DALYAN -MUD BATHS-KAUNOS ANCIENT CITY -IZTUZU BEACH-  DALYAN                 20 KM

Today you’ll visit first Dalyan mud bath .Mud bath is said to be good for rheumatism,lower back pain, and sciatica. Also, sulfur in the mud bath is effective against the wrinkles  and stretching your skin. For this reason, Dalyan mud bath, beauty mud or beauty bath is also called. According to the rumors, the Egyptian queen Cleopatra also made a mud bath in Dalyan and even owed its beauty to these baths.

After entering the facility, you enter the pool where there are natural muds. After entering the pool because of the amount of sulfur inside the pool, it’s beginning to smell like rotten eggs. By removing some amount of mud from the bottom, such as cream, you should not leave a gap on you. After you have found your place in the mud, including your face, you should rest yourself in the sun for a while, you should let the mud dry on.

You feel that your muddy body you are releasing to the sun begins to stretch slowly. After about 30 to 40 minutes, you arrive at the shower room where you can reach the staircase and take a shower under the flowing cold water. After being washed thoroughly, enter the pool where the thermal water pool is located. Thermal water having a temperature of 39 degrees; having sulfur, fluoride and radioactive gases. Therefore, thermal waters; from rheumatism to nervous diseases, joint and lime disorders, kidney diseases are said to be good for many diseases.

After the visit of mud baths ,you’ll continue by boat to visit ‘’ the hidden paradise Dalyan ‘’ . you arrive 20 minutes to the ancient city of Kaunos.

Ancient City of Kaunos near Dalyan, Turkey is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area. Kaunos was an ancient city founded in the 9th century BC, and it was quite important by 400 BC. It was located on the border between Lycia and Caria, and the city's culture had characteristics of both empires. The city was once an important trading post on the sea, though today it is set back a few miles from the sea since the coastline has moved over the centuries. The receding coastline, attacks from various tribes, and a malaria epidemic led to the decline of Kaunos, and the city was abandoned by the 15th century. The ruins include a well preserved theater, parts of the old city walls, and an acropolis. There's also a basilica, Roman baths, two Hellenistic temples and four Roman temples. From the acropolis, you can enjoy a gorgeous view of the ancient city. The theater could hold 5,000 people and is still occasionally used for events. Nearby you can also see Lycian tombs in the rocks above the Dalyan River.

End of the visit of the ancient city Kaunos you’ll have Lunch by the river at the local restaurant and continue by boat to the İztuzu beach

This begins extending vertically from the bottom of the mountain to the sea, yellow sand beach of Dalyan Delta, which close the mouth of gold and thin. The crystal clear sea İztuzu which Sigma has a coastal beaches, velvety taste are left under your feet as you walk.

İztuzu beach is a 4.5 km long Mediterranean beach near Dalyan town of Ortaca district of Muğla Province. The beach is one of the rare beaches between sea water and fresh water. The beach is also called "Turtle Beach" because Caretta caretta lay their eggs. The areas where the eggs are marked are regularly marked so as not to damage the eggs by the swimmers on the beach. According to the decision taken in 1988, the beach is closed between 20:00-08:00 in order not to disturb the turtles and it is forbidden to make noise or light around it. There is also a treatment center on the beach where injured turtles are treated.

End of the day you arrive to the hotel in Dalyan

DALYAN – AKYAKA -TOPARLAR WATERFALL- KÖYCEĞİZ-YUVARLAK  STREAM - DALYAN                         160 KM

You’ll drive first to one of the secret paradise of Dalyan named ‘’Toparlar Waterfall’’

The fresh water is coming from the Mountains which makes small lakes.After 15 minutes the Great Lake meet with you.The deep of Lake is 4-5 meters.You can swim and feel cool.but the water is fresh so if you want to swim be carefully.If you like to climb and watch the waterfall from the top.

Then continue to the little cute aegean town ‘’Akyaka’’.This little 25-minute trip in this exquisite stretch of Akyaka town will perhaps be the most beatiful boat tour you will ever do in your life.You can take colorfull photos in the forest where many different bird species live.

