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Perge, Aspendos and Side Tour in Antalya

Perge, Aspendos and Side Tour in Antalya

5.0
Available Daily
08:00 - 18:00
Small Group
Multiple Language Options
4 Attractions

Tour Overview

The coastline around Antalya was once ancient Pamphylia, where Rome built three accomplished provincial cities. A single guided day covers all three: Perge's colonnaded avenues, Aspendos' near-perfect Roman theater, and Side's temple ruins against an open Mediterranean horizon, with hotel pickup, entrance fees, and lunch included.

Tour Itinerary

Perge, Aspendos & Side Tour

Morning hotel pickup, guided visits to Perge, Aspendos, Side, and Lower Duden Waterfall with lunch, and return to Antalya.

  1. 08:00 - Pick up from your Antalya hotel.

    Our team will pick you up from your Antalya hotel and transfer you toward the first archaeological stop of the day. Starting from Antalya central hotel areas keeps the route easy for travelers who want a culture-heavy day without managing transport on their own. Pickup time may vary according to hotel location.

    Pickup time may change according to hotel location.

  2. Morning - Meet your guide and begin the ancient cities route.

    Once the group is ready, your guide will connect the three sites into one historical story rather than three isolated stops. That matters because Perge, Aspendos, and Side each show a different face of classical southern Anatolia. Lunch is included during the program.

    Lunch is included during the tour.

Perge, Aspendos, Side, and Lower Duden Tour RouteExpand briefing

Perge -> Aspendos -> Side -> Lower Duden Waterfall

Briefing

  • Perge Ancient City: Perge was one of the most prosperous cities of Roman Pamphylia, and its layout shows a confident urban grid built to impress: a colonnaded main street that ran the full length of the city, a Hellenistic gate complex later flanked by a Roman triumphal arch, and a well-preserved bath complex that served both civic and social functions. Walking the main avenue, you can read Perge as a real working city rather than a single memorable monument. The guide uses the site plan to show how Roman engineers and local patrons shaped public space together, which gives the archaeology a human scale that photographs rarely convey.

  • Aspendos Ancient City: Aspendos Theater is routinely listed among the best-preserved Roman theaters anywhere in the world, with its stage building still standing to nearly its full original height, a structural survival that most Roman theaters in Italy and North Africa cannot match. Built under Marcus Aurelius in the second century AD, the theater seated around 15,000 spectators and still hosts performances during the Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival each summer, proof that the acoustics remain exceptional. Standing in the cavea and looking toward the intact scaenae frons, most visitors feel the scale of Roman public life in a way that no museum exhibit can replicate.

  • Side Ancient City: Side occupies a small peninsula that juts into the Mediterranean, which gave the ancient harbor city a strategic advantage and gives today's visitors a naturally photogenic backdrop for exploring ruins. The Temple of Apollo and the adjacent Temple of Athena stand near the peninsula tip, their columns silhouetted against open water in a scene that has become one of Turkey's most widely photographed ancient sites. Beyond the temples, the agora, a large nymphaeum, and the well-preserved city walls tell the fuller story of a port city that thrived through the Roman and Byzantine periods before the harbor finally silted over.

  • Lower Duden Waterfall: Lower Duden Waterfall is one of Antalya's most scenic natural stops, where the Duden River drops from the cliffs directly into the Mediterranean. The visit adds a refreshing coastal viewpoint after the ancient cities route and gives the day a natural finale before returning to the hotel.

  1. 18:00 - Return to Antalya and hotel drop-off.

    After the final visit at Lower Duden Waterfall, you will be transferred back to Antalya and dropped off at your hotel. This direct return keeps the cultural day easy from start to finish. Your ancient cities tour ends with hotel drop-off.

    This is a cultural route with no swimming or beach time built into the program.

Tour Services

What's Included

Clear scope of services for the Perge, Aspendos and Side Tour in Antalya

Includes

Services covered in your tour package

  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off from central Antalya hotels
  • All transportation during the tour
  • Professional licensed local tour guide
  • Lunch at a local restaurant
  • All entrance fees as per the itinerary
  • All local taxes and service charges

Excludes

Services not covered by the package price

  • Personal expenses
  • Drinks at lunch

Before Booking

Remarks

Please read the following important information carefully before booking.

  • Round-trip hotel transfers are included from central Antalya hotels. Please confirm your exact location during reservation.

  • A professional licensed guide is provided according to the selected package.

  • Vegetarian meal options are available. Please let us know your dietary preferences in advance.

  • This is a cultural route focused on archaeology and history, so it is not designed for swimming or beach time.

  • Comfortable walking shoes, sun protection, and water are recommended for the site visits.

  • Pick-up times may vary depending on your hotel location and seasonal conditions.

  • Available Languages
    EnglishSpanishItalian

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Tour Overview

Three Roman Cities, One Unforgettable Day in Pamphylia

  • Aspendos holds one of the best-preserved Roman theaters in the ancient world, still used for performances today and genuinely breathtaking at first sight.
  • Perge reveals how Rome built a city from scratch, the main street, baths, city gate, and agora read together as a complete urban blueprint you can walk through.
  • Side combines archaeology with Mediterranean atmosphere, temples, nymphaeum ruins, and a sea-facing setting make the final stop feel both historical and scenic.
  • A licensed guide connects the three sites into one coherent Roman story rather than three isolated monument visits.
  • Logistics stay completely arranged, hotel pickup, transport between sites, entrance fees, and a restaurant lunch are all part of the package.

For travelers wanting to go deeper into Turkey's south coast history, our Antalya Old City tour covers the Roman harbor quarter as a half-day option, and the Demre, Myra and Kekova tour extends the Roman and Byzantine story westward along the coast.

Guest Feedback

Customer Reviews

Real experiences from guests who booked this itinerary.

Average Rating

5.0

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Isabella E.

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Three ancient cities in one day and each one was unique and impressive. Perge had these amazing colonnaded streets and a huge stadium. Aspendos has the best preserved Roman theatre Ive ever seen, the acoustics are insane, our guide Mehmet stood on stage and whispered and we could hear him from the top rows!! Side was beautiful too with the Temple of Apollo right on the waterfront. The guide was so good at explaining the diffrent eras and civilizations that built these places. Lunch was at a nice local restaurant between sites. Really well organized day trip from Antalya.

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Amara S.

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Aspendos theatre is the most well preserved Roman amphitheatre I have ever seen, and ive been to several across Europe. You can still see the stage building almost complete which is incredibly rare. Perge was also impressive with the massive colonnaded street and the stadium. Side was a nice coastal finish to the day, the Temple of Apollo by the harbor is very photogenic especially in afternoon light. Guide Abdullah was really good, clearly passionate about Anatolian history. The whole day was well paced with enough time at each site. Good lunch included too.

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