Dalyan, Caunos and Iztuzu Beach
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Port
Marmaris, Turkey
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Activity Level
Strenuous Activity
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At (prices in USD)
$140
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 7 hours
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Meals Included
Meals included
Welcome to the Marmaris area, where you’ll go to two of the most striking spots there are to see.
Travel by motor coach to the tiny village of Dalyan, where you will admire the small mosque. Board a motorboat that will take you down the river's winding canals and through a maze of reeds on the Dalyan River Delta. Cotton plantations and fields alternate with little islands covered in reed thickets. During your journey down the river, you will see the famous temple-tombs of the ancient kings carved into the rocky cliffs.
Arriving in ancient Caunos, you will walk up the bare hillside to the ruins of the city, complete with a Roman theater, Roman bath and streets of the port city founded in the 5th century BC. Caunos was once a thriving trading center, but the silting up of the ancient harbor brought an end to the affluence of the city.
After visiting Caunos, you will continue by boat to Iztuzu Beach where the endangered Mediterranean Caretta caretta (loggerhead) turtle comes ashore each year to lay its eggs on the Dalyan River Delta.
You will travel by boat to a local seafood restaurant in Dalyan Village for lunch before returning to Marmaris by motor coach.
Please note: Wear comfortable walking shoes. There is no swimming at the beach.Drive to Dalyan approx. 1 hour 30 mins by bus. River cruise on traditional motorboat with cover approx. 30 mins. Caunos ancient city approx. 1 hour 30 mins in duration. There is a steep incline to the ruins of Caunos over uneven surfaces, which takes about 15 mins to navigate (no handrails, no shade). Dalyan by boat for approx. 30 mins. 1 drink and a bottle of water is served on the boat.