Things to do in Manavgat

5 hours by car) from Antalya airport, depending on traffic. It has no major ancient ruins of its own, so it's worth a stop rather than a base: the Thursday weekly market draws locals and visitors for produce, textiles and household goods, and the riverside is the departure point for boat trips upriver toward the Manavgat Waterfall.

Most travellers pass through on the way to the waterfall itself or the Green Canyon reservoir further inland, or combine a market morning with an afternoon in Side. Summer afternoons commonly reach the low-to-mid 30s°C, so an early market visit beats the midday heat.