Antalya – Manavgat River Tour, October 2012
Before starting our tour to Cappadocia we had a nice day tour down the Manavgat river.
Manavgat River originates on the eastern slopes of Western Taurus Mountains. At an elevation of 1,350 m, the outflow of several small springs joins together to become the headwaters of the Manavgat. In addition to the springs from the Taurus Mountains, the Manavgat is also fed underground from large lakes to the north of the mountains, on the Anatolian Plateau.
The river flows south over conglomerated strata for about 90 km, descending through a series of canyons. Finally, it washes over the Manavgat Waterfall and through the coastal plain and into the Mediterranean Sea.