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The pretty riverbank town of Dalyan, 27 km (17 miles) west of Dalaman Airport (map), is quite different from other resort towns on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. People come for its setting on the placid Dalyan Çayı(Dalyan Creek), for the dramatic Lycian tombs hewn into the rockfaces that dominate the town on the west bank of the river, for the ruins of ancient Roman city of Caunos, […]

Dalyan-İztuzu Both minibuses and motorboats move passengers between Dalyan and İztuzu Beach in summer. For the boat, go to the dock in the town center and ask for the boat to İztuzu. For the minibus (dolmus), go to the PTT (peh-teh-TEH, Post Office) building in Dalyan center and look for the beach minibus. Getting to/from Dalyan Most intercity bus routes start and end in Ortaca, the town on the highway 13 […]

Dalyan has a wide selection of lodgings, from homey pensions and small hotels to three and even a few four-star places. The town’s first lodgings were small home pensions—some right next to the river—to be followed by small hotels, also near the river. Most of these lodgings were on or off the narrow street that goes south […]

<<Back | INDEX | Next >> Fish Catch Themselves… Weirs—netting or lattice stretched across a water current where fish swim—are one of the oldest fishing methods known. Ancient men and women set them up in Istanbul‘s Bosphorus, and in pretty much every stream, river or ocean current available. The Dalyan Creek (Dalyan Çayı) on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast is perfect for weirs, as this elaborate system attests. I took […]

<<Back | INDEX | Next >> Turkish “Apachee” You won’t see many American Indians from your excursion boat on the Dalyan Creek (Dalyan Çayı) in Dalyan, south of Köyceğiz Lake on the Turkish Mediterranean. What you will see are classical Lycian tombs carved into a sheer rock mountainside; the ruins of ancient Caunos; natural hot springs; and a broad swath of beach at İztuzu that’s a favorite with loggerhead turtles. Apaches? That would be Dallas, not Dalyan.   […]

No one can say that İztuzu Beach, 13 km from Dalyan on Turkey’s Mediterranean Coast (map), is undiscovered. After all, loggerhead turtles (carretta carretta)discovered it eons ago. But it’s so big and so distant from big cities that it never seems crowded. (More photos) If you want to get away from the madding crowds on the beach, just walk a few minutes farther west to your […]

<<Back | INDEX | Next >> Beach Bliss İztuzu Beach, 13 km from Dalyan and Dalaman on Turkey’s Mediterranean Coast, has an advantage missing from several other famous Turkish beaches: shade near the sand. At İztuzu (EEZ-too-zoo), you can get as much warm sun as you want, then escape to the shade to cool off, or to have a picnic lunch. The beach is protected by park authorities, who […]

<<Back | INDEX | Next >> Turtle Beach İztuzu Beach, near Dalyan, on the Turkish Mediterranean coast, was discovered by loggerhead turtles (carretta carretta) thousands of years ago and, more recently, by Turkish and foreign vacationers. The turtles come to make their nests and lay their eggs. The holiday-makers come to warm their bodies in the sun, cool them in the surf, and show them to the world (for better or […]

The small town of Köycegiz is a quiet refuge set on a broad, placid lake. The ambience here is unlike that of any other Turkish Mediterranean tourist town. Perhaps it’s so placid because it’s nowhere near a Mediterranean beach. The lake is the source of the Dalyan Çayı (Dalyan Creek) which runs through nearby Dalyan to the south, past the ruins of ancient Caunos, through the fishing weirs, and […]

The small town of Köyceğiz, 75 km (47 miles) southwest of Marmaris (map), is a quiet refuge set on a broad, placid lake. The ambience here is unlike that of any other Turkish Mediterranean tourist town. Perhaps it’s so placid because it’s nowhere near a Mediterranean beach. The lake is the source of the Dalyan Çayı (Dalyan Creek) which runs through nearby Dalyan to the south, […]

The small town of Köyceğiz, 75 km (47 miles) southwest of Marmaris (map), is a quiet refuge set on a broad, placid lake.

