Alanya · Türkler · Konaklı · Avsallar
Beaches, boat days, where to eat, where to shop, which tour fits your family. Honest, from someone who lives here.
Two or three suggestions, not forty. No account, no payment.
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This week
Not a catalogue. The ones that fit this week's weather and most hotel areas.
Wed · Fri · Sun · Full day
The one tour I'd book first. Castle, the old harbour, the Red Tower, then lunch on a platform over the cold Dim river. You see the real town, not the hotel strip.
Not for: Wheelchair users (castle paths are steep and uneven); people who need to be back by 15:00
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Know before you book →Every day · Half day
Hot marble, a scrub that takes off a week of sun, a foam wash and tea afterwards. The best thing to do on a rainy day or the day after a long tour.
Not for: Pregnant guests, people with heart conditions or very low blood pressure, children under about 6
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Know before you book →Every day · Full day
A wooden walkway through a narrow canyon to a cold pool, lunch by the river, a village on the way back. Green, shaded, slow. The opposite of the beach.
Not for: Pushchairs; guests who cannot manage stairs and wet wooden steps
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Know before you book →Tue · Fri · 2 days
Fairy chimneys, an underground city, a sunrise sky full of balloons if the weather allows. It is a long drive each way; the night in between is what makes it worth it.
Not for: Small children; guests who get carsick; anyone with only a 7-night stay who also wants a beach week
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Know before you book →Adnan's local take
Go on your second or third day. Once you've seen the castle, the rest of the week makes more sense: you know where the harbour is, which beach is which, where to eat.
On the Alanya city tour. Every experience here has one.
Places we'd send our own family
A short list, by area. Each one says why, and who it's not for. Places may thank us with a small fee when you shop. It never changes your price.
Shopping · Türkler
Bags, watches, sunglasses and small gifts at three quality levels, with the price told to you straight. No pressure, no 'special price for you'.
Sight · Alanya
Seljuk walls on the rock above town, 6 km of them. Go up for the view, the small Byzantine church and the sea on three sides. The city tour includes it; on your own, take the cable car up and walk down.
Sight · Alanya harbour
The octagonal brick tower by the harbour, built 1226. Climb the five floors for the harbour view; the small museum inside is quick.
Your hotel area
Long beach, big hotels, Sunday market. The earliest pick-ups on the coast.
Small centre, real market, dolmuş to Alanya every few minutes.
Incekum beach, pine shade, quieter evenings. Closest to Side.
How booking works
Hotel, dates, who's travelling.
With duration, pick-up, what's included, who it's not for.
Written confirmation. Cancel until the evening before.
Your ticket comes from the licensed agency, not from me.
Your ticket is issued by a licensed travel agency (TÜRSAB). I help you choose; the agency issues the ticket. Full booking information
Who answers
I was born here and I work with guests in Türkler and Konaklı every season. When you write, you get me: which boat is the quiet one, which day the hamam is empty, whether your child will cope with the canyon walk.
I don't sell every tour there is. I tell you which one fits, and when the answer is "stay at the beach today".