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Side,
located between the beautiful beachfront and the
foothills of the Köprülü Canyon National Park is
perfectly located to offer a great variety of
sports. During the summer season the beaches offer
all kinds of activities, such as
volleyball, tennis, wind surfing, para-sailing,
water skiing, jet skiing, and banana boat. Diving
activities have recently become more popular with
professional centres in the resort running PADI
certification courses.
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Beach and river fishing have been
popular sports for a long time. Several
Horse riding Centers,
which cater to the very young are located around the
resort and in the local (5kms) scenic pine forest,
picnic areas of Sorgun and Titreyen Gol.
Jeep Safari Routes,
available from Side to Beskonak take you on a
twisting drive up into the beautiful 14km long
Köprülü Canyon National Park where the view at every
turn is more spectacular than the last.
For the real Mountain Tracker and
Climber, the Beydag mountain range
has peaks from 600-3086 meters, offering a wide
variety of climbing opportunities. Climbs to the
important peaks of Tekedorugu, Bakirli Dag can be
completed in one day. Quad Bike and
Racing Safari is a new sport here,
but catching on with professional centres set up in
Manavgat and also in the National Park, Beskonak,
(approx 50 Km away) Side offers great opportunities
for rafting. An exciting, different
day out, which gives you the opportunity to race the
rapids whilst at the same time viewing the
breathtaking cedar forests of the Köprülü Canyon
national Park. Finally, only a 1-2 hr drive away you
can find good skiing at Saklikent,
meaning 'The Hidden City'. Only 50km behind Antalya
there is the possibility of skiing in the morning
and then swimming in the warm Med waters in the
afternoons of the spring months. The resort, set at
2550m has a short season between December and April
and, although not extensive, it offers two T-bar
lifts and two ski runs. Accommodation in the resort
is limited and often full at the weekends, but a
midweek day trip will give you approximately 6hrs of
skiing-depending on the road conditions.
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