Small-group boat trip · Keban
Keban Saklıkapı and Karaleylek Canyons Boat Tour
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Schedule
- 10:00–13:00
- Departs from
- Keban
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
The canyons cut by the Euphrates between the Keban Dam and the Karakaya reservoir are explored by boats leaving from Keban. In about 40 minutes the boat reaches the 4.5-kilometre Saklıkapı Canyon on the Baskil-Keban border, whose walls rise up to 200 metres and narrow to half a metre in places. Ten minutes further on begins the roughly 40-kilometre Karaleylek Canyon. Sheer cliffs, karst caves, old cave dwellings, trees hanging from cave ceilings and the black storks that give the canyon its name are the highlights of the route.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Keban Pier, Saklıkapı Canyon entrance, Karaleylek Canyon, Keban Pier
- 10:00
- 10:40
- 11:10
- 13:00
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Boat tour of the canyons
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Guided hike
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Private groups — whole-boat charter
- Solo travellers and small groups — per-person seats
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Keban
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- April–October
- Prices
- Adult ₺700 · Child ₺460 · Private charter ₺5,600+Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- Boats do not wait in the area; advance booking is required. Group tours are provided by boats supported by the Provincial Special Administration and local fishing boats.
- From November to March, the rocks are slippery and river conditions are harsh, so the canyon route is not recommended.
- Long programs with hikes at the bottom of the canyon after disembarking at Saklıkapı can also be arranged.
- Stop times show the typical schedule; exact times may vary depending on the operator.
- Some stops (small bays, open sea piers, fishing spots) are not verified in geographic databases and therefore are not shown on the map; they are included in the program.
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