Antalya Attraction Tours and Ancient Sites

October 18, 2026

How attraction visits work around Antalya

Most of the big sights near Antalya are state-run archaeological sites, and the same few names appear on nearly every tour list: Perge, Aspendos, Side and Termessos. You can reach them on a packaged coach tour, with a private driver, or independently with a rental car or local buses. Entrance fees are often listed separately from the tour price, so check what a package includes before comparing prices.

Site by site

Aspendos is about 47 km east of the city near Serik. Its Roman theatre is among the best preserved anywhere, with a stage wall that still stands. Foreign adults pay €15 and the site is listed open daily from 08:00 to 19:00, with the ticket office closing at 18:30. Winter hours are not confirmed, so check before a cold-season trip. The opera and ballet festival runs here each September.

Perge lies about 18 km north-east, in Aksu. The sights are the Roman stadium, the two round Hellenistic gate towers and the long colonnaded street with its central water channel. The theatre is closed for restoration, so do not plan around it. Foreign adults pay €11. Summer hours are 08:00 to 19:00, and from 1 November to 30 April they are 08:00 to 17:00, with the ticket office closing 30 minutes earlier.

Side is about 76 km east, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes by road. The Side Museum is €5, the archaeological site €7 and a combined ticket €10. The Roman theatre is listed as open on one official page and as closed for restoration on another, so check whether it is open. The temple area on the headland can be viewed from the free zone, and it is a popular sunset spot.

Termessos is a mountain city about 38 km north-west of Antalya, at roughly 1,000 m. Foreign adults pay €3. Summer hours are 08:00 to 19:00 with the ticket office shutting at 17:00, and winter hours are 08:00 to 17:00 with the office closing at 15:30. The climb from the car park is steep and rocky, so wear sturdy shoes, carry plenty of water and start early.

Karain Cave, a Paleolithic cave site, costs €5 and is on the MuseumPass list.

In the old town

The Suna and İnan Kıraç Kaleiçi Museum sits in two restored buildings, an Ottoman house and a former Orthodox church, at Kocatepe Sokak 25. Listing sites show it closed on Mondays with a low entry fee of about 60 lira, so check before you go. The Atatürk House Museum and the Mevlevihane Museum are free. The Antalya Museum is closed with no reopening date, and its galleries cannot be visited.

Is a MuseumPass worth it?

The MuseumPass The Mediterranean costs €90 for 7 days from first use and admits you once to each of more than 40 sites across Antalya, Mersin, Adana and Denizli. Aspendos, Perge, Side, Phaselis, Olympos and Termessos add up to €49 at single-ticket prices. The pass only pays off if you add pricier sites such as Myra, Patara or Hierapolis within the same week. The pass details are on the Ministry of Culture and Tourism product page .

Practical tips

Do Perge, Aspendos and Termessos in the morning. July and August highs commonly reach the mid-30s to low 40s °C.
Carry some lira for snacks and drinks, but expect euro prices at state ticket desks.
Pair Perge and Aspendos in one half day, since they lie in the same direction from the city.

For packaged options, search Antalya attraction tours on Viator . Perge prices and hours are on the turkishmuseums.com Perge page .