Plan your day
Plan your Green Canyon day from Side
Five short guides written for one road only — the one from the Side coast to the jetty. Hour by hour, 4.5 or 2.5 hours on the water, with children, what to pack, and which day of your week to spend on it.
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The Green Canyon day from Side, hour by hour
From a Side hotel the Green Canyon day runs like this: a morning coach pickup (time confirmed the day before), about 40 free-flow minutes inland to the jetty, then 4.5 or 2.5 hours on the reservoir by catamaran, depending on the option you book, with swimming breaks, a chance to fish, soft drinks on board and an open buffet lunch. The return journey begins at around 15:00 on both options. Price €33 per adult, paid on the day.
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2.5 or 4.5 hours on the water?
The Green Canyon catamaran tour from Side comes in two options, and the only difference between them is how long you cruise: 4.5 hours or 2.5 hours on the water. The price (€33 per adult, €20 per child), the hotel pickup, the guide, the swimming breaks, the fishing opportunity, the soft drinks on board, the open buffet lunch and the return journey at around 15:00 are identical. Choose 4.5 hours to see more of the canyon; choose 2.5 hours if you would rather spend less of the day on deck.
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Green Canyon with children, from Side
The Green Canyon catamaran tour works well with children from Side: the lake has no waves, children aged 3–11 pay €20, and an open buffet lunch and soft drinks on board are included. Both options — 2.5 or 4.5 hours on the water — have the same morning pickup and the same return journey at around 15:00, so the choice is about time on deck, not the length of the day.
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What to pack for the canyon, from a Side hotel room
For the Green Canyon tour from Side, pack a small bag: swimwear worn under your clothes, a towel, high-SPF sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, a charged phone or camera, and a little cash for drinks at the restaurant, which are not included. An open buffet lunch and soft drinks on the catamaran are included on both options, so no food is needed.
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Is the Green Canyon worth it from Side?
For most Side guests, yes — if what you want is a quiet nature day rather than a party. For €33 per adult (€20 for a child aged 3–11) you get hotel pickup and return, 4.5 or 2.5 hours by catamaran on a calm, spring-fed lake between canyon walls, swimming breaks, a fishing opportunity, soft drinks on board and an open buffet lunch, with nothing paid online. It is less worth it if you want loud music, the sea, or an afternoon at the hotel: whichever option you choose, the return journey begins at around 15:00, so it takes the whole day.
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What is included in the Green Canyon tour from Side?
Both options of the Green Canyon catamaran tour from Side — 4.5 or 2.5 hours on the water — include exactly the same services: a round-trip hotel transfer in an air-conditioned vehicle, a professional guide, the catamaran cruise, swimming breaks, a fishing opportunity, soft drinks on the catamaran, an open buffet lunch and passenger travel insurance. Drinks at the restaurant, alcoholic drinks, the optional professional photos, personal expenses and souvenirs are extra; tips are your choice.
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How booking the Green Canyon from Side works
Pick the 4.5-hour or the 2.5-hour option, choose a date, enter the number of adults (12+) and children (3–11) and your hotel, accept the booking terms and send. Nothing is charged online: you pay on the tour day. You receive a confirmation by e-mail, the exact pickup time is confirmed the day before, and you can cancel free of charge up to 48 hours before the start.
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Swimming in Green Canyon: what Side guests should know
Swimming in the Green Canyon is from the catamaran, during swimming breaks at designated places in the reservoir — freshwater, calm and sheltered, and noticeably cooler than the sea at Side. Both options, 4.5 and 2.5 hours, include swimming breaks. Swimming is always optional: non-swimmers stay on deck, and children should swim only with an adult watching.
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Which day of your Side week for the canyon?
From Side the Green Canyon tour runs every day of the season, so the weekday does not matter — the shape of your week does. Put it on a day with no early flight the next morning, after you have had a beach day or two, and pair it with an evening in old Side: the return journey begins at around 15:00, so the evening is free.
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