- Golf
- Land sports
- Water fun
The resort area Belek appeared on the map of Turkey recently - in the 80s of the XX century. Until that time, Belek was a simple village where several fishing families lived. Now Belek is the most fashionable and expensive resort in the country, which is still developing: the coast is being built up with large hotel complexes, entertainment centers, golf clubs and restaurants.
Belek is positioned as a calm, quiet resort, where there are no noisy bars and discos. The main wealth of the region is the warm sea with clear water, beautiful beaches marked with blue flags, unique nature, clean air. Local hotels are like individual cities, where there is everything you need for a quality holiday: cafes and restaurants, swimming pools, sports grounds, shops.
Tourists not only relax on the beach, but also practice various sports. Even those guests who avoid gyms at home choose active rest in Belek. The resort offers the unique opportunity to learn how to play golf, ride a horse, raft down the turbulent mountain river or sail a yacht.
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Golf
If in other Turkish resorts the main entertainment of tourists is scuba diving, then people come to Belek to play golf - the fun of aristocrats. Even if you have never held a golf club in your hands, it is still worth taking the risk and giving it a try. For beginners, mainly individual lessons are conducted. The price for them starts from 50 euros per hour. A minimum of three lessons are required. The most popular golf clubs are located on hotel grounds. In addition to golf courses, there are also equipment rental points, an area with shops and restaurants. There are paths between the fields where you can jog, walk or just walk and watch the players.
Belek is considered the main golf center in Turkey. Golf is played here 9 months a year - from September to June. The summer period is not so popular for the game, since the hot sun does not allow you to stay in the open field for a long time.
More than a dozen well-equipped golf courses (fairways) are open in Belek. Many are found near natural bodies of water and are surrounded by picturesque eucalyptus groves. Nearly all of the local golf courses have been developed by renowned golfers David Feherty, Colin Montgomery and Nick Faldo.
The most famous golf clubs in Belek are The Montgomerie Maxx Royal Golf Club (here you can play golf even at night, as the course has excellent lighting), Carya Golf Club at the Regnum Carya Golf & SPA Resort in Kadriye. and the resting place of all the snobs of the world - "National Golf Club".
Land sports
What else does Belek offer to its guests besides the golf courses that have been used for golf championships in recent years? Fashionable hotels do not forget about the leisure of their guests, who can do:
- tennis. There are excellent tennis courts on the territory of many hotel complexes, they are especially good at the Maxx Royal hotel. There is a tennis school here, whose instructors conduct classes for beginners, organize tournaments among guests and always keep a company when playing tennis;
- yoga, gymnastics, dancing. Such classes are offered at the Belek Tune Sports Academy;
- cycling. Anyone can ride a bike in the picturesque surroundings of Belek. To do this, you need to rent a bike from your hotel. One day of rent will cost about $ 20;
- football. The Regnum Carya Golf & SPA Resort occasionally hosts football training sessions for children. They are played by famous footballers;
- volleyball. Many fields are adapted for evening and night games;
- horse riding. The local equestrian club has 11 horses. It also contains 5 ponies that kids can ride. Horseback riding is organized in the mountains and on Belek beaches. The cost of a lesson with an instructor for an hour is about $ 70;
- mountaineering and canyoning. Near Belek there is the Köprülü canyon, along which a tourist route has been laid, which is popular with hikers and climbers. Above the canyon, you can see several ancient bridges, and nearby are the ruins of the ancient city of Selge.
Water fun
The restless river Keprüchay flows along the bottom of the Köprülü canyon, which is actively used by rafting enthusiasts in summer. Numerous travel agencies in Belek and nearby towns offer guests on holiday kayaking or inflatable boat rides on the river. For this, tourists are supplied with life jackets and protective helmets. Descent is impossible without an instructor. Children are also allowed to walk along the mountain river.
There are several water amusement parks for children in Belek. The most popular one, Troy Aqua & Dolphinarium, is located at the Rixos Premium Belek Hotel. Accordingly, guests of this hotel can visit the water park for free, the rest will have to pay an entrance ticket. In the dolphinarium, in your free time from the show with sea animals, you can swim in the same pool with dolphins and make friends with these animals. Another famous water park in Belek is called "Gural Premier".
Many hotels in Belek have their own swimming pool, and some even have more than one. Therefore, in the cool season, when the water in the sea is already cold, you can swim, do gymnastics in the water in heated hotel pools.
And, finally, yachting is considered a very popular sea fun in Belek. Renting sailing boats and catamarans with the crew is a great opportunity to explore the surroundings of the resort at the right pace.
