Patara Things To Do

Beaches
Patara is perfect for a beach holiday. It hosts around 12km of golden and white sand beaches forming part of a nature reserve with stringent restrictions on the number of tourists per year. This makes it a great cheap holiday destination if you want to avoid the crowds. The pristine beaches are home to loggerhead turtles and it is for this reason the restrictions are in place. This beach is idyllic.

 

You can lie on the beach for a relaxing holiday by the sea, or get out into the sea on a traditional Turkish gullet. You will see lots of boats floating along the coastline, and they offer another fantastic way of experiencing Patara. Diving, snorkelling, and swimming off the boats is a must, so make sure you come prepared for this as well as the breath-taking scenery.

 

Patara is the location of a Roman town which has been amazing historians and tourists for decades. Visiting the Roman baths, basilica, and houses brings a great cultural element to a normal Turkish sun holiday, and these are easily accessible from the hotels and resorts. The buildings have been well preserved and are great to wander around with the family; however if you can hire a guide it is well worth the experience as they will bring so much more to an already amazing experience.

 
Horse Riding

Why not give horse riding a go? If you are a lover of horse riding, then you will be in your element. If you are a first timer, it’s well worth it.   You can either take an easy ride around the local area, or head off on organised horse treks up into the mountains. Either choice, you will get to see some fantastic wildlife. Taking a horse ride across the plains and marshlands is a great day out for everyone on family holidays here.

Take a trip to Saklykent Gorge, which is a wild experience in its own right. Its dramatic location and scenery alongside and is perfect for paragliding, canyoning and river rafting or simply take a stroll along gorge. With countryside as lush as that found in Patara, what could be more perfect for a family getaway - there’s so much to see and do.