Tours and excursions
Day trips along the peninsula, Kos fifteen minutes across the water, and the boats we know by name.
Prices are the lowest we publish for each tour. Optional extras are listed on the tour page with their own price.
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Daily guided tour of Bodrum town: the Castle of St Peter, the Mausoleum of Mausolus, a photo stop at the amphitheatre and the Mindos gate, then free time in the streets.
Coach to Koycegiz then by boat down the Dalyan delta: the mud baths and thermal spring, lunch aboard, and free time on Iztuzu (Turtle) Beach.
Two-day combination of Ephesus and Pamukkale with an overnight in a four-star hotel and a Turkish night.
Full day by coach to the ancient city of Ephesus, the House of the Virgin Mary and the Temple of Artemis, with lunch and a guide. Roughly 07:00 to 20:00.
Full day to the Pamukkale travertines and the ancient city of Hierapolis, door to door, with lunch and a guide. Cleopatra's Pool is a paid extra.
Guided run round the Bodrum peninsula, sold alongside the city tour. No stop list is printed anywhere on the site - only the pax-band prices and the shared inclusions.
Daily fast catamaran from Turgutreis to Kos, a fifteen-minute crossing, with the whole day on the island. Ferry ticket only - passport required, visa not included.
Daily conventional ferry from Turgutreis to Kos, a thirty-minute crossing, with the whole day on the island. Ferry ticket only - passport required, visa not included.
Boat from Bodrum to Rhodes, the largest of the Dodecanese, with the day in the medieval old town of the Knights of St John. Passport required, visa not included.
Sunday crossing from Bodrum to Symi, whose deep harbour is ringed like an amphitheatre with 19th-century neo-classical sponge-merchants' houses. Passport required, visa not included.
Several days aboard a wooden gulet along the Turkish and Greek coast: three or four hours cruising a day, the rest at anchor in quiet bays.
Full day on a local boat out of Turgutreis, calling at the peninsula bays and islands to swim and snorkel, with lunch served on board.
The full hamam: time on the heated marble, a kese scrub, a foam and soap massage and the sauna, with a towel and the transfer included.
Private full day at Ephesus with a guide and door-to-door transfer: the ancient city, the House of the Virgin Mary, the Church of St John, the Temple of Artemis and the Isa Bey Mosque.
Brokered charter of a gulet, sailing yacht, motor yacht or mega yacht in Turkey or Greece, matched to the party and dates, with paperwork and provisioning handled.
Day at a Bodrum aquapark, sold as an excursion with a place on the transfer. The site publishes a price and 'daily' only - no park named, no times, no inclusions, no transfer statement.
Sunday trip to Sedir Island in the Gulf of Gokova, reached by yacht, sold on its unusual pearl-like sand and the Cleopatra and Mark Antony legend.
Archaeology day through three Ionian sites - Didyma, Priene and Miletos - sold as the land of the oracles. Runs only when a group is assembled.
Full day, 80km, to Lake Bafa and the ruins of Herakleia under Mount Latmos. Sold as a private group departure only, never as a scheduled coach tour.
Evening folklore and dinner show, twice a week. The site publishes a price and days only - no venue, no times, no inclusions.
Half day into the villages behind Bodrum: houses, the mosque, a tasting of Turkish home cooking and a carpet demonstration.
Monday crossing from Turgutreis to Kalymnos, the sponge-diving and rock-climbing island, a thirty-minute crossing. Passport required, visa not included.
A day at sea off the peninsula with rods, tackle and guidance provided, and a barbecue lunch cooked on board. Hotel pickup both ways.
The whole boat to yourselves for a day's fishing, up to seventeen people, with door-to-door transfers and a guide aboard.
A smaller private fishing boat out of Turgutreis for up to ten people, with door-to-door transfers and a guide aboard.
A long day out to the Dalaman river for 13 km of grade 3-4 white water, in six-to-ten person rafts or two-seater canoes, with lunch afterwards.
Boat diving off the Bodrum peninsula for certified divers and first-timers, plus the full PADI and CMAS certification ladder from Discover Scuba to Rescue Diver.
A guided ride from the stables near Turgutreis, with hotel transfers both ways. The Russian page states an hour in the saddle.
A full day by 4x4 into the hills behind Bodrum — a village mosque, farm country, and a barbecue lunch and swim by the water.
A three-hour kitesurfing session on the peninsula, where the summer meltemi makes for reliable afternoon wind.
