Sorgun sits on the quiet, pine-shaded edge of Side, which makes it one of the easiest bases on this coast from which to reach an off-road trail. We collect you from your hotel door at no charge and drive you to our nearest departure base, where the buggies are lined up and fuelled. From there the convoy turns inland, away from the resort strip and into the Taurus foothills.
What the terrain behind Sorgun is like
The tarmac runs out fast. The route follows unsealed forest tracks and dry riverbed sections that climb gently into foothill and canyon country, so expect loose surface, ruts, deep dust in high summer and proper mud after rain. There are shallow river and water crossings where the spray comes up over the cage and everyone in the convoy gets soaked at once. This is a working off-road trail rather than a manicured circuit, which is exactly why people book it instead of a fairground lap.
The buggy: two seats, a cage, a steering wheel
Our buggies are side-by-side vehicles, not quads. You sit beside your partner, friend or child instead of behind them, strapped into a steel roll cage, with a car-style steering wheel and pedals. If you have ever driven a car, the controls make sense inside the first minute of the practice lap.
- Two seats side by side — you share the cab, the corners and the mud with someone, not shout over a shoulder
- Steel roll cage and seatbelts on every vehicle
- Helmets and goggles issued before you go anywhere near the trail
- Accident insurance included in the tour
- Professional off-road guides lead the convoy and set the pace to the slowest driver, not the fastest
Who drives and who rides
No driving licence and no previous off-road experience are needed. The driver must be an adult, and after that ability decides everything: whoever can handle the buggy confidently takes the wheel, and whoever cannot rides as a passenger for the same price. Families routinely put a child in the second seat — confirm the age with us at booking so we can seat them properly.
How your session runs
Free pickup from Sorgun, then kit issue at the base, then a full safety briefing in plain language covering controls, braking, convoy spacing and the guide's hand signals. Everyone takes a practice lap before departure, so your first real corner is not also your first corner ever. Sessions go out in the morning or in the golden hour before sunset, when the light drops low through the pines and the dust hangs gold behind the buggy in front. If you want water as well as dirt, the same day can be combined with Köprülü Canyon rafting — or a three-in-one with zipline, or a four-in-one that adds Tazı Canyon.
Free pickup from Sorgun, Side and Titreyengöl
Door-to-door hotel transfer is free and built into the tour for Sorgun, Side and Titreyengöl, as well as Manavgat, Boğazkent, Belek, Alanya, Kemer and the Side satellite resorts. You give us your hotel name, we handle the rest.
Reserve your buggy safari free online in under a minute — nothing to prepay, no card details, no middleman. You pay the guide on the tour day in cash or by card, at the best price direct from the operator. Message us on WhatsApp 24/7 for a pickup time from your Sorgun hotel or to check availability for tomorrow.