Şelale Go-Kart

In Manavgat, in the Antalya region, Şelale Go-Kart lays out three hundred metres of open-air track across five thousand square metres, with six corners to negotiate. You drive single-seater karts with 200 cc engines, able to reach around sixty kilometres an hour, in a green setting close to the famous waterfall that gives the town its name. The track is open seven days a week, from nine in the morning until midnight.

Karting stays open to all, with no licence or experience: a briefing, the safety gear and professional supervision come before every run. The format appeals to families as much as to confident drivers, and it is a popular outing for coastal holidaymakers after a little adrenaline between beach days. Well rated by its visitors, the venue takes care over its welcome, and people happily come back to beat their time over the six corners of the layout.

Manavgat is a town on the Mediterranean coast, famous for its wide, foaming waterfall on the river of the same name, one of the most visited in Turkey. The region holds fine sites: the ancient city of Side and its seaside temples, the large dam and lake of Oymapınar, nicknamed the green canyon for its gorges navigable by boat, and the long sandy beaches of the coast. Antalya airport, a little over an hour away, serves this whole coast, much loved by visitors from Europe.