Side · Manavgat · Antalya — buggies only
An automatic off-road buggy, a guide in front and an 18 km loop of forest tracks, dusty ground and little stream crossings in the Manavgat countryside behind Side. A shuttle fetches you from your resort area and brings you home again.
One machine, one route
We run a single product and keep it simple: the 18 km Short route in an automatic buggy, from €30 for whoever drives and €15 for whoever rides alongside.
Drive an automatic buggy on an 18 km off-road route inland from Side. Departures 08:00, 11:00, 13:00; hotel transfer, helmet and practice drive included.
Why the buggy
A buggy feels closer to a car than anything else off-road: it is automatic, you steer with a wheel, work two pedals and sit down inside a tubular frame rather than perched on top of a machine. Most drivers settle in on the practice loop.
The course lies inland from the Side coast, in the Manavgat district: forest tracks, dirt roads and uneven ground, with small streams to splash through. On some days there is mud as well, though nobody can promise it.
Briefings come first, then a compulsory practice drive. The guide keeps an eye on each driver and picks who drives the main loop; if steering is not for you, take the passenger seat on the same route for half the fare.
Hotel, course, hotel
From collection to drop-off, set aside about 4 to 4.5 hours. Departures run at 08:00, 11:00 and 13:00; you are picked up ahead of that, and the exact pickup time arrives with your booking confirmation.
Wait at your hotel entrance in Side, Kumköy, Sorgun or one of the other covered areas. The pickup time depends on where you stay and is sent to you with your booking.
Drivers show an ID as proof of age, and you get your helmet. Goggles and a bandana can be bought on site if you want them.
First what the day involves and how the group moves, then the safety rules: following the guide, keeping your distance, overtaking, stopping and what to do in an emergency.
Each driver completes a short, compulsory practice run. The guide watches all of them, and it is the guide's decision alone whether you take the wheel for the main loop.
Prefer not to steer, or advised against it by the guide? Then you cover the same 18 km in the seat beside a driver, at the passenger fare.
Forest tracks, dirt roads, dust and shallow stream crossings behind the guide. Mud turns up when conditions allow and is never guaranteed.
Back at the base you can shower and change in the cabins. Then the shuttle returns you to your hotel.
Plain facts
A wheel, two pedals and a seat you sit down into. Your helmet, the two briefings and a practice drive are part of the deal.
Side, Kumköy, Evrenseki, Çolaklı, Titreyengöl, Sorgun, Kızılağaç, Gündoğdu and Kızılot are covered there and back. Staying elsewhere? Ask us first.
Drivers pay €30, passengers €15. Children aged 6+ pay the passenger fare and no seat is free. Goggles, drinks and photos are optional and settled at the base.
We never ask for card details online. The fare is paid on the safari day, and a cancellation is free if it reaches us 48 hours or more before the start.
Write to us in English, German, Russian or Polish and a person replies.
We ask for no driving licence, since the buggies stay on private off-road land and never drive on a public road; the compulsory practice drive and the guide's judgement decide who drives.
On the course
Pictures taken on the Side course: the buggies on the forest tracks and in the shallow water.
Questions
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Reserve in a couple of minutes, pay on the day and cancel free until 48 hours beforehand.