The Kurşunlu Waterfall () is located 19 km from

Antalya Antalya is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey and the capital of Antalya Province. Recognized as the "capital of tourism" in Turkey and a pivotal part of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya sits on Anatolia's southwest coast, flanked by the Tau ...

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at the end of a 7 km road branching off to the north of the Antalya-

Serik Serik is a municipality and district of Antalya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,263 km2, and its population is 139,545 (2022). It is east of the city of Antalya, along the Mediterranean coast. Geography Towards the coast the district is ma ...

Alanya Alanya (; ), formerly Alaiye, is a beach resort town, resort city, a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Antalya Province, Turkey. It is on the southern coast of Turkey, in the country's Mediterranean Region, Turkey, Mediterranean R ...

highway at a point 12 km east of Antalya. It is reduced to a mere trickle in the summer months. The

waterfall A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...

is on one of the tributaries of the Aksu River, where the tributary drops from Antalya's plateau to the coastal plain. It is situated in the midst of a pine forest of exceptional beauty. The environs provide a picnic and pleasure spot about twenty minutes by car from the centre of the city of Antalya. The waterfall and its surroundings covering an area of were declared a

nature park A nature park, or sometimes natural park, is a designation for a protected area by means of long-term land planning, sustainable resource management and limitation of agricultural and real estate developments. These valuable landscapes are pres ...

by the Ministry of Environment and Forest on May 21, 1991. All year round, safari tours with all-terrain vehicles are organized near the waterfall.

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Antalya and Waterfalls

How to go to Kursunlu Waterfall Nature Park

A set of pictures of the park
1991 establishments in Turkey Landforms of Antalya Province Nature parks in Turkey Protected areas established in 1991 Tourist attractions in Antalya Province Waterfalls of Turkey {{Protected-area-stub

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