Anybody been to Dalyan in Turkey?

I'm taking the younger two there at the end of August and wondered what the place is like

I haven't.

HTH :thumbsup:

I haven't.

HTH :thumbsup:

Thanks for that.............Really helpful :nerd:

Glad to be of service. If it's anything like Skegness, you'll have a fab time - don't forget to get your day-pass for Butlins, and take lots of sun-cream for the kiddies :)

I think its where the rare turtles are and the Lycian tombs.

Back after two weeks.

Bl00dy marvelous. I'll be going back there again (well a slightly less developed neighbouring town we discovered while there and might do a gulet trip for a week as well)

Weather superb - up in the high 30's and into the 40's. Needless to say I now have a deep, deep tan

Scenery lush - Mountainous and green with fruit trees etc (pomegranate/lime/orange), clear clear azure blue seas. Boat trips to beach through reeded lake in film location for Africa Queen, Roman and Lycien ruins everywhere

Beaches clean - Some of the cleanest I've ever been on (apart from the Maldives obviously). Turtle beach was absolutely spotless as you'd expect

Food scruptious - Grilled meats, freshly caught sea-food and meze nibbles

Cheap as chips - Cheap day excursions, entrys, car hire, drink and food (example an 8½hr day cruising the islands on a yacht with only 10 of us aboard was £23 including lunch, a 6hr night-time cruise with BBQ dinner £9 each and car hire £20/day). Three very big appetites doing the full monty of meze starters and fish etc and coming in less than £10per head including several drinks each

Hotel acceptable - One of the bigger pools in the town, lovely staff, simple but very clean accommodation

People friendly - made friends with several locals. Me and kids up playing pool till 3 in the morning with the chefs and waiters etc

Wildlife abundant - saw turtles the size of a dining tables, kingfishers and many other types of local birds (feathered variety), butterflys, dangerous insects, fish etc

Driving exciting - Mountainous roads with spectacular views in all directions added to local loonies equals thrilling drives

Some negative comments

Marmaris dreadful - Went for 3 hours and it was 3 hours too long. As you drive in there on the corner is McD's, Burger King, KFC, WTF?!

Tourists whinging - Brits (brats) abroad are an embaressment when they expect things as they are at home. Life in hot countries is slower and you get what you pay for

Marmaris dreadful - See above plus football shirts as far as the eye can see. Those not wearing said uniform chose the alternative attire of shirtless (read pink), in shorts bearing huge tatoos (usually of said football team)

And finally

Airport Stratospheric - actually the very most expensive airport I have EVER experienced (and god knows I've done a few). We didn't buy anything but as an idea...McD's regular meal=£8.65, KFC 1piece meal=£5.75, Beer=£4.65/500ml, Small bottle of water=£1.90

Did you encounter any mozzies Slipper? Turkey have a different strain of mosquito apparently than anywhere else and when we went (in May) the hotel was sprayed regularly with DDT and even I got bitten which never happens. I loved Turkey tho (went to Olo Deniz) and can recommend it for their friendliness.

Only 2 bites in the two weeks but I don't normally get biten. In Dalyan they drive a tractor through the streets spraying mozzie stuff.

Only went to OloDinez so my son could do the Paragliding. Didn't pay to go on the postcard end but wasn't very impressed at the beach there as it was very crowded.

i have to say I've never heard anyone say a bad word about Turkey. Never been there myself - far too far away and far too expensive to take all the camping gear!!!

glad you had a good time Slipper. :sun:

I've only just noticed this thread!

I'm glad you had a great time in Turkey Slipper. If I'd seen this thread before you went I would have been able to tell you in advance that you would. I totally love Turkey!

Its everything you say it is and more.

We went to Calis Beach in May this year and liked it so much we went back again in September (just got back on Friday). Calis is a smaller, less developed resort than most, and it's a great base. Its very close to the bustling town of Fethiye and you can pretty much get anywhere in the region from there easily by Dolmus. We vistied Olu Deniz a couple of times (nice, but very touristy), Gocek, Saklikent, Kaya Koyu and Tlos. We also went on a couple of boat trips which are terrific value for money and are a great day out. The one place we didn't get to was Dalyan - we just ran out of time.

I like places that have a good climate, nice beaches, good food, interesting sights and a lot of history and Turkey completely fits the bill. But the best thing of all is the value for money - we were eating a two course dinner with drinks every night for about £12 a head - and we weren't scrimping. The food was fantastic! I just don't know anywhere else in Europe where you can get that sort of value for money any more.

We going to make Turkey our holiday destination of choice for the next couple of years. Its such a huge country you could easily go there every year for 5 years and have a different holiday each time. We're thinking of going somewhere in the Bodrum region next time so we can get to places like Ephesus and Pammukale.

We've had some great holidays in our time, but Turkey rates among the best. It's certainly the best European/Middle East holiday we've ever had. The Italian Lakes was the worst in terms of cost. Very beautiful, lots of culture (Pisa, Florence, Venice etc), but horrificly expensive. Obviously if you want to see something specific that can't be seen elsewhere, such as the Pyramids, then that would dictate your holiday desitination, but if you just want a beach holiday in Europe with some culture thrown in, I honestly don't know why you would go anywhere other than Turkey.

I have a feeling that this fantastic value for money will change if Turkey ever gets into the EU - which is what they are trying to do - so I intend to milk it for all its worth while I can.

Actually, on the subject of Turkey, I have to say that its drastically improved in terms of hygene these days from how it was, say 15 years ago. Back then you couldn't drink the water, the toilets were a disgrace and toilet paper was like golddust.

I first went to Turkey back then with an ex-boyfriend who unfortunately fell victim to the dreaded "Turkish Tummy" on the first day. For 3 days we couldn't leave the hotel as he simply couldn't be more than 500 yards from a toilet at any time.

On the 4th day, he was feeling a little better, so we decided to venture on a trip to the local market. My ex got dressed in cavas shoes, shorts, canvas belt, t-shirt and baseball cap and off we went.

No sooner had we arrived than the ex started to get stomach cramps and needed to find a loo immediately. Unfortunately, there were no toilets in the market, so he ran off to find one whilst I waited for him at one of the market stalls.

He came back about an hour later, wearing only his shorts. Turns out he only just made it to the toilet in time and it was only after he'd done his worst that he realised that there was no toilet paper. So, he used his baseball cap to wipe his @rse.

Unfortunately, on route back to me he had to stop off 5 more times, and none of the toilets were stocked with toilet paper. So he used his boxer shorts next, then his t-shirt, then each of his shoes. For the 5th visit he had to resort to using the canvas belt on his shorts, wich apparently was quite chafing. Good job he didn't need a 6th visit!

He wasn't happy.

Tooooo much information


Was this why he became an 'EX' or because he was out in all canvas which lets face it isn't really done is it?

Tooooo much information


Was this why he became an 'EX' or because he was out in all canvas which lets face it isn't really done is it?

Well, he didn't really have his finger on the pulse in the fashion stakes, its fair to say. :laugh: But I would never be so shallow as to split with a decent bloke just because he didn't dress like an Armani model.

No. He became an 'ex' cos he was a w.anker.

Well, he didn't really have his finger on the pulse in the fashion stakes, its fair to say. :laugh: But I would never be so shallow as to split with a decent bloke just because he didn't dress like an Armani model.

No. He became an 'ex' cos he was a w.anker.

So his sex drive was higher than yours ... is that really a reason? ;)


I thought you'd have at least said it was because he was a real sh i t