the lake. Make an hour boat trip and enjoy the swimming there. After boat trip take your place in the jeep. Stop for last break at Manavgat Waterfall for 30 minutes. Take a fresh air and beautiful photos. After waterfal take your places in the jeep to drop-off to your hotels.

Manavgat: Guided Aqueduct, Waterfall & Green Lake Tour

5. Manavgat: Guided Aqueduct, Waterfall & Green Lake Tour

Discover the southern Turkish city of Manavgat and its longstanding history on this guided tour. Visit a local mosque, the Manavgat Waterfall, the Roman aqueducts, Green Lake, and Oymapınar Dam. Start the tour with a pickup from your hotel and head to a local mosque. Learn about the local culture and beliefs before driving to the Manavgat Waterfall. Discover the small but picturesque waterfall and the clear blue-green waters below.  Head to the historical Roman aqueducts and visit an old village house. Reach the man-made Green Lake and witness its incredible green waters. Take in the peace and quiet of the area. Enjoy lunch at the Green Lake restaurant which has a perfect panorama view to take in the scenery. Use your free time to enjoy water sports like swimming or fishing. Take a photo break at the Oymapınar Dam for a spectacular view of the Green Canyon. Explore an orange garden before returning to your accommodation.

Side: Jeep Off-road w/ Lunch & Waterfall Visit & Boat Trip

6. Side: Jeep Off-road w/ Lunch & Waterfall Visit & Boat Trip

Experience a full day of adventure as you travel around the Taurus Mountains in a jeep. Get picked up from your hotel and make your way to your first stop, an old village house where you can sample traditional Turkish gözleme. Stop for photos at the Roman aqueducts on your way to Oymapınar Dam. Here, admire the panoramic views of the Green Canyon and Green Lake, where you will be stopping for lunch. At the Green Lake, go for a dip in the pristine emerald waters or enjoy an optional boat trip. Later, stop at an old village mosque to experience Islamic culture firsthand before heading to a miniature zoo. Finally, head to Manavgat Waterfall where you will have 30 minutes of free time before being dropped off back at your hotel.

From Side: Green Lake Boat Trip Cabrio Bus Safari with Lunch

7. From Side: Green Lake Boat Trip Cabrio Bus Safari with Lunch

Following pick-up from your hotel at around 09:00, journey towards the Taurus Mountains for an unforgettable full-day of adventure. Drive through the mountains passing fragrant orange gardens on a specially-designed bus that provides panoramic views of the countryside and all the great places you will pass through along the way. Hear the rich history of the area and its cultural heritage from your knowledgeable guide. Once at the lake, board a catamaran for a relaxing 1-hour cruise, and see the beautiful nature surrounding you from a different perspective. Next, enjoy an included lunch at a local restaurant close to the lake. Get back on the cabrio bus for the slow journey back to Side. Enjoy the leisurely drive and visit a village mosque to learn more about the religious traditions of Turkey. Get the option to visit a small zoo for a small additional fee. Finally, admire a beautiful waterfall on the Manavgat River before your hotel drop off at approximately 18:00.

Side: Green Lake Boat and Cabrio Bus Tour

8. Side: Green Lake Boat and Cabrio Bus Tour

Your tour will begin as you are picked up by bus from your hotel. From here your first stop will be to the Kulliye Mosque, where your guide will provide you with some brief information about the history of Islam. You will take a short break to taste traditional Turkish gozleme, before driving to the Seleukia Ancient Roman City where your guide will run you through some information on the history of this setting. You will later drive to Oymapınar Dam, which has views over both Green Canyon and Green Lake. Before lunch, enjoy a boat trip in the Green Lake, during which you can swim. Stop for a delicious lunch at Green Lake, taking 1-2 hours to relax. You will later stop at the Manavgat Waterfall for about 30 minutes, where you will have the option to enter. Finally, you will visit an orange garden to taste fresh orange and pomegranate juice before being returned back to your hotel at around 5:00PM.