Cold water flows from the mountains into this river. You can easily see salmon trout and other fish swimming next to your boat because of the crystal clear water. Your guide inform you everything about the wild life in this area .

You’ll have lunch at the local restaurant .

Next time you’ll visit Köyceğiz.Köyceğiz is a town and district of Muğla Province in the Aegean region of Turkey.

The town of Köyceğiz lies at the northern end of a lake of the same name (Köyceğiz Lake) which is joined to the Mediterranean Sea by a natural channel called Dalyan Delta. Its unique environment is being preserved as a nature and wildlife sanctuary, the Köyceğiz-Dalyan Special Environmental Protection Area. A road shaded with trees leads to the township that carries the same name as the river, Dalyan, which is situated on the inland waterway and is administratively a part of the neighboring district of Ortaca.

The Dalyan Delta, with a long, golden sandy beach at its mouth, is a nature conservation area and a refuge for rare loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) and blue crabs.

Then you drive to the Miracle of Nature ‘’Yuvarlak çay’’ (yuvarlak stream).Yuvarlak Cay located in the north-east of Köyceğiz District is born from Topgozu Canyon and poured into Koycegiz Lake. There is a decrease in the amount of water carried by the lake since it is used in the water during the summer period. It has been seen that the source water is in the first class quality in the analysis of water pollution made at various stations starting from the source of Yuvarlakcay.

Sandras, 2294 meters high, is the highest mountain in the Mugla region. There are two “heaven” in the foothills of the mountain, which are “hidden”. With the Topgozu Canyon, which has a depth of 400 meters ,and the citrus store in summer, Yuvarlak cay, which is watering the plain, is covered with lush vegetation and immaculate air and human health and fitness. The snow waters that come out of the rocks and meet the sunlight turn into an uncomfortable waterfall. There is no other word for it, it is a “miracle of nature” with its rug, broad, canyon, waterfall.

End of the day you arrive to the hotel in Dalyan

DALYAN -CLEOPATRA ISLAND AND ANCIENT CEDREAE-KIZKUMU  BEACH-TURGUT VILLAGE-BAYIR VILLAGE-ICMELER- MARMARIS                  160 KM

After breakfast you are travelling 90 minutes to the scaffolding of Çamlı village.you get on the boat for the tour of Cleopatra ısland .(Cleopatra island boat tour is held from May to the end of October.In April ,we can offer you the program excluding the boat tour with surprises ,for example hamam or jeep safari)

According to the legend ,Mark Antony brought sand for his lover to the beach,which was the meeting point of the roman commanders Mark Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra

You can sunbathe, relax, swim and have fun around the place. While you stroll across the stretches of the pale pink sands, you can feel the sands squeaking under your feet! This unique sand is found nowhere else in the world; a popular belief says that this sand reproduces by itself! The sands here are so tiny and shiny that the beach has been declared as a National Conservation Area.

The sand at the beach of Cleopatra in under the protection of the Turkish government and you can not take any sand with you when you are leaving this place. Even you can not take towels with you to the beach as the sand will stick to them! Apart from enjoying nature and relaxing on the pristine beach, it is worth visiting the ancient ruins of the amphitheatre, temple and the fortifications from the Roman Era.

You’ll have Lunch on the boat.

On the way back ,you will see the villages of Turgut ,Bayır village and come to your hotel via İçmeler.

End of the day you arrive to the hotel in Marmaris

MARMARİS – MARMARİS CASTLE AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM-THE ANCIENT CITY OF KNIDOS – MARMARİS                       200 KM

Today you’ll start to visit first Marmaris Castle and the Archaelogy museum is the only huge historic landmark and the only museum in Marmaris. It is believed that Marmaris Castle was first built by the Ionians (1044 BC) and later on repaired during the era of the Alexander the Great.