Twenty minutes under the canopy behind the boat, over the bay. Solo, or two together in tandem.
Two hours on a quad or buggy over a rough off-road course inland from the coast, with an instructor leading and transfers both ways.
An hour around town on a self-balancing scooter — the site calls them gingers — for people who would rather not do the sightseeing on foot.
A three-hour surfing session on the peninsula, sold alongside kitesurfing from the same water-sports base near Turgutreis.
Walking the Royal Road at Lake Bafa: the ruins of Herakleia, the temple of Athena, the altar of Endymion, and the neolithic rock paintings on Mount Latmos.
An 11 km guided walk north of Bodrum through a valley to the Lelegian ruins at Pedesa and Gökçeler Castle, with a panorama over the whole peninsula.
Private trip to Cappadocia - fairy chimneys, underground cities and rock-cut churches - with an optional hot-air balloon flight priced separately.
Private full day, 190km, to the Dalyan delta - the loggerhead turtle conservation area, the sulphur springs and the mud baths - with lunch and entrance fees included.
Fly to Istanbul from Bodrum and back in a day, with return flights, both airport transfers, a guided city tour and entrance fees in the price.
Private full day, 270km, to the Pamukkale travertines, Hierapolis and the Temple of Apollo. Ships on enquiry - no price is published anywhere on the site.
A yacht with a skipper aboard, so the party can either do nothing at all or learn to sail from the crew over the course of the week.
Private-only trip to Troy: the city walls, the houses of Troy I, the Bouleuterion, the Odeon and the current excavations, through nine layers of the site.
Listed on the pilgrimage page: the Lycian rock tombs and amphitheatre at Myra and the Church of St Nicholas, tied to the 6 December feast day. No price published.
Listed on the pilgrimage page as a visit to Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, with a long historical write-up and nothing else - no price, duration, days or transport.
Advertised as free at any time with return transfer, to the jewellery and leather centres. A commission shopping run rather than a tour - confirm before publishing.
Saturday crossing from Turgutreis to Leros, with its medieval castle of the Knights of St John. A timetable is published but no price of any kind.
Join a competing gulet as a passenger and crew hand for the annual October regatta: four racing stages over four days, with evening entertainment ashore.
Reselling big-ship cruises calling at Bodrum and the wider eastern Mediterranean, plus short economy Greek-island cruises out of Cesme.
A performing-dolphin show at a captive dolphin facility on the peninsula, sold with a transfer.
An in-water session with captive dolphins, marketed on the current site as dolphin-assisted therapy with claimed immune and psychological benefits.
A branded colon hydrotherapy device offered by a third-party clinic. Described on the current site only as bringing elegance and dignity to the procedure.
Referral into a third-party clinic offering colon hydrotherapy. U2 does not provide the treatment itself.
Electrostimulation sessions at a third-party clinic, described as passive gymnastics for regional slimming and toning.
A multi-day detox and weight-loss stay booked into a peninsula wellness centre or hotel, with U2 acting as the go-between rather than the provider.
Booking massage and spa treatments at hotel spas across the peninsula, sold on the current site on the strength of visiting Balinese therapists.
Trainer-led cable-and-pulley strength, balance and flexibility sessions at a third-party facility, in four modules named Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta.
Referral into a third-party clinic offering ozone therapy. U2 does not provide the treatment itself.
Compression lymph-drainage sessions at a third-party clinic, also sold on the current site as a slimming and anti-cellulite treatment.
Yoga and meditation retreats on the Karakaya slopes above Gümüşlük, run May to October by a third-party school with teachers from several disciplines.
Self-skippered yacht charter out of Bodrum. One crew member must hold an RYA Day Skipper or Coastal Skipper certificate, or equivalent, plus prior experience.
Chartered air-conditioned minibus for up to 14 passengers, priced per vehicle by route. Vehicle and driver only - no guide, entrance fees or meals are stated.
Ticket to Bodrum's Catamaran floating nightclub, which sails out into the bay with the party aboard. The site publishes a price only - no times, no transfer statement and no age policy.
Adult cabaret ticket listed on the English price list only. Confirm whether the agency still sells it and whether it belongs on the rebuilt site.
Ticket to the Halikarnas club in Bodrum. The site publishes a price only - no venue detail, no times, no transfer statement and no age policy.
Nothing runs on that combination. Not every tour operates every day — try another day, or tell us when you are here and we will say what is on.