Tour along Dalyan River

If you stay in May Marina in Ekincek you will definitely get the offer of a small boat excursion along the Dalyan River to the town of Dalyan.

The town of Dalyan is one of the most famous tourist resorts. It is located on the Dalyan River near its inflow into the Mediterranean Sea. There are many ancient archeological monuments and natural landmarks near the city. The ruins of the city Kavn, the Lycian tombs on the rocks, Lake Koycegiz, the Turtle Beach of Iztuzu, etc. are among them. The lake and the winding river with its many arms are used by pleasure boats. The Dalyan River is sometimes called the Venice of Turkey.
The excursion starts from the marina, where you'll embark to small Turkish boat.

After leaving Yekinchik Bay, the boat will go along the coast where you can see the beautiful rocks and grottos.

The entrance to the Dalyan River is located near Iztuzu Beach. A stop is usually made here.

The entrance to the river is very shallow and the skippers of even shallow-seated Turkish boats often have to raise the engine speed to maximum in order to crawl through the sandy shallows.

Just beyond the beach begins a river estuary, overgrown with reeds.

Many channels are blocked by fences, and the entrance to the main channel is through a cordon.

The traffic on the river is very heavy. There are even traffic jams.

Of course it' only in the most popular places - such as the Lycian tombs.

If you have rented a boat just for your crew you can arrange to stop here to go up to the tombs, but usually this is not done.

Next stop is at the ruins of the ancient city of Kavn which for some reason is more often called Kaunas.

After wandering through the ruins we go to the town of Dalyan.

Of course the Turk will moor the boat to the pier of the best and cheapest restaurant in town, where after a walk through the city you are certainly to have lunch or order a glass of wine or beer.

Usually the town of Dalyan is the final point of the tour, but if you have all day, you can go by boat to the village of Sultaniye on the lake Koycegiz. About it also need to negotiate in advance. Of course the price of the tour will increase.