Bodrum Tourist Attractions

Bodrum is widely known in ancient Greek as Halicarnassus; the city was once home to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, also known as the Mausoleum of Mausolus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The city has lots to offer for tourists who love ancient mythological artifacts and some thrilling water adventures.

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Here are some of the attractions and fun-filled adventures we recommend for you.

Bodrum: Black Island Boat Tour with Lunch

Hop aboard the boat tour for a happy-filled day exploring the Black Island. Relax with a lot of time to swim and discover the island's beautiful bays. Enjoy alcoholic beverages and soft drinks on board throughout the day.

Start your tour by plunging, splashing, and swimming at the Black Island hot spring cave. Then, discover the secret of Meteor Bay, where a meteor crashed on-site many years ago.

Stop at Aquarius Bay for lunch and a little time to swim. Then, go to Red Bay for another swim and enjoy the complimentary fresh fruits.

End the tour with a visit to Rabbit Bay. Then, enjoy some tea and biscuits before heading back to Bodrum.

Pamukkale and Hierapolis Full-Day Tour From Bodrum

Explore the unique formation of terrestrial limestone terraces at Pamukkale, also called "Cotton Castles" in Turkish. Then, enjoy the entire day with a trip to one of Turkey's most popular attractions.

Depart Bodrum by an air-conditioned bus to Pamukkale, which is recognized as the 8th Wonder of the World. Explore the natural scenery of crystalline pools, hot springs, piles of limestones, terraces, and traces of carbonate minerals from the continuously flowing water.

Pamukkale was inscribed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Cultural Heritage Site in 1988, and the place attracts some 2 million visitors yearly. Then, get a view of the terraces from the hills of Denizli.

Take a visit to the ancient Greek-Roman city of Hierapolis, built on top of the "Cotton Castles" during the 2nd century B.C., see the ruins of the Roman amphitheater, and visit the former Turkish Bath, now converted into a Museum.

In this tour, you will also discover where Cleopatra used to swim and the monumental tomb of Jesus' apostle, St. Philippe. Marvel and wander around the Necropolis of Anatolia, filled with sarcophagi inscriptions, stone coffins, and sculptures associated with the ancient civilization of Rome, Greece, and Egypt.

Bodrum: All-day Private Boat Cruise with Lunch

As you rent the boat privately, there are three tour options.

The Block Island Tour, Camel Beach, and the Orak Island Tour.

The Block Island Tour includes the following areas: Black Island, Meteor Bay, Poyraz Harbour, Redbay, and Rabbit Bay.

The Camel Beach Tour includes visiting Aquarium Bay, Bagla Bay, Camel Beach, and Haretem Bay.

The Orak Island Tour includes Redbay, Orak Island, German Bay, and Rabbit Bay.

You should pick one of the places and tour packages mentioned above and begin the journey.

You can bring your drinks and alcoholic beverages. A refrigerator with ice and a coffee machine are provided.

Lunch will be served upon request. They offer a chicken menu, meatball menu, or fish menu. Enjoy the best bays in Bodrum on a sunny day with your private boat.

The package tour includes a cabin where you can sleep, and relax, a water closet and shower facilities. In addition, the staff can arrange the boat's departure and return times and harbor upon your request.

Pirate Boat Trip From Bodrum

Begin your day on the sea with a meet and greet at Halikarnas harbor. Then, choose your space on our Pirate boat and prepare for an extraordinary blue cruise along the Bodrum shore.

The tour will have several stopovers around the coastline and islands for guests interested in swimming and snorkeling in the clear crystal waters. See the beach from a different perspective during this memorable trip.

Enjoy a delicious lunch on board and participate in a foam party. Then, enjoy the disco at the end of the cruise. Then, return to the harbor in Bodrum.

Bodrum: Aqualand Entry Ticket

Enjoy an exciting day trip under the sun with family and friends at the fantastic Phalarope Aqualand water park near Bodrum.

Aqualand is the first and largest water park in Turkey which covers more than 40,000 square meters with 24 different rides, slides, and other thrilling aquatic attractions.

Brave the hair-raising kamikaze slider or face the challenge of the near-vertical slides. Then, ride the waves of the swimming pools, and let the little ones let off steam in the dedicated kid's zone. There's even a large Jacuzzi for you to soothe away your aches and pains.

Top up your tan with plenty of space to sunbathe, and avail yourself of the different restaurants and retail outlets when you feel like a change of scenery.

Bodrum: City Highlights Walking Tour

Visit Bodrum's best and most charming places on a two-hour walking tour. Then, explore Turkey's southern gems while listening to fascinating facts and legends about the area during the Persian and Ottoman civilizations.

