Family Rafting Trip at Köprülü Canyon from Side

Posted By : emma l
Some pros and cons to the day which I'll summarise first before I go into details. But would i do this again, probably not but worth going once if you are thinking about it: Pros: Fun guide on our raft 12km rafting so plenty of time Plenty of swim/dive stops Really good price for the day Cons: Cramped mini van with no A/C for pickup No option for guide to carry water/suncream for passengers Breaks too long whilst rafting and on return drop off. So details: Our pick up was 9.45. We arrived early but were told 10 minutes delay due to traffic (they do say 5 -10 potential). 25 minutes later he arrived. Apparently bad traffic. Minibus has 13 seats in the back and 2 in the front. All full. No A/C so windows open. Summer must be awful. I got told 1st pickup was around 9/9.30 so a long time to be on the bus. From last pickup its 1 hour to rafting. There are toilets. But all seats taken and cramped. From camp, here you are not supposed to eat or drink anything not purchased there. There's a big sign. You all sit and watch a video (you'll be asked if you want to purchase one of your trip at the end for €25). Make sure you bring closed toe shoes. Water shoes or trainers. You can't go barefoot or in flip-flops. You can buy: Water shoes €10 Waterproof phone case €10 Sunglasses band €3 Wetsuit rent €5 Drinks were €2-3 I think. They take cash and card. You are fitted with life jacket and helmet and then back on the bus to the drop off. For me the driver was driving too fast and music blasting, given this was on blind bends and drops at the side of the road. We have young kids and families on the bus, it was more a lads/18 -30 experience on the bus. Once at the start you walk through the cold water in single file. October was cold but I didn't have a wetsuit. Didn't really need it. But it is really cold. Then picture time before a walk to the raft. First leg was good, felt longer than the second half. Plenty of times to jump in and swim or dive in. Rapids are not that crazy so family friendly and relatively safe as quite shallow in places. 1st stop you are here for a while. They try to sell drinks and flavoured bread. Must have been 30 minutes or more. Would have been nice for a swim stop. But constantly being asked if we want a beer or food I decided to go down to the water to wait. Back on the raft and you end up at the starting point. There was one point where we were asked if we wanted to stand on the raft and they spin you round but it was quite shallow in one bit which I thought was a bit dangerous other than that all good. The lunch they give you (around 3pm) is great. Chicken skewer, pasta, grains and salad with bread was very tasty and self serve. Make sure you have a big breakfast as it's a long time between then and lunch. Unless you buy some bread at the first stop. Again constantly asking if we want drinks. Then buying a video. Hopefully the USB works. Not tested yet. It was OK but a lot of the other groups. Could do with more personalized ones I think. But the trip was cheap for what you got so we didn't mind. At the end we got the sob story from one of the other guides about tips. He only got €8 apparently so we needed to tip our guide. Apparently English are good tippers but apparently Germans aren't? We were going to tip anyway but just felt like a constant plea for money for most of the trip. I suggest charge more for it. I would have paid €25 for each of us happily. Well worth it. You can have a shower and change there ready to get home. On route back the driver needed 10 minutes break so we stopped at a services. Every tour bus seemed to do this so must be part of the day to get some extra spend from you. But we were so tired and just wanted to get back. Completely unnecessary. He had 3 hours whilst we were rafting for a break. I don't think anyone appreciated this on the bus. As I said. It's worth an experience. Bring shoes and some money for tips. Maybe a waterproof bag to wear during the day for water/suncream and you'll be fine. Prepare to get wet, there's hundreds of others rafting too and you'll have water fights. Very fun. Other than my main cons above it was a good day.
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Posted On : 2023-10-25

Posted By : A7672ZUkevinf
Amazing Trip with nice Tour guides. Beautiful nature and action included. We became very wet and had lots of fun! We can recommend it. 👍 For 18€/Person you get a great adventure. 😊
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Posted On : 2023-09-30

Posted By : Kevin B
Absolutely brilliant day and great value .beautiful location and staff were excellent.great day out and would thoroughly recommend this trip .
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Posted On : 2023-09-12

Posted By : 977elkev
We had a great tour last week!!!The entire team tried very hard to make sure everyone liked it! We would like to say thank you for the great organization and the unforgettably beautiful day and rafting tour! We would do it again at any time! Our children and we had a perfect day!
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Posted On : 2023-09-11

Posted By : X8109PXrebeccaj
Fantastic day out! Fabulous skipper who made the rafting lots of fun.. great food … Easy transfer.. beautiful canyon with crystal clear water- amazing to see
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Posted On : 2023-08-12

Posted By : joannepI172NT
Great day rafting (2adults & 3 teens). We all loved it - lots of fun and in the most breathtakingly beautiful place. Thank you
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Posted On : 2023-08-04

Posted By : 994carolap
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 It was a very nice trip, I can only recommend it. The guides were super nice and spread a good mood. The memory (photos/video) is also a great souvenir. it was a great day, thank you
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Posted On : 2023-08-04

Posted By : Anthony_R
We are a family of 3 and did the canyon walk on top of the rafting. The canyon walk was amazing even if swimming in cold water was a shock to the system! My 9 year old daughter did it and we were so proud! Taha and Efan ours guides looked after us so well! I would recommend hiring the wet suits as I feel the kept us a little warmer in the water! Only 5 euros per suit! The rafting was amazing too! Thoroughly enjoyable day and the food was delicious too! Few thing’s available to buy as extra which we didn’t mind as the overall trip was great value for money! Airman was awesome too!
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Posted On : 2023-08-02

Posted By : 33heikoz
Nice Trip with best Guide Mustafa! Much Fun on the River! Next Year we will booking another Trip! 😀
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Posted On : 2023-07-30

Posted By : Maps379796
Fun for the kids. Easygoing tour guides and chauffeur. Extra drinks and food reasonable priced. Off course you bring your own suitable shoes for the event like old or water shoes 😉 And even then the offered water shoes were normal price in comparison to the street we stayed in. €10,- Trip on the water was about 2,5 - 3 hours rafting. From Side it was including transfer and toilet stop along the way 10 hours in total. You go all the way op the mountains for this, As does every other tour going rafting. (60+ boats in the water)
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Posted On : 2023-07-28