Antalya is the most comfortable Turkish resort! Here you can think of nothing, because everything is close at hand. Find out from the reviews of tourists about the holidays in 2020-2021, why our compatriots love the resort so much, what are the prices there, are the beaches good and whether it is worth going.
Reviews about the holiday in Antalya now
At the resort, everything is as usual - life goes on, and all cafes, restaurants, shopping centers and shops are open. There are still few tourists. It is imperative to wear masks, otherwise the fine is 900 liras, but not everyone observes this. I advise you to wear a mask - without it, you may not be allowed into transport, a cafe or a store. In the hotel, tourists can walk without masks.
Hotels, cafes and restaurants are constantly disinfected. According to tourist reviews, thanks to the introduction of "health certificates" for hotels, the service and cleanliness have improved significantly!
_travel_dancer_: "Checking the temperature every day. The distance on the beach, the distance between the sun loungers is 1.5 m. There are much fewer people in hotels than usual, because there are no big queues, the pool and good places on the beach are half empty. Mask mode, as elsewhere, with the entrance to shops and shopping centers, on the street is not needed. Buffet: in principle, the menu has not changed, the only thing is that all the food is now under glass, and you just "poke your finger" at the dishes you like, and the staff puts everything on the plate themselves. "
violates29: "There are few foreign tourists, there are enough local tourists, but still Antalya is not busy as in the old days. If you are in Turkey now, seize the moment, this is a great time to visit various interesting places. Air conditioners in transport work with open windows."
As for entering Turkey, then there are a number of conditions. According to the Russian Embassy in Ankara, tourists will need to fill out a special form on the plane. Before passing through passport control, everyone will have their temperature measured.
If a passenger with a coronavirus is identified, he will be hospitalized, and everyone with whom the patient was in contact and sat next to him will be quarantined. If there is a temperature, but there are no symptoms, they are sent to isolation in a hotel for 5-7 days. Then - a repeated test, based on the results of which it is decided whether to send the tourist to rest or to be hospitalized. By the way, hoteliers undertake to pay for isolation in the hotel and meals themselves, and in order to cover the costs of treatment, we advise you to buy insurance against COVID-19. It is convenient to choose good insurance on the Cherekhapa service - a policy with coverage for the treatment of coronavirus costs from 400 rubles per week, plus they have a convenient website and a good support service.
Turks do not require a certificate of absence of the disease and mandatory tests, but at Turkish airports you can do a test for 15 euros - the result is promised in an hour. But upon arrival back to Russia, you need to do a PCR test within 72 hours. Read more about the message of the embassy.
Ivairina: "You can't walk without a mask at the airport, signs about social distance are posted everywhere. The seats are glued through one with tape so that they don't sit next to each other. All airport employees wear gloves, masks, protective helmets. At the entrance and exit, all tourists measure the temperature. The same thing happens in shops, pharmacies, and other closed institutions. "
Resort experience
Antalya is surprisingly very clean and well appointed. I expected to see a chaotic tourist city a la Anapa, but this is such a European-Turkish resort, everything here is smart, neat and beautiful. There are pleasant parks, a cozy harbor, historical buildings. It's good that my stereotype has collapsed!
Antalya is such a comfortable and versatile resort that one is simply amazed. This is a resort metropolis, here any tourist, without exception, can find rest to their liking and an activity according to their interests! The old town of Kaleici is for lovers of narrow streets with cozy cafes, antiquity and oriental flavor. The Lara area is popular with party-goers because it is full of bars and nightclubs. In the Kepez area there are the popular Duden waterfalls, a zoo and large shopping centers, and Konyaalti is generally a resort in a resort with good beaches and developed infrastructure. Usually our compatriots come here.
