Your own quad on the private off-road course inland from Side — an 18 km route, round-trip hotel transfer and helmet included.
Good to know before you book
We would rather tell you the whole picture now than have you wonder about it on the way to the base.
Transfer
Round-trip hotel transfer included — hotel → activity base → hotel.
Total time
Approximately 4–4.5 hours door to door, including transfers, briefings and the practice drive.
Off-road route
18 km of off-road driving on the private course. The rest of the programme is transfer and preparation.
Ages
Drivers are 16 or over and bring ID as proof of age. The adult fare starts at 11. Children aged 6–10 ride as passengers on the Quad Safari and the Family Buggy Safari. Under 6 cannot take part.
Driving licence
Not required: the safari runs on a private off-road course, not on public roads. The briefing and the practice drive are what you do need.
Information briefing
Included. The vehicle, the controls, the route and the rules — before the engines start.
Safety briefing
Included. Following the guide, safe distance, overtaking and stopping rules, what to do if something goes wrong.
Practice drive
Included. A supervised test drive before the main safari, and the guide's assessment of every driver.
Helmet
Included, and worn for the whole safari.
Goggles
Extra. Not in the base price — sold at the base.
Bandana
Extra. Not in the base price — sold at the base, or bring your own.
Insurance
Included where applicable under the operating policy.
Clothing
Wear clothes and shoes suitable for dust, dirt and possible mud. Closed shoes, not flip-flops.
Pickup time
Your exact hotel pickup time depends on your hotel and the day's route. It is earlier than your departure time and is confirmed with your booking.
Who should not join
Pregnancy, a heart condition or recent surgery: ask us first. Back or neck problems: ask us first too — the vehicle shakes. Nobody who has been drinking alcohol or taken drugs takes part, as a driver or as a passenger.
Quad Safari
A quad puts you on top of the terrain rather than inside it: handlebars, a thumb throttle, and your own line behind the guide. The course is the same forest track, dirt, dust and water-splash stops the buggies use, taken at the group's pace with the guide in front.
Door to door the programme is approximately 4–4.5 hours. The driving inside it is an 18 km route; the rest is the transfer from your hotel, registration, the information and safety briefings, the vehicle briefing and the practice drive — and the showers afterwards, if you want them.
Every driver completes the practice drive before the main track, and the guide has the final say on the day. A child aged 6–10 can ride along as a passenger with an adult; anyone aged 11 or over rides at the adult fare, driving or not.
Quad Safari
A buggy sits you low behind a wheel, inside the tubular frame around the seats. On a quad there is nothing around you: a saddle under you, feet on the pegs, both hands on the handlebar, the track a boot's width away rather than beyond a frame rail. You also look over the machine instead of past it, following your own line down a forest track. Same course, same briefings, same transfer, so this is the difference worth choosing on purpose.
Nothing acrobatic: four wheels hold the quad up and the guide sets the pace. It means your body is part of the steering. A buggy asks for your hands and feet and keeps the rest of you still; a quad brings your hips and shoulders into every turn, and a rider who sits square and rigid feels the machine arguing back. The vehicle briefing covers it before you touch the handlebar; the practice drive is where it stops being theory.
It can also be kinder to sit on than it looks. Ruts and uneven ground reach you through arms and legs as well as the saddle, so you meet them rather than only absorb them. With back or neck trouble, ask us first all the same: on a quad you are the last stage of the suspension.
There is a reason riders come off the saddle over rough ground. With knees bent, the legs do the work the seat cannot, and what would have gone up your spine goes into your thighs instead.
On this course, though, the guide's instruction comes first: speed, distance, overtaking and stopping are set in the safety briefing, and you ride behind the guide. If you want to take the rough sections standing, ask during the vehicle briefing. That is the moment for it, and the answer is the guide's.
In a car the accelerator gets your whole leg, a heavy limb on a long lever, which is why you hold a steady speed without thinking about it. The quad gives that job to one thumb on a small lever, a short sweep of travel covering the same range of speed.
