An amazing place! Very beautiful. The most important thing is to complete the tourist route to the end. Many end their journey in the middle of the road, not wanting to get into the water. It's much cooler to rent a life jacket, special shoes and explore the gorge on your own. By the way, it is better to buy tickets for these services immediately at the entrance, because then it will be more expensive on the territory. Well, it's better to come here on your own, without guides who are constantly in a hurry.
The views are very beautiful, I wanted to get here and was upset that I couldn't take a camera with me. A lot of tips helped me from previous reviews, so I advise you to scroll down and read them too. I will write what I did not understand myself from them.
We arrived at the opening at 9 a.m. - 100% correct decision. The sun has not yet fallen (the way to the canyon, which are in the photos, is about 1.5 km on foot into the mountains). You can drive jeeps, it will be optimal. You can go down on foot, it's easier, there are beautiful views there too. But, accordingly, it will already be firing.
At the very entrance, we paid 1,030 lira for two people - that's 630 for entrance tickets (without extras) - that's about 10 dollars, and 400 lira for 2 waterproof phone cases. They can also be bought upstairs, in front of the entrance to the canyon itself. There is no need for it along the way. The prices are the same, what is at the bottom, what is at the top, before entering the canyon (you can buy tickets right away, most likely it will be free to enter the ascent / descent by jeep). 20dol. go boating, 35 dollars per person - take equipment (helmet, aquashouses, life jacket, wetsuit) and swim the whole cave yourself (we were told that with a ticket they would take us down in a jeep for free, but it's scary, it would be better to walk back too, going at high speed, and half a meter away already the cliff).
We decided that it was more interesting for ourselves, because they give you unlimited time and you can get to the end of the canyon yourself. Wetsuits were not taken, the cold water there is literally the first 5 meters, then it gets warmer. On the way back, she didn't seem so cold anymore. But one girl came after us, said her leg was cramped. If you know such a problem, then it's better to wear a wetsuit. The only advantage in the boat is that you can take your camera and take beautiful shots of the canyon. That's all.
First you need to swim 100 meters, so you can only take the phone in the case. Then there will be places where you can walk knee-deep / waist-deep in water, but periodically you will need to swim. And it's a little more traumatic, because there are places on the way where you can't swim calmly, because there are stones under your feet, and you won't pass, because it's too deep. We just got a couple of abrasions. My foot slipped and hit my knee, another time my foot slipped between two stones. The husband also hit his knee on a stone. All of this can be avoided, just be careful.
A very important fact: you can get into that canyon only in these two ways: either by boat or by swimming. You will have to pay for both methods, otherwise you will not get there in any way
We had a vacation a few years ago in Turkey, in a village near the canyon. We walked to it and walked to the waterfall. Great location, great views, accessibility, clean. There are many tourists with tents, as there is a hiking route through it. If you are vacationing nearby, be sure to take a walk there, it is easy to get from the nearest villages by bus.