Questions about fishing tours in Side
What people ask before a morning at sea, answered plainly. Question not here? Ask us on WhatsApp.
Questions
All questions
How long is the shared fishing trip?
5.5 hours on the boat. The fishing boat heads out at 07:00 and is alongside the quay again at 12:30; the pickup minute for your hotel comes on the eve of the trip.
What time will you pick us up?
For the shared trip we send it the day before; the boat leaves at 07:00. The precise minute depends on where your hotel is, so you hear it from us the evening before, by phone or WhatsApp, along with the spot to wait at. On the private boat, the time and meeting point are agreed with you after you book.
What is included in the shared trip?
Your transfer from the hotel and back in an air-conditioned vehicle, the deep-sea fishing trip, rods, lines and fresh bait, and the captain's hands-on help. Nothing to eat comes with the fare; pack your own.
What is not included?
The €5 sea fee per person, paid in cash on the boat; lunch and other meals; cold drinks, on sale aboard (or €6 extra a head at booking for unlimited soft drinks); and personal spending and tips. Want to know what drinks cost on board? Ask us on WhatsApp.
What do children pay?
The same as adults. Every trip has one fare per person whatever the age — €45 on the shared boat, €650 on the private boat — plus the €5 sea fee per person in cash on the boat.
What is the €5 sea fee?
An extra €5 per person on every trip: shared, private and big game alike. It is not part of the online total; you pay it in cash on the boat on the day, and your ticket shows it as the balance. More in the sea fee explained.
What is the difference between the three trips?
The shared trip is a morning on a fishing boat with at most 12 guests, the boat out from 07:00 to 12:30, transfer and gear included, at €45 per person. Private deep-sea fishing puts only your party aboard at €650 per person, with the time agreed on WhatsApp. Big game fishing is arranged on request. The €5 sea fee per person applies to all three. See which to choose.
What does private deep-sea fishing include?
A fishing boat with nobody aboard but your party, for deep-sea fishing, at €650 per person whatever the age, plus the €5 sea fee per person in cash on the boat. The start time, the meeting point and anything else you want settled are agreed with you on WhatsApp after you book.
How does big game fishing work?
It is arranged on request. Send us your date, your party size and what you hope to fish for, on WhatsApp or through the big game page. We reply with availability and a price; the €5 sea fee per person applies, as on every trip.
I have never fished. Can I come?
Yes — no experience is needed. Rods, lines and fresh bait are handed out on board, and the captain helps you with baiting, casting and reeling in, and handles the fish. Tackle of your own is welcome but not required.
What fish are common?
Red mullet, sea bass, sea bream and shrimp come up often, as do small colourful species, with a larger fish now and then. Fish are wild, so nobody can promise a particular catch on a particular morning. Read what fish are common.
What should we bring?
A hat, sunglasses and sun cream for each of you, and a phone or camera. Your own snacks and drinks are welcome. Bring euros in cash for the sea fee of €5 per person.
What if I get seasick?
Tell us before you book if anyone in your party is prone to it. We make no medical promises: the captain decides on the day. Any remedy you choose to take is your own decision.
Can children come?
Yes. The shared trip suits every age, beginners included, and children stay beside their parents the whole morning. Children pay exactly what adults pay. Bear the early start in mind: the boat leaves at 07:00.
Where do you collect from?
Any hotel in the Side belt — Gündoğdu, Çolaklı, Evrenseki, Kumköy, Side, Sorgun, Titreyengöl, Kızılağaç, Kızılot — plus Manavgat town, with the transfer part of the shared trip's fare. See the pickup page.
We are staying in Alanya, Belek or Antalya. Can you collect us?
The standard pickup does not reach that far. Write to us with the hotel's name and your date, and we will say what can be arranged.
How do I pay?
The fare goes in euros on the trip day itself, and the €5 sea fee per person in cash on the boat. Booking takes no money online and asks for no card details.
Can I cancel?
Yes. If you tell us 48 hours or more ahead, cancelling costs nothing — reply to your confirmation or send us a WhatsApp message.
Ready when you are
Book a fishing morning from your hotel
- What
- A shared deep-sea fishing morning off Side: rods and fresh bait supplied, a captain at your elbow, your own food on deck.
- Where
- Side. The shared trip collects you from any hotel in the Side belt, Gündoğdu to Kızılot, or in Manavgat town; for the private boat the meeting point is agreed with you.
- Price
- Per person, any age: €45 · plus €5 sea fee per person, cash on the boat
Full price details → - How long
- 5.5 hours on the boat, 07:00 to 12:30.
- Included
- Hotel transfer, the fishing trip, rods, lines and fresh bait, the captain's help. Not included: any food, cold drinks or the sea fee.
- When
- Boat out at 07:00, back at 12:30; pickup time confirmed the day before. Bookable from tomorrow onwards; ask about a particular date on WhatsApp.
- Terms
- Fare in euros on the day, sea fee in cash on the boat. Free to cancel until 48 hours beforehand.
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Guides
Plan the morning, choose your trip, find your area
Short, practical reads: how the morning runs, who it suits, how the three trips compare, what happens on board, and where we collect from.
- The morning, step by step Out at 07:00 to the fishing ground, the gear and the captain's help, and back at 12:30.
- How booking works Online or on WhatsApp, with no card: what arrives straight away, the message the day before, and how the private boat and big game are arranged.
- What to bring A hat, sunglasses, sun cream, a camera, snacks of your own — and euros in cash for the €5 sea fee.
- The sea fee explained €5 per person on every trip, paid in cash on the boat: why it sits outside the online total and how your ticket shows it.
- Seasickness An honest word: tell us before you book, and the captain decides on the day. No promises either way.
- Never fished before? No experience needed: the gear is supplied, and the captain helps you with baiting, casting and reeling in.
- Fishing with children One fare for every age, children welcome on the shared boat, and what the early start means for little ones.
- For couples Two seats on the shared boat or a boat for the two of you: what each costs per person, and which suits you.
- Groups and friends Up to 12 in one booking, at most 12 on the shared boat, a private boat for your party alone — and larger groups by request.
- Shared, private or big game? The three ways to fish from Side side by side: what each includes, what it costs per person, and who should pick which.
- Is it worth it? What each fare covers, the sea fee on top, and for whom a morning at sea with a rod is money well spent.
- Book here or with the hotel rep? Nothing paid until the day, no charge for cancelling until 48 hours before, and a licensed agency: what booking directly gives you.
- What fish are common? Red mullet, sea bass, sea bream and shrimp come up often, with small colourful species and sometimes a larger fish — never a promise.
- Rods, tackle and bait What is supplied, how the captain helps, and bringing tackle of your own.
- Food on board No breakfast or meal in the fare: what to pack, what is sold on board, and when to eat.
- Why the early start Boat out at 07:00, back at 12:30: what the morning timing means for the rest of your day.
- From Side town Staying in Side itself: the town's hotels in the form, and your pickup time confirmed the day before.
- From Kumköy Side's neighbour to the west: the transfer is in the fare, and what to have ready at reception that early.
- From Evrenseki Between Kumköy and Çolaklı: choosing the right area in the form, and how the day-before message reaches you.
- From Çolaklı West of Evrenseki: the pickup is included, and a hotel missing from the list is typed in by hand.
- From Sorgun The first hotel strip east of Side: the transfer is in the fare, and the timing is confirmed hotel by hotel.
- From Titreyengöl East of Sorgun: booking the right area, and what the pickup message tells you the day before.