Cleopatra Island Boat Trip incl. Lunch and Drinks
Description
This full-day excursion to Cleopatra Island offers departures from hotels in both Marmaris and Icmeler. On the way to the island you’ll stop for swimming breaks in Incekum Bay and near Fenerli Island. Enjoy the warm turquoise waters and stunning views of Gokova Bay. A delicious BBQ lunch will be served back on board, and includes chicken or meat balls, spaghetti, salad, and seasonal fruits. With 3 hours or more of free time on Cleopatra Island, you’ll be able relax on the white sand beach, take a leisurely walk through the olive groves, and explore the ruins of the Roman amphitheater and fortifications. The island’s sands are legendary and are believed to have been imported by Mark Anthony as a gift to his lover Cleopatra. This unique sand cannot be found anywhere else in the world: the grains are so tiny and shiny that the beach on Cleopatra Island was declared a National Conservation Area. It is not permitted to take any sand with you when leaving the island.
Tour Options
Itinerary
Pick-up from hotel
When the tour starts, you will first be driven through the stunning natural scenery of Çamli village, which is about 25 km from Marmaris. After this short and comfortable ride, you will board our beautiful double-decker boat and begin your cruise through the Gulf of Gokova.
Marmaris Icmeler Cleopatra Island Boat Trip begins with a visit to the charming village of Çamlı, which is about 17 km north of Marmaris city.You will travel in our spacious and comfortable minibus and enjoy the beautiful scenery of green fields and emerald pine forests. Once we arrive in Çamlı, we board our boat and sail across the Gulf of Gokova.
Our second visit is to Ince Kum, a national park well known in this region for its fine golden sand and transparent turquoise water. Ince Kum actually means ‘fine sand’ in Turkish. We will take our first 40 minute swim break at this beautiful beach for you to snorkel, swim or just sunbathe on the beach.
Next we visit a very popular bay on the Gulf of Gokova, Deep Blue Bay. The water here is particularly deep, giving them that royal blue hue, hence the name Deep Blue Bay. Due to its depth and location, this beautiful bay is also a popular stopping point for yachts.
Cleopatra Beach is under government protection and visitors are not allowed to take sand with them. It is even forbidden to spread your towels out on the beach as the sand will stick to them. Legend has it that the pale pink sand on this beach was brought by ships from North Africa to please Cleopatra. Apparently this type of sand only exists in Egypt and Mark Anthony sent it here because Cleopatra was nostalgic and homesick. In the eastern part of this magnificent island there is an agora where, according to inscriptions, sporting festivals were organized.
Kedrai Ancient City
Golf of Gokova
Akyaka, Mugla
Transfer back to hotel
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Pick-up from the hotel security gate. Adakoy and Turunc region hotels are outside the pickup zone.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(45)
It was so good and very beautiful views with amazing staff especially talha he was so helpful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dear Guest, thank you for the five stars and the kind words! ⭐ We're so glad the views and the team made such a great impression. Talha will be especially happy to hear this and we'll make sure to pass it on. Hope to welcome you back very soon! Kind regards 🧿 Tourmania Team
The tour was great and the beach of Cleopatra island was fantastic. The staff was friendly and the trip was well organized.
