No previous rafting experience is necessary. Rafts hold 8-9 people and are manned by a river guide. You can also see Selge ruins if you take extra time to go up to Selge from the Koprulu Canyon bridge. The Roman city is scattered around the village. The mountain view is wonderful.
Side is a nice small village where Roman ruins are spread around it.
It has nice sand beach along the coast, and there are many hotels and guesthouses catering to the needs of all budgets. The center of the city is small and densely crowded. Marketplace is filled with both Turkish and foreign tourists, mostly from European countries. There are many bars and discos, making the nightlife of the city quite busy. Alanya is mostly a modern town, consructed in the last decade.