A half-day Antalya 3 waterfalls tour runs 4.5 hours and starts with a hotel pick-up. Lower Duden drops 40 m into the sea, Upper Duden lies inland in the Kepez district, and Kursunlu is 19 km east of the city.
Only two of the five Antalya waterfall listings name Kursunlu, so check the stop list before you book. If the trip also includes the Greek islands, the Greece Tours homepage is the place to compare them.
What is the Antalya 3 waterfalls tour, and which falls does it include?
The Antalya 3 waterfalls tour is a half-day trip from Antalya. It visits the Upper Duden fall, the Lower Duden fall and the Kursunlu waterfall. One operator page lists these three stops, and a booking listing sells the trip as a half day.
Sources do not agree on which three falls make up the Antalya 3 waterfalls. An operator page for a private transfer tour names Kursunlu, Lower Duden and Upper Duden. It lists the cave at Upper Duden as a fourth stop. Wikipedia counts two Duden Waterfalls on the Duden River and gives Kursunlu its own article as a nature park.
The operator page and Wikipedia between them name these three falls for an Antalya 3 waterfalls day:
- Upper Duden Waterfall, named on the operator page and in Wikipedia
- Lower Duden Waterfall, named on the operator page and in Wikipedia
- Kursunlu Waterfall, named on the operator page, with its own Wikipedia article
A booking site shows how loose the Antalya 3 waterfalls name is. Its page on waterfalls in Antalya lists twelve activities. One title names 2 waterfalls and another names 3 different natural wonders. Four titles add a boat trip, and two add a cable car.
An independent visitor guide gives one tip for any Antalya 3 waterfalls booking. Find each full waterfall name in the written itinerary. The same guide says Upper and Lower Duden are separate stops, not two entrances to one park.
Sources link the water level of the Antalya 3 waterfalls to the season. Wikipedia says Kursunlu is reduced to a trickle in the summer months. A travel blog says the Duden River still flows in midsummer but runs better in spring. The blog also notes one part of Upper Duden with no water in August.
For the Antalya 3 waterfalls, an independent guide calls spring and autumn comfortable seasons for walking. It adds that strong flow is not guaranteed in any month. It names rainfall, water sources and water management as the causes. It also says to check weather and recent visitor photographs before you leave.
The Antalya 3 waterfalls trip stays near the city. For routes in other parts of the country, see our page on Turkey tours.
Where do the Antalya 3 waterfalls lie, and how far are they from the city?
The Antalya 3 waterfalls lie between 8 and 22 km from the city centre. Each source gives its own figure. Upper Duden sits inland in Kepez, and Lower Duden drops into the sea on the Lara side. Kursunlu lies east of Antalya.
Upper Duden is the inland fall of the Antalya 3 waterfalls. An independent guide places it at Dudenbasi in Kepez. A park surrounds it, and Wikipedia says the site is fenced and can only be entered during opening hours.
The water has a long way to get here. Wikipedia says the river goes underground at a sinkhole 18 km away and comes up again at this spring. A canal from a power plant feeds the fall, which drops into the basin of that spring.
A travel blog describes the visit. A long stairway leads down into the valley, where you can walk along the river. A natural cave behind the falls lets you watch the water from behind. The blog gives the curtain of water as 15 m high and 20 m wide.
Lower Duden is the coastal stop on the Antalya 3 waterfalls trip. Wikipedia says the Duden River drops 40 m there into the Mediterranean. Duden Park surrounds the fall and is open to the public around the clock. An independent guide places the park in the Caglayan area, on the Lara side of the city.
You can also see Lower Duden from the sea. Wikipedia says boat trips leave from the Antalya yacht harbour. A travel blog adds that a paved, fenced footway leads from the park to the fall along the river.
Kursunlu is the third of the Antalya 3 waterfalls and lies east of the city. Wikipedia says it sits at the end of a 7 km road that branches north off the Antalya-Serik-Alanya highway. The turn is 12 km east of Antalya. The fall is in a pine forest, inside a nature park of 586.5 hectares.
An independent guide quotes the official culture portal for an 18 m main drop. It describes a canyon about 2 km long with linked pools. It lists viewing terraces, play areas and parking.
The same guide offers planning allowances without travel time. They are one to two hours at Upper Duden and 45 to 90 minutes at Lower Duden. It calls these its own suggestions, not operator limits. The sources give no walking length in metres.