MonSherAlbina: "The cleanest streets, pleasing to the eye landscapes. The city of the bronze sun and tropical greenery. Misty mountains can be seen on the horizon - a delight for the viewer, and plump fluffy cats and kind dogs roam the streets. The very case when the contrast and the bottomlessness of the sea are combined, and the beauty of the mountains, and against the backdrop of modern skyscrapers with incredible views, dilapidated villages with a violent history flaunt. "
Best hotels in Antalya
The resort has more than 500 hotels - from budget guest houses and apartments in the city to excellent 4-5 * hotels with a huge territory right next to the sea. If you are planning a holiday in Antalya during the high season, I advise you to book a hotel a few months before your trip. This is a very popular resort, and not only among our compatriots. By the way, do not forget that in expensive 4-5 * hotels in the low season you can have a rest with substantial discounts!
How to choose a hotel and buy a tour? We do not buy vouchers in ordinary travel agencies, but we book them ourselves in the online stores of Level.Travel and Travelata tours. So it is safer and more profitable - no one will slip a pig in a poke, and we can easily find the ideal option in terms of price and quality. To choose the best hotel, you just need to use filters and read reviews of tourists. Find out more about how to buy tours for less. If you are flying to Turkey on your own, then look for hotels with discounts at Hotelluk.
We have selected the best all inclusive hotels in Antalya on the 1st line:
- Titanic Mardan Palace 5 *
- Antalya Adonis Hotel 4 *
- Acropol Beach Hotel 3 *
There are a lot of ultra all inclusive hotels in Antalya - usually five on the 1st line with excellent reviews. The hotels are ideal for families with children, many have water slides. Here is a list of particularly good options:
- Saturn Palace Resort 5 *
- Barut Lara Collection 5 *
- Swandor Hotels & Resorts 5 *
- IC Hotels Residence 5 *
- Asteria Kremlin Palace 5 *
New resort hotels open every year in Turkey. If you like to live in rooms with modern appliances and new furniture, in rooms where no one has been before, then you urgently need to read about new hotels in Turkey.
Antalya beaches
The resort's coastline consists almost entirely of good sandy and pebble beaches. Just imagine - for the cleanliness and quality of service more than 160 beaches of Antalya have been awarded the "Blue Flag"! Tourists leave extremely positive reviews about the beaches. Still, the beaches are clean, there are toilets, showers, umbrellas and sun loungers, cafes and bars are close, there are entertainment and comfortable hotels by the sea. Almost all beaches are free. If you don't want to pay for a sun lounger, you can sit comfortably with your towel.
When we walked in the harbor, we came across a very cinematic beach Mermerli with a cafe where sun loungers are in the water at high tide. I've never seen this before!
I will not list the names of the beaches, just read our article on the best beaches in Antalya.
mir2010: "The water is from bright blue to light turquoise, the coast is dotted with colored pebbles ... The beach in Konyaalti is one of the best in Antalya, very clean and atmospheric. Since there are not many hotels in this area and there are many sunbathers, these are locals, who are interested in cleanliness). I am impressed, I recommend this area to everyone. "
Food prices
You can eat both in expensive restaurants and quite budgetary - as in any other resort in Turkey. Prices are lower than European ones. Almost all tourists prefer to take all-inclusive and not be puzzled by the search for food.
In chic restaurants overlooking the sea, according to vacationers, wine costs $ 15 per glass, steak - $ 24, seafood salad - $ 12. Lunch in ordinary cafes and restaurants costs an average of $ 15 for two, dinner with alcohol - $ 25 for two. Find out about the best restaurants in Antalya.
Read our guide to Turkish cuisine for the tastiest dishes and prices.
Sstojkova: "The national food is incredibly tasty and very inexpensive. For example, a huge kebab cost 110 rubles for our money. The legendary balyk ekmek 10-12 lira. Lentil soup in a cafe 3-5 lira per plate. Mussels with rice 1 lira apiece. Alcohol not cheap in Turkey. A bottle of beer cost 8 liras. Wine from 35-45 and above. "
leparda777: "I advise Antalya !!!! For a week of rest - I ate deliciously, hearty, walked, swam, climbed to the observation deck, traveled around Antalya freely on buses, spent 25,000 rubles for everything."
