Suluada and Adrasan Travel Guide

Adrasan is not a place for fine dining, and that is exactly its charm. Tables sit on the sand or on wooden platforms right over a cool little river, family members run the kitchens, and the vegetables often come from a garden out back. If you are staying a few nights, these are the things we tell our guests to try.

Ask anyone coming back from Suluada and they will show you the same thing: a picture of white sand and water so clear it looks edited. It isn’t. But the gap between a decent shot and a great one usually comes down to where you stand and when you press the button. We sail this route every day, so here is what we have learned from watching thousands of guests with phones in hand.

The water around Suluada is so clear you can see the seabed from the deck. That makes snorkelling wonderfully simple: a mask, a bit of curiosity and a calm bay are all you need. Here is where to look on the day, and what you might find.

Most people come to Adrasan for Suluada, but stay a few days and the bay has a lot more to offer. From the sea to the mountains, ancient cities to rocks that never stop burning, here are ten good ways to spend your time.

Adrasan sits inside a protected area, so you will not find big resort complexes here. Places to stay are mostly family-run guesthouses and small hotels – which is exactly why the bay still feels so relaxed. The right base depends on the kind of holiday you have in mind.

Stay in Kemer for more than a day and someone will hand you a boat-trip leaflet. The real decision, though, is not whether to go on a boat but which one: a trip straight out of Kemer harbour, or the longer day to Suluada, the white-sand island people call Turkey’s Maldives. Both are good days out. They are just very different ones.

The boat season on the Antalya coast runs long, and each part of it feels different. Here is how Antalya boat tours by month compare, so you can match your travel dates to the right trip.

Antalya rewards people who spend at least one day on the water. This short list of things to do in Antalya mixes a few easy walks on land with the boat trips our guests ask about most.

Five names keep coming up when people plan a day at sea from Antalya: Suluada, Porto Ceneviz, the pirate boat, the relax boat and the foam party boat. They are not five copies of the same trip. This guide shows which boat tour suits you, depending on who you travel with and how you like to spend a day.