Antalya Experience

An amazing country well worth a visit!!

Advantages: Beautiful, warm, friendly people, cheap!
Disadvantages: Lots of attention from locals, country still a work in progress

...in city shops such as Antalya and some clothes shops. Trying to haggle in those sorts of shops wont get you very far. Sightseeing wise there are plenty of excursions on offer. There are boat trips, coach trips to many of the countries ruins and safari trips into the mountains. These are good value for money and can be purchased from many of the travel shops in the town. We went on one such trip to Myra and Kekova and I thought it was great value ...
...connecting places. Travelling inland from Antalya takes you up into the mountains which is still largely very undeveloped and home to basic village communities. It is a wonderfully interesting country but there are stark differences between the thriving tourist towns full of shops and restaurants and luxurious hotels and the little shanty communities that the locals live in. And you dont have to wander far to see how many of the locals live. We decided ...

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Side - pronounced See-Day what a holiday

Advantages: Atmosphere, Steeped in History, Great value, Very hot, Great beaches, Friendly people
Disadvantages: none at all

...we went. We arrived in Antalya airport in the early morning and got taken to our hotel. Park Side hotel just outside Side was our accommodation for the next two weeks so of to our room we went and slept till the next day. The hotel I thought was fantastic (although the heat did get too much for the air con and we had to hire an extra fan) it was fantastic. Now i hear you saying why was it fantastic...ok here is the rundown... 1. It had a fantastic ...
...pool. 2. The rooms were BUG FREE...you heard me NO and i mean 0 cockroaches which was fab. 3. The staff were always pleasant, helpful and extremely helpful. 4. The hotel ran a dolmus(small minibus) to a beach they shared with the a few other hotels. 5. The entertainment was varied but some good stuff on some nights. Now on to the beach. The crystal clear waters and sandy beaches were perfect for catching rays although in August it does get too ...

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Phasalis Princess Hotel, Tekrova, nr Kemer, Turkey

Advantages: Great hotel, great weather, weak Lira makes everything cheap
Disadvantages: Can't think of anything

This is a reviewof a package holiday to Phasalis Princess Hotel, Tekrova, nr Kemer, Turkey. Booked through JMC - two weeks all inclusive in Jul / Aug 2002 16 of us in the party (aged 5 to 75) The Phasalis Princess is a modern five star hotel right on the Turkish Med. The setting is fantastic with Mount Tahtali Dagi rising 2,375 metres to the West, the lush gardens of the hotel, with its palm trees and other greenery then splendid azure of the ...
...interior, but Art Deco we got – right down to the cocktail sticks in the Lobby Bar. The main building is four storeys and we stayed in a ground floor room in the two storey annexey thing. The hotel has all the facilities you could wish for. The centre piece is the large irregular shaped pool with its central bar, where you can actually sit in the pool whilst supping at one of a range of drinks on offer. There is a smaller children’s ...

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Panorama of the Aegean ant Mediterranean coast

Advantages: a lot !
Disadvantages: none

...are a lot of tourists. Antalya is a pratical place to sleep and enable you to visit three important sites : Perge, Aspendos ans Side. These three sites are famous for their exceptionnal amphitheatres. If you walk around them, you will certainly see many turtles enjoying the warm sun of the area. North from Antalya, the site of Thermessos is exceptionnal (one more !!) with its big tombs in the mountain. A good idea is to rent a car in Antalya (around ...
...Thermessos, ending the day by admiring the sunset on the top of Pamukale, near the city of Denizli ; be carefull on the road back to Antalya, especially by night : many old trucks with no lights... Eastern from Antalya, there is the city of Alanya which welcomes many tourists, most of them from North Europe. If you decide to continue your travel to Syria, you will have to cross the city of Antakya, intersting mixture of christian and arab culture. ...

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Back to the trees.

Advantages: Fresh air. A taste of nature.
Disadvantages: Don't get caught out with Malaria

aKadirs Tree Houses. Kadirs Tree Houses was shown as a documentary on the television some time ago. And at the time I wondered if it was the type of holiday for me. Although the documentary was good I feel that it lacked detail and the true amenities that would be available. In some respects for some it would be the ideal holiday for others such as the Ibiza visitors it would be far from there normal habitual life except for a dance round the campfire. ...
...assured that I have the right of an opinion, which is what we are here for. I shall also give as much information as possible without advertising. I am a person who enjoys the outdoor life (As long as it is warm enough) and this kind of holiday does appeal to me and it may to many. Tree house holidays are the up and coming holiday venture in Turkey and there are a few to pick from. This particular holiday is based in Olympos near Antalya, which ...

Beany 07.08.2001 · Read full review
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