Sources give these distances for the Antalya 3 waterfalls:
- Upper Duden: 15 km outside the city (travel blog); 10.3 km by road from a sample start in the old town (independent guide)
- Lower Duden: 8 km to the park (travel blog); 9.5 km by road from the same sample start (independent guide); 10 km (a hotel page)
- Kursunlu: 19 km and about twenty minutes by car (Wikipedia); 21.6 km and 19 minutes by car (a route planner)
- Between the falls: about 18 km by road from Upper to Lower Duden, and about 22 km from each to Kursunlu (independent guide)
The sample start of the guide is a point in the old town, and the blog names no start. So the figures are not like for like. The guide says to treat Upper and Lower Duden as separate attractions with a transfer between them. It adds that no visitor trail joins the two parks.
How does the Antalya 3 waterfalls half-day tour with hotel pick-up run?
The Antalya 3 waterfalls half-day tour is a guided tour of 4.5 hours with pick-up offered. It covers three falls in one morning and returns you to your hotel in the early afternoon. English is the only language listed.
The listing names three stops on the Antalya 3 waterfalls route. They are the Lower Duden falls, the Upper Duden falls and Kursunlu, in that order. It does not say if that is also the driving order.
The text promises one relaxed morning. It says the Antalya 3 waterfalls trip has no early start and no long lunch stop. That wording comes from the listing, not from us.
Pick-up on the Antalya 3 waterfalls tour is offered, and the title says it happens at the hotel. The return is the one time the listing states: your hotel, in the early afternoon. With a length of 4.5 hours, the pick-up therefore falls in the morning.
For the Antalya 3 waterfalls tour, the frame says to book at least one hour in advance. It carries labels for free cancellation and skip the line. It does not say what the skip-the-line label covers at a waterfall.
The listing puts adults at ages 12 to 99 and children at 11 and younger. The frame sets no other age rule.
Ask the seller four questions before you book the Antalya 3 waterfalls tour. The frame answers none of them:
- What time does the pick-up happen, and from which hotel areas?
- Is there a meeting point if your hotel lies outside the pick-up zone?
- Are entry fees, drinks or lunch part of the tour?
- How long does each of the three stops last, in minutes?
The Antalya 3 waterfalls half-day listing shows a rating of 4.5 out of 5 on 19 reviews. That is the only guest feedback the frame gives.
Which Antalya 3 waterfalls option fits a boat ride, a city tour or a short visit?
The Antalya 3 waterfalls half-day listing fits a short visit at 4.5 hours. Each of the other four listings adds a boat trip. Their duration labels run from 35 minutes to 9 hours.
On the Antalya 3 waterfalls theme, the Duden and Kursunlu listing is the closest match to the half-day tour. Its text offers a half-day tour of three waterfalls with an early return. It also offers a full day with lunch, the Kaleici old town and a one-hour boat trip on the Mediterranean.
The duration label reads 4.5 to 5 hours, yet the text mentions a full day. The frame does not say how long the full-day version runs. The rating is 4.6 on 1,239 reviews, with a bestseller label.
A boat ride with swimming is the job of the Duden boat-trip listing. It runs 5 to 7 hours. Its text names the Duden waterfall, sea caves, Lara Bay, swim stops and an onboard lunch.
It names no Upper Duden fall and no Kursunlu. Treat it as a sea trip with one fall, not as an Antalya 3 waterfalls route. The frame carries a wheelchair-accessible label and a rating of 4.4 on 98 reviews.
The cruise listing runs 5 hours and stays on the water. Its text names the Lower Duden fall, swimming stops, an onboard lunch and optional wine service. The rating is 4.7 on 68 reviews, the highest of the five.
The city-tour listing suits a traveller who wants Antalya itself as well as the Antalya 3 waterfalls. Its text offers a guided walk through the city and a stop at the Lower and Upper Duden falls. A boat ride around the old city and a lunch stop on the way complete it.
Its duration label runs from 35 minutes to 9 hours, and the frame does not explain the range. The frame carries a private option and a bestseller label. The rating is 4.3 on 108 reviews.
The frames differ on language, age bands and how far ahead you must book. This list sets the four extra options beside the Antalya 3 waterfalls half-day tour:
- Duden and Kursunlu with boat and old town: English only; adults from age 7; book at least one hour ahead.
- Duden boat trip with lunch: English, Russian, Turkish and German; adults from age 12; book at least nine hours ahead.
- City tour with Duden, old city and boat ride: English and Russian; adults from age 9; book at least 45 minutes ahead.
