Marmaris Excursions - Dalyan

Dalyan is a big hamlet left untouched by time, which is also a home to its hundreds of year old civilization. It has an appealing 7 km long beach line that divides salt water sea from a fresh water pond, which is sheer pleasure to watch. The coast is popularly known as the ‘turtle beach with golden sand’ if you are lucky you may come across with Caretta Caretta Turtels along its beach-line. You can even find here mud baths to entertain with your family at the spur of the moment to share a life-time of experience just near the famous Rock Tombs of Dalyan.

Dalyan Excursions from Marmaris are popular among  our guests , as there is lot to do. At a 60 minute drive away from the Marmaris town, you find a breathtaking Koycegiz lake, which lies between Dalyan and Marmaris. You will for sure enjoy here a boat ride through  Koycegiz lake , which ferries you to Mud baths at Sultaniye. Here you can find hot thermal spring waters mixed with a little Sulphur and mud to enjoy. Thermal waters , mud  and hot spring baths are known to have secret health benefits as well. After having all the fun, you get a surprise served that consists of a special locally cooked cuisine for lunch right on the boat itself.

Then the boat takes us through a maze-like built  tall reeds and canals of Dalyan delta and the shrubs. You are sure to find untouched nature in its pristine form. You may stop near Rock tombs of the ancient city Caunos. It hosts the very  impressive Tempel Tombs , which are historic in origin. Make sure you listen your guide carefully , to reveal enchanting stories about the ancient city and the rock tombs that remained unknown to the world for a very long time in history.

As your sail ends, you arrive at Turtle Beach that joins the 7 km long coastline with the far stretched Mediterranean salt water sea. You are allowed to swim in fresh water lake aswell and if you get lucky, you may get too close to watch the hacking of sea tortoise eggs. Indeed, the scenic environment casts a powerful spell that makes your Dalyan trip from Marmaris, a wholesome experience. You can experience the true exotica at Dalyan delta and best part is that you are allowed to capture it all in your trip cameras, unlike other historic places or museums where you are not allowed to photograph.

Such sailing Excursions to Dalyan from Marmaris can add the missing adventure in your life by connecting nature and history for you.

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Marmaris Excursions - Pamukkale

Crafted with nature’s own perfection, Pamukkale is one of the most unique tourist destinations near Marmaris. Local people call it as cotton castle and for good reasons. The place hosts a huge mountain, which is completely dressed in white colour displaying an awesome captivating look to its onlookers and guests, both alike. You can reach here via Marmaris. Pamukkale is hardly about 215 km off Marmaris and can be travelled over by bus comfortably  within three hours of time. The traffic conditions and road makes your trip far comfortable and joy-ridden. Upon arrival, you are welcomed by a warm looking serene national park, which is also listed on the UNESCO as a world heritage site.     

Pamukkale houses huge rocks of stalactites, caves, mineral baths, warm water pools and many cascading streamlines. The hot springs in summer season has a typical attraction of its own. Many tourists love bathing in natural hot springs with their family and kids. You can enjoy your time with nature and history. Since ancient roman times, the outskirts of Pamukkale was crowned a name as Hierapolis, meaning the city of holiness. Since then,  Pamukkale fell no short of becoming the centre of cult practices and holy rites. You may still find traces of pagan cult in the layers of time through their culture, tradition and beliefs as carried over years.

Pamukkale hosts several ruins of which the two - ‘Necropolis’ and  ‘Hierapolis’ are world famous. A poet rightful defines them as - ‘a passage where nature truly meets history.’ You may take your tour guide along to help you unravel the stories of past left today as ruins, where each object speaks out a different tale of what it means to live without electricity and gadgets. Especially, an era so possessed with different faith and beliefs, where life was beyond one’s imagination against the current fast pace high-tech living.  

Such Excursions from Marmaris, offer you to hook on a different perspective about life, culture, ethics and beauty. You may choose Pamukkale excursion from Marmaris by bus, once you arrive to Pamukkale you will have 3 hours free time on your own to explore the area , which allows you to do  walking at the base of white travertines , visit the historical sites in Pamukkale and to add to your amazement, perhaps cherish a royal bath at famous Cleopatra hot spring bath. Left in the ruins, the local government and people took it to their duty of reinstating the famous ancient bath home of Cleopatra, which is today by far one of the most attractive hot spring places in the world. In fact, it is estimated that thousands of people turn up each year to visit Pamukkale for Cleopatra bath alone.

The journey between Marmaris and Pamukkale allows you awesome country side flicks. Make sure to keep your camera rolling, as you can catch some of the strangest clicks during the ride. Every passing four corner road along the way divides many hamlets and lush green fields of rice paddy, tobacco and cotton. The higher the road climbs, the better you get at catching a bird’s view of Turkey.  


