Dalyan River Cruise, Turtle Beach & Mud Baths from Marmaris

Positives were seeing a Turtle and the Mud Spa experience, but those events were less than an hour in what was a 12 hour, door to door experience. We found that the boat journeys were just too long and quite crowded.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We had such a fantastic day on the Dalyan River Cruise and Turtle Beach! 🐢🌊☀️ The views were absolutely beautiful, and the whole day was such a lovely experience. The food was delicious and we really enjoyed every part of the trip. The highlight for my son was definitely seeing the turtles at Turtle Beach — he absolutely loved it and it was so lovely seeing his face light up! 🐢❤️ The crew were all so friendly, welcoming and helpful throughout the day, which made the experience even better. We made some really special memories and would definitely recommend the Dalyan River Cruise and Turtle Beach to anyone visiting Turkey. 🇹🇷 Thank you for such a wonderful day! ❤️

Lovely day out, it does feel like a very long day though.

The trip was alright, at the boat we weren't allowed to bring drinks or snacks as the owner wanted us to buy them from him, the prices were more than triple times if you buy it from the shop. He took pictures of us and he handed them asking for 500 Lira per picture which was a rip off.

Great day out. Lovely lunch provided on the boat. Only saw one Turtle but overall a great experience.

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We went with Barkas..Do not go with these guys..Its £25 per person..They just want to rip you off. The drinks are over priced..They sold us Crab meat at 400 turkish lira. There was lots of people buying it to feed the expected Turtles! We assumed that we would be up close & personal with them. Well we got to Turtle beach and was told to get back to our river boat for 13.30. There was no mention that we would be feeding any turtles. Well one appeared and the guide said they dont come if the boat engines are running. Well what you think when there are tonnes of boats all lined up. This was a con!!!!! ,We asked for a refund for the crab meat. Totally refused point blank. Obnoxious little man. Also another couple we chatted to had the same situation. We were all fuming..The guide said we ain't a zoo and can't make them appear..There was no room between the boats for more than one turtle to appear.. The guide still had the nerve to try and sell us pictures he had taken of us during the day. Get lost..The included food was awful..Do not bother with these totally rip off people. We did another boat trip with 5 swim stops and it was brilliant. The food was lovely and could have 2nds..Snorkel & masks provided free..Go with these.

I absolutely loved this. The atmosphere on the boat was amazing, the food was really nice, the spots are beautiful too, i would 100% do this again. I will say, it’s a very long day as we were picked up at 8:30 and arrived back at our hotel at 19:30, but you’re never bored. We also put aside £100 for the day as it wasn’t all inclusive for us, but we only actually ended up spending £45! We had pizza, a nugget and chips meal deal and lots of snacks and drinks so value for money is AMAZING. It’s really organised, the staff know what they’re doing and are really nice-we really enjoyed it. The only thing i will say was the boat was RAMMED, and when you stop for a swim because there is so many people (who often have no concern for others) it can get crowded and hard to swim around.

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Good service and friendly staff. Beautiful scenerio of the waters and the mountains. We had a great day.

Having enjoyed the Turtle Beach/Mud Bath cruise a couple of times previously we were excited to experience it again during our trip to Marmaris but unfortunately, the trip with Barkas left us quite disappointed. We booked the trip on the first day of our holiday through one of the many “trip sellers” located around Marmaris so we weren’t privy to which company we would be going with as there are a few & therefore weren’t able to look into how the day would run - sadly for us everything felt really rushed. We were only given 45mins on turtle beach, including the walk from the boat/back and the same at the mud baths, with the walk to/from the mud bath also being slightly longer. Neither of these timeframes felt long enough to fully take in the experiences, especially as we were children & someone who is less mobile so found it difficult to walk fast. Unfortunately I doubt we would rush to book another Dalyan boat trip if we return to Marmaris!!

Such an excellent experience from start to finish. Witty and informative tour guide and attentive staff on the boat. Food was fantastic and coach transfer to the boat was of a very high standard. To top it off we even saw some turtles!!