Suluada Swimming Tour: Swim Stops at the Island and Its Bays

Boats anchor near Suluada, and where conditions allow tender boats shuttle guests across to the bay — so you can swim from the sand or straight off the deck, whichever you prefer. The twin beaches frame a pale sandy bottom that turns the water an unmistakable turquoise, with pine-clad cliffs rising behind them.

The route adds calmer water for gentler swims: the sheltered cove of Domuz Bay and the surrounding bays give you shade, quiet and an easy entry, while the Love Cave sits in the island's rock face along the way. One practical note before you pack only a towel: there is no shop on the island, so bring water, sunscreen and anything else you want on the beach.

From the Side–Manavgat band the day runs about ten hours door to door. Hotel pickup falls in the 05:30–06:00 window in air-conditioned vehicles, with an optional breakfast stop at Adrasan around 08:30, payable at the local restaurant. The boat sails at 09:40 and docks back at 16:00, with hotel return after that. Your exact pickup time is confirmed individually — we do not print a per-hotel timetable we cannot keep.

The Antalya departure picks up between 08:30 and 09:00 from central Antalya, Kemer and Beldibi, and the day runs around twelve hours. It sails on Tuesday and Thursday all year, plus Saturday from April to October — selected days, not daily. If those days do not fit your dates, the daily Side departure is the simpler answer; our daily tour page sets the two schedules side by side.

The ticket covers the two-way hotel transfer, the cruise, guidance and every swimming break. Lunch is cooked and served on board: your choice of grilled fish or chicken with pasta or rice, daily Turkish mezes — stuffed vine leaves, stuffed peppers, lentil patties — and a seasonal salad, followed by seasonal fruit and Turkish tea. Drinks from the bar are excluded and paid separately, as is the optional Adrasan breakfast.

The Antalya departure adds snorkelling masks and pool floats, plus marine insurance and harbour fees, and free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure. Floats make long, unhurried stays in the water effortless. If you would rather look down than swim, the Suluada snorkelling tour page covers the same day with a mask on.

Confident swimmers get a full day of open-water stops in some of the clearest water on this coast. Cautious swimmers get calm coves and a crew running the day — nobody has to jump in to enjoy the day. Note the minimum age of 6 on the Side departure; on the Antalya days infants aged 0–3 sail free and children 4–10 pay the reduced rate, which is why families often begin with the Suluada family tour page.

The price is the same wherever we collect you: €40 per adult, €30 per child aged 4–10, infants 0–3 free — one flat price for the whole coast, set out on the prices page. Book free online, receive a confirmation e-mail with a printable ticket, and pay on the tour day. If the harbour authority stops sailings in rough sea, you are rebooked or refunded.