Sights, excursions and beaches

The top attraction in Oludeniz is of course the beach and the “Blue Lagoon”. But there is also a lot to do away from a relaxing beach day in the region. You can see the ruins of 2,000 year old cities, visit nature parks and try different sports.

Inspirations for activities in Ölüdeniz summarized in a nutshell:

• Paragliding from Babadag Mountain back to Oludeniz beach
• In Fethiye / Ölüdeniz starts the 510 kilometer long Lycian long distance trail towards Antalya
• In Fethiye there are ancient Lycian rock tombs
• The ruins of Myra and the tomb of Nicholas of Myra in Demre
  UNSECO World Heritage Site Xanthos with Letoon, the federal sanctuary of the Lycian Confederation
• Excursion to the “ghost town” Kayaköy. One after the Turkish-Greek War (1922/23) abandoned city
• Saklikent gorge with a 300 meter deep gorge, along with the ancient ruins of Tlos
• Water-World Aqua Park or the Grand Ucel Aqua Park with dozens of slides
• Day trip to the 20-kilometer long Patara sandy beach
• Old town of Kas with the fishing port and a trip to the 3 kilometer offshore Greek island of Megisti
• Dalyan with the ancient city of Kaunos, Karic rock tombs and the Iztuzu stand in a nature park with the spawning grounds of the sea turtle species “Caretta Caretta”
• Ride on a Turkish motor sailing ship (gulet) along the coast
• Excursion to a sunken city off the coast of Kekova island
• Day trip to the thermal springs of Pamukkale and the ruins of Hierapolis
• Saklikent National Park

and, of course, there are all the usual excursions and activities such as: water sports, Turkish baths, hammam, diving, jeep safaris in the mountains, bazaars, …