The 11 Underground River and Cave Trips in Turkey That Earn Their Price

1.Alanya Jeep Safari with Dim River Lunch and Dim Cave

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 155 reviews · from $31Our pick

Ride open-sided 4WD jeeps into Alanya’s Taurus Mountains, with hotel pickup, village and fruit-garden stops, a buffet lunch beside Dim River, swimming, and an optional Dim Cave visit. Expect loud music, rough roads, and playful water fights between jeeps. Guide Ifran has earned praise for his cheerful service.

“It was a nice day. Love the jeepride. God driver. Love the stop with pancakes ! Big minus that we didn’t go to the cave , very disapointing 😒. To see and experience the Dove cave was one if the things that made us book this trip. So we where not happy about this. Good lunch but the price for drinks was way too expensive.”

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2.Alanya Jeep Safari: Dim Cave, River & Nature Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 151 reviews · 5.5 - 7.5 hours · from $22Best value

Ride a Land Rover jeep through Alanya’s countryside with guides such as Mustafa and Ziyad, stopping at waterfalls, a Turkish village, Dim Cave, and Dim River. Expect lunch, mountain views, water fights, and optional swimming, with cave entry and drinks extra.

“Lovely tour guides, such a fun day out worth the money, would definitely recommend”

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3.Alanya: Sapadere Canyon Walk & Dim Cave with Dim River Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 114 reviews · 7.5 hours · from $35

Spend 7.5 hours from Alanya visiting Sapadere Canyon, Dim Cave, and Dim River. Walk wooden canyon paths, swim beneath a cold waterfall, eat lunch by the river, and travel with an English, German, or Russian-speaking guide. Guide-photographer Agil may add water fights and lively group energy.

“It was a unique and unforgettable trip. The driver, photographers, and guide were terrific, friendly, cheerful, playful, and organised. The crowd of people made them forget their age and feel indescribably great. The feeling that we felt on this trip is priceless. Thank you guys. Good luck, keep going and take care. We recommend this trip to EVERYONE, because it is valuable for our health. We love you guys: Lilija & Jonas, the UK. We appreciate what you did for us. xx”

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4.Alanya Highlights: Sapadere Waterfalls, Dim Cave & Dim River

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 110 reviews · from $23

Spend about six hours touring Sapadere Canyon, Dim Cave, and Dim River from Alanya. You’ll ride in open-top vehicles, join playful water fights, swim in cold mountain water, eat lunch over the river, and hear guides such as Echo, Hazel, or Çınar when available.

“Great staff, drivers great fun and main guide is absolutely nuts!!! Would definitely recommend”

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5.Alanya Highlights Sapadere Waterfalls, Dim Cave & Dim River

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 98 reviews · 5 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $30

Ride from Alanya in an open-sided jeep to Sapadere Canyon, cool waterfalls, a cave stop, village food, and a family restaurant lunch. Expect music, water fights between jeeps, limited time at the canyon, and possible changes to the silk village and cave stops. Bring swimwear and waterproof bags.

“This is an experience for those that like to have adventure and unexpected fun. We never did make it to the silk experience.”

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6.Sapadere Canyon and Dwarf Cave with Dim River Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 83 reviews · from $31

Travel from Alanya to Sapadere Canyon, Dwarf Cave, and Dim River National Park on a roughly nine-hour jeep tour. Expect canyon walks, waterfall swimming, a cave visit, lunch by the river, hotel pickup, and a lively water fight. The ride may be shared despite the private-tour wording.

“Places are indeed very scenic but organisation could be better. Timing at the cave was less which was challenging as it was very long. We wasted unnecessary time at a shop for no reason, the tour guide was busy with photographs but then lunch was served at 4.00 pm in afternoon when everyone was hungry which was disappointing.”

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7.Alanya: Dim Cave, Dim River Tour With Lunch and Fresh Fruits

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 82 reviews · from $28

Take a 6 to 6.5-hour jeep tour from Alanya to Dim Cave and Dim River. You will ride through banana gardens, explore a cool 360-meter cave, eat grilled fish or chicken, swim, and stop at a dam lake. English, German, Russian, and Turkish guides are available, including guide Yusuf.

“fun and great. had a very good time me with some amazing and friendly guides and chauffer”

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8.Alanya: Nature Adventure at Dim Cave & Dim River with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 66 reviews · 7 hours · from $29

Join a 7-hour jeep adventure from Alanya to Dim Cave, Dim Dam, fruit gardens, Oba Canyon waterfalls, and Dim River. Expect music, optional water fights, swimming, slides, lunch, and multilingual guides. The cave requires stairs, and waterfall stops include about 180 meters of walking.

“leuke lieve gidsen/chauffeurs, met veel humor. enorm genoten. zeker een aanrader voor jong en oud. is het geld dubbel en dwars waard. helaas alleen geen rondleiding in de boomgaard ge had.”

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9.Alanya:4×4 Jeep Safari and Cave Tour With Lunch At Dim River

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 49 reviews · from $30

Spend seven hours leaving Alanya for the Taurus Mountains, village gardens, Dim Cave, and Dim River. Your English, Russian, Turkish, or Kurdish-speaking host handles the route, with lunch, hotel transfers, and insurance included. Guides such as Jackson and Evo have been praised for friendly, attentive service.

“The pickup at the hotel was perfect.. our guide told us what was happening throughout the day and made the excursion so enjoyable. Our first stop was at a beautiful cafe where we stopped for a drink and something to eat.. we then went onto the waterfalls which was about 30 min drive.. after we stopped at Dim caves which is a must see.. and on the way home we stopped for a lovely free lunch that was amazing 👏 I've got to give this a full 10 out of 10 as it was one of the best organised excursions we have been on.. A BIG Thank you 😊Read more”

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10.Alanya: Dim River, Dim Cave, and Kestel Jeep Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 32 reviews · from $32

Ride into Alanya’s countryside by Jeep, swim or fish at the Dim River, eat a buffet lunch beside the water, and visit Dim Cave and Kestel village. English, German, and Russian guides lead the 7-hour outing, with hotel pickup from resorts around Alanya.

“Det var nogen helt fantastiske guider og en sindssygt lækker dag for både børn og voksne”

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11.From Alanya: Jeep Safari with Lunch, Dim River & Cave

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 24 reviews · 6 hours · from $29

Join a six-hour open-jeep trip from Alanya to Cikcilli Terrace Park, a fishing village, Dim Cave, and Dim River. Expect mountain views, playful water fights, waterfalls, fishing, fruit, swimming, and a riverside meal stop. English, Russian, and Turkish guides lead the day.

“Excellent day out we had a great day fun water fights Excellent”

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