Side, Antalya, Turkey WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.พ. 2025
- We've just spent 7 days In the region of Antalya in Turkey.
We had an amazing time there and there is so much to do, we just wished we would've had a video like this to go by before we went.
From the currency, places to go and see, what to expect, the cost, I've tried to cover it all in this video.
If there's anything else you'd like to know just drop a comment below!
Our hotel was called 'Kaya Side', the hotel was just above average although we did have a nice time there and the staff/ location was good enough for us.
If you're an English speaker like us it was more difficult as we were the only English guests and the hotel entertainment was more aimed at German and Russian audiences.
Overall it was a great holiday and the entire Antalya region was incredible, we'd go again!
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thanx for a great video!! we are off to Side in June, and have flown into all 4 airports over the years...... as you say Turkey needs to be explored.....the look on my wife's face when she picked an orange off a tree for the first time was priceless...
Thanks for the comment!! It's amazing, so much more to offer than just the weather
Thanks Josh, we've just booked to visit Side and were happy to see that you found local buses.
Enjoy, thanks for comment 🙌🏻!
Thanks for the video very informative! Good to get a perspective from someone who's not just there for the beach/pool type holiday
Thank you! We loved it there, I’m in Istanbul as of writing this comment. Turkey is an amazing country!
Brilliant review on the basis of it. We was in turkey last year and had to book again straight away. Very informative and helpful in every way. No bigging or downing it you were right to the point on your experience. Brilliant keep it up and we can’t wait to get to Side
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Thanks for the comment and feedback. Love Turkey, great place!
Great video, heading there this summer so this is really helpful 👍🏻
Thanks, enjoy your holiday 🫡
Just booked Side star resort this video has been great thanks we will be checking out a lot of what you showed
So glad it was useful, enjoy the resort and Sidé 👊🏻
Nice content Josh on the move.
Greetings from the Netherlands❤ Thanks for sharing this great video. I will go to Turkey in August. I will probably visit Alanya and Side. I visited some touristic regions of Turkey before, took a video with a drone and posted it on TH-cam.
Hope you enjoy it! I was in Istanbul last month, Turkey is an amazing Country 🙌🏻
Love this mate, you've inspired me to Vlog our next holiday 👍🏻
Love Turkey 🇹🇷
Thank you mate, Turkey’s amazing… look forward to seeing yours 🙏🏻
Great video. Going in April and you’ve given me some great ideas
Hope you enjoy your holiday 🤝
Enjoy! @@adriansmith5241
Love your vids , great information for a holiday from dolcie
Thank you 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Great video, thanks. Very informative. Going to Side in June and will definitely visit the historical sites.
Thanks! It’s a cool place 🙌🏻
Great review! Now I´m more excited to go there and explore the waterfalls and maybe do the mud driving thingy :D
Thank you, glad it helped. Enjoy your trip it’s an amazing country 🙌🏻
Thank you for a great video 🎉
Thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you for taking the time to make this informative video. New subbie
Thank you, glad it helped 👍🏻
Thanks so much mate, I am preparing to go nearby, and I found this information very useful 👍🙏🏽
No problem, enjoy your trip 🤙🏻!
Nice one thanks for the great video found it very informative, going in 3 weeks, will definitely take more euros than lira now, wasn’t sure until now 👍
Hope you have a good trip!! If you’re from the uk then it’ll be a nice escape from this weather at the min 😅😎
Love your video and knowledge 😊😊
Thank you 🙌🏻
good Vlog. Very informative
Thanks, glad you liked it 🙌🏻
Loved your video it is so insightful!! Where did you guys find the buggys and how long was the ride? would love to do it when I go Turkey. :)
Thank you. We used this company for all our tours ; Book from Locals Sidé +90 (501) 296 47 45 this is their WhatsApp , I believe we were riding for about 45-60 mins
Thank you Josh 🙌🎉@@josh.onthemove
Great video, very helpful 👍🏼
Thanks! Glad you liked it 🙌🏻
Great video, I was in Side in 1992 that's a while back LoL and as you can imagine I was a bit younger but you're right Side has a Roman amphitheatre the Greek temple to Apollo (don't forget Turkey didn't exist back then and it was just part of the Greek empire until the Romans) that you caught in you video next to that temple are the ruins of a Byzantium monastery and the main road into Side is lined with Roman columns or what's left of them, Side was more expensive than Manavgat back then too but not like it is now unfortunately since President Erdogan took over he's managed to almost destroy the economy and they have galloping inflation which is sadly making it a destination that's not as popular as it used to be, another year of this and it will have priced itself out of the market all together, shame because as you said it really is a beautiful country and the Turks are very friendly too, I had a great time there. Well thanks for your vlog
Thanks for your comment Jim, I can imagine it’s changed a bit since then. I’ve learned a lot from this comment. Maybe hire you for a tour guide next time haha
Brilliant we're going there Sept my son and 2 grsnkids thank 4 ya guide...skooter 23..
