Antalya's Iconic Vistas: Waterfalls, Cable Car & Old City Tour

We were picked up around 7am by a minibus. We stopped to pick up a few other local tourists and then were taken to a service station where we were told to change to a bigger coach. We were told we were waiting for 10 minutes for other tourists but this actually turned into a 30 minute wait. We then drove for a little longer before parking up again as we were waiting for other tourists. We told we would be waiting for 5 minutes but again was more like 20 minutes. We then continued the drive, still picking up tourists! We eventually got to mount olympus cable car around 10:30am. At this point we had been on the coach/minibus for over 3 hours for a 1 hour 40 minute journey from our hotel. Our guide told us to go straight up to level 2 to not waste any time. The cable car was a good experience and would recommend a visit. Our tour guide told us that as the weather wasn’t great, if we were quick he would have time to take us to Dinoland. There were quite a few children on the trip so we didn’t mind this. We were the Olympus cable car for 1 hour 15 and then back on the coach for an approximate 1 hour to dinoland. We didn’t realise, but this was actually where we were to eat our included lunch! The guide lead us to believe it was an extra trip due to the poor weather but it wasn’t. The food as good! We had the chicken kebab with rice, salad and chips. Drinks were not included which we knew about in advance so that was fine. After approximately 1 hour we were then back on the coach. We weren’t told where we were going but we assumed it would be to either the waterfalls or Antalya town which were next stops on the itinerary. We drove for another hour (the amount of times we passed the 750 year bridge, the airport and decathlon was so many we lost count as we were literally being driven round in circles). We then pulled up a big warehouse and was told to get off and wait in a reception area. We thought it must be some kind of museum before the old town visit, and were separated into 2 groups. We went with the English speaking guide and we followed her into a very big room filled with cabinets of silver and diamonds. The guide told us about sky diamonds for 2 minutes and then told us to shop. A big fella, similar build to Tony Soprano, who worked there must’ve thought we were going to buy and started to follow our every move. We are not interested in jewellery and if we were, we’d spend time researching before spending hundreds of pounds! We would not just be dropped into buying! There were no clear exits. We asked how to get out but the staff just ignored us. My husband noticed a wall that was slightly ajar and slid it open and to our relief found the exit. A man came over trying to e give us back in and told me we could not leave without purchasing. I assume he was joking as I pushed passed him with a number of the other tourists right behind me. We were then in a shop, like you go into after getting off a ride in Alton towers, with magnets, cuddly toys etc. we walked straight passed hoping to get on our coach but the driver was sat at a table on his phone. Obviously expecting us to have been there a lot longer. I don’t think anyone on our bus bought a thing! Once back on the bus, we went passed the 750 year old bridge, the airport and decathlon again to go to the waterfalls. Unfortunately the weather was so bad we didn’t stay there very long as everyone was soaked. We then got back on the coach (passed the 750 year old bridge, the airport and decathlon) to Antalya. We saw Hadrian’s gate and then was told we had some free time. The town was nice and we enjoyed this. We should’ve been on a boat trip but this was cancelled due to the weather, but I am not sure how we would’ve fitted this in? It was the back to the coach to go back to the hotel. We had to listen to our names and were separated onto minibuses. After we had been driving in the busy rush hour city centre traffic for approximately 30 minutes, we ended back where we started to pick another 2 tourists up! Then it was off for the drive back to the hotel and yes you’ve guessed it, back passed the 750 year old bridge, the airport and decathlon! So all in all we were out of our hotel for 12 hours and around 8 hours of this was spent sat on 3 different coaches/minibuses! If we have been taken straight to the locations we had booked I.e. Olympus cable car, waterfalls and the old town it would’ve been a good day out but the jewellery warehouse and the amount of sitting about on the coach spoiled it!

Miss g was our tour guide and she kept us entertained and was very knowledgable and very happy to answer any questions. This was an amazing experience, both waterfalls were beautiful as were the caves, lunch was very filling and high quality, and the boat trip was also beautiful. if you want to see the beauty of antalya, this is a must see. Highly recommended!!!

This tour was great value for money - we visited the lower and upper Duden waterfalls which was fantastic! The visit to the jewellery store was a bit odd and felt a bit like a sales tactic but still enjoyed seeing all the diamonds and trying them on. The boat cruise was uneventful - no tour guide explaining anything, just loud music blaring. The tour of old town was a bit rushed as we were running behind. I'm not sure I learned much from that but it was nice being at the bazaar. Time was really tight on the schedule, perhaps knock out the jewellery store visit. Lunch was great too. All in all, still definitely worth it and I highly recommend for the great value and the waterfalls if nothing else.

Excellent! Tour guide very friendly and helpful! Enjoyed the waterfalls,lunch and the boat ride. We had lots of fun with my friends. We will definitely come back

Dry informative and friendly guide . Likes the votes visited and the boat cruise too.****************^^^^^^^***^**

Thank you to John Wick. He was the best tour guide, professional yet very fun and patient with tourists. He took us pictures and he made sure we had so much fun.

Tour guide very friendly and patient and explained the historical places in detail. Organised a very good transport the experience will be memorable.

The tour was wonderful. The views from the top of the cable car was fantastic, the boat trip was lovely and our guide "John Wick" was great, very informative and knowledgeable on all the sites. However, we were told that our pick up time was 7.30 and we were getting calls and messages from 7.20. Apparently the agency had told our guide that the pick up time was 7.20 so better internal communication is needed. We were also taken to a jewellery shop half way through, which wasn't mentioned in the itinerary. The time spent here would have been better in the old town, which I thought was a bit rushed.

Was an excellent tour with great views , enjoyed every bit of it and John wick was a great tour guide who explained the historics as we went along

We drove one hour to the cable car and spent about 45 minutes at the top of the mountain. The views were very nice. We had a nice lunch and then went to see the Durden waterfalls. They were worth going to see. We then took a boat cruise along the coastline that was just OK. There wasn’t much to see. There was not much conversation along the way in the tour van. We were told how long we would have at each site and what to expect but not much more. After the boat, I thought we were going to do a tour of old town and some of the historic sites because that’s how this tour was advertised. Instead we were pointed in the direction of old town and told that the historic side was in one direction and the shopping side was in the other direction and that was the end of the tour. I learned very little about the history of the old town. Again the trip was good, but could’ve easily been great with just a little bit more effort.