Enjoy calming sea views from Bodrum Castle, enclosed by two wonderful water coves.
This medieval fortress was partly built with stones from one of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and is now part of the Seven Wonders of the World. The construction of this primitive historical structure faced its full completion in the 4th century before Christ.

Follow and listen attentively to your guide, who will tell you what is special and unique about living in this city. Unveil hidden stories and discover the tales of Bodrum's streets, buildings, and corners; this is the perfect sightseeing trip for those visiting the city for the first time and wanting to get the most out of it.

Full-Day Orak Island Boat Trip From Bodrum

The Orak Island Boat Tour departs from Halikarnas harbor at 11:00 AM and makes its first stop at Red Bay, where you can enjoy a short swim.

Continue to Orak Island, one of the most beautiful bays in the region. You'll have about 2 hours to swim in the crystal clear waters and enjoy the white sand beach.

After leaving Orak Bay, there will be 2-3 additional stops at different bays, where you'll also be able to swim and snorkel. The exact itinerary will depend on sea conditions on the day of your boat tour. You can be sure to stop at several beautiful sheltered bays on the Bodrum peninsula.

Midway through the tour, you'll have lunch on board, which is freshly prepared by the staff. Meals can vary but usually include fresh salad, grilled chicken and rice, or a pasta dish.

In the afternoon, enjoy melon and Turkish tea with biscuits. Then, admire views of the picturesque coastline of the Bodrum peninsula on the return trip to Bodrum.

The tour ends at 07:00 PM when you arrive back in Halikarnas harbor.

From Bodrum: Ferry Ticket to Greek Island of Kos

Hop aboard the ferry to Kos and spend the whole day on this beautiful Greek Island, which is only a 45-minute ride from Bodrum.

The Greek Island of Kos is just 12 miles off the coastline of Bodrum, which is best enjoyed on a day trip.

Discover the island by renting a scooter or Quad for the day. Visit one of the beautiful hill villages or spend your day relaxing on one of the many beaches or shopping in the city center.

Explore the antique sites and ancient Roman ruins, including the 14th-century Castle of the Knights.

Bodrum: Horseback Riding Experience

Enjoy horseback riding every day at 10:00 AM or 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon.

Meet the assigned local guide at your hotel lobby, and after a 20-minute drive, you will arrive at the horse club, a beautiful place surrounded by pine forests.

The guide will give you a 15-minute briefing about the tour program and some horseback riding instructions. Then, you can roam and get acquainted with the horses before depending on it.

As much as you enjoy the horseback riding activity, take a look and appreciate the picturesque landscapes of the countryside.

A professional guiding team will accompany you throughout the course. For safety purposes, everybody is obliged to wear a helmet.

Enjoy riding a horse for 1 hour and 30 minutes and have a refreshing swim break in a river.

Upon returning to the horse club, get back to Bodrum, and you will be dropped off at your hotel.

Full-Day Jeep Safari From Bodrum

Make the most of your Bodrum tour through this unforgettable safari adventure and grab the chance to see the other side of Turkey.

On this whole day's jeep safari, you will travel through the landscape of the Bodrum mountains, far from Bodrum's main streets and city life.

Enjoy the thrilling jeep ride through the rivers: mountain ranges and narrow, dusty valleys.

Tourists may also have the chance to participate and drive a 4x4 wheel.

Included in the list of places to visit in this package tour are a small Turkish village and a mountain river. Then, have your lunch at a small local restaurant in the area.

You will drive through romantic canyons and blooming fields up to the peak of Bodrum mountain, the pine forests, and remote areas of the region.

After a jam-packed day driving through the mountains and valleys of Bodrum, you will return to your hotel accommodation in the late afternoon.

Bodrum: Turkish Bath Experience

Experience the cleansing and relaxation of a Turkish bath treatment. The Turkish bath procedure is similar to a sauna yet closely related to ancient Greek and Roman bathing practices.

In this 2-hour visit to the Bodrum Hammam, get yourself to a peaceful and sound relaxation through the sauna, peeling, foam massage, and oil massage – leaving your skin feeling soft and unique. In addition, this whole regime will make you feel more fit and healthy.

Indulge yourself in a body scrub and soap massage as you experience one of Turkey's most unique and pleasurable traditions.

Bodrum Vineyard Tour with Dinner and Wine Pairing

Chateau Winery was opened 18 years ago by the Ismen family in Bodrum, a wine region since ancient times.

Learn about the family's perfectionist attitude as they research the ancient grapes varieties, climate, and all other aspects of wine production. Then, discover how they began producing the first Zinfandel and Syrah vineyard in Turkey.

