
Lake Köyceğiz and Dalyan
A nature route from Toparlar Waterfall in a forested valley to Yuvarlakçay in the shade of plane trees and the shore of Lake Köyceğiz, on to the Sultaniye Hot Springs southwest of the lake, the Dalyan channel and İztuzu, the nesting site of the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta).
- Estimated duration
- ~7 h 15 min
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~46 km
- Getting around
- By car
- Stops
- 6 stops
Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.
Safety and caution
Route map
Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Stops
- 1
- 2
~17 km from the previous stop (straight line)

River and spring-fed stream (azmak)
Yuvarlakçay
Köyceğiz, Muğla
View place - 3
~12 km from the previous stop (straight line)

Lake
Lake Köyceğiz
Köyceğiz, Muğla
View place - 4
~6.4 km from the previous stop (straight line)

Hot spring
Sultaniye Hot Springs
Köyceğiz, Muğla
View place - 5
~5.7 km from the previous stop (straight line)

River and spring-fed stream (azmak)
Dalyan and the Dalyan Channel
Ortaca, Muğla
View place - 6
~5.1 km from the previous stop (straight line)

Beach
İztuzu Beach
Ortaca, Muğla
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