Manavgat Waterfall
Manavgat Waterfall
Manavgat Waterfall
As it advances towards the sea after passing through Oymapinar dam, Manavgat stream which descends from the Taurus mountains forms Manavgat waterfalls. The waterfall presents a place of rare beauty for the lovers of the nature and has a quite high flow rate. In summer and winter with its very green environment, the waterfall lets the visitors have a very nice rest, use boats on the river and enjoy the boat tours. To reach Manavgat Waterfall one advances 4 km along before Manavgat road separating from Antalya - Manavgat highway.
The oldest name of the town and river established near thisriver is Manauwa in Luwi language but today this name is being used with a slight change of pronunciation. In Hellen Roman period its name was Melas.