Aspendos & Perge Day Tour from Alanya with Manavgat Waterfall

Aspendos and Perge Day Trip – Roman Theatre, Ancient City & Waterfall

This Aspendos and Perge tour from Alanya is a fully guided day tour that brings together two of the most impressive ancient sites of the Pamphylian plain and one of the region's favourite natural spots. With hotel pickup in Alanya, an English-speaking guide, lunch and entrance fees for the listed sites, it is an easy way to explore classical history in a single day.

• Ancient bridge near Aspendos – a scenic first stop on the Kopru River
• Aspendos Theatre – the best-preserved Roman theatre in Anatolia
• Perge Ancient City – a carefully planned Roman city linked to St. Paul
• Manavgat Waterfall – time to relax beside the cascades
• Lunch and guided commentary throughout the day

The highlight of this daily excursion is Aspendos, set on a low plain beside the Kopru River, known in antiquity as the Eurymedon. Its theatre is widely regarded as the finest surviving Roman theatre in the Mediterranean world. It was designed by the architect Zenon, son of Theodoros, while Marcus Aurelius ruled Rome (161–180 AD), and its seating could hold an audience of some 15,000 to 20,000 people. The stage building and the arched gallery above the seats remain remarkably intact, giving a real sense of how spectators experienced a performance almost two thousand years ago.

Perge lies in the Aksu district, east of Antalya's centre. Believed to date back to the Hittite period, when it was recorded as Parha, it grew into one of the most orderly cities in Roman Anatolia, with colonnaded streets, baths and gates. Many of the marble statues uncovered here are now displayed in the Antalya Museum. Perge also holds a special place in Christian history, as St. Paul passed through the city on his missionary journeys. This daily tour from Alanya ends at Manavgat Waterfall, where the river tumbles over a wide rocky ledge in a cool, shaded setting before you return to your hotel.