Bodrum Tour is a gulet charter company based in Bodrum – which is one of the leading gulet destinations in Turkey. Bodrum Tour operates under a Turkish Tourism Charter License and Tursab membership with over 32 years of yachting and charter experience combined with the knowledge of the resources of Turkey. Company owners of this […]

Turkey’s Mediterranean shore is nearly 1600 km (994 miles) long (map), scattered with fine-sand beaches and sprinkled abundantly with classical cities and picturesque ruins. The Turquoise Coast is the first place to think of when you’re considering a seaside vacation in Turkey. It has more and better beaches and resorts than the Aegean coast, and warmer, saltier water than the Black […]

Here are Turkey’s top 10 beaches, with nearest big town (in parentheses). Some even rate the coveted Blue Flag for cleanliness. Important note: most Turkish beaches do not have lifeguards, but some do occasionally have dangerous riptide and undertow conditions. Swim at your own risk, don’t swim alone, and make some plan for what to do if disaster strikes. Turkey’s 10 Best Beaches 1. Patara (Fethiye) 50 meters/yards wide and […]

Here’s Page 12 of the photos that appear at the top of TurkeyTravelPlanner.com‘s homepage, with links to where they come from. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 “Janissaries” in rehearsal for Mozart’sAbduction from the Seraglio at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul. Turkish school children on a field trip, Istanbul. Graceful ogee arches at the Emir Sultan Mosque in Bursa. Inscription on the gymnasium at Sardis, east of Izmir. Iztuzu Beach near Dalyan on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. Belcekiz Beach at Ölüdeniz, near Fethiyeon Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. NEXT>> For […]

Here’s Page 13 of the photos that appear at the top of TurkeyTravelPlanner.com‘s homepage, with links to where they come from. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Lycian rock tombs above the Dalyan River in Dalyan on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast. Temple of Zeus at Euromos, south of Ephesus on Turkey’s Aegean coast. Sunrise in Fethiye on the Mediterranean coast. Roman aqueduct at Phaselis, southwest of Antalya near Olimpos. Turkish dried-fruit-and-nut snacks, at the Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar on the Golden Horn, Istanbul. Traditional Turkish cuisine: tender grape vine leaves stuffed […]

Public Buses & Minibuses If you don’t use a Havaş airport bus for a trip to Marmaris or Fethiye, you may want to take a publuc bus to another destination. Dalaman’s Otogar (bus station) is near the center of the town, 6 km (3.7 miles) north of Dalaman Airport (map). To go between the airport and the town you must take an expensive taxi. The […]

Tulumba.com, an online shop for all things Turkish(food, movies, music, magazines, sports memorabilia, belly dancing costumes and accessories, kids’ stuff, phone cards, etc.) also sells maps. Use Promotional Code HNE6408 when you order for a chance at special discounts. They will send them to you anywhere in the world, and can supply hard-to-find maps of Turkey such as these: Adana Street […]

If you have hotel reservations in any of these towns, you might ask them for tips on transferring from the airport to the hotel. Havaş Airport Bus Unfortunately, airport buses to Marmaris and points along the way are infrequent. More… Private Transfer Private transfer services take passengers to Dalyan, Fethiye, Kalkan, Kaş, Köyceğiz, Marmaris, Muğla and other western Mediterranean resorts and towns. It’s the easiest, fastest, most reliable way to go, but also fairly expensive. More…. […]

Here are pictures of some of Turkey’s best beaches from all its coasts: Aegean, Mediterranean, and Black Sea. Click on the small photo (or the label beneath it) to see a larger photo. Ölüdeniz Ölüdeniz Butterfly Valley İztuzu, Dalyan İztuzu, Dalyan Pamucak, Ephesus Kaş Rock “Beaches” Olimpos Lodge Olimpos Cove Patara Akkum Akyaka Konyaaltı, Antalya Black Sea Coast Kilyos, Istanbul Alanya Other […]