The Castle was rebuilt and widened by Suleyman the Magnificent during his campaign for the Greek island of Rhodes in 1522. Suleyman the Magnificent used the castle as a military base for his troops. During World War I, the castle was cannon fired by the French Fleet and had a huge damage.

Till 1970s, the castle has been an accommodation area. There are 18 houses, a fountain and an arc inside the castle area. Finally, the castle was restored during the years 1980-1990 and the site now serves as an archaeology museum since 1991.

The museum has seven indoor areas;

Two of them are organized as an archaeology lounge.

One of them is organized as an ethnography lounge.Remaining areas are used as art galleries and storage.

Archaeology Lounge;

You’ll see; Amphoras belonging to the Helenistic, Roman and Byzantium era.

Earthenware,glassware works, coins and ornaments from the diggings of Knidos, Hisaronu and Burgaz regions.

Ethnography Lounge ;

You’ll see; weaving works, carpets, furniture, copper kitchen pieces, Weapons and ornament belonging to the Ottoman era.

Then drive to Datça, you’ll have lunch on the way to Datca ,you’ll arrive the ancient city  of Knidos.

The 2600-year-old ancient city has colonnaded harbour Street,agora,two ancient theaters and two harbours.Knidos is one of the strategic points in the ancient period,and is the gateway to the Aegean at the intersection of the Aegean and the Mediterranean.

Knidos ancient city is one of the treasures in Tuerkey.Knidos is known for being a very important trade,culture and art center in ancient times.The wine was exported from here to Athens .Astronomer,mathematician and philosopher Eudoxus ,sculptor Praxiteles ,doctor Euryphon ,famous painter Polynotos and Sostratos,architect of the Lighthouse of Alexandria in egyp ,one of the 7 wonders of the World,lived in Knidos

End of the day you drive back to the hotel in Marmaris

MARMARİS -BOAT TRİP-MARMARİS                     20 KM

Marmaris Boat Trip will help you a great deal to get rid of your stress accumulating all over the year. As you know, getting in touch with nature is the best known way to reduce stress on people. As you can see the lush nature of Marmaris while lying down on your sun bed, seeing the turquoise color of the bays will give you peace of mind. Being away of the traffic and stress of the big cities even for a short time and spending time with your family and your loved ones in such a paradise will comfort you. Do not forget to bring your camera. Even in the pictures you take, you can see the relief in your face.

All the coasts of Marmaris in the Aegean Region are magnificent. During the tour you will be able to see five or six of these magnificent coasts. Our boat captain will create the most beautiful route for you depending on weather conditions. You will only enjoy the beautiful tour with your loved ones and family, and have a souvenir photo filled with plenty of beautiful moments. Swimming in the deep blue water you will be proud of yourself as you have chosen Aegean Region and Marmaris for your holiday.

You’ll have Lunch on the boat.

End of the day you drive back to the hotel in Marmaris

MARMARİS-THE ANCIENT CITY OF STRATONİKEİA & LAGINA – THE ANCIENT CITY OF ALINDA -KUSADASI                300 KM

Today you’ll drive to Kusadası,you’ll visit on the way first the ancient city of Stratonikeia and ‘’Lagina Hekate’’.

Ancient city of Stratonikeia, the city of retired gladiators, a member of UNESCO World Heritage Tentative Lists.

Stratonikeia Ancient City, located in Eskihisar neighborhood of Yatağan, on the roadside at the 7th km of Yatağan – Milas highway. In the ancient city of Stratonikeia, the remains of nearly 3 thousand years whole have preserved with the settlement texture since ancient times. A Hellenistic parliament building and an Ottoman-era mansion stand on both sides of the stone paved road. All of the ancient buildings can reached by stone paved roads of the Ottoman and Republican eras. Apart from the ancient period temples and churches, mosques, bath buildings from the Roman and Principalities, fountains from different periods, and roads from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Republic periods, as well as village squares from the Ottoman and Republic periods were taken under protection in the ancient city. In this respect, Stratonikeia has a different settlement and urban texture.