Adventure in Green Canyon jeep safari with lunch included

9. Adventure in Green Canyon jeep safari with lunch included

Are you ready to discover the unique beauty of nature and landscapes of the Taurus Mountains (Oymapinar Dam) with your family? We will pick you up in our Land Rover Defender Jeeps according to your hotel location in the morning between 8:30-09:00, then meet other Jeeps at our collection center and visit Manavgat Waterfalls (entrance fee). to the waterfall is €1 for adults and free for children). Then our road trip to Green Canyon begins and we have a unique Off-Road show for Defender Jeeps. Then we will reach the Green Lake, exploring the historical aqueducts (aqueducts of the Roman Empire) and getting to know the local people through the villages. We rest in the house of a local family in the village of Oymapinari, where you can taste our special Turkish pancakes and offer drinks if you wish. As our journey continues to the Oymapinar Dam (Green Canyon), depending on the summer heat, water wars begin between our families and the most entertaining Jeeps for the children. We take a break to discover the beauty of nature from a bird's eye view at the top of the Oymapınar Dam in the Green Canyon. Later. We move to our restaurant for lunch, spend about 2 hours in the restaurant and offer our guests a chicken menu or a fish menu (chicken-trout, fries, rice, salad). We offer you fun in our mini water park with slides on a platform set up for swimming. Then as a cultural visit we will visit a mosque where the locals go every day and with this visit we will finish our Jeep Safari tour introducing our families to the area we live in and we will leave our guest hotel again around

From Side City: Visit to Ormana Village & Altinbesik Cave

10. From Side City: Visit to Ormana Village & Altinbesik Cave

Begin this full-day tour with a drive into the Taurus Mountains. Your first stop of the day is Avasun, known as the village of bay leaves. Stop to take in the views over the Green Canyon and Green Lake and take the opportunity to grab some terrific holiday snaps. Visit the village of Ürünlü and learn about the distinctive button houses, an architectural curiosity famous in this area. Enjoy a tea or coffee break at a traditional house before visiting Altinbesik Cave National Park. During your tour you'll also have the chance to take a boat ride on a subterranean lake and see the stalactite and stalagmite formations in the Golden Cradle Cavern. In Ormana village, see more button houses and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to Sarihacilar köyü, a village on the Silk Road before visiting a traditional house and a spectacular 650-year-old Ottoman mosque.

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We had a very nice tour with Ahmet. We were picked up from the hotel on time, and after we had collected other passengers from various other hotels, we went to the mountains to visit a mosque. We then drove on, making several photo stops, to the ruins of a village founded around 200 BC in a pine forest and then to a cafeteria. After relaxing there with cold drinks, we continued to the Green Lake Dam and from there to a lakeside restaurant for lunch. After a subsequent break with the opportunity to swim in the lake, go fishing or go pedal boating (all included in the price), we went on the ship for a trip across the lake with a swim stop and then to the waterfall in Manavgat. All in all we spent an entertaining day with interesting insights into Turkish culture and beautiful landscapes, enriched with informative explanations.

Super nice trip. Very informative. We felt completely comfortable. The guide Cem always had a snappy joke on his lips and tried to answer all the questions that came up. Made everything great. The hours were well filled. The highlight was the cave. You go into the cave with a rubber boat and get information about the whole cave and the lake (in English). At lunchtime we went to a small but nice restaurant where you got plenty of food. We can only recommend everyone to do this tour.

I really liked the excursion. The day before, the regional organizer sent a WhatsApp message with the pick-up time. The pick-up was on time. We were a group of 11 people. The minibus ride was relaxing. We heard a lot about the country and its people from Klaus Müller, aka Mehmet. Lunch was really great. Not the typical excursion meal. All in all a nice experience. I recommend this excursion with a clear conscience.

We were really excited. Everything was right here, from the pick-up, which took place on time, to the off-road tour, lunch and the boat trip. We've never had so much fun on a tour. Next time I would like to use this seller again. Only to recommend. Thank you for the wonderful day.

Amazing!! So much fun a must do!! But take a towel and something to put your phone in because the water fights are sooo good but you get drenched !