Excursions
On average, popular excursions cost between $ 20 and $ 40. Jeep safari costs from $ 30 per person, diving - about $ 100, a trip to Cappadocia - about $ 100, in Pamukkale - $ 60, to the ancient city of Perge - $ 40. Sailing on the ship (with lunch included) - $ 60 for two. According to tourists' reviews, the prices for excursions in hotels are too high, so we advise you to look at them on the Sputnik8 and Tripster services.
Find out about the best excursions in Antalya.
What to see
There are many interesting places in the city and its surroundings - you won't have time to see everything in one vacation.
Antalya has a pretty old town - Kaleici... It entirely consists of cozy hotels, cafes, bars and shops. There we walked along the narrow streets, admired the ancient buildings, gazed at oriental carpets in the shops, looked at the mosques and minarets, and at the end we passed through the beautiful Hadrian's gate. If you look closely, you will see ancient traces of carts and horses on the pavement under them!
From Kaleici it is convenient to go down the stairs to old port... The harbor is spacious enough, all filled with yachts and ships. From here, excursion ships depart, which are actively inviting promenades. The fortress wall is clearly visible from below. And there are also many cute cats that are patiently waiting for the fishermen's catch.
Be sure to take the 40-meter Duden waterfalls, all tourists are delighted and advise to see them. You can take a boat trip in the port, get there by bus or taxi.
Take a ride on retro tramcalled nostalgia. It runs from the archaeological museum through the city center and many attractions to the Zerdalilik stop.
What else to see and do:
- Aquarium and terrarium.
- Observation decks and parks.
- Museums: archaeological, ethnographic, marine, Toy Museum.
- Singing Fountains.
- Cable car to Tahtali.
Take a look at the Antalya sightseeing guide.
From Antalya, go to see the ruins of the ancient cities of Aspendos, Perge, Phaselis and Olympos.
Vacation with children
Antalya's predominantly sandy coastline is perfect for families with children. In addition, the entrance to the sandy beaches is shallow, but there are no strong waves. It is better to rest with a child in June and September, when there is no extreme heat. In May and October, choose hotels with a heated pool.
Antalya has many kids-friendly family hotels with animations, babysitters, playgrounds and rooms, water slides and children's pools. There are so many of them that you simply cannot choose!
The resort may seem large and noisy, but a variety of activities make up for it. With preschool children, settle in suburban hotels - they are cleaner and less noisy. The resort for children has water parks "Aqualand" and "Dedeman", an aquarium, a zoo, an amusement park "Aktur Park", a mini-city park of miniatures.
The proximity of the airport is a decisive factor for many parents with babies. Find out more about holidays in Antalya with children.
When is the best time to go
Antalya has a warm dry climate, so even in the midst of heat it is easier to tolerate than in Kemer - we have experienced this ourselves! The difference is obvious and surprising: Kemer feels like a greenhouse, and Antalya is a dry sauna, although they are located close to each other.
The beach season starts in May and lasts until mid-October. It is most comfortable to have a rest in May-June and September-October. However, in May it is still cool to swim, because the water in the sea is +18 ... + 20 ° С.
It is hottest in August, at this time we do not recommend going to Antalya: + 36 ° С air in the shade, + 29 ° С water in the sea. In November, the weather is capricious, but, according to reviews, someone is lucky and for the whole vacation there are only 1-2 cloudy and cool days. See when is the best time to relax in Antalya and how to celebrate the New Year.
Vetla64: "We were at the end of September, for 10 days there was not a single cloud in the sky, the temperature went over 35 degrees. The most beautiful sea with huge waves, sandy shore, huge fish swim right under our feet."
Is it worth resting
According to tourists' reviews, you should come to Antalya if you want to relax comfortably and inexpensively, see many interesting sights, shop well and get to know Turkish cuisine better.
Almost everyone likes the resort, because everyone finds something in it according to their interests. It is impossible to get bored in Antalya! There is a place for you, even if you are an inveterate introvert and want peace and quiet - you just need to choose the right hotel away from the noisy center.
By the way, about the hustle and bustle - perhaps this is the only complaint about the city. Although with what to compare, of course - many write in reviews that he is very calm. Antalya also seemed to us very quiet for such a large resort. This is not Pattaya at night for sure!
