What stays the same whichever machine you pick
Choosing a machine does not change the day. Buggies and quads leave in the same sessions, morning or afternoon, and both ride on the land along the Köprüçay river in the Aspendos countryside rather than in Belek itself. You are collected at your hotel's main entrance, and from the Belek area the drive out takes around 35–40 minutes, depending on the hotel. The whole programme lasts about 4–4.5 hours hotel to hotel, with the transfer, the briefing and the test ride counted in.
The terrain is shared as well: forest tracks, dusty open ground and shallow river sections, plus mud when conditions allow, which nobody can guarantee. Whichever you book, the price covers the round-trip transfer, an instructor, the safety briefing, the test ride, insurance and a helmet.
Steering wheel or handlebars
The buggy is driven with a steering wheel, from a seat inside a tubular frame. Anyone who drives a car will recognise that basic control, and the instructor covers the rest in the briefing before you set off.
The quad is steered with handlebars, in the way a motorbike is. Neither layout is the right one for everybody. It comes down to which control you would rather hold for 18 or 28 km of off-road track.
Whichever you choose, nobody is left to work it out alone. The instructor runs the safety briefing for both machines, and the test ride comes before the convoy heads out onto the course, so the first kilometres on the real terrain are never your first minutes at the controls.
Where the passenger sits
In the buggy the two seats are side by side, so driver and passenger share the same view of the track ahead. That layout is also why a younger passenger can ride next to an adult driver.
A quad puts its passenger behind the person steering, and the minimum age for that rear seat is 8. So when a child under 8 in your group wants to come along, the buggy is the machine that makes it possible. Neither machine is one we recommend for children under 4, since holding on securely can be difficult for a small child.
How the prices compare
Every figure below is a per-person price in euros, settled on the day of the tour. Whoever sits beside or behind the driver is charged half of what the driver pays; that is the only reduction, and everyone who joins pays, including someone who comes along only to watch.
On either machine the long route simply covers 10 km more of the same course.
- Buggy, short route (18 km): driver €35, passenger €17.50
- Buggy, long route (28 km): driver €43, passenger €21.50
- Quad, short route (18 km): driver €30, passenger €15
- Quad, long route (28 km): driver €38, passenger €19
Who drives, on either machine
The driving rules do not depend on the machine. Drivers are 16 or older, which includes 16- and 17-year-olds, and an ID shows the age. You need no driving licence here, and the reason is the ground itself: the course is private off-road land, never a public road.
A test ride, compulsory for each driver, comes first. Complete it and the wheel or the handlebars are yours; should the test go badly, or the other seat start to look more appealing, you switch to riding along as passenger. The test is a real check, so plan your group with that in mind rather than assuming everyone will be at the wheel.
A quick way to decide
Still undecided? Send us the ages and number of people in your party on WhatsApp — any of our four languages will do — and we will suggest the machine that fits.
- Pick the buggy if you want a steering wheel and your passenger next to you
- Pick the buggy if a child under 8 is coming along as your passenger
- Pick the quad if you prefer handlebars and your passenger is 8 or older
- Pick the quad if its driver prices of €30 and €38 suit your budget better
- Either way, the course, the programme and the transfer are identical