- Duden cruise with lunch: English, Russian, German and Turkish; adults from age 12; book at least nine hours ahead.
Pick by what you want to see. If Kursunlu matters, only two of the five listings name it: the half-day tour and the Duden and Kursunlu listing.
Those two are also the only ones whose text states an early return. That suits a morning visit before an afternoon plan.
How do the Antalya 3 waterfalls compare with the Manavgat and Alanya waterfalls?
Wikipedia puts the Manavgat district 75 km from Antalya and Alanya 133 km, against 19 km for Kursunlu. So the Antalya 3 waterfalls fit into a half-day, and the other two places need a longer ride.
Manavgat has a banknote to its name. Wikipedia says the Manavgat fall appears on the Turkish five-lira notes of nineteen sixty-eight to nineteen eighty-three.
Both rivers end in the sea, but not alike. Wikipedia says visitors to the Manavgat rivermouth can swim from fresh water into the salt sea. A local guide site says the Duden River reaches the sea by dropping from limestone cliffs.
Two listings from Antalya trade the nature stops of the Antalya 3 waterfalls for Roman sites. Both frames state 9 hours, pick-up and free cancellation. One shows a rating of 4.7 on 1,691 reviews and guides in English, German, Spanish and French. The other shows 4.8 on 51 reviews and lists English only.
The first of those frames also carries a fact label. It says the Aspendos theatre still hosts live performances after 1,800 years. Neither Manavgat frame gives a height or a flow figure for the fall.
Side listings run the other way and bring Antalya falls to Manavgat visitors. One pairs Perge and Aspendos with Kursunlu. It states 7 hours to a full day, a rating of 4.9 on 174 reviews, and German and English guides. The frame also carries a private option.
Two more Side listings run 8 hours to Antalya. One builds a city tour around the Duden falls with an optional boat trip, and shows 4 on 47 reviews. The other adds Kursunlu to the city day and shows 4.1 on 627 reviews.
All five frames show pick-up and free cancellation, and four carry a skip-the-line label. The booking cut-off differs. The Kursunlu city day from Side needs one hour. The two Manavgat days need four and eight hours. The other two Side days need ten hours.
The Alanya distance is exactly seven times the Kursunlu distance. None of the five frames starts in Alanya. They start in Antalya or Side. For falls near Alanya itself, read our Alanya waterfalls page.
Pick by purpose. Roman sites with one fall fit the 9-hour Manavgat days. If Kursunlu is the fall you want, two of the Side listings include it. The shortest of the five frames states 7 hours, so the Antalya 3 waterfalls half-day trip is the shorter plan.
What do travellers ask about the Antalya 3 waterfalls?
Six questions come up before booking the Antalya 3 waterfalls. They cover swimming, water level, clothes, children, winter and going without a tour. The answers differ by fall. Upper Duden has a gate and a cave. Lower Duden has a cliff over the sea, and Kursunlu has a pine forest.
Can you swim at the Antalya 3 waterfalls?
No source behind this page lists swimming in the falls. One independent guide says a boat trip or a beach stop is not swimming beneath the waterfall. It points to a separate beach and tells you to check the cruise provider for advice.
When is the water level highest at the Antalya 3 waterfalls?
No source gives the Antalya 3 waterfalls a peak month. An independent guide cites one news report from a past July. It described a marked drop between winter and that summer. The guide calls it an old figure, not a monthly calendar.
What do you wear to the Antalya 3 waterfalls?
An independent guide puts comfortable shoes with grip first, because the Upper Duden cave has wet stone and steps. It adds a small daypack, a light layer, and sun and wind protection for the open coast at Lower Duden.
Can you visit the Antalya 3 waterfalls with children?
Yes, with limits. An independent guide warns of steps and wet surfaces around the Upper Duden cave. It adds that a stroller does not fit every passage. Two Side listings bar ages 2 and younger and list a child category from age 3.
Do the Antalya 3 waterfalls run in winter?
Yes, on winter hours. Wikipedia gives the Upper Duden park 08:00 to 18:00 from November to March. The text of a local guide site says 17:00 for the same months, so check the gate. A visitor guide advises asking about winter boat trips.
Can you reach the Antalya 3 waterfalls without a tour?
Yes, for the two Duden falls. A local guide site lists bus lines CV17, MK80 and VF66 to Upper Duden. It lists GCK76A, LF09 and TC16A for Lower Duden. An independent guide warns that route numbers in older articles can change.