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Daily and overnight tours departing from Marmaris

At the center of the Karia Civilization: Karia, Rhodes, Ion, Likia.

Most important centers of Lidia: Knidos (Datça), Ephesus (Selçuk), Miletos, Didyma (Didim), Heraklia (Bafa Lake), Halikarnasos (Bodrum), Pamukkale-Hierapolis (Denizli), Aphrodisias, Dalyan-Kaunos, Demre-Myra (At a distance of a few hours.) Arrival in a few hours by daily or overnight tours. Going on a trip to see the civilizations stemming back from a two to three thousand year history and returning back to Marmaris all in the same day.

Choice of overnight tours for those who want to see more than one destination. After breakfast in Marmaris, having lunch on Rhodes Island and returning back to Marmaris that night. Seeing two countries in one day you might be surprised that there are many things in common including the names of meals.

City tour

• The Marmaris Castle
• Museum in the castle
• The Iyilik Kayası Archeology Park
• Marmaris market place
• Bedesten (where second hand goods are on sale)
• Bar Street
• Marina

Daily or overnight tours

The Bodrum Tour: There are tours from Çamlı Wharf to Bodrum by hydrofoil boats departing in the morning and coming back in the evening. Visitors can be collected from the hotels in Marmaris, Armutalan and İçmeler and are taken to Çamlı Wharf. Hydrofoil boats departing at 09:30 in the morning arrive in Bodrum at 10:40. After the in-city tour and a free time break in Bodrum, the boats depart at 16:30 and arrive back in Marmaris at 18:00 in the evening.

Ephesus and Pamukkale tours: Ephesus and Pamukkale Tours organized by the travel agencies are usually daily tours. Some tours comprise both Ephesus and Pamukkale spending the night in a hotel. The stopping points of the tours are: Ephesus ancient city, Holy Mary Church, Ephesus Museum, Pamukkale and Hierapolis. There are also other shopping points and breaks on the way.

Rhodes Island Tour: Breakfast is in Marmaris, lunch in the Greek Rhodes Island and dinner is again in Marmaris. In the high season, there are regular boat trips between Marmaris and Rhodes Island everyday. The trip takes 50 minutes.

Köyceğiz-Dalyan Tour: Travel agencies organize daily tours to Dalyan. These tours are made by buses or minibuses. It takes 1.5 hours to arrive in Dalyan. Departing by boats from Dalyan, mud bathing, Kaunos Ancient City tour, lunch break at the restaurants alongside the riverbanks and a swimming break in İztuzu Beach ( Turtle Beach) are made. In the evening the tour returns back to Marmaris.

Other Tours: Other tours organized by the travel agencies are as follows:

Datça-Knidos Tour: Knidos is the most important settlement in the region. It is a one-day tour including lunch. In the summer time a swimming break is taken in the silent bays.

Gökova Gulf-Sedir Island Tour: Sedir Island is known as Cleopatra Island as well. A swimming break is given at the golden colored Cleopatra Beach after seeing the remains of ancient city Kedrai. Also swimming and lunch breaks are given at the nearby islands and bays.

Boat trip in the Gökova Gulf: Visitors are taken to Çamlı Wharf. Then the villages and islands in the gulf are visited by boat.

Village tours: Seeing the life in villages such as Turgut, Bayır, Şelale and Orhaniye which are still very similar to the original early settlements is particularly interesting for visitors.

Environment tours (for those who want to organize their own tour)

Daily or over-night tours departing from Marmaris may be arranged.

• Köyceğiz, Ekincik, Dalyan: One complete day tour, may be done every season.

Köyceğiz town tour, Sultaniye thermal springs and Ekincik Bay.

Boat trip departing from Dalyan or Köyceğiz, sailing through the channels, Kaunos ancient city and Iztuzu shore. Beaches during summer time. Enjoyable swimming in the sea then rinsing off in the lake. Lunch in one of the restaurants on the bank of the river in

Dalyan, or anywhere you wish.

• Dalaman, Sarıgerme, Göcek, Fethiye, Ölüdeniz: There are Ortaca on the Marmaris-Fethiye road and Sarıgerme shore, 15km further. There are remains of Psilis an ancient city on the shore. Dalaman: ( Sarsıla Bay, Tersakan stream, sulfurous lake). Göcek: (the most popular place of the blue journey boats. There are three marinas and daily boat trips to bays and islands in the inlet). Fethiye: (First a town tour and then Telmessos ancient theatre at the upper part of the marina, Ölüdeniz and Kayaköy). Tlos Ancient City-Saklıkent Canyon, Kelebekler (Butterflies) Valley.
• Milas-Bafa Lake, Herakleia, Didyma, Priene, Miletos, Kuşadası, Ephesus: Milas through Muğla-Yatağan. Stratonikeia and Lagina Ancient Cities at the exit of Yatağan. Museums and monuments in Milas. Beçin Castle is close by. Bafa Lake Road. The ruins of Iassos (Kıyıkışlacık) on the coast of Güllük inlet. Euromos ruins are close to the Milas-Bafa road. Herakleia ruins on the coast of Bafa Lake, inside of the road. Breakfast or lunch on the bank of the lake. Didymaion Temple after visiting Didim-Altınkum. Kuşadası through Söke. Gözelçamlı National Park around Davutlar for those who can spare the time.