Antalya Airport to Saklıkent Gorge

Saklıkent Gorge is one of the deepest canyons in Turkey — an 18-kilometre cleft in the Akdağ mountains west of Antalya, where icy meltwater rushes between cliffs that rise hundreds of metres overhead. A timber walkway clings to the rock at the entrance before the route continues on foot through the riverbed, a dramatic and cooling escape on the hottest days.

Lying out towards Fethiye, Saklıkent is a longer run — about 2 hours 45 minutes from Antalya Airport along the coastal D400 and inland to Tlos. It is firmly a full-day excursion with no easy public transport, so a private transfer with a waiting driver lets you reach it comfortably and pair it with nearby Tlos or a riverside lunch.

From the car park a suspended boardwalk leads to the gorge mouth, where you wade across the fast, knee-deep river to continue inside — water shoes and a willingness to get wet are essential, and the water is genuinely cold year-round. Trout restaurants sit on platforms above the river at the entrance. Plan two to three hours on site.