Has anybody been to Belek lately?
I go in June, we are all inclusivebut i am worried because i've heard its now the euro and iwant to make sure i take enough money with me.
Please can you tell me what there is to do as well as any tours, quads etc and roughly how much it was.
thanks,
Michelle
Michelle,
We have been to Belek twice and never used the Euro, we paid everything with the local currency Turkish Lira. We either exchanged our GBP or used our debit card to get money out the ATM's.
Cant say how much the tours are unfortunately as hubby and son went to play golf while I sunbathed by the pool..
Which hotel are you staying at ?.
Angie.
We have been to Belek twice and never used the Euro, we paid everything with the local currency Turkish Lira. We either exchanged our GBP or used our debit card to get money out the ATM's.
Cant say how much the tours are unfortunately as hubby and son went to play golf while I sunbathed by the pool..
Which hotel are you staying at ?.
Angie.
Staying at the cornelia deluxe.
Where did you stay? Was it recently?
Apparently, or so i've heard, they'll only allow youto pay for trips in euro!!
im hoping there's yoga at my hotel.
Thanks for reply xxxx
Where did you stay? Was it recently?
Apparently, or so i've heard, they'll only allow youto pay for trips in euro!!
im hoping there's yoga at my hotel.
Thanks for reply xxxx
We stayed at the Cornelia De Luxe.You will just love the place we upgraded to their swim up villas.
We were there May 2008
If my memory serves me right I think they did Yoga classes in the gym area as well as aerobics, a mixture of different exercise classes.
Angie.
We were there May 2008
If my memory serves me right I think they did Yoga classes in the gym area as well as aerobics, a mixture of different exercise classes.
Angie.
they may ask you for Euro's but only pay in Turkish lira.The other way then it is they who set the exchange rate.I live here and I have seen and heard it all.All you have to do is tell them that the UK. does not have Euro's and they will very very quickly take your Lira's.Do not offer to pay in Stirling !
Enjoy your holiday.
Ian
Enjoy your holiday.
Ian
As another expat. RIK is correct .Stick to your guns and only pay in Lira. The tour operator will give you a rubbish exchange rate for both Euro or Sterling .
We are honeymooning at CD in September so will be watching posts with interest 
Take sterling with you make sure it is clean untorn notes with no writing on them and changre your money into lira when you get there you will get a better rate over there .Pay for everything in lira no matter what it is priced in ,just tell them lira please ,that way you are not swapping from curency to curency and will not lose out between every exchange .There are small tour operators in Belek and Kadreiy called ,lets go novelties, lets go travel and bdi travel where you will get trips and tours far cheaper than the likes of thomas cook .Quad bike and jeep safari around £20/25 loads of other day tours to places like aspendos ,perge ,douden waterfalls ,horse riding ,loads of tours .I am in Belek 2/3 times a year every year and these prices are based on last Octobers and i cannot see them being much if any dearer this year.
Peter
Peter
Thank you so much for your advice, it is so helpful, i shall be taking my sterling with me then and changing it there. I cant wait, roll on 24th June, 2010.
Are there any must do trips?
thank you so much xx
Are there any must do trips?
thank you so much xx
Re currency etc in the Belek area. We found that most things that you want to buy ie: trips, photos, golf fees are priced in euros, so if you don't have any euros you are then given the exchange rate of their choosing, which was mostly €1 to £1 or 2TLY to €1, If you insist on paying in lira they simply change the euro price to lira at 2TLR to €1 rate.
I would say take all three currencies, you can always change it back when you get home.
I would say take all three currencies, you can always change it back when you get home.
I find that if you ask for price in turkish lira you will always get the best deal no matter what .Even though most things are priced in euros in Belek they prefer t/l then they are not charged when they put it into their own bank ,with lira they dont have any hassle ,using three curencies does not make a lot of sense to me as you are only confusing the issue and it costs you money each time you change from this one to that one .Pick what currency you prefer then stick to that and haggle in that currency.
Peter
Peter
Each time we asked for the lira price, they just converted the euro price to lira using €1 = 2TLR.
Hi
As anyone been on the V.I.P.(adults only) cruise from the Antalya area, through Thomson, if so would you say it was value for money (£45) or would I be better booking independently in Side, if so does anyone no where.
Thanks in advance
The Preacher
As anyone been on the V.I.P.(adults only) cruise from the Antalya area, through Thomson, if so would you say it was value for money (£45) or would I be better booking independently in Side, if so does anyone no where.
Thanks in advance
The Preacher
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The Preacher
2010-05-31 11:09:27
Sorry for butting in but I found this
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RIK
I think you have got hold of the wrong end of the stick my friend
Unless the wife and her sister are not telling us something, The sister inlaw's o/h,and myself have been led to believe it's just a boring day's cruising along the Atlanya coastline With food and drink thrown in, and no kids (heaven)..... If there is anything more interesting going on I promise I will let you know.
Please don't go .when I tell you the name of the excursion is, The V.I.P. Blue Cruise (Blue as in Med... I think)
It's listed on My Thomson website.
Cheers
The Preacher
I think you have got hold of the wrong end of the stick my friend
Unless the wife and her sister are not telling us something, The sister inlaw's o/h,and myself have been led to believe it's just a boring day's cruising along the Atlanya coastline With food and drink thrown in, and no kids (heaven)..... If there is anything more interesting going on I promise I will let you know.
Please don't go
.when I tell you the name of the excursion is, The V.I.P. Blue Cruise (Blue as in Med... I think)It's listed on My Thomson website.
Cheers
The Preacher
Preacher, all I said was that I had never heard of this cruise before.I would be greatful for any more info.
Ian
Ian
My apologies Dazbo and thanks for removing the link 
Hi
Apologies to the OP for hijacking your thread
My wife and I are going to the Cornelia Deluxe 7-21 Sept to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary
My daughter,son in law and 2 grandchildren (3 years and 8 months) are coming to
we've never been to Belek before,we normal go to Icmeler or Marmaris and realy enjoy our trip on the Mega Diana
Is there a similar trip in Belek please? basically just a lazy day on the boat with lunch,drinks and a chance to swim in the sea
Thank you
John
Apologies to the OP for hijacking your thread
My wife and I are going to the Cornelia Deluxe 7-21 Sept to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary
My daughter,son in law and 2 grandchildren (3 years and 8 months) are coming to
we've never been to Belek before,we normal go to Icmeler or Marmaris and realy enjoy our trip on the Mega Diana
Is there a similar trip in Belek please? basically just a lazy day on the boat with lunch,drinks and a chance to swim in the sea
Thank you
John
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