Glad you liked the video. Enjoy your trip 🤙🏻
Thank you
Glad it could help!
Hi great video just wondered which company you went with for the buggys
Book from locals Sidé +90 (501) 296 47 45 , thanks for the comment!
@@josh.onthemove thanks so much for the info we are going in September and the trip you did looked great
Just booked today, going in September for the first time
I hope you enjoy it, Turkey is an amazing country
@@josh.onthemove Thankyou so much 😁
Very informative, we're off to Antalya very shortly. In terms of cheaper touristy areas... Where exactly?
Thanks. Manavgat and Antalya city would be two areas that are cheaper I believe. They’re definitely cheaper than Sidé old town
Great video. We are going to Side in august. Which transfer company did you book?
Thanks :) we didn’t book a transfer, we caught a taxi although you can use ‘Book from locals Sidé’ who will look after you
i myself have been to side 7 times now, after watching this i understood that i barerly saw nothing the last time i went to Side.
It was only when we got there that we realised the same, so many things to do and see in the area! Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
Really helpful, we’re going next week to Side Barut Sunwings
Enjoy! This time of year will be perfect 👌🏻
Great video thank you! I'm going to Side early July. Did you prebook excursions from the UK via something like Tripadvisor, or did you pay for them there? Trying to work out what is more cost effective.
We booked when we were there, we used a company called ‘booked from locals Sidè’ - they were cheaper and the excursions were good!
@@josh.onthemove perfect thank you!
Very nice video. Thank you for uploading. I'm travelling to Side next week. Would love to ride in that Pimped van. Any idea how to order it ?
Haha, I thought I saved the phone number for them but couldn’t get hold of them to book on the return journey.
I’ve got a great contact for good value local tours though if you’re interested?
What back pack do you have ?
I’m looking at getting a better one for my next trip to side
www.amazon.co.uk/QT-QY-Military-Backpacks-Camouflage/dp/B0B3M4NJWR/ref=mp_s_a_1_3_maf_1?_encoding=UTF8&crid=A5VFNI55G348&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.K5lox1twwN700BdDmJwLMeirin3B180wlLLi35KVMZhTGMAAkzjEiBfiF5zAwu2ZBBZ8aIjUvSROEJvgLFiXlAw0vt7aYQByW7a6jEHD2C4uHPBRDLt3dwc2fBArRuHUjVuH603RAfFFIeFRavlRh_Ldh3OgOtAJ4K1cBishgyz7D7ebHPqu27y-yZQrVxO0ZwSl8vbiF8wMwFNWWxzJxw.U7lSuLBMqMQhYBVuGb_AdYJ9_ZJs3q26QYDYiDQKFPU&dib_tag=se&keywords=athlete+backpack&qid=1708285708&sprefix=athkete+back%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-3 this is the link to it, had it a couple of years now and served me pretty well 👍🏻
Great video. Very helpful. Would you recommend all inclusive or eating out????
Good question. I think if there was a good deal on going all inclusive or your hotel is out the way then yes. If you’re in the centre or want to be out more then eating out 👍🏻
Cracking video.
Thanks!
Great vlog... were looking at Side area for week next month. How much was the Buggy hire? Alsp did you hire a car? Looking at hiring a car instead of the week , the private taxi we were quoted was £120 for return or we can have a car hire for the week £170 which thinking gives us flexibility to explore more.
