Small-group boat trip · Dalyan
Dalyan Full-Day Channel Tour with Lunch
- Duration
- 7.3 hours
- Schedule
- 10:30–17:45
- Departs from
- Dalyan
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
Departing from Dalyan Kooperatif Pier, a full-day tour with meals showcasing the entire Dalyan River, Lake and Sea. First, relax in the mud bath and thermal pool, then swim in the mouth of Köyceğiz Lake. After lunch on board featuring grilled fish or chicken with meze, enjoy a long free time at İztuzu Beach, the nesting area of caretta caretta turtles. On the way back, visit the ancient city of Kaunos and view the Lycian rock tombs from the canal. Lunch, drinks and guiding are included in the price.
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, Mud Baths and Spa, Köyceğiz Lake Mouth, Lunch, Iztuzu Beach, Kaunos Ancient City, Kaunos Rock Tombs, Return to the harbor
- 10:30
- 11:00
- 12:30
- 13:00
- 14:00
- 16:30
- 17:15
- 17:45
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
- Tea and coffee
- Non-alcoholic drinks
- Fruit snack
- Guided
Not included
- Sultaniye hot spring entrance
- Kaunos ancient site entrance
- Alcoholic drinks
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 ₺1,750 · Child ₺1,010 · Private charter ₺21,000+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
- CARETTA CARETTA: Iztuzu Beach is closed to the public from 20:00 to 08:00 between May 1 and October 31. Umbrellas and sun loungers are prohibited in the marked nesting zone; digging holes in the sand and lying on a towel is prohibited. High administrative fines are applied for violations.
- Vehicle and pet entry, camping, tents, fires, and loud music are prohibited on İztuzu.
- The use of small boats in the channel is to protect the turtle nests and the canal ecosystem.
- The entrance to Kaunos is free with the Museum Pass; there is a hiking trail from the pier to the ancient site.
- Typical schedule.
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