Side to Dalyan & İztuzu Beach Transfer & Day Trip
185 km, about 2 hours 50 minutes each way, private car from €155 — rock tombs, a river delta and turtle beach.
Dalyan is one of the most characterful spots on the Turkish coast — a river town where wooden boats glide through tall reed beds past the cliff-carved Lycian king tombs of ancient Kaunos, down a labyrinth of delta channels to İztuzu, a 4.5-kilometre sweep of protected sand that is one of the Mediterranean's most important loggerhead-turtle nesting beaches. Add the famous open-air sulphur mud baths and it makes an unforgettable, unusual day. It lies about 185 kilometres west of Side, roughly a 2-hour-50-minute drive. Our private transfer takes you there and back at a fixed price for a full, memorable day.
What to expect
- A scenic 2h50 drive west from Side, past Fethiye toward the Köyceğiz–Dalyan delta.
- Door-to-door pickup from your Side hotel with an English-speaking driver.
- A comfortable air-conditioned Mercedes V-Class or Vito for up to 6 passengers.
- The driver drops you for a river boat trip and waits; İztuzu, the tombs and mud baths are reached by boat.
- A fixed price agreed at booking — no meter, no surprises; a long but rewarding full-day trip.
Pricing & Vehicles
Side to Dalyan is a fixed price from €155 in a Business V-Class or Vito for up to 6 passengers, covering the round trip and the driver's waiting time. There is no meter; the fare is agreed at booking. The river boat trip, İztuzu beach facilities and mud baths are booked and paid separately in Dalyan. Because it is a long full-day excursion (about 5.5–6 hours of driving round trip), a very early start is essential.
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