Enjoy an unforgettable farm-to-table 5-course meal accompanied by matching wines at this fantastic location.

Full-Day Dalyan Discovery Tour from Bodrum

Enjoy the entire day with this package tour of Dalyan on Turkey's Lycian coast. Sail across the turquoise sea to Turtle Beach and admire the remarkable rock-cut tombs of the Kings of Kaunos along the way.

In the 9th century, before Christ, on the borderline of the Kingdom Lycia, Kaunos was found and became an important city in the Carian region during 400 B.C.

This tour will show you the old cultures of Lycia and Kaunos, where tombs designated for the kings and other influential individuals are filled with valuable treasures, food, money, gems, and jewelry.

Wander at the Dalyan Canal from Köyceğiz Lake to the beach connecting to a peninsula while exiting from the mainland.

The beach is famous for the endangered loggerhead turtles that lay their eggs and blue crabs hiding underneath the sands. The beach is now strictly protected to help conserve the turtles and other endangered aquatic creatures.

Also, try and experience a therapeutic mud bath treat before returning to Bodrum.

Bodrum Market Visit and Cooking Class

Around 9:30 in the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel lobby or the cruise ship port. Meet your host and culinary guide at your first stop for small talk over a cup of tea.

Next, head to the farmers' market to shop for the ingredients for your lunch. Your lunch includes three cold starters, one warm entrée, and the main dish.

You will meet local food purveyors at the market, selling some home grown olives, wild seasonal greens, vegetables, homemade noodles, jams, pickles, loaves of bread, and a variety of cheese products.

After purchasing all the needed ingredients, drive to Erenler Sofrasi in an olive garden. Your final stop will be at the Erenler Sofrasi restaurant, where you will pass through the delicious secrets of regional Aegean cuisine, a unique and particularly healthy branch of Turkish cuisine.

You can opt to join in the cooking sessions or watch while sipping a Turkish wine.

Lunch will be served in front of the mythological Aegean Sea. Then, at 2:30 in the afternoon, you will drive back to your original location in Bodrum.

Ephesus and Pamukkale: 2-Day Tour from Bodrum

Explore one of the world's best preserved archaeological structures and walk in the footsteps of ancient civilizations on this two-day tour at Ephesus and Pamukkale, including a round-trip transfer from the coastal region of Turkey.

Have a wanderlust journey at the calcium-filled springs pouring and splashing down the mountainside, which formed the iconic rock formation called the "cotton castles."

Learn more historical facts about the Ephesians and the ancient Greek city they built on the coast of Ionia. Then, see some of the best-preserved ruins, including the Celsus Library, Temple of Hadrian, and theater.

On the first day at Ephesus, meet your guide at 07:00 AM and leave early, head to the west towards İzmir Province in Anatolia. Then, have your breakfast while traveling to reach Ephesus by 10:00 AM.

Upon arrival, you will have approximately three hours to wander around the ruins. Trace the path of the ancient inhabitants as you walk down the marble streets.

Ephesus was known as the site of the Temple of Artemis, now considered one of the Seven Wonders of ancient times. Though a single column remains, much of Ephesus' ruins are marvelously preserved.

Book lovers admire the Library of Celsus, built to store 12,000 ancient scrolls and serve as a mausoleum for him, who is buried in a crypt beneath the site. See intricate stone carvings and inscriptions of Roman and Greek gods, and get a close-up view of the arena.

After lunch, continue your journey to the House of the Virgin Mary on Mt. Koressos.

Experience the holy spirit within the corners of the humble abode where the Virgin Mary is said to have spent her last days. Then, finally, transfer to your hotel for dinner.

On the second day of the tour, head to Pamukkale and Hierapolis; enjoy a delicious breakfast at your hotel before starting your time at the ruins of Hierapolis, built at the top of the Phrygia hot springs.

The site is now enshrined as one of UNESCO's World Heritage; the remains of Hierapolis give a remarkable insight into the lives of the ancients during the pre-Roman, Roman, and medieval eras.

Explore and be in awe as you roam around the remains of the city gates and theater. Along with it is the Nymphaeum in front of the Temple of Apollo.

Beyond the city walls, and passing the Thermae Extra Muros lies a 2km extensive graveyard on both sides of the ancient road to Phrygian Tripolis and Sardis.

Along with an inclusive lunch and a chance to photograph the local villages, you will visit Pamukkale's extraordinary "cotton castles" over which Hierapolis was built.

The hot springs and travertines of the mountains have created terraces of carbonate minerals left by the flowing water, leaving a unique landscape in the River Menderes valley.

Depart Pamukkale for Bodrum in the afternoon for an estimated drop-off at your hotel at 7:00 PM.