Köprülü Canyon Rafting — Antalya's Most Popular Adventure

Fourteen kilometres of river, canyon walls on both sides, class II–III rapids, and a mountain drive from the coast that already feels like a different country. Köprülü Canyon Rafting is the single most-booked adventure tour in Antalya and the reason is simple: it delivers on every run. No experience is needed — the guides handle the reading of water and the safety briefing covers everything you need to know before the first rapid. Helmets and life jackets are included. Just get in the raft and paddle when they say paddle. The canyon itself is the surprise for most people. You picture a river; you get vertical limestone walls, cold spring-fed water and a pace that alternates between flat cruising and proper whitewater bursts. Roughly halfway down there is a natural pool where the group stops to swim and the braver ones jump from the rocks. The river section takes around two hours on the water. Lunch is a lakefront trout meal at a riverside restaurant at the end of the run — fresh trout from the canyon tributary, salad, bread, ayran, included in the price. You are back at your hotel by late afternoon. If you are doing one active day in Antalya, this is the one to do.