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How to go to King’s Pool                    pictures and idle around the stream for a
       When you open the navigation to go to the   while so that people can swim and enjoy.
       King’s Pool in Antalya, you will see a location.   Then we jumped into the water, too. I loved
       But the navigation gets you wrong on the final   the turquoise color, and it is also fantastic to
       plateau. Despite all the things that I read, I   have such a hidden place in the forest, even to
       listened to the navigator and got lost again.   know that it is at the very top of a waterfall.
       For that reason, I think you should write   The pool is not very big. It is a slender, natural
       ‘Kozan Village’ as a location while using the   pond of several meters, and it goes on for a
       navigation. Make it your priority to get there   long distance. It goes over the top at some
       first.                                      parts of the pool, and people jump those
       As soon as you leave the village, you are on a   places if they want to jump. I would not
       dead-end, dirt road. After a while, the road   recommend for non-swimmers to jump or get
       split in half. If the navigation is on, it will take   into the pool. After all, it is freshwater, and the
       you from the left. Be careful; this is the wrong   space is too to jump. Deep parts of the pool
       way. If you take this way, you’ll be on a pretty   have a depth of 4 meters, and the shallow ones
       rough and bumpy road. There is no reception   are 1.5 meters.
       on the Internet and no signals on the phone,   The top of the ladder, which facilitates the exit
       either. I noticed it when I was looking for   from the water, is covered with lime and has a
       someone to ask for the correct address and   postcard-like appearance. The second place
       the road. Navigation pointed out that you’ve   to take photos after the pool is definitely these
       reached the location, but there is neither a   stairs. Be careful about the stones and stairs
       trace of water nor a stream…                because they are too slippery. The internet
       We turned right after a certain point. And   and the phone reception are troublesome on
       the road goes to the King’s Pool began after   the spot where exactly the King’s Pool is. If
       passing through a few houses. Even if it’s   you walk a little higher from the pool, there
       scratchy and poor quality, it has a signboard.   will be no problem with this situation. They
       Although the road is generally asphalt, the last  put up signs everywhere around the pool.
       7-8 kilometers is a dirt road, and the standard   There is also garbage here, but not too much
       vehicles must drive very cautiously. You have   to actually bother people. Signs were erected
       to walk after leaving your car. At this point, we   to prevent garbage disposal from the pool and
       put our sandals on our feet, thinking that we   nearby.
       may soak in the water.
       The road is not too difficult to walk; you can   People who want to camp can go to
       easily find the King’s Pool if you keep track   Uçansu Waterfalls…
       of the red paint on the rocks. You walk for 1.5   Camping is banned here. Those who wanted
       km from the streamside after going partly   to camp were doing it at Uçansu Waterfalls.
       through the paths and partly through the    I’ve seen pictures of the place, but I haven’t
       forest. There is not much of a slope; it is almost  camped there myself. If you do not leave the
       a straight road line. There is a place where   pathway after the King’s Pool, you can also go
       you can fill water to drink on the way to the   to Uçansu Waterfalls. By the way, the King’s
       pool. Also, the countrywomen make and sell   Pool is also accessible from the waterfalls,
       pancakes at this place. We kept going joyfully.  but you have to climb from there. In light of
                                                   this information, you can choose the way
       The beauty of King’s Pool                   you prefer. Please don’t forget that it is pretty
       We understood from surrounding human        crowded during the summer season.
       voices that we were approaching the King’s   I left this paradise with beautiful memories.
       Pool of Antalya. After I got inside the stream   I can surely say that you can add the
       and walked for a bit, the magnificent King’s   King’s Pool to your must-see places list.
       Pool appeared in front of me. The pool was   You can have more information by visiting
       small as it is and it was so crowded… We took   nerdesinbahar.com.


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