Indeed it is a special Marmaris Excursion to Pamukkale and hence you may not afford missing it on your holiday in Marmaris .

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Marmaris Excursions - Ephesus

Ephesus open air museum has its major attraction for tourists in Marmaris . The huge archaeological conserved site attracts close to 2 million people annually. The city offers captivating sights such as the ancient Artemis temple, which is also known as  one of the seven wonders of the world. Other places of tourist attraction include the Hadrian temple and the Celsius library. The ancient city of Ephesus  has an impressively large amphitheatre which used to host  24,000 people at a time. Ephesus is one of the most famous  and well preserved ancient city of Turkey. The current Archeologically excavation hints that there are two more cities beneath it and the current one is the third city dating back to  245 BC, which makes it around 2250 years old.

In fact, Ephesus has major contribution to Christianity era as well. St. Paul, a disciple of Christ, stayed in the city for nearly three consecutive years. The letters to Corinthians were all written during his stay here. It is also believed that around 9 km off the city stands the House of Virgin Mary, which she had visited with St John to breathe her last. The site is rightfully declared as holy pilgrimage by the supreme church of Vatican.

Marmaris  is nearly 190 km off south-west to Ephesus, which is hardly three hours driving distance having freeways with straight roads and no traffic. We offer special trips between Marmaris and Ephesus to arrange the journey as comfortable as it can get.

During Ephesus Excursions from Marmaris , we arrange visiting the ancient city of Ephesus there you will have a guided tour for 2 hours. And the House of Virgin Mary  all within the tour package. As a bonus, we even arrange for a free tour guide to help you learn stories of ancient Roman and Greeks, that they arrived in the city many years ago. The mythological stories about Gods and demigods who lived would surely spice up your journey to add more inquisitiveness to it. Thus, excursion trips like Ephesus not only becomes educational and holy but entertaining as well. Moreover, through excursions to Ephesus from Marmaris  you learn how Turkey is not just a beach place, but also a birthplace to diverse civilizations of the past.

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Marmaris Excursions - Ephesus&Pamukkale

If you looking for an adventurous excursion from Marmaris, then you may like to know more about Pamukkale and Ephesus . Such excursions play an important role in learning culture, customs and tradition of Turkey. In fact, all it takes is a two days of time to unravel nearly 600 km into the Aegean territory of Turkey.

Excursion to Ephesus & Pamukkale from Marmaris includes the plan of staying in a three star graded hotel.

Apart from tourist, even the local crowd considers such trips as an awesome way to break from the hustle-bustle of city life in Marmaris. Stationed on the outskirts, Ephesus and Pamukkale host great sights of tourist importance. They come with out of the world experience, unravelling the breath-taking landscapes to make you meet the real countryside of Turkey. In addition, you need not have to bear any extra splurging off the pocket, as the entire travelling and staying rests within the trip plan.

The first day of the excursion consists largely of visiting ancient city of Ephesus. Having a tour guide by the side is an added highlight of the trip, which helps you fill in the void moments of travelling, with mysterious stories of kings and people that lived centuries ago in the ancient city of Ephesus. Upon arrival, you get to have lunch with your family around a small attractive town called Selcuk , which is incleded in tour package. It is followed by a visit to the famous House of Virgin Mary.

At afternoon, the trip carries you to Pamukkale where you get instantly welcomed by the three-star hotel staffers to make your staying arrangements and get fresh. The hotel houses green lawns and swimming pools, with Jacuzzi baths in the garden aswell. It is followed by a delicious royal buffet dinner to find you good rest until next day.

As sun rises the next day, after your breakfast in the hotel ,you take up another short travel of less than 2 minutes to arrive at Pamukkale. By now you come to know the secret behind having a two day trip – ‘less travel against more adventure time.’ At Pamukkale you get to witness an ancient unfolding of Calcite depositions, which are marked by slow moving water streams. It is scientifically proved, that it takes years for such constant flow of water to build up marvellous looking deposition of calcium, which are also called as travertines. Not far from here, lies the Necropolis, also known for its ancient cemetery and Hierapolis the ancient city at Pamukkale. Thus, after spending three hours of adventurous time, you get a refreshing lunch, which is followed by your return trip to Marmaris.

Thus, the two day trip succeeds at setting the equation of ‘quality time for adventure’ just the right.

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Marmaris Excursions - Rhodes

You may take off to Rhodes as a part of our Marmaris Excursion at cheap affordable costs. Rhodes is a famous ancient Greek Island known to have many legends and myths associated with it, some of them even documented in ancient manuscripts. It is known, that Rhodes devoted Aphrodite – A goddess of love.

