The Antalya City Tour is a full, roughly 8-hour guided group day trip that combines the old town of Kaleiçi, the Düden Waterfalls and your choice of a boat trip from Kaleiçi harbour or the Olympos (Tahtalı) cable car. Prices start at €22 per adult for the waterfalls-only package and rise to €60 for the package that includes both the cable car and the boat trip; children aged 4–11 pay a reduced rate and infants 0–3 travel free on a parent's lap. Every package includes free hotel pick-up across the Antalya region, an English, German or Russian speaking guide, lunch, and all entrance fees — and you pay nothing online, settling with your guide on the day of the tour.
This is a single-day overview tour that brings together Antalya's signature experiences — the historic streets of Kaleiçi, the Düden Waterfalls, and either a Mediterranean boat trip or a panoramic cable-car ride — so first-time visitors can see the best of the city without arranging taxis and tickets themselves. It is a shared group tour on an air-conditioned coach, offered in four packages, from a simple waterfalls-and-old-town day up to the full version with the Olympos (Tahtalı) cable car and a boat trip from Kaleiçi harbour. The tour runs daily, year-round, with instant booking confirmation.
You can wander Kaleiçi on your own for free, and many visitors do. The value of this tour is everything around it: in one day it combines the old town, the Düden Waterfalls and your choice of the Olympos cable car or a Kaleiçi-harbour boat trip, with hotel pick-up, lunch and all entrance fees handled for you, and a guide to explain what you are seeing in English, German or Russian. If you only want to stroll the old town at your own pace, you don't need a tour. If you want to see Antalya's main sights together in a single day without arranging transport and tickets yourself — particularly the cable car near Kemer, which is awkward to reach by public transport — the tour is built to do exactly that.
Pick-up from your hotel anywhere in our covered Antalya pick-up zones, between 08:00 and 09:00, in a modern, air-conditioned coach (Mercedes Sprinter for 18 guests, Otokar Sultan for 27, or Mercedes Travego for 46, depending on group size). Your local guide travels with you and the first stop is the Düden Waterfalls.
Stop at the Lower Düden Waterfall (Lara Falls, also known locally as Karpuzkaldıran), where the water drops about 40 metres straight off the cliff into the Mediterranean. You have around half an hour of free time for photos and a drink at the nearby cafés. A brief Upper Düden viewpoint is also included on the route.
On the cable-car packages, you drive to the Olympos line near Kemer (about 50 minutes from Antalya, depending on traffic and your hotel) and ride to the 2,365 m summit of Mount Tahtalı. The cable car has been in service since 2007 and the ride is about 10 minutes each way; you get roughly 30 minutes at the top, where there are cafés and panoramic viewpoints. The summit is much colder than Antalya at sea level in any season, so bring a layer — snow is typical from November through April and usually lingers into late May.
A traditional Turkish lunch — lamb döner, kebab or chicken kebab served with rice and grilled vegetables. Lunch is halal. There is a vegetarian pide option (cheese and vegetables), and vegans can be served a salad on request if you tell us before the tour. On the Waterfalls and Boat Trip packages, lunch is at the 01 Adana restaurant in Konyaaltı; on the cable-car packages, lunch is at the restaurant inside Dinopark, a park of life-sized dinosaur models whose entrance is included and which children tend to enjoy (entry covers all the exhibits — there are no rides to pay extra for). Drinks are not included and bottled water is not provided; you buy your own at the venue.
On the way, the tour makes a short stop at a silver shop (about 20 minutes). An honest note from us: you are never obliged to buy anything here. Like most shops on tour routes, prices are higher than what you'd pay in city-centre jewellers — so unless something truly wins your heart, feel free to just look around, enjoy the visit, and leave empty-handed. That is completely fine with us.
A guided walk through Antalya's old town. You enter through Hadrian's Gate (Üçkapılar), pass restored Ottoman houses, and see the Clock Tower and the Yivli (Fluted) Minaret while the guide explains the history. On the Waterfalls and Cable Car packages, the guided walk is followed by about 1 hour of free time — enough for tea or coffee, a wander through the lanes, or a visit to one of the nearby museums — before meeting back at a set point. On the Boat Trip and Cable Car & Boat packages, there is no separate Kaleiçi free-time block: the group does the guided walk and then heads straight to the boat.
On the boat packages, you board a double-decked boat at Kaleiçi old harbour (95-passenger capacity, with toilets, a bar and shaded seating, and the life jackets required by Turkish maritime regulations) and cruise for about an hour along the dramatic Falez cliffs that line the coast.
