Small-group boat trip · Dalyan
Dalyan Ekincik Caves and Bays Tour

- Duration
- 7 hours
- Schedule
- 10:00–17:00
- Departs from
- Dalyan
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
Full-Day Tour from Dalyan Channel to the Mediterranean. Passing in front of the rock tombs and exiting to the sea through the strait, snorkeling in the natural caves towards Ekincik, and having a barbecue on the boat in the secluded Semizce Bay.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Dalyan Cooperative Pier, Kaunos Rock Tombs, Dalyan Strait, Caves Bay, Ekincik Bay, Semizce Bay, Red Cape, Delik Island, Iztuzu Beach, Return to the harbor
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- 17:00
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Lunch (barbecue on board)
- Transfer to Ekincik Bays
Not included
- Drinks
- Snorkeling equipment
- Personal expenses
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Private groups — whole-boat charter
- Solo travellers and small groups — per-person seats
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Dalyan
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- April–October
- Prices
- Adult ₺2,100 · Child ₺1,200 · Private charter ₺25,200+Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- The Caves Bay and Semizce Bay are not registered in geographic databases; only verified stops are marked on the map.
- Delik Island, should not be confused with other islands of the same name along the Turkish coast; this island is located along the Köyceğiz-Ortaca coast.
- Speed limit in the channel and lake is 5 knots; speedboats and unregistered boats are prohibited. Feeding sea turtles from the boat, mooring in reed beds, and embarking/disembarking passengers outside of piers are also prohibited (Muğla Governorate Köyceğiz Lake and Dalyan Channel Administration).
- IZTUZU: Beach is closed to the public from 20:00 to 08:00 between May 1 and October 31. No fires, tents, vehicles, or animals are allowed; umbrellas and sun loungers cannot be placed in designated nesting areas. The fine for violation is 699,245 TL, three times that for legal entities.
- The region is the Köyceğiz-Dalyan Special Environmental Protection Area (July 1988). The channel is the habitat of the endangered Nile softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis).
- Typical stop times and durations.
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