First time in Turkey
Turkey impressed us with the beauty of its nature. Taurus Mountains, clear Mediterranean Sea, orange and pomegranate groves. In one of them we happened to take a walk and enjoy the orange aroma, bright colors. This is one of the best memories of Turkey.
We rested in the village. Kirish, which is not far from Kemer. We chose the budget hotel Ares Blue (former Larisa). It was listed as 4 *, but this is a solid C grade. By the way, 3 * in Djerba (Tunisia, Sun Club Beach) was 4 *: food, animation and territory are better. But we were generally satisfied, as we went to an inexpensive hotel. Of the minuses: expensive Wi-Fi ($ 7 per week, as we have for a month), tasteless beer and wine, small glasses, lack of tea and coffee, sometimes cups. Meals are modest, but a lot of vegetables and herbs. By the way, we gained 1 kg each, and our friends at 5 * - 4 kg each. So they need it! =) In general, the hotel is not bad: the staff is polite, there is animation for children, a slide to the pool, good massage and a hammam. Especially the massage is highly recommended. We are athletes, there is something to compare. $ 20 per person for the complex: sauna, hammam, foam massage, which we were delighted with, then a full body massage, a face mask and pomegranate tea... They really massage everything - from fingers to ears, not only the back. This is another pleasant memory.
The view of the mountains and the grove is simply amazing! Get out in the morning and do yoga or swim in the pool. . . Dolu Su Water Park is a 10-minute walk away. Posh! Contrary to the fact that the guides said that half of the slides in Dolu Su do not work and persuaded them to go to Antalya to the water park twice as expensive - everything works there! From 10 to 17-00 we rode all the slides, we were fed lunch, took good photos, showed cats and dolphins shows. We only recommend a one-piece swimsuit for girls; ) And for men, don’t ride steep slides, if you weigh 110 kg or more, you can fly out... And next to Dolu Su there is a public beach, which we later went to, since the beach near the hotel is small (you can swim), but for beautiful photos and in general a feeling of the boundless beauty of the sea, it is better to take a walk. Moreover, the streets in Turkey are very beautiful. Kirish is a hotel village, there are chic 5 *, immersed in flowers. All hotels of different architecture, one is not like the other. In general, it is very pleasant to just walk and walk along the street, in numerous shops you will be offered different types of tea and sweets, which we took home with pleasure before leaving.
It is worth visiting the center of Kemer and its bazaars: on Mon - grocery, on Tue - clothing. We didn’t spoil ourselves with anything, but good orthopedic flip flops are almost 2 times cheaper than ours - it’s worth taking. Pomegranate tea is very tasty, homemade Turkish delight, abundance of cherries, strawberries, corn. Fragrant soap with oils is also a nice souvenir. But in Tunisia, it seemed to me that the soap was softer and more fragrant. We will definitely visit Turkey and Tunisia more than once, I hope.