The tour finishes in the late afternoon and you are dropped back at your hotel, typically by about 18:00–18:30.
Times are approximate. Your guide may change the order of the stops on the day depending on wind, sea conditions and traffic — the same places, sometimes in a different sequence.
If you want the most for the least, or you are travelling with young children, the Waterfalls (€22) or Boat Trip (€30) package is the better fit: both stay in and around Antalya, keep the day shorter and less tiring, and the boat trip is fun for kids. If the summit views are what you came for, choose the Olympos Cable Car package (€50) and accept a longer day — the cable car is near Kemer, about 50 minutes' drive each way, and there can be a queue at the station. If you want both the views and the boat, the Cable Car & Boat package (€60) does everything in one day. Note that the boat packages do not include a separate Kaleiçi free-time block: the group walks the old town with the guide and then heads straight to the boat.
Includes: Düden Waterfalls visit, Antalya old town walk, Konyaaltı viewpoint, hotel transfers, English-speaking guide, lunch.
Tap for full pricing| Traveller | Age | Price |
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| Adult | 12 years and over | $26 |
| Child | 4–11 years | $21 |
| Infant | 0–3 years | Free |
Includes: Antalya harbour boat trip with sea views, Antalya old town walk, Konyaaltı viewpoint, hotel transfers, guide, lunch.
Tap for full pricing| Traveller | Age | Price |
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| Adult | 12 years and over | $35 |
| Child | 4–11 years | $26 |
| Infant | 0–3 years | Free |
Includes: Olympos Mountain cable car ride to 2,365m summit, Antalya old town walk, Konyaaltı viewpoint, hotel transfers, guide, lunch.
Tap for full pricing| Traveller | Age | Price |
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| Adult | 12 years and over | $58 |
| Child | 4–11 years | $52 |
| Infant | 0–3 years | Free |
Includes: Olympos Mountain cable car + Antalya harbour boat trip, Antalya old town walk, Konyaaltı viewpoint, hotel transfers, guide, lunch.
Tap for full pricing| Traveller | Age | Price |
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| Adult | 12 years and over | $69 |
| Child | 4–11 years | $52 |
| Infant | 0–3 years | Free |
The tour runs daily, year-round. Spring and autumn are the most comfortable months — the weather is mild and the city is easier to explore on foot. Summer can be very hot, which matters because the day involves walking in Kaleiçi and time at exposed viewpoints; on the cable-car packages, the contrast between sea-level heat and the 2,365 m summit is dramatic, so a layer is essential. In winter the tour still operates, but the Olympos summit typically has snow from November through April, fog can limit the summit views and strong wind can close the cable car; the boat trip can be cancelled on windy days. The Waterfalls-only package is the most weather-proof choice in the colder months.
Most of the day is spent on the coach and at easy stops, so the walking is moderate. The exception is Kaleiçi, where the old-town streets are cobbled and uneven; a stroller can struggle there, although the rest of the tour is fine for one. If you are travelling with a small child, a foldable stroller is the most practical option. We do not provide child car seats — infants 0–3 travel free on a parent's lap; a child who needs their own seat should be booked as a child (4–11).
The day involves a lot of getting on and off the coach and, on some packages, boarding a boat and a cable-car cabin (all of which involve steps), so it is not very comfortable for wheelchair users. It is possible to join with a companion who can assist, but Kaleiçi's cobbled, uneven streets add to the difficulty. If accessibility is a concern, the Waterfalls or Boat Trip packages avoid the cable car and keep the day shorter.
Lunch is halal. There is a vegetarian pide option (cheese and vegetables). Vegans can be served a salad at lunch on request — please tell us before the tour so we can arrange it.
Round-trip hotel pick-up is free across our covered pick-up zones in the Antalya region. Pick-ups run on a zone schedule (zones 1 and 4 start at 08:00–08:30, zones 2 and 3 around 08:30–09:00). When you book, enter your hotel or address to confirm it is within range; if your hotel is not in a pick-up zone, you can choose a meeting point instead.
