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TL;DR

Plan a family trip to Antalya. What to do with kids, best time to visit, where to stay, and family tips from ErBiage.

Antalya is Türkiye's beach capital and Europe's worst-kept family secret. Long turquoise Mediterranean coastline, five-star all-inclusive resorts at prices that make the Caribbean feel expensive, ancient ruins tucked between resorts, and a walkable old town (Kaleiçi) that saves the trip from feeling like a resort-only escape. Most families come for a beach week and never leave the hotel — that's a valid plan, and the mega-resorts along Belek and Lara compete on kids' clubs, water parks, and buffet variety. But add a day: the ancient theatre at Aspendos, the waterfalls at Duden, the old town's Hadrian's Gate. A gulet day-cruise along the Lycian coast is the family memory kids talk about years later.

What to do in Antalya

All-inclusive on the Belek coast

Kids' clubs, water parks, and better food than the price suggests.

Kaleiçi (old town)

Ottoman lanes, Hadrian's Gate, harbour cafés — half a day.

Aspendos ancient theatre

Best-preserved Roman theatre in the world — 45 min drive.

Düden Waterfalls

Upper falls in a park, lower falls dropping straight into the sea.

Gulet cruise

A day on a wooden yacht along the Lycian coast — swimming stops included.

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