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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Rhys_k
Jul 20, 2025
Excellent experience - From pick up directly outside the hotel, to the travel accommodation, to the drivers, tour guide, and captain of the boat, to the overall experience, this was a truly great trip and well worth it!
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Natalies1734
Jul 11, 2025
Amazing for the price! - It was a 1 hour coach journey to the lake. We then all split up into 3 boats across the lake to the mud baths and thermal pools. Then up the river, where the scenery was stunning and we were served lunch. Chicken, pasta, salad and bread. There’s a little bar on board. The staff were amazing. We went along the river to turtle beach where we saw beautiful giant loggerhead turtles on the jetty. Highly recommend!
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Dan
Jul 3, 2025
Great made our trip - Was really enjoyable you can’t beat seeing turtles in person, good value for money I found. Drinks not included but at a cheap rate. Lunch was provided
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C1374ycmartink
Jul 2, 2025
A great family experience - An amazing tour, the family loved the whole trip! We had time to explore and relax at both destinations. Great guide too!
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Terrycj2425tj
Jul 1, 2025
Muddy Monday - Started with a cruise up the river where ‘The African Queen’ was filmed and then onto the mud baths and hot springs which was great fun. Than back down the river to stop for a very good lunch. Then we got back on the boat and went to Turtle Beach which was quite stunning and we also got to see lots of loggerhead turtles coming around by the boats and being fed blue crabs. We booked via Guide Tours in Oludeniz and everything was perfectly organised and MehMet out guide was absolutely superb. Would definitely recommend.
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Shan
Jun 29, 2025
Beautiful day - We booked and did this trip through TUI and wow. An absolutely stunning day from start to finish! Our tour guide spoke fantastic English and was super friendly and informative, he also knew how to have a good laugh. Drinks can be bought on the boat throughout the day along with snacks and ice creams which are all very well priced. We also got to try some local homemade pomegranate juice, I would recommend trying that! We stopped by the tombs, had some great info on those. We also stopped for lunch which I was slightly worried about if I’m honest, I didn’t know how the food would be. But it was actually my favourite meal of the holiday! If you don’t like cats there are a lot of cats surrounding the tables whilst you’re eating. We stopped at the mud baths & thermal bath and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Was so different to anything we have done before and absolutely loved getting involved in something more cultural. Our trip had a photographer who took some AMAZING pictures of us which we then purchased for £26, great value as they’re super professional photos and they come in a beautiful album designed around the trip. We also stopped at turtle beach for an hour and a half and it was absolutely beautiful. So great to see people are going to extra mile to protect the turtles and to hear all of the history behind the beach. I would HIGHLY recommend booking this trip, probably best to book it through your holiday rep at the hotel. It cost us £57 per person and was super worth it especially considering the trip was 9 hours long and the lunch was included. 10/10 experience.
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Kim
Jun 22, 2025
Fantastic day trip. - Absolutely lovely day, I would definitely recommend this trip, it’s a long day if going from Fethiye/ Oludeniz but worth it. The guide Jesus was so informative, and fun. The lunch was lovely stopped at a restaurant also offering freshly squeezed orange and pomegranate juices , ordered fresh crab and gave the shells to massive turtles which was amazing to see, one not to miss.
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Anne_s
Jun 22, 2025
Lovely dalyan river trip - A wonderful relaxing day spent along the days river and turtle beach. Our tour guide was informative and fun. The guys on the boat were friendly and helpful. Food was delicious. Paid extra for blue crab which was freshly caught and tasted amazing. Seeing the turtles was just fantastic!
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Joseph
Jul 10, 2025
Turtle beach - Had such a lovely time. We see a few big sea turtles and they were beautiful the Beach was beautiful to would highly recommend
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Connector60861064419
Jun 30, 2025
Good trip - It’s was really good. The weather on the boat was good since there was wind. The mud pools were fun as well. And we saw some really big turtles. The tour guide was really nice as well and she spoke good English.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).