Two things follow. Small movements do more than you expect at first, which is what the practice drive is there to iron out before the main track. And a thumb tires in a way a foot never does, so riders soon learn to rest the hand and feed the throttle rather than hold it pinned.
No experience is needed, and no driving licence is required: the safari runs on a private off-road course inland from the Side coast, not on public roads. Required instead: 16 or older with ID, the information and safety briefings, the vehicle briefing, the practice drive, and a guide who is satisfied on the day. The guide has the final say.
Nobody is let loose, either. You ride behind the guide, at the guide's pace, holding the distance the briefing set. And if the guide decides you should not drive, you ride the same route as a passenger at the adult fare of €{quadAdult}: same helmet, same dust, same water-splash stops.
This is what the Buggy Safari cannot offer at all: a child between 6 and 10 rides with an adult on the quad at the child fare of €{quadChild}, the adult at €{quadAdult}. The child takes the briefings, wears a helmet for the whole safari, does not drive and does not take the practice drive. From 11 it is the adult fare either way; driving starts at 16 with ID.
Children under 6 cannot take part, because there is no seat we could offer them. And we publish no seat count for the vehicles, since the operator's own record does not state one: if you are hoping to put two children with one adult, ask on WhatsApp before you book. On an open machine a passenger meets as much dust as the driver, which is what the goggles and bandana sold at the base are for.
Departures
Pick the slot that suits your day. The booking form shows only the departures that actually run on your date.
Cooler ground, softer light, the rest of the day still ahead of you.
A slower breakfast first, then the track — the middle-of-the-day slot.
The warm-air slot. Lower light towards the end of the ride.
The schedule is set per season, so on some dates fewer than three departures run. We never show you a time you cannot book: the calendar reads the live schedule for the date you choose.
Your departure is when the activity is scheduled to start. Your hotel pickup happens earlier, and the exact minute depends on where your hotel sits on the transfer route and how the day is planned. We confirm your pickup time with your booking rather than printing one here that would be wrong for most hotels.
Transfer
There is nothing to add for the transfer, no hidden fee and no meeting point to find. We collect you from your hotel, drive you to the activity base and bring you back.
Hotel → Activity base → Hotel
Your pickup time is confirmed with your booking — it depends on your hotel and the day's route, and it is always earlier than your departure time.
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Every step, in order. Nothing in between is left for you to guess.
Total time
Approx. 4–4.5 hours
Off-road route
18 km
Our transfer collects you from your hotel. Your pickup time is confirmed with your booking and is earlier than your departure time.
Inland from the coast to the private off-road course.
Check-in at the base. Drivers show ID as proof of age.
The vehicle, the controls, the route, how the group runs, the rules and what to expect.
Riding in a group: following the guide, distance, overtaking, stopping, speed, emergencies.
Your own buggy or quad, explained at the wheel or the handlebars.
A supervised test drive. The guide checks that every driver is in control before anyone reaches the main track.
An 18 km route: forest tracks, dust, mud and water-splash stops, at the group's pace.
Rinse off at the base if you like, then the transfer takes you back to your hotel.
Information briefing
Part of every safari, for every guest. Not a formality — the reason first-timers and regulars end up on the same track.
Safety briefing
Before the practice drive, a separate safety briefing. Clear, short and in plain language — the same for every group.
A helmet is provided and worn for the whole safari. It is not optional and it is not an extra. Goggles and a bandana are the two optional equipment extras, sold at the base.
Every safety-related sentence on this site — ages, equipment, briefing, practice drive, insurance wording, who should not join — goes through a senior safety review before it goes live. That is an internal review, not a certificate, and we do not claim it as one.
Practice drive
Every driver takes a supervised practice drive before the main safari. It is how someone who has never driven off-road ends up confident on the track — and how the guide decides who is ready.
You do not need to have driven a buggy or a quad before. What you need is to complete the practice drive to the guide's satisfaction. The guide has the final say on the day; anyone who would rather not drive rides the same route as a passenger.
Equipment
This is the whole list. If something is not on it, it is not in the price.
