DatçaTour

Muğla · Türkiye

Datça

Where two seas meet

Ancient cities, stone villages and clear coves on the peninsula between the Aegean and the Mediterranean.

What are you after?

Highlights

First time in Datça? Start here.

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The ancient theatre of Knidos in the foreground, with boats in the old harbour and a hill behind

History

Ancient Knidos

An ancient city of two harbours at the peninsula's tip

An old round stone windmill with wooden sails under a blue sky

History

Kızlan Windmills

Old stone windmills on a hillside, and a classic sunset

Harbourside cafés in Datça dressed with bougainvillea and flowers, with yachts behind

Villages

Datça Town & Harbour

Harbour, promenade and shops: your base on the peninsula

A cobbled lane of old stone houses in Eski Datça, with bougainvillea, plants and a café sign

Villages

Eski Datça (Old Datça)

Stone houses, bougainvillea and cobbled lanes

A street in Datça with purple bougainvillea, sloping down to a turquoise bay and beach

Coves

Kumluk Beach

A shallow, sandy family beach right in town

A turquoise bay with a curved sandy beach seen from a hillside path, with scrubland and a blue sky dotted with clouds

Nature

Carian Trail (Datça sections)

A waymarked path through villages, olive groves and coves

The white Deveboynu lighthouse and its red-roofed keeper's house on a rocky cape above a deep blue sea

At the tip of the peninsula

Ancient Knidos

At the western tip of the Datça Peninsula, Knidos was a Dorian city of two harbours and a seaside theatre, famed for Praxiteles' statue of Aphrodite.

~35 km
2–3 hours
Spring and autumn · sunset

Discover Knidos

Tours in Datça

Datça by boat, by trail and at the table.

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Boat

Day Boat Trip Around Datça's Coves

A day on the water, swimming from cove to cove

Full day · about 7 hoursMay – October

A white lighthouse and red-roofed keeper's house on a rocky cape above a deep blue sea

Culture

Knidos & Sunset Tour

A guided walk round Knidos, then sunset by the lighthouse

Half day · about 6 hoursApril – October

A turquoise bay with a curved sandy beach, seen from a hillside path

Hiking

Guided Walk on the Carian Trail

A moderate day's walk on paths above the sea

Full day · about 7 hoursMarch – June, September – November

Two divers in full gear stepping off a dive boat into clear blue water

Diving

Your First Scuba Dive (Try Dive)

No experience needed: your first dive, with an instructor

Half day · about 4–5 hoursMay – October

An old stone house with a large pink bougainvillea

Food

Villages & Local Flavours Tour

Stone villages, old windmills and a village lunch

Full day · about 6 hoursMarch – November

Sailing

Sunset Sailing Trip

A few hours under sail, a swim and sunset on the water

Late afternoon · about 4 hoursMay – October

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Before you go

Guides that make planning easier.

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Sailing yachts moored along a wooden pontoon in Datça

Getting there3 min read

How to Get to Datça

A straw umbrella and two white chairs on a pebble beach beside calm turquoise water

Planning3 min read

When to Visit Datça

Harbourfront cafés framed by bougainvillea, with yachts moored behind

Itineraries3 min read

Datça in 3 Days: A Suggested Itinerary

Plates of meze on a seaside restaurant table

Food3 min read

The Flavours of Datça: Almonds, Honey and Olive Oil

Getting there3 min read

How to Get to Datça

Road, air or ferry: the ways to reach Datça, with approximate distances and journey times, plus practical tips for getting around the peninsula.

Planning3 min read

When to Visit Datça

From almond blossom and breezy summer afternoons to warm September seas and quiet winters: a season-by-season guide to choosing your time in Datça.

Itineraries3 min read

Datça in 3 Days: A Suggested Itinerary

The town and Old Datça, sunset at ancient Knidos, quiet coves and hilltop windmills: a day-by-day plan for seeing the best of Datça in three unhurried days.

When to come

Air and sea, month by month — rough averages.

Jan
15°17°
Feb
15°16°
Mar
17°16°
Apr
20°17°
May
24°20°
Jun
29°23°
Jul
32°25°
Aug
32°26°
Sep
29°25°
Oct
24°23°
Nov
20°20°
Dec
16°18°

Air Sea Almond blossom Walking weather Swimming season Meltem wind Busiest

Values are rough averages and vary from year to year.

Practical info

Knidos~35 km
Marmaris~75 km
Dalaman Airport~170 km
Bodrum ferryKörmen port
Emergency112

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