Visiting this cave needs permission in advance: it must be obtained from the Güllük Dağı national park office before going.
The site was declared a natural monument in August 2013 and covers 61 hectares in the Ahırtaş quarter of the Dösemealti district of Antalya. What gives it its value is threefold: monumental stalactites and stalagmites, prehistoric finds, and readable inscriptions on the cave walls that throw light on the history and archaeology of Antalya and the country around it from the prehistoric period to the Byzantine. The ground is juniper forest, and 79 plant taxa have been recorded within the registered bounds.
- Designated
- 16.08.2013
Entry fee
- Mediterranean group 1 · category 3 · Per person
- 65 ₺
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 08:30 - 17:30
When to go
- Climate
- Across Antalya as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 10.1 °C in January to 28.6 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in April, May, October and November; rainfall is heaviest in December (251 mm) and lightest in August (4 mm). Long-term means for 1930-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
