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Alanya is in Turkey, situated on the south coast. It is a popular tourist destination.

[edit] Get in

Alanya is about 2 hours drive from the nearest airport Antalya. Most holiday makers land in Antalya and are then taken to their hotel in Alanya by bus. A new airport at Gazipasa, to the south, is due to open late 2008 which will reduce travel time to Alanya to around 20-30 minutes.

If your hotel is a bit far from Alanya, you can stand outside the hotel on the road and wait for a Dolmuş to come by and pick you up. You can stop at dolmuş stops anywhere on the road, mostly there are bus stops, rarely at someplaces there are not bus stops, they come in each 10 and 15 minutes and are sometimes quite crowded. Expect to pay around 2 Lira per person for the ride.

[edit] Get around

Walking around the town is the best option. You can take taxis or a Dolmuş to the castle if you don't want to walk all the way up the hill.

[edit][add listing] See

• The Castle
• Caves

[edit][add listing] Do

There is a lot to do in Alanya and there are plenty of tour companies whole heartedly willing to help you.

• Boat trip (try to haggle down to €5 for one hour), should include visits to caves and lunch
• Scuba Diving (more fish during the high season)
• Jeep safari tours
• Quad bike tours
• Donkey riding
• Trip to historic Amphitheatre in Aspendos

[edit][add listing] Buy

Catering for all the European tourists, almost everyone in Alanya accepts Euros. You may not even have to exchange your Euros at all. When taking money out of the automatic teller machines, make sure they can give you Euros as well as Lira.

Alanya is full to the brim of shops,

[edit][add listing] Eat

Turkish food in general is really tasty. Try:

• Kebab: These will cost you around 2 Lira and are more like a snack than a meal
• Baclava: Turkish sweet. The cost depends on the weight (e.g. 12 Lira for a kilogram)

If you are in an "All Inclusive" hotel (which is usually the case), all your meals are provided by the hotel.

[edit][add listing] Drink

• Turkish coffee

Be warned that the prices of drinks in the night clubs is insanely high, in some cases higher than what you'd find in Europe. Expect a beer to cost as high as €4.50

[edit][add listing] Sleep

• Villa Casara, Konakli, Alanya, [1]. beautiful brand new Turkish villa, which sleeps 8 comfortably, is bright, spacious and comfortable with all modern conveniences. It is set in lovely palm lined gardens and the 3 balconies enjoy views of the mountains, swimming pool and boast a direct view of the sea. edit

A great deal of cheap holiday packages, usually originating in Germany or Scandinavia, include "All Inclusive" hotels situated on the beach as part of the deal. For example, an "All Inclusive" 4 Star hotel in Alanya including a flight to Antalya from Germany costs around €400.

[edit] Get out

• During the high season (May to September), you can go to Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus by boat through the company Fergün Shipping. It takes about 3 and a half hours. Outside the high season, the international port is closed.

• Fergün Shipping [2] - Connects Alanya to Northern Cyprus during the high season

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