Düden Waterfall guide EN

If you came off a ship

Six to eight hours, no hotel, no car. That is a different trip from everyone else's, and nobody writes it up.

Yes, comfortably. Half a day.

Ship excursions go to the Upper falls, usually bundled with Perge, Aspendos and the old town. Going independently, allow three to four hours door to door.

Which one the tours visit

The Upper falls, almost always. It is the one with the park, the cave path and a coach car park, and it fits a group itinerary. The lower falls rarely appear on ship excursions even though they are the one that runs all year.

If you are here in July or August and the volume matters to you, that is worth knowing before you book the ship's tour. Why.

A half day on your own

ClockWhat
+0:00Off the ship, taxi from the port gate
+0:30Upper falls, park and cave path
+1:30Taxi back towards the city
+2:00Kaleiçi old town, harbour, coffee
+3:30Back on board with margin

Timings are indicative and assume a taxi both ways. Check your ship's all aboard time and leave more margin than you think you need.

Two rules for doing it independently. Ask the taxi to wait at the falls rather than trying to find one at the entrance, and work backwards from all aboard, not forwards from arrival. Antalya traffic on the coast road is unpredictable in season.

Swapping the falls for the sea view

There is a version of this day that most excursions do not offer: take a boat trip from Kaleiçi harbour that passes under the lower falls. You get the waterfall, the coastline and the old harbour in one movement, and you are back near the port. It costs around 25 euro and takes about an hour on the water.

How the tour options compare

How many ships come

YearShipsPassengers
202421~40,000
202536~57,000
202626+ plannednot published

Deniz Bülten · QTerminals Antalya figures checked 05.08.2026

Small numbers next to Antalya's sixteen million air arrivals, which is exactly why nobody writes for you.

This page was last checked on 5 August 2026.