Sea caves and castles, Roman ruins, emerald canyons and inland wonders – all within reach of the coast.
A Seljuk castle on a rocky peninsula, sea caves below it and mountains right behind the beach – Alanya is made for day trips.
A Roman town on a peninsula, a river that meets the sea and wild limestone hills behind – history and nature side by side.
Water the colour of jade between pine-clad cliffs – the Green Canyon is the Taurus at its most photogenic.
A cold, clear river through a national park of cypress woods and Roman bridges – the coast's favourite adventure playground.
An old harbour town, a huge tunnel aquarium and a giant theme park – the big-city side of the Riviera.
A long but rewarding journey into Central Anatolia: a multi-level underground city, Pigeon Valley, fairy chimneys and the view from Uçhisar, Avanos pottery, a 4-star hotel night and, at dawn, a sky full of hot-air balloons.
Explore CappadociaTwo unhurried days instead of one exhausting one: the Taurus crossing, turquoise Salda Lake, a barefoot walk on Pamukkale's white terraces, the ruins of Hierapolis, a thermal hotel evening and the Red Water springs on the way home.
Explore PamukkaleFollow the trail of Saint Nicholas into ancient Lycia: his church in Demre, the cliff tombs and Roman theatre of Myra, then a boat from Üçağız over the sunken town of Kekova and past Simena castle – with lunch and hotel transfers.
Explore Demre & KekovaAntalya province packs an unusual amount into the narrow strip between the Mediterranean and the Taurus Mountains. Within an hour or two of your hotel you can swim beside a sea cave, raft a mountain river, stand in a Roman theatre or eat lunch beside a lake the colour of jade. Most of our trips collect guests in Alanya and around Side and Manavgat; a few also pick up in Belek and Kemer.
Some of Turkey’s most famous places lie further away, and we go there too: the white terraces of Pamukkale and the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia, both as two-day trips, and the long day to Demre, Myra and Kekova in ancient Lycia.
Tours run from April to October. The mild months at either end – April to June, September and October – suit sightseeing and the safaris best; high summer is the time for boat days and water parks, when the sea is warmest. Most trips go out daily, while a few, like the Manavgat river cruise, keep to fixed weekdays, which the tour page always shows.