Daily Antalya City Tour from Alanya – Kaleici, Duden Falls & Shopping

Daily Antalya City Tour from Alanya — Old Town, Waterfalls and Free Time to Shop

This Antalya day trip from Alanya combines the Roman and Ottoman lanes of Kaleici, the roaring Duden Waterfalls and a long afternoon of shopping in one easy guided excursion. You are collected from your hotel in Alanya and travel west along the coast in an air-conditioned vehicle with a professional English-speaking guide, who brings each stop to life with stories from twenty centuries of local history.

The walking part of the day takes place in Kaleici, the walled heart of Antalya that grew from a Roman settlement into a Byzantine, Seljuk and finally Ottoman town. You pass through Hadrian's Gate, the marble triumphal arch with three openings raised in honour of the emperor Hadrian, and see the Broken Minaret of the Korkut Mosque, a building that began life as a Roman temple in the 2nd century AD. At the edge of the old quarter stands Hidirlik Tower, a sturdy stone landmark that may have served as a lighthouse or a fortification, overlooking the gardens of Karaalioglu Park. Below the walls lies the old Kaleici Marina, a harbour in use for more than 2,100 years and still one of the liveliest corners of the city.

After lunch at a local restaurant, the daily excursion continues to the Duden Waterfalls, where streams born in the Taurus Mountains, sometimes flowing above ground and sometimes underground, finally tumble towards the Mediterranean. The programme also features a cable car ride with wide views over the city and bay, followed by more than three hours of free time at a large Antalya shopping centre before the drive back to Alanya. With entrance fees, lunch and hotel transfers included, this day tour from Alanya is a relaxed way to see the best of Antalya without planning a thing.