Fethiye Trip Overview
Enjoy a relaxing full-day tour of Dalyan on Turkey’s Lycian Coast, sailing by boat across the turquoise sea to Turtle Beach, officially known as Iztuzu Beach. Departing from Fethiye, admire the remarkable rock cut tombs of the Kings of Kaunos along the coast. Visit Turtle Research Hospital & Rescue Center and see loggerhead turtles Caretta Caretta in Turkey.
You’re also guaranteed to see turtles on this tour.
Customize your itinerary, departure time, and tour duration to suit your preferences.
The tour includes private guide, private air-conditioned transport, river cruise, lunch, entrance fees, hotel pickup and drop-off.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Fethiye, Turkey
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Fethiye, Turkish Aegean Coast, Turkey
Enjoy a relaxing full-day tour of Dalyan on Turkey’s Lycian Coast, sailing by boat across the turquoise sea to Turtle Beach, officially known as Iztuzu Beach. Departing from Fethiye, admire the remarkable rock cut tombs of the Kings of Kaunos along the coast. Visit Turtle Research Hospital & Rescue Center and see loggerhead turtles Caretta Caretta in Turkey.
You’re also guaranteed to see turtles on this tour.
Customize your itinerary, departure time, and tour duration to suit your preferences.
The tour includes private guide, private air-conditioned transport, river cruise, lunch, entrance fees, hotel pickup and drop-off.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: The Kaptan June Sea Turtle Conservation Foundation, Kaptan June Sokak 19, Dalyan Turkey
On our tour we take you to one of the most incredible places near town of Dalyan at Iztuzu beach – Sea Turtle Research Hospital and Rescue Center which rescues and rehabilitates injured loggerhead turtles Caretta Caretta in Turkey – the largest hard-shell turtle in the world.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Dalyan Nehri, Marmaris Turkey
Dalyan river estuary will take us to another interesting point where we will refresh our skin with sulphuric mud baths.
Stop At: Dalyan Mud Bath, Marmaris Turkey
Dalyan Mud Baths are one of the most popular activities in Dalyan. Mud Bath is a fun activity, especially for tourists. If you are involved in one of the boat tours from the center of Dalyan, you will visit the mud baths because the boat tours are on the sightseeing routes.
Dalyan mud bath is said to be good for rheumatism, lower back pain, and sciatica. Also, sulfur in the mud bath is effective against the wrinkles and stretching your skin. For this reason, Dalyan mud bath, beauty mud or beauty bath is also called. According to the rumors, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra also made a mud bath in Dalyan and even owed its beauty to these baths.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Kaunos, Fethiye, Dalyan 48300 Turkey
The Ancient City Caunos (Kaunos) within the boundaries of the Koycegiz district is one of the most important port cities of the commercial region in the Ancient Age, but over time it has lost this feature. The ancient city of Caunos was known as “Kbid” until the 4th century BC, but it began to be called “Caunos” in the 6th
century BC.
The greatest feature of Dalyan Caunos Ancient City is that it has rock tombs. The rock tombs were built in the 4th century BC and were also used in the Roman period. The ancient city of Caunos was founded in 1842 by the British archaeologist Hoskyn.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Iztuzu Beach, Dalyan Mah. 302. Sok. No:1 Kat:2, Dalyan Turkey
Iztuzu Beach is about five kilometers long. During the day people swim, walk, lie in the sun to the sound of the crumping waves, but at night a barrier comes down and the beach is claimed back by nature, in particular by hundreds of caretta carettas, one of the oldest surviving species in the world, which lay their eggs there from May to September.
The beach, which has been carefully protected by the people living in the region, has been declared a nature protection area. Serious efforts are being made to prevent damage to the turtle eggs.
While the places where the turtle eggs are located are marked by the officers, the beach is closed to the public entrance between 8:00 pm and 8:00 am. It is forbidden to light and makes noise around the beach during these hours.
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Dalyan Nehri, Marmaris Turkey
After the swim break at the Iztuzu beach we will return to our Prtivate Vehicle with the last part of the boat trip and head back to Fethiye.