Thank you so much for taking your time to give us your pleasant feedback. Hope to see you again in the near future. Warm Regards ; Tourmania Team
The trip is amazing and the service is outstanding, especially as a solo traveller. I got picked up from my hotel right on time, great communication and just a brilliant say so far. Cleaopatra Island is insanely beautiful and most importantly, I feel safe and looked after. Looking forward to the rest of this 5 star trip!! Highly recommend!! Thank you 😊
Thank you so much for taking your time to give us your pleasant feedback. Hope to see you again in the near future. Warm Regards ; Tourmania Team
Absolutely awful boat trip with many hidden extras. The actual boat is terrible, you have to sit on not very comfy chairs, unless you want to try and get a 'sun lounger' upstairs, they are just mats attached to the floor. The smell from downstairs where the toilets are will turn you sick. The food is mediocre at best, and if you wants chips (which most kids do), that's an extra 150 lira each. The soft drinks are all inclusive, but I hope you like coke, fanta or sprite, and I hope you like full fat, the bar is barely open anyway, and even if you do get one it's basically in a shot glass. There is an added charge to enter Cleopatra Island which is £12 each, this is after paying over £30 each for a ticket, and it's advertised as a Cleopatra Island Tour boat, but you get 2 hours on the island and if you go over your time then you have to find your own way back. The Island itself is absolutely beautiful, and the surroundings are spectacular, but you could swim in the sea for a much cheaper price with a different boat excursion. Save your money and book something else, there are many other boat companies who will take you to just as nice of a beach and sea, for a much cheaper price, and they won't charge you for entering a bit of land that for the most part, you can't even walk on. Stay well away from this absolute con and money grabbing excursion!!!!!
Dear Guest, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are sorry to hear that this boat trip did not meet your expectations. We would like to clarify a few important points for future travelers. The Cleopatra Island boat trip is a large-group excursion, and the boat type, seating arrangements, and shared facilities are consistent with this category of tour. While comfort levels can vary depending on personal preference, the vessel used complies with safety and operational standards. The entrance fee to Cleopatra Island is charged by the national authority managing the protected area and is not included in the tour price. This fee is clearly stated in the tour description on Tripadvisor/Viator, as it is collected on-site and passed directly to the official administration of the island. Regarding food and drinks, the lunch provided follows a standard menu for group boat trips, and soft drinks are offered within the advertised selection. Optional extras such as additional food items or upgrades are not mandatory. Photo services and other add-ons offered during the trip are also optional, and guests are never obliged to purchase them. Time spent on Cleopatra Island is scheduled to allow guests to explore and swim within the permitted timeframe set by local regulations. Guests are always informed of return times in advance to ensure a smooth and safe departure for everyone on board. We regret that this experience did not match your expectations, but we respectfully disagree with the characterization of the tour as misleading. Your feedback has been noted and will be used to further improve clarity in our tour descriptions so guests can choose the experience best suited to their preferences. Kind regards, Tourmania Team
Amazing scuba diving guides they were so friendly and accommodating to us and we had a great time. The scenery was absolutely beautiful. Honestly a once in a lifetime experience it was my first time diving and it couldn’t have gone any better!!!
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Fantastic excursion to Cleopatra's Island today with 2 very happy teenagers! Not really enough time to do much on the island itself but the 4 swimming stops on the way back really made the trip. Diving into turquoise water is hard to beat! Lovely lunch aswell. Really can't fault anything and the Tourmania team were informative but not over the top.
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Loved the trip from start to finish , lots of swim stops and beautiful beaches. Cleopatra island was amazing to see , crystal clear water and panoramic views
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It was wonderful. The chosen locations was lovely, I liked the cleopatra island itself and blue lagoon but it would be better if it was included in price the entrance ticket to the cleopatra island
Perfect, island was great. Trip was well planned out and had some beautiful stop offs for a good dive and swim from the boat! Would definitely recommend! Yusuf was very helpful with arranging the trip and pick up + all information we asked for. 10/10!
Thank you so much for your amazing review! We are so happy to hear that you are enjoying your experince. Please let us know if we can help you with anything further, and thank you for taking time out of your day to leave us this super kind review. From all of us at Tourmania family, we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Enjoyed our visit to beautiful Cleopatra Island and stops at other beautiful spots on the return journey for a swim from the moored boat. All the pick up and drop off arrangements were very smooth and well managed. Gafar was very professional and helpful. We were expecting longer at Cleopatra Island ( the description said 4 hours but on the day we were told we had minimum 2 hours). Although we still had enough time to explore the ruins plus enjoy an unrushed swim at the beach, we suggest the description be updated to make the time period clearer.
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