Dalyan Day Trip from Fethiye: River Cruise, Mud Baths and Iztuzu Beach

Embark on a thrilling day trip from Fethiye to Dalyan and experience a river cruise, mud baths, and the stunning Iztuzu Beach. Discover ancient ruins, swim with loggerhead turtles, and indulge in a buffet lunch by the riverside.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Fethiye - We pick you up from your hotel between 08:00-09:00 in the morning and our tour begins.

Our Dalyan Tour starts with a half-hour bus ride after we pick you up from your accommodation in Fethiye. You can also see Sülüngür Lake on the Dalyan road with a breathtaking view, passing through forests full of pine and sweetgum trees.

  • Sultaniye Thermals and Mud Baths - We get on our boats in Dalyan and go to our first stop, the junction point of Dalyan and Köyceğiz Lake, and pause here for 10 minutes to be informed about the interesting history of Köyceğiz Lake. Then, with a short boat ride, we go to Sultaniye Mud Bath right on the shore of the lake. Sultaniye Thermal Spring / Mud Bath, which has been the oldest and most active bath in the region for thousands of years since the Lycian period, is described as the best among the mud baths in the region. There are several hot water pools here that smell strongly of sulfur, and these pools have many healing properties. When you enter these pools, you will feel like you are reborn, your skin will feel younger and smoother, and you will feel more relaxed and healthy as toxins are removed from your body.
  • Dalyan - After our break in the Mud Bath, we move on to our open buffet restaurant by the water. Here, we continue our tour after having lunch by choosing the dishes you want from the rich menu options that suit your taste.
  • Lycian Rock Tombs - After the lunch break, we board our boat again and sail out to the canal. The view of the Rock Tombs from the ancient trade city of Kaunos, which you will see on the canal on your way to Iztuzu Beach, will fascinate you. During a short stop in this part of our tour, we will learn more about the Rock Tombs from our tour guide.
  • Istuzu Beach - After our stop at the rock tombs, we go to Iztuzu Beach, where the Dalyan river meets the sea, for a 1.5-hour swimming and rest break. If you are lucky, you may come across the Caretta caretta turtle, the 2nd largest hard-shelled sea turtle in the world, in its natural environment. Although there is not enough scientific evidence, it is estimated that the Caretta caretta turtle has existed and reproduced in the region for 40 million years. Keep your cameras ready at all times, because you never know when you’ll get the chance to take a picture of this magnificent creature!
  • Fethiye - Here, hop onto your coach and relax on your ride back to Fethiye, where your trip ends with a hotel drop-off.

Please note: The order of activities as described above may be subject to change on the day of your tour.

What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
  • Driver-guide
  • Mud bath entrance fee
  • Canal boat cruise
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Iztuzu Beach entrance fee
Additional Information

Experience the stunning natural landscapes, sandy beaches, mud baths and historical remnants of the fascinating Dalyan River on this one-day excursion from Fethiye. Make your way to the charming town of Dalyan, board a river cruise vessel, and devote the day to exploring an unspoiled nature preserve filled with reed beds and green spaces. Take a swim, soak up the sun and look out for the rare loggerhead turtles on the protected İztuzu Beach, appreciate the hillside antique Kings’ Tombs of Kaunos, and immerse yourself in the renowned riverside mud baths and hot thermal pools. Wrap up your adventure with a delicious buffet lunch at a riverside eatery.