Sounds like a good call to rent the car if that’s the case tbh. Just make sure the rental company is reputable first 👌🏻. Can’t remember what we paid for the buggy tour but it was good value and was from a company called ‘Book from locals Sidé’ - you can find the em on Google 🤙🏻
Hay there. Question. What was the quad place you went to. We going in July and the quad experience looks amazing
It was booked through a company called ‘Book from locals Sidé’ , here’s their WhatsApp contact +90 (501) 296 47 45
Thank you
Just booked with them. It's saying no phones are aloud. I take it you had a video so can you attach a gopro on the buggy
Where is the most affordable place to stay? Is there public transport did you use it?
If you’re not bothered about being near the sea, Manavgat will be cheaper. Otherwise anywhere outside of Sidé old town. Just check what is in the surrounding area to your accommodation so it suits your needs
Hey man im thinking of getting the mic you use in the beginning, but the audio sounds rather bad here, was it turned off?
I like the mic but you’re right haha. I noticed around 6 months after posting this that I wasn’t using it right and this was raw audio from my phone. It’s a good mic, I was just using it wrong. DJI also do a good mic that I’ve seen people use
Thanks for the quick answer man. Enjoyed your video, well be going to Side next week!
What is the best season to travel to Antalya
May & September will likely be the nicest, June July & August will be peak heat. Also nice but it depends on your preferences, the other months will be cooler
Looook at them numbeeeerrrsss! 👀👀👀
:-)
What travel company did you use?
Blue sea holidays from the UK :)
Who was the buggy tour with? Definitely interested in that
The company we booked through were called ‘Book from Locals Sidé’ - you’ll find them on Google 👍🏻
That one time in the water had a nirvana aspect to it😂
Where in side we can drive buggies and atv?
Get in touch with “book from local sidé”, here’s their contact details - +90 (501) 296 47 45
Would this be a good place to go as a single dad to take a child??
I’d say definitely, plenty of things to do for the little one and plenty of things to do/ see for you. Also a nice place to relax and chill if you’re on duty 👍🏻
What month did you go? Does anyone know how hot it gets in June ?
We went at the end of May, I think June would be a perfect month to go too with July and August being the hottest months (depends what you like)
Hi! where did you find the offride adventure ride? :)
Booked it from a company called ‘book from locals Sidé’ , great prices and communication through WhatsApp 👌🏻
@@josh.onthemove thanks man, ill check it out
What type of cam u use, in buggy swimming.....
GoPro 👍🏻
What shoes were you wearing to drive that buggy?
I had water shoes on I believe mate (I can’t really remember tho), I definitely wouldn’t wear anything that I wanted to keep clean!
@@josh.onthemove thanks for getting back. I'm wanting to do this next month.
Hi where did you stay
A hotel called ‘Kaya Side’ - it was a nice enough hotel but the entertainment/ music/ setup isn’t aimed at English speaking guests
how are they with english speaking there ?
Most of them can speak English and Russian fluently. Some can speak basic German
It depends a fair amount. In our resort English was very limited for most of the staff but in other more local areas and other resorts and hotels English will be more than adequate to communicate everything you need. Hope this helps 🤙🏻
Spontanious going in a week 🤭
Enjoy! It’s a beautiful place 👌🏻
What month was this? After watching other videos of the area myself and wife have booked Side for end of April. Very helpful videos enjoyed that one 👍
Thanks Stephen. This was the end of May, the weather was perfect for us (we like the heat). I'm sure the weather will be great in April too!
Bro payed the tourist prices
Bro was in the tourist areas, bro was on holiday, as a tourist, paying tourist prices… cheers bro
Not worth anymore...prices are higher then in europe
Definitely wouldn't go on holiday with him imagine getting of a plane half way round the world and he never booked a taxi to save a tenner 🤣🤣🤣
Dw mate I wouldn't want to go with you either :) thanks for the comment 😀
PS Turkey isn't half way round the world 😅
Bro got the tourist prices on everything.
Pro tip: ONLY pay in TRY. If they don't allow it, move on because they're scammers.
Bro was in the tourist areas, bro was on holiday, as a tourist, paying tourist prices… cheers bro
Looking to go in may,are there loads of Russians in this area
There were where we went but I think if you book through an English travel company then you’ll be more likely to go to a hotel more aimed at English entertainment/ food etc 👍🏻