Part 1 of our 1st Adventure to Turkey
Our summer 2020 visit to Turkey was only my first as Chris has been to Turkey before. I’d only ever transited through Istanbul airport so that doesn’t count.
We were limited on our holiday for summer 2020 and our usual holiday was not on the cards so we decided to opt for a package tour for the first time ever.
Check out below for:
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How did we get there?
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Airport transfer info
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What hotel did we choose and why?
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Hotel Facilities
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What else did we do in resort?
How did we get there?
We booked our holiday through TUI and flew on TUI airlines from Manchester direct to Antalya. The flight was approx 3hrs 45 mins and it was a really nice flight.
On board services
There were drinks and snacks to buy and full entertainment including movies, radio, sports and news channels to watch.
All in all it was a really pleasant flight.
At the airport
At Antalya airport it was easy to find the correct coach that would take us to our hotel and the journey was only about 30 mins or so. There was plenty of signs and TUI staff members around if you got confused or lost.
What hotel did we choose in Turkey?
Our hotel was the Barut Kemer and we had booked an all inclusive package.
The hotel had the following facilities:
- 5 pools including a baby pool & and indoors pool
- Pool side and Beach side loungers as well as a pontoon that stretched right out to the sea
- A main buffet style restaurant and 5 other a la carte restaurants to choose from as well as 2 snack bar restaurant by the pool area.
- A shop which sold toiletries, snacks and gifts
- A hairdresser & barber
- A Spa
- A gym
- 3 bars including a poolside bar
- Watersports (additional costs)
- Full entertainment team offering a variety of entertainment including aqua aerobics, rifle shooting, boules, crazy golf, yoga, pilates and evening shows
- TUI rep to book trips with and answer any resort questions
- Games room with bowling, pool and arcade games
- Clothes, leather, jewellery and fur shop.
The rooms
The rooms were bright an airy with good bathrooms and comfortable beds. The rooms were serviced daily and had a mini bar that was restocked regularly. There was a safe in the room and a television as well as a large balcony area. There were different sizes of rooms available from family to deluxe but the one we had was brilliant and it had a sea view, result!
The staff
The hotel staff from the bar staff, to the restaurant staff and the entertainments team were eager to please and really made you feel special. Nothing was too much trouble and they’d try and accommodate any reasonable request.
All in all I would recommend this hotel to anyone. Fantastic experience.
What did we do out of the hotel?
You’d think with all the amenities the hotel had to offer we wouldn’t need to go out but we did as we’re used to getting out and about on holiday so we found ourselves planning days out and about.
Here’s where we went:
- A trip to the Gorluk Canyon
- A visit to Phaselis
- A trip up the cable car to mount Olympos
- A visit to the village of Olympos
You can find out about all of these excursions on their own dedicated blog page by clicking them above.
Parasailing
One of the other things we did while we were there it take a parasailing trip out in the bay with the local water sports centre in front of the hotel on the beach. It cost around €80 per couple for the boat trip and parasail and then we paid an additional €30 for our pictures. It was a fantastic experience.