If you possess a valid tourist schengen visa, then you can enter  Rhode Islands directly from Marmaris. We arrange speed catamarans, which have powerful engines to take you in shortest possible time through the sea. In fact, Rhodes is hardly over 45 minutes from Marmaris and hence getting there is an easy choice. Rhodes fall in Greece, so it is like you are travelling from Turkey to Greece within 45 minutes of time or in other words, you are visiting two countries in one single trip.

We have daily tours to Rhodes from Marmaris , and our tour leaves in the morning 8:00 am sharp. We get you safely back by 5:00pm in the evening, thus leaving you a whole of evening to spend in Marmaris at your choice. Our speedy catamarans cut in the time differences to make your journey faster and pleasing.

Rhodes is beautiful town Island and has local shops. Upon arriving in Rhodes, you can visit  historical areas such as the St. Paul Church, Museums, Aphrodite temple, Freedom gate, Grand-Master’s Palace. You get a whooping six hour time to spend roaming around the ancient city.

Between our visits, as sun turns right above our heads, you may try  famous Greek cuisine outlets to taste some local dishes. You may buy lunch out of your pocket. However, a word of caution would be to please refer menu card for pricing before placing an order, as food in Greece is almost 50% costlier than the food served in Turkey.

You may roam with your cameras along. However, make it a point to refer the warning signs  before snapping pictures with them, as certain monuments especially those of religious importance are prohibited from being photographed. Moreover, make sure you keep your passport with you. In case you are asked to show them to police or security personals. However, never hand over your passports to authorities other than cops, if demanded. And do not forget to shop at the duty free that alchole is nearly half price at the duty free then in Turkey.

Thus, the excursion trip to Rhodes Island from Marmaris serves as an extra tip-off to your Marmaris holiday, as you get to see two countries in one trip topped with a mesmerizing ride in catamaran.

**Shuttle bus from the hotel to the port of Marmaris and back to the hotel in included in our price.

PS: We need your Passort details for '' Marmaris  Rhodes  Trip '', our representive will pay a visit to your hotel to get your passport details.

You may need a Visa. Please check with us  first.

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Marmaris Excursions - Cleopatra Island 

The Cleopatra beach adjoins the famous Cleopatra Island lying at the Gokova Gulf, which is nearly 18 km to the north of Marmaris. As a part of our tour, you are escorted from the hotel through a half an hour bus drive to arrive at the actual site from where you may meet to two deck boat and start riding to ultimately blue agean sea and swim across the bays of Gokova gulf. As soon as you arrive on the gulf you would be treated with BBQ lunch specially prepared for you.

After a delicious lunch at chef’s hand, you get entire two hours of free time to enjoy eventful beach activities at your desire. Most people who come here with their families use this time to play beach side games and make a small picnic spot like camp to enjoy a quality time with their kids. In fact, kids love jumping and stretching in soft velvety sands of Cleopatra beach. The clear water leaves you with many options that you may invent and device out playful games with kids. You can watch your feet while in water, and it is truly a mystery attached with this, as finding such clear water at sea beeches are difficult to spot elsewhere on earth.

The beach gives stunning access to Aegean Sea water and the surrounding environment. There goes a legend that the Island was gifted to Cleopatra as a wedding gift by Mark Anthony. However, the Cleopatra didn’t like the sand and so a special arrangement was made to carry the sand from Egypt. It is difficult to find reference to this fact in history. However, the locals strongly believe this as it was passed on through the word of mouth generation after generations. Moreover, there are scientific evidences discovered after sampling the soil, which suggests that indeed the soil is very unique in its composition and found nowhere else nearby. It was also found that such soil is only present on the north side of Egypt.

From remains of the history, ancient site of Cedrea is worth a visit. In fact, most remains of the site date back to the great Roman era, and they have a huge amphitheatre alongside an Agora or the ancient market place. Both places are in their pristine conditions and are worth having a closer look. You can experience the difference between watching its pictures on web and physically touching them with your hand. The difference is what separates reality from surreal beauty which still lays intact and untouched by human hands since the time of its creation.

Marmaris Excursions - Jeep Safari

Most extreme sport adventurists may love safari travels in jeep, especially the military designed or ATVs (All Terrain Vehicles) to explore the unknown terrains on full throttle speeds, while driving against the wind gushing their face. Marmaris jeep safari trips may prove the right mixture of thrill for people who love seeing things the adventurous way. You may drive freely through pine forest, waterfall, hamlets, fields, river streams, beaches and other marvellous landscape as offered by the nature of Marmaris. On appointing a convoy, you may have jeeps  in teams on special off-the-track roads, which are otherwise impossible in tourist areas due to traffic.

The Excursion of Marmaris Jeep Adventure involves joining a convoy at the outskirts of city followed by a warm up around the beautiful heart-throbbing national park. The entire tour plan consists of a mixture of off-road tracks such as – mud, asphalt, sand and water, all but keeping your safety in mind. In fact, we commit to maintain a healthy speed limiter of about 50 km/hr. To help you enjoy the sceneries, we hire professional ATV drivers who drive the vehicle with care. Thus, you may not require having a valid driving license, as our professional driver help you out, while you can do the important tasks like site seeing and photography.

