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Green Canyon Ticket Price, Explained: the Cruise Is the Ticket

Quick answer

People search for a separate entrance ticket the boat day simply does not involve. Here is what you actually pay for — and what you don't.

One of the most-searched Green Canyon questions is also the easiest to answer wrong. There is no separate tourist entrance ticket to buy for the canyon experience. The lake sits behind the Oymapınar Dam with no shore promenade; the canyon is experienced by boat, so the cruise price is the whole cost of the day. The cruise is the ticket.

Why there is no separate entrance ticket

The Green Canyon is a reservoir in a mountain gorge, not a fenced park with a kiosk. The lake has no shore promenade — it is experienced from the water — and the cruise covers the day. When you see a price — ours starts from €33 per adult on the coast tier, €20 per child — that figure is the whole day, not an admission fee with extras hiding behind it.

What the price actually includes

Hotel pickup is included on both tours, with your exact time confirmed the day before once the coach route is set. Then the cruise itself: about 4.5 hours on the water on the classic Boat Tour, with a freshly prepared lunch served on board and several unhurried swim stops, or about 2.5 hours on the Catamaran with one swim stop and a spacious open deck. Life vests are on board, child sizes included, and children aged 3 to 11 pay the reduced child rate.

The part guests trust most: nothing is paid online. You book in minutes, receive confirmation the same day, and pay on the tour day itself. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before departure — so an unpaid booking costs exactly nothing to change.

Two price tiers, one honest reason

The coast tier — Side, Manavgat and the Alanya coast — starts from €33 adult / €20 child. Belek and Antalya, including Lara and Kundu, pay €42 / €25, and the reason is simply the coach: Side is about 26 km from the jetty in free-flowing traffic, while Belek is 62 km (~70 minutes) and Antalya city 92 km (~95 minutes) with no traffic at all. Belek and Antalya pickups run on Mondays and Thursdays only. Always read the live figures on our /prices page — articles age; that page does not.

Frequently asked questions

Is there an entrance fee at the Green Canyon? +
There is no separate entrance ticket to buy for the boat day — the cruise price is the whole cost. The lake has no shore promenade and is experienced by boat. Nothing is paid online; you pay on the tour day.
Why do prices differ by pickup region? +
Transfer distance. Coast resorts sit close to the jetty — Side is about 26 km in free-flowing traffic — while Belek (62 km) and Antalya city (92 km, no-traffic figures) need a far longer coach run, hence the €42 / €25 tier, with pickups on Mondays and Thursdays.