Dalyan River Cruise: Explore Turtle Beach & Experience Mud Baths from Marmaris

Embark on an all-day boat excursion from Marmaris to the enchanting Dalyan. Unwind on Turtle Beach, enjoy the rejuvenating mud baths of Dalyan, visit the protected Iztuzu Beach - renowned for its loggerhead turtles, and marvel at the ancient Lycian Tombs, the final resting spot of the Kaunos Kings.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Marmaris - Marmaris, Turkey
  • Iztuzu Beach - Iztuzu Beach, Dalyan
  • Lycian Rock Tombs - Lycian Rock Tombs
  • Dalyan Nehri - Dalyan river, turkey
  • Dalyan - Dalyan, Turkey
  • Kaunos - Kaunos, Dalyan
  • Sultaniye Thermals and Mud Baths - Mud Bath
  • Dalyan - Dalyan, Muğla
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Local guide
  • Mud bath
  • Lunch
  • River boat
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Location
Marmaris
Cancellation Policy

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

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Michaelka3110as
Oct 29, 2024
Great trip - was absolutely worth it! - Beautiful ride - was not crowded at the end of October and space everywhere, no crowding. Thanks to mud bath five years younger 😝 Hotel pickup worked out well.
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Ruth_b
Sep 26, 2024
Great day trip - Excellent day trip! Everything was very well organised and staff were extremely friendly and helpful. They couldn’t do enough to make your day the best it could be. Lunch was included, very good but basic. All drinks are an additional cost but very reasonable. Saw lots of turtles with help of captain and host.
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651aysey
Sep 9, 2024
Beautiful day with lots of sunshine - In the morning at 9 o'clock the ride left. Back in TURUNC PORT at 6.30pm. Friendly staff. Food very good. Pleasant round trip.
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Sarahcshepherd
Oct 29, 2024
Great experience but watch out that you don't get caught out - Enjoyable experience. Sat at the front of the boat with lovely views. They did go on a bit about buying extra food but didn't pressure me the way that other people in marmaris had. We spent quite a bit of extra money on drinks that wernt included in the trip. You will also need money to buy extra food in the evening as you don't get back to marmaris until about 7pm. Bit annoyed about the blue crab situation. The blue crab is advertised in the food menu so thought I'd be able to eat some of this myself. However when we received it we were told it was to throw to the turtles and it even smelt off therefore wasn't willing to even try it. Also told that the drinks on the river boats was cheaper than at turtle beach which wasn't true. I don't like being lied to and it puts me off doing anything else with a business. However the experience itself was great. Saw a few turtles in the river side. Mud bath was quite fun. Was a nice touch for the boat staff to encourage people to dance at the end. The most fun we have had all holiday.
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Nathaniel_s
Oct 1, 2024
A good day touring a long the river - The mud baths was very good but would have liked to have a longer time there. Seeing the turtles really made the trip that much more exciting. We both had good time cruising along the river.
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Elainegroom63
Sep 25, 2024
Great day trip - We had a great day out on this trip. We were picked up from our hotel on.time and was an hour drive to get to the boat. The mud baths were brilliant. There are changing rooms and showers there. Then had lunch on the boat. Then went off to turtle beach where we saw turtles. The sandy beach is amazing, so you will need a spare costume if you want to swim in the sea. There is place to eat and drink on the beach and also changing rooms and showers. You see kings tombs cut out in the rock. The boat went slowly past so you could take photos. Then 2 hour boat trip back to the coach then an hour journey back to our hotel. So out from 8.15 to 6.30. So, a long day! You can buy drinks on the boat and photo of you in mud bath. It's very well priced, too.
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Suel680
Sep 7, 2024
Spectacular views and good value - Very good value trip with spectacular views and very friendly guide and boat staff. The mud baths were busy but it was possible to find a quiet spot if you wanted one. Turtle beach was similarly busy but big enough to take it. We did see wild turtles which was a bonus. The cliff tombs were spectacular, an amazing engineering accomplishment and the river and Dalyan were lovely. It was a long day and you cannot take your own food and drink on the boat but they did sell drinks and snacks - we've all got to make a living right! - lunch on the boat was tasty and we also sampled blue crab later in the day. A lot of travelling but a good value trip all in all
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Lucy
Sep 25, 2024
Lovely day but a couple of downsides! - A lovely day out with very friendly staff! It was lovely to see the popular sites in the area too! However, for anyone thinking of booking the experience it is a long day (roughly 11 hours) and you are only able to buy drinks etc from the boat….no food or drink that has been brought yourself can be consumed. Anyone who is hoping to see a turtle just keep in mind that this is not guaranteed although we were lucky enough to spot one as we were leaving! Overall it was worth the trip but just a couple of downsides!
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Rene
Oct 27, 2024
Anticipation was very high and unfortunately not fulfilled - We rated this excursion as defective, as the performance given was misleading and did not correspond to the fact. Otherwise we would have chosen the trip with another provider. 1. Languages of the tour guide were specified with English/Russian/German, the language was requested separately during the order process and specified with German by us. Unfortunately, the tour guide only knew English and Russian and gave a lot of information, which we unfortunately did not understand. 2. Max. Group size 15 people We were actually 25 people. 3. There is no reference that we drive to the lake by bus an hour. we wanted a complete boat trip on the coast as described. These offers are available from other providers. Now some impressions We were the first to mud bathe, which was great. Food on the boat was good There was a meal of noodles with chicken. The second meal of fish or crab costs extra this information was of course only available in English and Russian. Prices for snacks and drinks were fair and the staff very friendly. The rock tombs were worth seeing And the turtle beach invited you to bathe.
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Dreamer14942906194
Oct 21, 2024
Disappointed - We booked and paid for this trip through the rep at our hotel in Icmeler. Needless to say, we've since found out we paid over the odds. We were told 5 o'clock finish, when actually we didn't get back to hotel until after 7 pm. He also didn't tell us its actually over 2 hours on the boat there and then back and we got less than an hour at Turtle Beach. Plus we only saw 2 turtles. The trip was meant to include stopping at a cave which didn't happen, no explanation given. The main problem being, the rep said we would be swimming with the turtles and showed us a picture of that out of a brochure. That's the main reason I went on the trip and took my swimming gear and towel with me. That never happened and we got told by an English woman on our return that there's no way you can swim with them as they can kill you! Deliberately misleading information from the rep I think! The staff on board the boat were unfriendly and aggressive and no one is allowed to take their own drinks on which I don't agree with. All in all a let down and rip off trip
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