Dolphins Island Cruise: Explore Side Ancient Harbor and Chance Seeing Dolphins in Sea
4.3
103 Ratings
Manavgat

Hop aboard and chance seeing the dolphins in the sea whilst cruising from the Side ancient harbor to the Dolphins Island! It’s an amazing relaxing boat trip with a possibility to swim, snorkel in turquoise water of Mediterranean sea and sunbath on the boat as well.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Manavgat - Sun, sea, and swimming are just a few of the things that make this boat trip so relaxing. Sailing in a traditional Turkish gulet, you’ll enjoy an open bar, a chance to swim and snorkel and a tasty local lunch. All the ingredients for a great day on the waves.

You’ll climb aboard a traditional gulet boat and set sail out of Side. Cruising Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, you’ll grab a drink from the bar and admire the views as you sit back, relax and top up your tan.

Dropping anchor, you’ll stop off for a dip in the sea whilst back on board the crew prepares a delicious lunch. And after your fill of food, there’s plenty more time to unwind as we take a leisurely sail back

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local guide
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Drinks (available to purchase)
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional Information
  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • We cannot guarantee that we will see dolphins on our trip
Location
Bootsanleger Manavgat Boot (Lake and River Hotel)
Baba A Boat near Lake and River Hotel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(103 Ratings)
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Sydrules4218
Oct 18, 2023
Wonderful day with wonderful people - What an excellent trip. The staff were absolutely amazing ...so friendly, helpful and funny The food was excellent too We didn't see any dolphins but that was ok as we had so much fun
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K7511rxdanielam
Oct 14, 2023
Fantastisch - The tour was great. The staff was very friendly and the food was fantastic. The children were happy because they were being made up. Thank you for that.
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Tiberiu_v
Sep 20, 2023
Reat trip I recommend it for all ages - The trip was excellent. The food was great. The crew and the animator were fantastic. We had a great time al the day
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Aimee
Sep 15, 2023
Great day out - Great day out. Plenty to see and do. Food was nice and rinks affordable. Would recommend. Murat was helpful and messaged to advise of pick-up times and to see if we are having a good day.
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P5075ikdamianw
Sep 14, 2023
Perfect - It was a great time! Perfect contact with the staff, delicious dinner and a beautiful ship! Thank you!
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C532ffwilliamh
Sep 14, 2023
Brilliant boat trip - Fantastic day on this boat. Very friendly crew and prices very reasonable at the bar. Stopping off at 4 locations for a swim in the warm sea. A delicious fish (or chicken) lunch was included Great atmosphere on the boat and a really enjoyable day out of Side. Highly recommend it.
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Lynne_b
Sep 9, 2023
Dolphin Island side, turkey - We were lucky enough to have a wonderful day and see both turtles and dolphins on our trip. Brilliant day lovely crew members too. Suitable for the family had babies from approx 2 years old on board
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Stacey_o
Oct 28, 2023
Wouldn’t go again - Long day, short swimming stops. Good for young children. We have 9,10&11 years old boys who found the majority of the time on the boat very boring.
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Gustavilund
Sep 24, 2023
Music playing constant and loud, but otherwise professional. - We were happy with the trip overall, very professional. Perfect boat, tasty quality lunch. But the music was constant and extremely loud and that was not acceptable, it was disrespectful. There was nonstop pop music in turkish/german/international. There was no option for us to have a normal conversation with each other. How the operater can act like this is beyond my comprehension. Without the loud music, 5/5.
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Fhionag
Sep 27, 2023
Loud foam party pirate boat-not as advertised at all. - This trip is not as described on trip advisor. This trip is run by a company called Baba Boot who are also on trip advisor but for some reason they have this trip down as a Dolphin cruise. We booked online for a Saturday but were told it was cancelled and could we go on sunday. So we were picked up on sunday and not taken to Side harbour but a dusty car park at side of a hotel in Manavgat. The boat is a big 3 tiered custom made pirate themed boat with a dragon head at front of it. We knew then we were not in for the cruise we were expecting. We set sail from a river lined with run down fishing platforms and passed a very sad looking fish farm which must have been well polluted with all the pirate boats that sail along it twice a day on trips. The announcements were made in 3 or 4 different languages very loudly and took ages. Then the loud music began. We sailed along the coast line for a while until we came to the area where you can spot dolphins apparently. We did see a few turtles surface which was nice. Then on out into more open ocean-the swell of the waves unfortunately got to my husband and he was feeling very unwell for the rest of the trip. More blaring music then a stop for swim. Along to a small island for another stop and lunch. Lunch was ok-fish or chicken but as a vegan I wasn’t even given an extra portion of rice or salad so was a bit hungry. We sailed along again with more blaring music then the foam party started with booming dance music and foam flying everywhere. Of course there were plenty of people enjoying that but it’s just a nightmare really that we didn’t want. I feel sorry for the marine life below. All that foam going in the sea and that loud music-not good. I would not recommend this trip if you are looking for a leisurely quiet sail on a small boat. In further we will not be booking trips from trip advisor as this is false advertising.
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