Half-day safaris in Side take about 3-4 hours door-to-door: our Side Quad ATV Safari runs roughly 3 hours for €25, the buggy version about 4 hours for €30, and around 1.5-2 hours of that is genuine off-road riding. Full-day combos that add guided rafting in Köprülü Canyon last 7-8 hours and start from €30. In short: book the half-day safari to keep the rest of your day free, or the combo for one big adventure day — either way booking is free online and you pay on the day.
How long is a quad safari in Side, really?
Door-to-door, the standard quad safari takes about three hours, spent like this: we collect you from your hotel — morning or afternoon, with the exact time confirmed at booking — bring you to our base behind Side, and run a safety briefing followed by a supervised test drive. Then comes the part you came for: around 1.5-2 hours of real riding through forest tracks, dust clouds, mud pits and water-splash stops in the Taurus foothills. Back at the base you shower, change in our cabins, and we drive you back to your hotel.
The Side Buggy Safari follows the same shape but runs closer to four hours. A buggy is a two-seater side-by-side with a roll cage and seat belts, so couples and parent-child teams share one machine — seating and pairing everyone up simply takes a little longer than with single-rider quads.
Every duration and price at a glance
All prices are per person, infants join free, and free hotel transfer is included in every tour below.
| Tour | Duration | Adult | Child |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side Quad ATV Safari | ~3 h | €25 | €15 |
| Side Buggy Safari | ~4 h | €30 | €18 |
| Quad Safari from Kumköy | 3 h | €30 | €18 |
| Rafting + Quad Combo | 7 h | €30 | €18 |
| Rafting + Buggy Combo | 7 h | €35 | €21 |
| 3-in-1 Rafting + Zipline + Quad | 8 h | €38 | €23 |
| 3-in-1 Rafting + Zipline + Buggy | 8 h | €38 | €23 |
| 4-in-1 Rafting + Tazı Canyon + Zipline + Buggy | 8 h | €49 | €29 |
Pick the short safari if…
- You travel with young kids. Children ride as passengers from age 6, securely belted in the buggy, and a 3-4 hour outing matches a child's energy far better than an 8-hour day.
- You are protecting a beach day. Choose a morning or afternoon departure and you are back at the pool with most of the day untouched.
- It is your first time off-road. Three hours is the perfect taster — if you finish the quad safari hungry for more, the combos are waiting.
Budget planners can dig deeper in our quad safari price breakdown and the matching guide to what a buggy safari actually costs.
Pick the full-day combo if…
- You want maximum adventure per holiday. The combos stack guided river rafting in Köprülü Canyon — and on the 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 tours a zipline over the river — on top of the same quad or buggy programme.
- You prefer one big day out. A single free hotel transfer covers everything: collected once, dropped off once, 7-8 hours later.
- You count value per hour. The rafting + quad combo costs €30 — the same as the 4-hour buggy safari on its own — and the 4-in-1 with the Tazı Canyon stop packs four activities into €49.
Compare every full-day option side by side on our combo tours page.
Practical details for every option
- Free hotel pick-up and drop-off across Side centre, Kumköy, Evrenseki, Çolaklı, Gündoğdu, Sorgun and Titreyengöl; Belek, Kemer and Alanya have their own dedicated tours.
- Driving is skill-based: guests aged 16+ with ID take a supervised test drive at the base, and whoever handles the machine confidently drives. Anyone who prefers not to rides as a passenger — welcome from age 6.
- Included everywhere: hotel transfer, safety briefing by our professional guides, supervised test drive, helmet, changing cabins and showers at the base.
- Paid extras: goggles, bandanas, food and drinks, and the photo/video service.
- Bring a complete change of clothes — dust, mud and water splashes are the whole point.
- Departures are capped at 40 guests, with guides riding at the front and back of the convoy.
Frequently asked questions
How much of the 3 hours is actual riding?
Around 1.5-2 hours. The rest is your hotel transfer, the safety briefing, the supervised test drive and shower time at the base — none of it wasted, all of it included in the €25.
Is a full-day combo too long for young children?
Children join as passengers from age 6, and plenty of families do the 7-hour combos happily. For kids at the younger end, though, most parents find the 3-4 hour safari the sweeter spot — everyone goes home excited rather than exhausted.
Can I do a safari and still enjoy the beach the same day?
Yes. The quad safari takes about 3 hours door-to-door and runs in the morning or the afternoon, so you give up half a day at most — exactly why first-timers and beach loyalists pick it.
Do the combos include the same off-road programme?
Yes. The combos use the same base, the same briefing and supervised test drive, and the same forest-dust-mud tracks; the rafting and zipline stages are added around the riding, not instead of it.
Whichever length suits your holiday, the booking maths stays simple: reserve free online and pay on the day at the base — no prepayment. Lock in the 3-hour quad safari for €25, grab a seat in a buggy for €30, or go all-in on a full-day combo — free hotel pick-up is included with every single one.