You are going to visit the sanctuary of Stratonikeia named as ‘’Lagina Hekate’’

The sacred area of Lagina ,which is an important cult center of Carians ,is the religious center,and Stratonikeia,which is 11 km away from here,is the political center of the region.

As we learn from the inscriptions still present Lagina and on the walls of Stratonikeia bouleuterion,these two cities are connected to each other by a sacred road.

Then you’ll have Lunch at the tradıtıonal local restaurant in Çine

After you had your Lunch, drive to the ancient city of Alinda. Alinda is one of the important Karia cities, and was founded at Karpuzlu village in Çine District of Aydın Province. When Ada, the daughter of Hekatomnos, had been driven away by her brother Pixadaros from Halikarnassos, she went to Alinda in B.C. 340 and made this city her capital. The most important structure still remaining intact in Alinda is the agora. A theatre lies at the southern- west side of the acropolis. There are the foundations of two tempels at the acropolis. Karia style tombs between Karpuzlu houses are the indicate that the Alinda necropolis lay on the southern side of the city.

End of the day you arrive to the hotel in Kusadası

KUSADASI-V.MARY-EPHESUS-TERRACE HOUSES-EPHESUS MUSEUM- St. JOHN BASILICA-SIRINCE VILLAGE-KUSADASI              60 KM

After breakfast ,you’ll drive to Selcuk ,first you’ll visit the house of V.Mary. The House of Virgin Mary beautifully situated in the solmissos Mountain and built in II Century,place for pilgrimage .The house of V.Mary is considered by the Vatican to be final resting place of the Virgin Mary.

After the visit the house of V.Mary arrive to Ancient Ephesus, the UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven churches of Apocalypse. walk on the remarkably preserved wide marble streets,flanked by colomns,temples and fountains. We look at all the famous highlights like the Celsus Library,the Odeon magnificent temple of Hadrian, Great Theater for 25000 capacity of spectators which is still used for performances and special events today

You’ll see ın the Ephesus ancıent site the Terrace houses

Ephesus terrace houses are located on the hill, opposite the Hadrian Temple. Also called as "the houses of rich", important for the reason give us information about family life during the Roman period. They were built according to the Hippodamian plan of the city in which roads transected each other at right angels.

There are six residential units on three terraces at the lower end of the slope of the Bulbul Mountain. The oldest building dates back into the 1C BC and continued in use as residence until the 7C AD.

The restoration of the two of the houses have been finished and can be visited today.

You’ll have Lunch in Selcuk ,before you visit the museum of Ephesus

The museum of Ephesus, unlike most of other museums, is not designed according to the chronological order but the galleries are filled with artifacts according to a theme.

Galleries include: 1- Sculptures from the fountains /2- Finds from the Terrace Houses/ 3-Coins/4-Ephesus through the Ages/5-Courtyard with column capitals and tombs/6- Hall of Mother Goddess cult/7- Hall of Ephesus Artemis/8- Hall of Imperial Cult/9-Museum Shop and Cafe

Before visiting these galleries, one should not miss the 3D simulation video of ancient Ephesus where visitors can visualize the setting of the ancient city and may have an idea about how the buildings used to look like. The video can be watched in three languages; Turkish, English and German and it lasts 10 minutes. The video room is the first room before the fountain statues gallery.

Some of the most remarkable artifacts in the museum are the Ephesus Artemis statue, Priapos statue, the head of Socrates, the Egyptian priest, the Eros with rabbit and the oldest piece – a stamp- found in Cukurici Mound- dating back to 6200 BC.

Our next stop the Basilica of St.John.This site is the burial place of St.John,the writer of the gospel of the same name and the disciple who brought the Vırgın Mary to Ephesus.Built to the shape of a cross it has six large domes.The Byzantine Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora had the church built over the site of the grave.In the Byzantine period the entrance in the walls had embossed friezes which showed the pursuit of Achilles and for this reason is known as the ‘’Takip kapısı’’(Pursuit Gate). From the courtyard of the church there is a wonderful panorama of the temple of Artemis İsa Bey Mosque and the Aegean at Pamucak.

