Göynük Canyon, Kemer

Göynük Canyon tickets and prices

The park sells three tickets, priced in euros. The canyon safari is €25: about three hours up the riverbed, wading and swimming, with helmet, life jacket, non-slip boots, a guide and insurance. The boat is €30 for roughly an hour through the narrowest part of the gorge. The zipline is €25 for about half an hour above the pines.

Buy online on the park's official website or at the gate. The park's own shuttle costs €12 per person and picks up at 9:00 and 13:00 from Kemer, Göynük, Beldibi, Çamyuva and Tekirova.

Just want to walk the trail? The official site lists no walk-only ticket. Guides mention a small entry fee in lira but quote anything from 60 to 180 TL, so check at the gate.

Getting there from Antalya

Göynük sits on the D400 coast road between Antalya and Kemer. Kemer-bound dolmuşes from Antalya bus station pass the Göynük stop; tell the driver you are going to the canyon (kanyon) and get off at the Göynük stream bridge, then continue inland as above. If you are staying in Antalya and want an easy day, a guided tour or a taxi saves the uphill walk.

Is Göynük Canyon worth it?

Yes — if you are ready to get into very cold water. On a 40-degree day, wading up a turquoise river between sheer limestone walls is one of the best things to do around Kemer, and the canyon safari is the part that makes the trip worthwhile.

It is less worth it if you only want a view: the boat and the trail are pleasant, but Mount Tahtalı gives you a far bigger panorama and Phaselis adds ancient ruins and warm sea. In cool weather the canyon safari is only for the hardy.

What the canyon is

Göynük is a gorge the river has cut into limestone over roughly two million years. The walls rise almost vertically, pines cling to the rim, and the pools are a startling turquoise with water at 10–20 °C all summer.

The canyon lies inside Beydağları Coastal National Park, and a section of the Lycian Way runs through it. It started as a hiking route; today the entrance is an adventure park with a ticket office, changing rooms, cafés and instructors. The canyon safari route ends at a waterfall.

Things to do at Göynük Canyon

• Canyon safari — the main event: up the riverbed, part wading, part floating, to the waterfall at the end.
• Boat ride — the dry option: about an hour through the narrowest stretch, fine for children of any age.
• Zipline over the pines near the entrance — half an hour, 20–100 kg.
• Swimming in the turquoise pools — bracing even in August.
• Hiking the Lycian Way section along the canyon, if you came in trainers rather than swimwear.
• Photos at the mouth of the narrows, where the water is at its most vivid.

Göynük Canyon vs Phaselis vs Mount Tahtalı

Göynük is the best escape from the heat near Kemer. For history and the sea pick Phaselis; for the big view, Tahtalı.

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How to do it right

• Put your swimwear on at the hotel — the changing rooms can have a queue in high season.
• Not keen on cold water? Take the boat: the same canyon walls, staying dry.
• The road from the coast to the canyon climbs steadily; in summer heat take a taxi or the park shuttle rather than walking.
• Warm up afterwards on the beach at Moonlight Park in central Kemer.
• Want more nature? Spend another day on Mount Tahtalı or at Phaselis.

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