  • Guests are recommended to bring swimwear and a towel
  • Photo’s and CD’s are being sold by independent photographers. Please take their contact number as we are not in contact with them. Please also check the CD’s if they are the right one while you recieve.
Location
Fethiye
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Juliedean222
Jul 28, 2024
Scenic trip on river trip - Enjoyed the trip. They picked us up early. It was a long day. We went to.mud bath and then hot springs. My husband and grandson did the mud bath. I've done it before and with my athritus decided too much of risk to do it as risk of slipping and concrete around edge. The sulphur bath was nice and good for me. The river cruise was excellent. Really enjoyed this. The river is beautiful and it was a pleasant experience. We had lunch which I enjoyed but couldn't eat it all. Turtle beach is wonderful. When we went the sea was rough. My grandson stayed on sand and enjoyed making sandcastles. The beach is beautiful and I enjoyed jumping the waves. We saw turtles on the river near the jetty. I've done trip before but still enjoyed doing this again x
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Jhm71
Jun 18, 2024
Mother/Daughter rediscover love of wild swimming and turtles - This was a fab trip from swimming in the river, gliding on the boat through beautiful scenery and spying a turtle. Huge thanks to: The tour guide was v knowledgeable, funny and lovely....the photographer was also good fun and between them, us and a few fellow travellers a nice atmosphere evolved....highly recommended 😀
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Jacquelinew634
Aug 12, 2023
Brilliant - Fantastic day brilliant guide and crew good value for the money mud bath so much fun photographer took some amazing photos would recommend to others
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I4155eqtonyh
Aug 3, 2023
Dalyan river cruise - We went on a private tour from Gocek, going private is the best option as you get the boat for just you and your family and should only cost you approx €40 more. There are drinks on the boat which are reasonably priced. Last time we did this tour back in 2012 there were local boats on the river pulling crab straight out of the water and cooking them in front of you, which were lovely. Probably due to H&S this now does not happen, you stop at a shop which sells you the crab already prepared. The crab tastes great but they are small and difficult to eat, you have to break open the shell with your fingers or teeth, which can have sharp edges and easy to get cut on. Turtle beach is great and on the way back you can stop at one of the many restaurants along the river bank, which are great. Good day out.
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Nadiak93
Jun 13, 2023
Wonderful wonderful experience - Absolutely wonderful excursion and we had a wonderful day! Attila our guide was so friendly and caring and attentive! He looked after us and our baby and made us feel warm and welcome. He gave us amazing information in a fun way and he gave us amazing tips. I would thoroughly recommend any trip with him. The boat ride with our driver Ahmet was lovely and our bus driver was also brilliant. The mud baths were brilliant and we have enough time there. The Kaunos tombs are remarkable if you like history and at turtle beach we got to see turtles in the water - they won’t be on the beach during the day! It was excellent and a bonus as I didn’t think we would get to see them. Lunch was buffet and it was fabulous - the baby also had a wonderful day. I would highly recommend and I would do it again!
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Rissh2016
Jun 6, 2022
Mud baths - Had a fantastic day out to the mud baths & turtle beach, first time I have done this & I highly recommend this trip!!
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Simon
Jun 2, 2022
Dalyan river cruise - Mobius travel took us on the river cruise. Great day, relaxing boat, beers, great guide - Leader - had a fab day. Saw loads of turtles.
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Khelen29
Oct 22, 2021
Well worth doing ! - Brilliant day out so worth doing . Our tour guide was so knowledgeable she knew her stuff and fab friendly photographer. So glad we went and it’s very well organised thankyou !
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Smdp29
Jun 5, 2024
Not so great experience - Boat ride was good. But otherwise it was not so fulfilling. First of all we were picked up from the hotel to a spot in a different vehicle then from that place we were set to a bus with Russian guide and we were not share any information during 1 and half hours of our journey in the bus to Dalyan. Then during the boat ride our English guide met us and shared necessary information while we were supposed to enjoy the ride. Afterwards we learnt that for two bus and two boat the company has arranged only one guide. The food served during lunch was of poor quality.
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Felicityas
Apr 20, 2022
VERY cold! - This was a lovely trip but we could have been warned that it would be very cold out on the river. Fortunately we had hoodies with us but everyone was using towels also to try and keep warm. The mud baths were great but the freezing cold showers after were a bit brutal !! The chicken lunch appeared good but the fish choice was very poor. NO turtles seen at all….. very disappointing.
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