The price you see on the tour cards on this page is the current per-person rate for each Side programme, pulled live from our booking system and confirmed the moment you reserve. It is the same price you hand your guide on tour day — not a teaser that grows at the meeting point. What sits behind it is worth knowing: which programme you choose, how many two-seat buggies your group needs, and whether you turn the morning into a full day by adding Köprülü Canyon rafting. Because we are the operator running the convoy — not a reseller — that price is the direct one, with no middleman margin inside it.
What the price already includes
Everything you need to ride is bundled into the price on the card. There is no gear rental desk, no fuel surcharge, no transfer fee bolted on at the end:
- Free door-to-door hotel transfer from Side, Evrenseki, Kumköy and Sorgun — pickup and drop-off both ways.
- The buggy and its fuel — a two-seat side-by-side with a steel roll cage, seatbelts and a car-style steering wheel.
- Helmet and goggles for everyone in the cab.
- Safety briefing and a practice lap on easy ground before the convoy moves out.
- Accident insurance for the session.
- Professional off-road guides who lead the convoy and set the pace to the slowest driver, not the fastest.
What is genuinely extra
Three things, and we would rather name them here than surprise you on the trail. Personal spending at the refreshment stop is yours. Photo and video of your run is optional — take it if you want the footage, skip it and nothing changes about your tour. Tips for the guide team are entirely at your discretion. Nothing on that list is required for you to drive, get dusty and get home.
Why one buggy safari costs more than another
The biggest lever is how many buggies you book, not how many people you are. A buggy carries two: one adult drives, and a partner, friend or child rides shotgun — so couples and small families often need fewer vehicles than they expect. Confirm your child's age when you reserve and we will tell you honestly what works.
The second lever is the programme. A straight buggy safari through the dust, mud, forest tracks and shallow water crossings of the Taurus foothills is one thing. Pair it with rafting and you are buying a longer day with more logistics. One combo adds a zipline stage; another adds Tazı Canyon. Morning and golden-hour sessions run the same trails at different light.
Reserve free, pay on the day
You do not prepay anything. Reservation online is free and takes a minute; you settle with the guide on tour day, in cash or by card, and the amount is the one you already saw on the card. That means no deposit sitting on a card while you wait, no refund paperwork if your plans shift, and no exchange-rate games between a booking platform and a bank. You see the vehicles and meet the guides before any money changes hands.
Why direct beats a hotel rep or an agent
A hotel rep, an excursion desk or an online agent does not own the buggies — they resell someone else's convoy and take a margin for the introduction. That margin is added to your price, and it buys you nothing on the trail. Worse, it puts a stranger between you and the people who actually decide your pickup time and answer when something changes. Book with the operator and the price is the price, the answer is the answer, and no licence or previous experience is needed to drive — only an adult driver who can handle the machine confidently. Anyone who cannot rides as a passenger for the same money.
Reserve your buggy safari free online, pay the guide on tour day, and message us on WhatsApp any time — we answer around the clock and confirm your exact price for your dates, your hotel and your group.