Olympos Cable Car to Mount Tahtalı with Belek Hotel Transfer

Olympos Cable Car to Mount Tahtalı from Belek

From the Mediterranean shore to the Taurus skyline

Your first view of Tahtalı is from the road to the lower station. Once the cabin clears the pines, the foothills open up beneath you and the coast comes into view.

The Tahtalı summit terraces

At the upper station, the terraces give you room to look in different directions. In clear weather, you can trace the coastline from the foothills towards the horizon.

Use the summit stop at your own pace. Move between the viewpoints, wait for a break in the clouds for a photo, or buy a warm drink if the summit café is open.

At the lower station, look at the departure board before boarding. As you climb, the folds in the mountainside look different from either side of the cabin.

Clouds can cover one side of the mountain while leaving a clear window over the Kemer coast. It pays to look from more than one terrace.

The usual summit stop of about one to one and a half hours gives you time for both photographs and a short walk. The cabin brings you back to the same base.

This trip suits visitors who want to see Kemer’s coastline from above. The open-air section is spent on terraces, with visibility depending on the weather.

As both journeys are by cabin, choose shoes for walking between terraces and standing outdoors rather than for a mountain hike.

Pickup in Belek, the summit break and the return are part of one day out. You spend the main part of the day in the mountains and return to your hotel later.

The route from Belek ends at the foot of the mountain near Kemer. On the drive, the slopes come steadily into view behind the coastal settlements.

Air temperature and wind can change sharply between the coast and the summit. Clouds often decide which parts of the landscape are visible from the terraces.

You reach the summit by cable car. The ride between stations takes around ten minutes. Once up there, you set the pace of your walk between viewpoints.

The return cable car ticket and transfers from the Belek area are in one package, so you can leave the mountain drive and the ride back to the tour team.

For another view of the Taurus foothills, see the Taurus jeep safari from Belek.