Extras are optional and paid at the base. We list them here so nothing surprises you on the day — not to sell them to you.
What should I wear?
Off-road driving means dust in the air, dirt on the track and water at the splash stops. Getting dirty is part of the experience, so dress for it.
The one-line version
Wear something you would happily hose down afterwards.
Flip-flops are not suitable for off-road driving.
Who can join?
Drivers are 16 or older and bring ID, which is checked at the base as proof of age, not as a licence. Every driver takes the information, safety and vehicle briefings and then the practice drive, where the guide sees how you handle the handlebar and the thumb throttle. The guide has the final say on the day. Anyone who would rather not drive rides the same route as a passenger at the adult fare.
A child aged 6–10 rides as a passenger with an adult for €15, in a helmet, for the whole route. From 11 the adult fare of €25 applies whether you drive or ride along, and guests aged 11 to 15 ride as passengers because driving starts at 16. What this safari does not sell: a seat for a child under 6, a child at the handlebar, or a cheaper seat for an adult who is not driving. We publish no seat count per quad either, so if two children are to ride with one adult, ask on WhatsApp before you book.
FAQ
No. The safari runs on a private off-road course, not on public roads, so no driving licence is required to take part. What is required is the briefing, the practice drive and the guide's go-ahead. Public-road driving is a different matter — and this safari never uses public roads.
The vehicles shake, bounce and get wet. Please sit this one out, or ask us first, if any of these apply:
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Questions
€25 per adult (11+) and €15 for a child aged 6–10 riding as a passenger. Transfer, helmet, briefings and the practice drive are included.
No. The safari runs on a private off-road course, not on public roads, so no driving licence is required. Every driver does the briefings and a practice drive instead, and the guide has the final say.
16 or over. Bring ID — it is checked at the base as proof of age.
Yes. Round-trip hotel transfer is included in every price: hotel → activity base → hotel, from Side, Kumköy, Evrenseki, Çolaklı, Titreyengöl, Sorgun, Kızılağaç, Gündoğdu and Kızılot.
Approximately 4–4.5 hours door to door. That includes hotel pickup, the transfer, registration, the briefings, the practice drive, the off-road driving, breaks, and the transfer back.
18 km of off-road tracks on the private course. We give the drive as a distance rather than a time: how long 18 km takes depends on the group's pace, the conditions, the weather and the season — so we do not promise a minute count.
There are up to three departures a day — 08:00, 11:00 and 13:00 — depending on the season. The booking form shows only the departures that run on your date.
No. 08:00, 11:00 and 13:00 are departure times. Your hotel pickup is earlier, and the exact time depends on your hotel and the transfer route — we confirm it with your booking.
Arrival, registration, an information briefing, a safety briefing, an explanation of the vehicle, a practice drive and the guide's assessment. Only then does the main off-road safari begin.
The helmet is included and worn for the whole safari. Goggles and bandanas are not in the base price — they are sold at the base, or you can bring your own.
Old clothes, comfortable outdoor clothing and closed shoes — sports shoes are ideal. Expect dust, dirt and possibly mud. Flip-flops are not suitable.
Children aged 6–10 ride as passengers with an adult on the Quad Safari, at the child fare. Children cannot drive; drivers are 16 or over.
No. The briefings and the practice drive exist for exactly that reason. The guide checks that every driver is in control before the main safari, and anyone who would rather not drive rides the same route as a passenger.
Insurance is included where applicable under the operating policy. Ask us on WhatsApp if you need the details of what it covers before you book.
You pay on the day of the tour — nothing is charged on this website and no card details are taken. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before your departure.
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The other two safaris
Same private course, same transfer, same briefing and practice drive. The choice is what you sit in and who comes with you.
Off-road buggy adventure from Side — a wheel, pedals and a forest track full of dust and mud.
€30 per person
Transfer · helmet · briefing · practice drive
The buggy safari booked for a family: an adult drives, children aged 6–10 ride along at the child fare.
€30 per adult · €18 child 6–10
Transfer · helmet · briefing · practice drive
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