Then drive to Sirince Village ; It is a beautiful hill town only 8 km east of Selcuk, near Ephesus, in the Aegean hinterland south of İzmir It's famous for its olive oil, fruit wines, other natural products, and its atmospheric boutique hotels. A dozen small restaurants cater to day-trippers, hotel guests, and locals alike.

In the 19th century ,it was a Greek town with 1800 houses,famous for its fig production,especially for export.Population Exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923 ,result of the departure of the Greeks were settled by emigrants from the village.There are two Greek churges in the quarter.In Şirince no house blocks the vıew of the other.

Some say the Orthodox Christian Greeks who lived here during the Ottoman Empire were famed for the excellence of their wine. The Muslim Turks who moved here from Thessaloniki in 1924 re-started wine-making using local fruits, including apple, apricot, banana, blackberry, blueberry, cranberry, mulberry (black, and white), mandarin orange, melon, orange, peach, quince, sour (Morello) cherry and strawberry. You can taste the results and judge for yourself when you visit. They sell red, white and rosé, dry and sweet. A few local producers have switched from the local vines, which in fact produce table grapes, to Turkey's better wine grapes such as Narince.

You’ll going back in the evening to the hotel in Kuşadası

KUSADASI-AYDIN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM-THE ANCIENT CITY OF  APHRODISIAS -KUSADASI               310 KM

You’ll drive first the Aydın Archeology Museum which was planned to exhibit the archeological cultural heritage uncovered as a result of scientific excavations within the borders of Aydın,was established with a contemporary museum understanding on area 15 thousand 769 square meters on Aydın-Denizli highway.The building has been constructed as Basement + Ground Floor+one floor which has exhibition halls,warehouses,laboratories,library,chıldren’s activity  section, conference  hall and temporary display areas and other areas were created by shading with suspended – stretching membrane system.

You will have lunch at the local restaurant before you visit the ancient city of Aphrodisias

Aphrodisias was primarily known as a center for the arts, specifically sculpture. The Aphrodisias School of Sculpture had a distinctive style and was very well circulated throughout the Greek and Roman world.

The ruins are numerous and well preserved. A two mile long Byzantine wall still surrounds the city. The Temple of Aphrodite, eventually converted to a Christian basilica, is excellently preserved. The Tetrapylon, the gate which was leading people to their great temple, was re-erected by Kenan Erim, where he's buried in front of it with a special permission of the Government after his death. The Baths of Hadrian are still partially standing. The theatre and the stadium are one of the best preserved in all eastern Mediterranean. The nearby museum contains many beautiful statues and portrait sculpture.

In 2017 Aphrodisias archaeological site has entered into the List of World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.

You’ll visit the museum of Aphrodisias.Aphrodisias Museum is one of the rare museums where the artifacts unearthed during the excavations of Aphrodisias Ancient City are exhibited and where the Museum and the ruins are intertwined.

Prehistoric artifacts from the Chalcolitic Period,bronze Age early,middle and late periods,Lydian ceramics excavated from these mounds and around the Temple of Aphrodite,archaic,Classical ,Hellenistic period artifacts and ruins Roman,Byzantine and Early Islamic period artifacts found in excavations on site are exhibited.

The Aphrodisias Museum is very rich in terms of the sculptural Works it displays.In this respect,it is an important archeology museum.A different aspect of Aphrodisias sculpture is exhibited in each hall with these Works made by sculptors of Aphrodisias,made of White,blue-gray marbles extracted from the slopes of Baba Mountain .These halls ; the Imperial Hall ,teh Melpomene Hall,the Odeon Hall,the Showcase Exhibition Gallery with the Glazed Window,the Penthesilia Hall and the Goddes Aphrodite Hall,which gave the city its name,as well as the sarcophagi found in the city in the inner garden and courtyard are exhibited.

End of the tour you drive back to the hotel in Kusadası