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Belek: Rafting Adventure in Köprülü Canyon
Trade your Belek sunbed for white-water thrills in Koprulu Canyon. Paddle the icy Kopru River with pro guides, transfers and riverside lunch included. Book your raft today!
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Experience
Highlights
- Conquer 14 km of bubbling Grade 2-3 rapids on the crystal-clear Kopru River
- Glide beneath the 2,000-year-old Roman Oluk Bridge inside Koprulu Canyon National Park
- Leap from canyon rocks and float through emerald pools between rapids
- Feast on a grilled riverside lunch surrounded by towering pine forest
- Relax with door-to-door hotel pickup straight from your Belek resort
Full description
Your morning begins the easy way, with a comfortable pickup right outside your Belek hotel as the air-conditioned coach winds inland toward the Taurus Mountains. The resort skyline soon gives way to fragrant pine forest and roadside stalls selling fresh oranges, and the temperature drops a few welcome degrees as the road climbs into Koprulu Canyon National Park. By the time you reach the rafting base camp on the banks of the Kopru River, the city feels a world away.
After a friendly safety briefing and a fitting for your helmet, life jacket and wetsuit, you climb into the raft with your licensed guide and push off into water so clear you can count the pebbles below. The Kopru River carries you through roughly 14 kilometres of splashing Grade 2-3 rapids, calm enough for first-timers yet lively enough to soak everyone in the boat. You paddle hard through frothing chutes, drift under the ancient Roman Oluk Bridge arching high over the canyon, and pause in glassy emerald pools where the braver paddlers leap from the rocks into the cool current.
Back at base camp you trade your paddle for a plate, tucking into a hearty grilled lunch served at long tables beneath the pines beside the rushing river. There is time to swap stories, dry off in the mountain sun and grab a Turkish tea before the coach carries you back down to Belek, sun-kissed and pleasantly tired. It is the perfect contrast to a lazy beach holiday, so reserve your spot in the raft and bring home the adventure story everyone will envy.
Includes
- Round-trip hotel transfer from Belek by air-conditioned coach
- Professional licensed rafting guide in every boat
- Full safety kit: helmet, life jacket, paddle and wetsuit
- Riverside buffet lunch beside the Kopru River
- Mandatory rafting accident insurance
Excludes
- Drinks at lunch and at the canyon cafes
- Professional photo and video service on the river
- Waterproof shoes and personal gear
- Optional zipline, buggy or quad add-ons
- Tips for your guide and driver
Important Information
- Infants aged 0-3 join free of charge; children aged 4-11 pay a reduced child price
- Bring swimwear, a towel, sunscreen and a change of dry clothes
- The river water is cold all year, so a wetsuit is provided and recommended
- Not suitable for pregnant guests or people with serious heart or back conditions
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure
- Conquer 14 km of bubbling Grade 2-3 rapids on the crystal-clear Kopru River
- Glide beneath the 2,000-year-old Roman Oluk Bridge inside Koprulu Canyon National Park
- Leap from canyon rocks and float through emerald pools between rapids
- Feast on a grilled riverside lunch surrounded by towering pine forest
- Relax with door-to-door hotel pickup straight from your Belek resort
Your morning begins the easy way, with a comfortable pickup right outside your Belek hotel as the air-conditioned coach winds inland toward the Taurus Mountains. The resort skyline soon gives way to fragrant pine forest and roadside stalls selling fresh oranges, and the temperature drops a few welcome degrees as the road climbs into Koprulu Canyon National Park. By the time you reach the rafting base camp on the banks of the Kopru River, the city feels a world away.
After a friendly safety briefing and a fitting for your helmet, life jacket and wetsuit, you climb into the raft with your licensed guide and push off into water so clear you can count the pebbles below. The Kopru River carries you through roughly 14 kilometres of splashing Grade 2-3 rapids, calm enough for first-timers yet lively enough to soak everyone in the boat. You paddle hard through frothing chutes, drift under the ancient Roman Oluk Bridge arching high over the canyon, and pause in glassy emerald pools where the braver paddlers leap from the rocks into the cool current.
Back at base camp you trade your paddle for a plate, tucking into a hearty grilled lunch served at long tables beneath the pines beside the rushing river. There is time to swap stories, dry off in the mountain sun and grab a Turkish tea before the coach carries you back down to Belek, sun-kissed and pleasantly tired. It is the perfect contrast to a lazy beach holiday, so reserve your spot in the raft and bring home the adventure story everyone will envy.
- Round-trip hotel transfer from Belek by air-conditioned coach
- Professional licensed rafting guide in every boat
- Full safety kit: helmet, life jacket, paddle and wetsuit
- Riverside buffet lunch beside the Kopru River
- Mandatory rafting accident insurance
- Drinks at lunch and at the canyon cafes
- Professional photo and video service on the river
- Waterproof shoes and personal gear
- Optional zipline, buggy or quad add-ons
- Tips for your guide and driver
- Infants aged 0-3 join free of charge; children aged 4-11 pay a reduced child price
- Bring swimwear, a towel, sunscreen and a change of dry clothes
- The river water is cold all year, so a wetsuit is provided and recommended
- Not suitable for pregnant guests or people with serious heart or back conditions
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure