Nov 17, 2025
Cheap, cheerful, good vibes! - We had a lovely time on this trip! We had an absolute mare the morning of as we had asked for pick up at what we thought was a local hotel (maps was showing 10 min walk) only to find it didn’t exist and it was actually a 10 minute drive. They send you a message the day prior with contact info and I rang the gent who runs it, he was so utterly helpful and got the pick up rearranged to get us from our hotel (which we ended up running back to). Despite being late and messing the poor drivers about they were still very hospitable and the gent who was organising everyone was very lovely and spoke in everyone’s native tongue! The boat itself was fab and everyone had such a lovely time. There were tons of different people, a couple single travellers, a couple families with young children and (I believe) a hen party. By the end most people were laughing and joking together like old friends. The gent who runs it is very personable and you can tell he loves what he does. The first stop by the beach was lovely and there was a pancake stand in case you were peckish before lunch. The main gent was taking professional pictures that you could buy after lunch, he really took his time to make sure you were positioned nicely and the pictures came out great. We ended up buying more than we said we would because he is very good at bartering and making a good deal but they were very reasonable at €5 for a glossy picture, with options to get them framed/on a plat for €15. The soft drinks were nice, we didn’t opt for any of the extra drinks from the bar but from what we overheard they were reasonably priced. We even jumped off a pirates plank (terrifying) and we got to swim in open sea near the temple of Apollo and there were sunbeds at the first drop off point so lovely to sunbathe. All in all, a fab time and while there was no fish with lunch my partner and I were offered more rice when we opted out of having the chicken. The length of the trip was perfect as we were tuckered out at that point and we were back at our hotel for 4. No dolphins nor turtles spotted but we were the last trip of the season and we were just happy to look at the view. Definitely brilliant for the price and you won’t find anything like it!
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Oct 28, 2025
Great experience - Fantastic experience
Great service from pick up-drop off
Well organised fun day out. Shame the Dolphins couldn't join us on the day (not seen) . Never the less a great day out thank you.
Review provided by Viator
Oct 23, 2025
Beautiful excursion - We were very enthusiastic the transfer worked great and we were on the road all day the food was also very good thanks for the beautiful experiences 😍
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Oct 19, 2025
Great family outing - Nice trip with great value for money with a nice team. The transfers worked great.
We were even lucky enough to see dolphins today. A great experience.
The only criticism for us was the music. It was very loud at first, several guests asked that it be turned down. The wish was fulfilled , the volume was still completely sufficient.
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Nov 15, 2025
Beautiful trip with wrong idea - We had a lovely day with wonderful weather on the Manavgat and the Mediterranean. But we had imagined the trip differently. Dolphin Island... I had Googled and was shown a small island. We knew it could be that you don't see dolphins. But we didn't go to any island but anchored off Side. You could jump into the water or look out to sea. If you summarize the excursion, we drove the Manavgat first towards the city, then vice versa towards the Mediterranean. Before going out to sea, a bathing stop was made. We sat for 1 hour by the water where we had the choice to look out to sea or at the Manavgat. Afterwards we had lunch on the boat and we left for Side. Anchoring was then carried out off Side, as described above. Some guests are in the water. After about half an hour we went back to the jetty, which we reached around 3 p.m.
The staff on the ship were very accommodating and friendly.
But the boat trip had absolutely nothing to do with our performance.
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Oct 14, 2025
Nice day at sea - Nice day at sea. Relaxing boat trip, pick-up, boat trip and return was smooth. Soda was served in small glasses, you could buy drinks and beer. We did not see any dolpins. Jumping in the very salty water was great fun. Tip: matresses are available on 3rd floor, foam party is on 2nd floor. We had a windy day, so stopped at another place - no snorkeling was possible. Fotos are a great souvenir but a little expensive - but as the trip is cheap it’s a great way to get a memory from your trip and support their business. Crew was super - all together a nice and relaxing day and sea.
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Oct 30, 2025
Not the trip I booked....AVOID - I was sent on a totally different trip to what was described! I booked Dolphin Island, which was described as an escape from the crowds with 3 beach stops, and a foam party on board. I got a river cruise with one stop, no foam party and a bus trip to Manavgat waterfall and a market, which was definitely not an escape from the crowds! At every point I was encouraged to spend money....anything other than a thimble sized cheap tasting soft drink was extra....I have therefore asked for a full refund as I did not want to spend nearly 2hrs in a crowded market with a 5 year old. Total waste of a day.
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Oct 23, 2025
Not recommended. - Boring and way too long boat tour. Eating too little. Everything around it very expensive. You're pushed to buy it a lot.
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Oct 7, 2025
Terrible. - I can only advise anyone not to. We booked a dolphin tour for 6-7 hours and got a Manavgat river trip.
We were loaded onto a huge boat where half of the participants had booked another tour as well. So was the mood 🥶
You drove along the river to the sea where no bathing stop was made because of the “high wave”, instead we were skipped back to the river and moored there for about 2 hours. On the island, tourists were then duly exempted: Lie 1 Euro, beer 0.33L 5 Euro. Afterwards we went back to the starting point and we were carted to the bazaar for a 3 hour stay.😡
It was definitely the worst trip we ever made for us and we certainly wouldn’t have booked it in this form.
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Oct 6, 2025
Unfortunately not satisfied - Unfortunately, we can only rate this trip with one star. We booked the Side Dolphin boat trip for 7 people for good reason. We landed on the Manavgat river cruise.One hour at sea (in the best weather ), but 2 hours at the boat dock on the river with beach walk and lunch, then 3 hours market in Manavgat is not what we were looking forward to, and actually paid for. If the tour is not booked sufficiently, at least a cancellation or another day should be offered.
Nevertheless, the friendly crew gets the star for their work and the good lunch.
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