Bird watching tour from Side Turkey
Price: € 110 ( $ 119 / € 110 / ₺ 3,894 / £ 94)
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About this activity
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Departure Location: Side
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Event days: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Tour duration (Approx - including transfers): 12 Hours
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Guiding & Support: English , Turkish
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Booking confirmation: Instant confirmation
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Printed or mobile voucher: Both is accepted.
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Easy Online Booking: Fast, Easy & SSL Secure Booking
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Cancellation policy: Flexible
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Experience: No experience required
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Tour ID: 32
Highlights | Overview
- White throated Robin
- Krueper's Nuthatch
- Red Fronted Serin
- Finsch's Wheatear
- Olive-tree Warbler
- and more...
Full Description
Birdwatching Turkey
Full day Bird watching tour in Side.
It may be quite good for you to spend 1 day on a bird-watching tour during your holiday in Side
Situated on the world's most important bird migration routes, Turkey is home to more species than all of the bird species in Europe. Depending on the target bird species, the best time for bird watching in the Antalya region is the migration period, which starts from the beginning of March, until the end of June, and the autumn return migration period, which starts at the end of August and lasts for 2 months.
When we take into consideration the range of bird sorts in Turkey, each migratory and in addition non-migratory, we are able to see that Turkey is an one-of-a-sort location for watching birds. There are two important factors for this wealth, Turkey's variety of varied ecosystems in addition to it is placement on bird's migratory programs. Plants like myrtle tree, Mediterranean medlar, oleander, blackberry, wild rose, spurge tree, tamarisk, spruce tree, kermes oak, thyme, wild mint, beech tree, bracken and ivy creates the bottom flora.
Bird watch in Side, Turkey
Approximately 50 billion birds migrate every year. 5 billion of them are made between Europe and Asia.
For centuries, migratory birds have followed large water bodies along the narrowest point on land. Bird migration path determined by the shortest terrestrial connection passes through Turkey. Migratory birds who have to cross the sea prefer the narrowest spots such as the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. While gliding over high mountains, they also use lower passages such as Arhavi and Borcka-Artvin and Belen-Hatay. In the spring migration, migrating birds who reach Hatay by following the African Rift valley extension continue to migrate towards the northeastern and northwestern directions, crossing the Bosphorus to northern Thrace and the Balkans, and the other migrating group reach the Caucasus and further north through Artvin. In the autumn migration, they return to Africa on the same route.
Bird watching tour in Side, Turkey
It is not possible to compare the variety of birds in Europe with Turkey. There are 570 bird species in Europe. In Turkey it has been identified 502 types of birds in the last half a century, according to documents. 436 of them are seen very frequently. When you look at the European continent, Portugal as an example: there are 180 varieties of birds. Nonetheless, there are just 334 bird species in Antalya.
Price included
- Pick up from hotels - drop off at hotels (in and around Side only)
- Bird Watching guide
- Transport service
- Price is per person (minimum 2 people required)
- Birdwatching equipments
- Food - Drinks
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Details to know
Full day bird watching tour from Side Turkey
The tour requires a minimum of 2 people. Alternatively, it is possible for one person to participate by paying the fee for two people.
At the night of the same day Fish owls can be watched by lantern lights from 21:00 (extra).
Additional information
Daily Bird watching tour from Side Turkey
The bird watching tour starts according to the Sunrise time. From the first lights of the day, it continues until sunset, depending on the bird watcher's target species. Observation points start at sea level and go up to 1800 meters.
Period & Price
01 March 2024 / 22 December 2024 - Price
| Location | Observer 18 > | + Observer 13 > |
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| Side | € 110.0 | € 30.0 |
| Add-ons / Extras | Price |
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| From Belek / Antalya | € 110.0 |
| + Fish owls | € 50.0 |
| From Alanya | € 100.0 |
Have a question?
Hello, thank you for reaching out to us regarding the bird watching tour. We would be happy to organize this tour for you on the dates you have specified. The tour is divided into half a day on the coast and half a day in the mountainous areas. Bird observation on the coast does not require much off-road walking and can even be done from the vehicle. However, in the mountainous areas, the rough mountain road (approximately 20 km round trip) may cause discomfort for pregnant individuals due to shaking and bouncing of the vehicle. The tour departs from Side at sunrise in the morning, so you would need to stay in a hotel in Side. However, we can offer an additional transfer service from Antalya at a cost of 110€ per vehicle for pick-up and drop-off. Please note that the tour requires a minimum of 2 people. Best regards, Vigo Tours.
Ole Werner Larsen
(5.0)
Det var en fin tur på alle måter mye fantastisk natur og fugl. Er det noen fugler fra turen jeg lurer på kan jeg sende bilde? Ole Werner larsen
Eduardo Joel
(4.8)One day bird photography
I was with my family close to Side now in May and I took one day to photograph the birds in the region with Vigo Tours. It was amazing… Mehmet could show me most of the birds in my interest list always looking for the best chance for me photographing them. I can only recommend the Birdwatching (or photography) guide from Vigo Tours.
Simon Molenaar
(4.5)Great day, super nature and birding.
Only one request, no intensive phone calls while driving (in the late evening through the mountains).
Reply from Vigo Tours: Thank you very much for your review!
Thank you very much for your review! We are glad that you enjoyed the bird watching tour with us. Phone calls made by the guide at midnight were made with the Regional Director of Forestry and Nature Conservation due to a moderate problem experienced. The guide said he explained it to you. Best regards, Vigo Tours
Sandra Truran
(5.0)
We understand that the time of year reduces the number of rarer species to be found. With that in mind we still had a very enjoyable trip and our guide Mehmet went out of his way to ensure our day was varied between shore and mountains.
Daniel Fröhle
(5.0)
Es war eine super Tour. Mit vielen neuen Arten. Unser Guide war super nett und hat alles Spaß gemacht
Rick Kleyn
(5.0)
An excellent days birding.
David and Gill Hepburn
(4.8)David and Gill
Mehmet certainly new his birds and more importantly where to find them. Very interesting locations , brilliant scenery and a long list of birds with 5 lifers. Next time to see the Brown Fish Owls,hopefully.
Wiene van de Bunte
(5.0)Bird watching tour from Alanya
First of all, it was great that transport from and to Alanya could be arranged. We're happy that we were able to discuss target species and plan the day accordingly. The guide knows about special occurrences year round (in our case, local dunes where Cream-coloured Courser could be seen during our stay). This way, some unexpected birds can be added to the list. The guide takes the time to find your target species (unfortunately, the birds still need to show up. But we tried our best!) Also, you will get to places which you probably won't go to by yourself. Thanks again for the great day and helping us find some very nice species!
alec empson
(5.0)
everything went on schedule.birdwatching was difficult in places but thats not unusual.key bird Finchs Wheatear located.Pity about the crimson winged finch. excellent day out.THANKYOU.
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