Alongside riding in the military jeep, you get to see famous areas around such as  local waterfall near Marmaris , Jesus beach, Turgut hamlet, wishing tree and surrounding beaches. You can spend time taking halts around peninsular villages and pine trees if required. Certain stops are planned, but are kept as surprises, as some only occur out of fortune such as  , walking on the Agean Sea  or sighting a rainbow hue over waterfalls.

A special BBQ lunch would be served in a village near Marmaris , which would be cooked keeping the cultural essence of locality in mind.

The Jeep Safari Tours in Marmaris  also allows making social contact with local villagers to know about their life and activities they do to make a living. Such trips are sure to build a social awareness in you regarding the cultural life of Turkey people. You will get to make an encounter of socio-economic fabric of Turkey – a feature which is largely missed in other travel packages.

There will not be any age limit for Jeep Safari Trips from Marmaris , and it is open for youths, children and senior citizens all alike. Basically, it is a family travel plan, where you get to invite your entire family into comfortable jeeps with large seating arrangements.

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Marmaris Excursions - Turkish Bath

Today, Turkish Bath  where the great warriors and sultans took baths are open for tourists and can be availed through your holiday in Marmaris. Nothing can get better than having a privilege Turkish bath during you holiday in Marmaris, but almost every hotel in Marmaris is turned into a Turkish Bath, because of the high number of the visitors in this little town, but the quality of service they offer  simply undesirable.  Please don't forget this is a life time experience of yours  in Turkey.

So we  suggest a trip to a Turkish Bath - VIP class. A special and a personalized  service in a '' VIP  5* Service '' in Marmaris, which includes the entire package. There is no better way to then starting  your holiday with a good Turkish Bath in Marmaris. Even in every part of Turkey, Turkish people still take a bath in their ordinary life.

This is another extra ordinary  experience which will become and unforgettable memory of having a holiday in Marmaris. The luxurious treatments will leave your mind and body prepared for the days ahead and will give the skin a head start for  perfect tan.

For centuries, the Turkish Bath has played an important part in our culture. So when in Turkey, do as the Sultans did: Take a Turkish Bath!

In our special value bath package, we provide you with clean towels, full body oil massage, foam massage, scrubbing, flippers, soap, sauna and Jacuzzi baths, gym and special head messages. You are sure to experience an added lightness in your life after going through Turkish Bath treatments including the massage to improve blood circulation in your body and reduce its toxicity resulting in a new freshness in life.

Additionally, it comes devoid of hidden charges and you need not have to make any extra expenses.

**Simply the best Turkish Bath experience in Marmaris.

Great tradition, not to be missed!

See also

* Marmaris Sultans Turkish Bath

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Marmaris Excursions - Marmaris Rafting

Rafting is fun. Dalaman streams offer different currents up to level 6. We offer breath taking adventure sports such as rafting from Marmaris , to be sure to get you jumping with joy, as our experts guide you through the turns and cuts to fill in the missing thrill of your life. You may not be necessary a professional raft expert to ride them and you may bring your family  along.. Against the background of stunning pine trees, the green forest and stone cliffs are sure to make you spell-bound. You can experience the tingling noise of water as it cuts the rock and oozing water jets as they drench your cloths. The exhilarating views of white water bubbles are sure to make you ask for more. To make your Rafting Trip more astounding, the water is crystal clear, as you can watch the colour of pebbles moving under you.

Your journey starts with  picking you at your hotel in Marmaris and riding you over to the rafting area using a bus that takes hardly one and half hour of your time. We include free breakfast to make you feel fit for the adventures rides. Most water sports are very exhausting and can make you feel tire without a heavy breakfast. However, we have experience raft driving people who make it less cumbersome for you. After arriving at Dalaman river, we offer you a safe place where you can change your clothes and wear life jackets and other safety instruments on you. All equipments are covered under the cost of trip and you won’t be asked back for rentals or extra charge, unless you break them, of course.

Unlike any other Rafting  trips from Marmaris, we allow you to raft for a whooping three hour time. Imagine being in water over a raft with your family and  roving you for three hours, taking you through different segments of river and changing sceneries as you row along the river flow. After three hours of non-stop fun, we make a halt for swimming and cliff jumping. Make sure you have your adrenaline in check, as you are sure to shout high and loud bursting out in frequent laughs as the cliff hanging segment of trip begins.

Indeed, Rafting in Marmaris  is a team work and a great adventure sport to make new friends. So bring in your family and friends to experience a day out of your routine life to fill in new joy and youthfulness back again.

PS: Minimum age limit sixteen.

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