I want to start with the fact that directly in the cooker, there are no special places of entertainment and serious shopping, so there will be no big expenses outside the hotel. But this does not mean that going to rest on this resort, there is no need to take money with me. First of all, there are various water sports on the beach, for which financial expenses will need, and in addition, there is a pretty large water park and a good foam disco on the territory of the Water Planet Resort & Aquapark 5 *, which may be at a fee, visit vacationers From other hotels. But not only this can be limited. Sokurdjalar is located between two pretty major cities. This is Alanya and Side, in which there are not only cultural and entertainment facilities, but also monuments of antiques, in the form of the ruins of ancient cities and medieval fortresses. These places are rich in not only these two cities, but also the whole region as a whole. And in eighty kilometers there is a pearl of the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, which is Antalya, and they are trying to visit almost all tourists who come to rest in these edges. It must be said about the great choice of various excursions of an entertainment and historical nature that local travel agencies offer, whose visit will also be interesting. Therefore, if you do not spend your whole vacation, only lying on the beach, then the cash will still be needed.
As with other Turkish resorts, you can take with you any popular currency, whether euro or dollars, since they are equally well used in financial calculations for goods and various types of services. As a rule, our compatriots prefer to come with dollars to which they are more accustomed. In addition, it is worth noting that many prices in Turkish resorts are focused on dollars, since most of the tourists are calculated by this currency. In order to save on costs, it can be quite tangible if you are not going to be limited only to buying ice cream and souvenirs in local shops, it is worthwhile to change part of the money for national currency, that is, Turkish lira. First of all, in order to settle for public transport during trips to the above-mentioned cities, because when calculating in currency, you are guaranteed to overpay several dollars per person. You can see the difference from the tables that are exhibited in the cabin of the bus from the settlement one dollar = two lyters.
And besides, in almost all stores and other public places Alanya or Antalya, where financial calculations are needed, all prices are specified in Turkish lies. There are such situations where the other currency is simply impossible or extremely favorable.
In order not to do a double exchange, which is certainly lost part of the money, it would be profitable to buy Turkish lira still in the banks at home or in the currency cashier of the airport, from which you have to fly, but if there is no such possibility, then you can exchange some of the money Directly at the resort. First of all, it can be done immediately at the airport, by arrival in Turkey. True, you should not change a lot, as you yourself do not know how much and what Lire may need, and the course at the airport can be a bit low. As needed, it will be possible to change the required amount in place. Many hotels offer currency exchange service, but again, the course in this case will not be quite good. In the village of Sokurdjalar, there is a currency exchange in which you can also make an exchange. However, the most optimal and advantageous option will definitely be exchange in Alanya or Antalya, where the choice of banks and private exchange points is quite large, from which the course will be optimally acceptable and high. The difference in courses in different offices may differ slightly, so do not change the money in the first thing you caught, but look at where the offer will be more profitable.
The schedule of exchange points can be different, depending on their affiliation. If this is one of the branches of the bank, they usually work from nine in the morning, up to five in the evening, with a break for lunch. On Saturday, it can only work until lunch, and on Sunday a day off. In private exchanger, the work schedule is longer, the closure can be oriented for tourists and the need to work at a time, often this time during the season can be in the region of eleven or twelve at night. There are practically no weekends for lunch too. As a rule, for currency exchange, especially small amounts, the presence of a passport or identity card is not required.
But the presence of Turkish lire or currencies is not the only way to calculate. Having a plastic bank card of the main payment systems as Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and the like, freely can be carried out non-cash calculations, since almost all outlets, except for bazaars or small tents and kiosks, possess bank terminals. The same applies to restaurants, cafes and other objects where financial calculations are used. In addition, from a card account, you can withdraw cash with the ATM, which, both at the resort and other settlements, is quite enough, and various banks. It should be noted that the Turkish '' Denizbank '' serves the Cancels of Sberbank of Russia, not a virtual additional commission, so the owners of the Card of this Russian bank have an additional plus.
All ATMs work around the clock, unless of course are indoors of banks or shops. Cash issuance, depending on the bank, is carried out both in national currency, so dollars and euros. However, I would like to note the fact that it is not necessary to fully rely on card accounts, since the recent events that occurred with the owners of some Russian banks, when the cards were blocked, they say that there should always be a variant, and in this case it is that the presence of '' living 'money. Although blocking the account is not the only problem that may occur with the card. There are cases when a defective ATM can simply be swallowed by a card, which is extremely rare, but occurs.
If we talk about Russian rubles, then you can calculate in some cases, but usually it is not profitable, since the course will be far from the best, therefore there is no special need in rubles.