What a child pays, and how that price is worked out
There is no complicated family tariff to decode here. On the pirate galleon day from Belek the child fare is not a separate number an office invented; it is calculated as half of the adult fare. That is why €25 for an adult becomes €12.50 for a child aged 4 to 11, and why the two always move together: change the adult price and the child price is re-derived from it.
Infants aged 0 to 3 travel free of charge, and the booking form has its own infant field, so put them there — they add nothing to the total. From 4 to 11 a child pays the reduced child fare, and from 12 a guest is booked as an adult. If your child sits right on the edge of a band, message us before you book rather than guessing.
- Adult, ages 12 to 99: €25
- Child, ages 4 to 11: €12.50, exactly half the adult fare
- Infant, ages 0 to 3: free
- Round-trip hotel transfer from Belek and nearby resorts is already inside that price
- So is the barbecue lunch served on board; drinks from the on-board bar are not
What actually keeps children busy on the boat
The vessel is a pirate-themed galleon with a painted hull, sails and rigging, and that alone does a lot of the work before you have left the harbour: children arrive expecting a boat and find something closer to a set from a story they already know. Through the day the crew runs pirate animation, music and games for children, and there is a foam party the whole boat is welcome to join.
Between the organised moments there is deck to move around on and relaxed sunbathing areas, which matters more than it sounds. A child who can get up, walk to the rail and watch the Side coastline drift past is a child who is not asking how much longer it will be.
Swimming stops with children on board
The day includes several swimming breaks: the galleon stops in crystal-clear coves and guests go into the water straight off the deck. For most families this is the part the children remember, with no beach walk and no sandy towels. How many stops there are, and what the coves are called, we deliberately do not publish: our record says several breaks in clear coves, it fixes no number and names no cove, and we are not going to invent either.
We are equally straight about supervision. There is no childcare service and no kids' club on board, so your children stay in your care all day, on deck and in the water. If your child is a hesitant swimmer, the sun deck is a perfectly good place to spend a swim stop, and nobody is pushed into anything.
Lunch, drinks and what to pack for a child
A freshly grilled barbecue lunch is served on board and is already covered by the fare, for adults and children alike. Drinks from the on-board bar are not included, so bring euros in small notes if your children will be asking for something cold every hour, which they will.
We do not publish a separate children's menu and we will not make dietary promises we cannot keep. If your child needs something specific, message us before you book and we will tell you honestly what we can do. For packing, keep it simple: swimwear, a towel, sunscreen and a hat for every child, plus non-slip footwear, because a deck that has just hosted a foam party is a wet deck.
How the day runs, door to door
You are collected from your Belek hotel in the morning and driven to Side Harbour, where the galleon is moored; that transfer is included both ways and covers Belek and nearby resorts, including the Kadriye hotel strip. Belek has no boat harbour of its own in our records, so this road transfer is simply how a Belek boat day works, and we would rather you read it here than discover it on the morning.
Plan for a full day: around seven hours, with roughly six to seven of those on the water and an afternoon return. Your exact pickup time depends on where your hotel sits in the route and is confirmed the day before departure, so we never quote a clock time in advance. With small children, it is worth thinking that shape through before you book.
A calmer freshwater day for nervous swimmers
If open sea is the thing that worries you, the Green Canyon cruise from Belek is the gentler option. It is not a sea trip at all: it is a freshwater reservoir behind the Oymapınar Dam near Manavgat, a deep-green, cool, calm lake between pine-clad cliffs, reached by an inland drive from your hotel.
The captain anchors in sheltered coves where guests swim straight off the deck, and non-swimmers can simply stay comfortable on the sundeck. The record describes it as great for families and all ages. It runs about eight hours door to door, and it is priced separately from the galleon day: €42 for an adult, €25 for a child aged 4 to 11, infants 0 to 3 free. Note that the half-price rule belongs to the pirate galleon day, not to this cruise.
The practical notes we would rather you read first
Some of this is unglamorous, but it is the part that decides whether a family day out works.
- There is no kids' club and no childcare on board; children stay with their own family for the day
- Non-slip footwear genuinely matters on a boat deck, especially after the foam party
- The galleon day is listed as great for families, couples and groups, but not ideal for guests with limited mobility
- Up to 40 participants can go on a single booking, so extended families can travel together on one reservation
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure, which is the safety net you want when travelling with small children
How a family books, and how you pay
You reserve online without paying anything. No card details are taken on this site, nothing is charged in advance, and the booking is registered as pay-on-tour. On the day you settle the total in euros, which for two adults and two children aged 4 to 11 comes to €75 on the galleon day.
If a child wakes up unwell or plans change, you cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before departure. No prepayment plus a 24-hour cancellation window means you can fix your boat day early in the holiday and still step away at no cost if the week turns out differently.