Across 531 reviews the tour holds a 4.6 rating, with sub-rating averages of 4.5 for the guide, 4.4 for comfort and 4.4 for value. Guides — a guide named Mehmet recurs in the review sample — are the most consistently praised element, repeatedly described as knowledgeable, funny and patient with mixed-age groups, including families with young children. The Lower Düden Waterfall falling straight into the Mediterranean and, on the cable-car packages, the views from the 2,365 m Olympos summit are the two scenes guests bring up most often as the highlights of the day. Families with young children specifically mention the Dinopark lunch as a hit, and several reviews call out hotel pick-up running on time and the air-conditioned coach as a relief in summer heat. The most common practical reminder in the reviews is that drinks are not included with lunch.
Der Ausflug hatte schöne Momente – besonders die Bootsfahrt rund um den alten Hafen von Kaleici hat uns als Pärchen gut gefallen, und unser Reiseleiter war freundlich und bemüht.
Die Stopps in der Altstadt waren aber zu kurz, und für den Preis hätten wir uns insgesamt etwas mehr Zeit an den einzelnen Sehenswürdigkeiten gewünscht.
Vielen Dank für Ihr ehrliches Feedback! Wir freuen uns, dass Ihnen die Bootsfahrt und unser Guide gefallen haben. Ihren Hinweis zu den Stoppdauern nehmen wir gerne mit und arbeiten stets daran, das Gleichgewicht zwischen den einzelnen Programmpunkten zu verbessern. Wir hoffen, Sie bald wieder begrüßen zu dürfen! – Book From Locals
Die Fahrt mit der Seilbahn auf 2.365 Meter war beeindruckend, der Ausblick auf das Meer hat uns als Paar wirklich begeistert. Der Dinopark beim Mittagsstopp war eine nette Überraschung, auch wenn er eher für Familien gedacht ist.
Die Mittagspause im Dinopark war etwas kurz, und Getränke zum Essen mussten extra bezahlt werden – das hätte im Preis enthalten sein können.
Vielen Dank für Ihre freundliche Bewertung! Es freut uns sehr, dass Ihnen die Seilbahnfahrt so gut gefallen hat. Ihr Hinweis zu den Getränken nehmen wir gerne auf – wir bemühen uns stets, das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis für unsere Gäste zu verbessern. Wir hoffen, Sie bald wieder in Antalya begrüßen zu dürfen! Herzliche Grüße, Book From Locals
Als Alleinreisende aus Österreich hatte ich anfangs etwas Bedenken, ob ein Tagesausflug in einer Gruppe Spaß machen würde – diese Zweifel wurden jedoch schnell zerstreut. Der Guide war unglaublich aufmerksam und hat dafür gesorgt, dass ich mich von der ersten Minute an willkommen gefühlt habe; seine Erklärungen zu Geschichte und Kultur waren informativ, aber nie trocken oder überwältigend. Die Unteren Düden-Wasserfälle, die direkt ins Mittelmeer stürzen, waren schlicht atemberaubend – so etwas hatte ich noch nie zuvor gesehen, und ich stand dort lange und habe diesen Anblick einfach genossen. Der anschließende Spaziergang durch das Altstadtviertel Kaleiçi mit dem Hadrianstor und dem malerischen alten Hafen war ebenfalls ein Highlight, und die freie Zeit zum Bummeln und Einkaufen war genau das Richtige nach einem langen Vormittag. Das Mittagessen mit Kebab und der vegetarischen Pide-Option hat mich angenehm überrascht – einfach, aber wirklich lecker und authentisch.
Kleinigkeit am Rande: Die Getränke sind nicht im Preis inbegriffen, was ich mir vorab gewünscht hätte zu wissen – aber das ist wirklich nur eine Marginalie bei einem sonst so runden Paket.
Vielen herzlichen Dank für Ihre wunderschöne Bewertung! Es freut uns sehr zu hören, dass Sie sich als Alleinreisende so wohl gefühlt haben – genau das ist es, was uns bei Book From Locals am Herzen liegt. Den Hinweis zu den Getränken nehmen wir gerne auf und werden unsere Buchungsinfos entsprechend deutlicher gestalten. Wir hoffen, Sie bald wieder bei uns begrüßen zu dürfen! – Book From Locals
Traveling solo from the States, I was a little nervous about joining a group tour, but the comfortable air-conditioned bus and friendly atmosphere made it easy to relax and enjoy the day — the Lower Duden Waterfall dropping straight into the sea was genuinely breathtaking.
The guide was informative but moved through explanations a bit quickly, so I occasionally missed details.
Thank you so much for joining us and for sharing your experience! We're thrilled the waterfall left such an impression, and we appreciate your feedback about the pace of the commentary — we'll pass that along to help us improve. Hope to welcome you back on another adventure! — Book From Locals