The villa is in it's own walled gated grounds surrounded by beautiful orange trees and colourful plants. The villa has its own private pool and Kosk (Turkish seating area) outside. Everything in our villa is top of the range from the marble floors to all the electrical equipment. There is a nice balcony to two of the bedrooms and from upstairs hallway giving wonderful views. The town is a short wa
lk away and very close you have supermarkets selling fresh bread daily, plus all you need to make your stay perfect. The villa is in a quiet, really pretty part of Dalyan that is not over crowded so you can have peace and quiet or if your a family with children can make as much noise as you wish without disturbing anyone else. Bedrooms:
Bedroom 1 master bedroom, double bed en suite, balcony, air-con. Bedroom 2 double bed, air-con, balcony. Bedroom 4 twin beds, en-suite, and air con. En-suite to master bedroom and 4th bedroom, Family bathroom has bath shower wc. All bathroom facilities are the highest spec using beautiful marble and top class fixtures. The kitchen has cooker, hob, large fridge freezer, washing machine, microwave, dishwasher, kettle, toaster. Plus all you would need for a family of 8, all appliances are full size top of the range. The living dining room is open plan and has beautiful sofas dinning table and chairs. sat TV, DVD, large patio doors opening out onto the outside seating area and pool. The whole villa is pale ivory with marble floors, large patio doors and luxury furniture. Beds are top of the range with thick comfy mattresses and hotel style pillows. Outside:
Villa Arkadas has it's own gardens and pool, plus padded sunbeds and umbrellas for 8. There is a table and chairs plus a Turkish kosk, this is a wooden gazebo type structure with cushions. Grass area plus lovely trees flowers and plants around the property. Coast/Beach
The beach is wonderful a long stretch of soft sand and is safe for children. There is a wonderful bar on the beach that also serves food and the most fab Turkish pancakes. The best way to travel is by boat this will take you about 20 mins. You can also catch the little bus it will be quicker. The drive up to the beach is really scenic, you get beautiful views and there a nice little pancake and coffee shop just at the top well worth a visit. How to get there:
Dalaman is the nearest airport and will take you about 25 minutes by car. Car hire is not really needed as all you want is available just a few mins away, but if your an explorer like us then car hire is very cheap and best to do it in Dalyan when your there. We can help you with any arrangements. Distances:
Gocek is about 20 minutes away by car. Fethiye 45 mins away by car. Marmarris is an hour away by car. Further Details:
There are many restaurants and shops with over 60 eating establishments to choose from ranging from cheap Pide bars to classy riverside restaurants serving fish specialities and every conceivable type of Meze. The local bank has a cash machine and 2 others on the high street. Saturday has the local market. There is a good pharmacy near by as well. There is so much to do in Dalyan such as Rafting, jeep safari, trekking, mountain biking, paragliding, scuba diving, sea fishing, kayaking and quad biking to name a few. Dalyan:
Dalyan has been described as "One of the last corners of paradise", and being surrounded by pine-clad hills, cotton fields and bulrushes, it really is a beautiful place. Brief TV fame was brought to Dalyan in the late 1980s by loggerhead turtles or, more accurately, by David Bellamy who led a worldwide campaign to halt a proposed development on Dalyan's pristine five mile Iztuzu beach. The conservation battle was won and the whole Dalyan delta turned into a wildlife sanctuary in order to preserve its unique flora, fauna and way of life. Dalyan has everything - an outstanding beach, fascinating wildlife, strong local traditions and the majestic remains of an ancient city. Boat is the best way to reach the many attractions of Dalyan, including mud baths where you have the privilege - if that's the word - of being caked in sulphurous, but reputedly therapeutic, mud. Drifting downstream you pass the haunting, 4th-century BC tombs, which loom, like miniature Greek temples hewn out of the cliffs, high above the river right opposite the town. Marsh frogs croak in the rushes, stripe-necked terrapins and little freshwater turtles dart in and out of the water and, if you are quick, you may catch the dazzling turquoise and gold arc of a kingfisher in flight. Further down river towards the 'Dalyans' - the fish hatcheries - you can be dropped off at the dramatically situated ruins of ancient Caunos, which boast some of the most impressively fortified walls still standing in western Turkey, along with a well-preserved Greek-style theatre, Roman baths and a Byzantine basilica. You can wander among the shattered columns and the huge chunks of masonry of ancient temples for hours, photographing, drawing or just musing on the beauty of the scene and on glories past. So much is to be discovered by boat; the variety of birds is bewildering and the sight of small turtles basking at the water's edge, with their bodies submerged and their heads on the surface, is unforgettable. If you are very lucky you may even find one of the rare loggerhead turtles, the 95-million-year-old species Carretta Carretta, swimming right under the boat in nesting season, if you head beyond the river mouth. You can also disembark here at the end of Dalyans beautiful sandy beach, forty minutes by boat from the town quay. However, those few who know will head by regular Dolmus (a twenty minute journey) to the opposite end of the beach where the views are as spectacular as the peace. From one tip to the other, the swimming from this vast and unblemished stretch of sand is excellent. As well as the large fleet of boats, other provisions have been made for visitors to Dalyan, which has developed from a small village into a pleasant little town. There is now a good choice of restaurants (with fresh river fish a specialty), carpet, jewellery and spice shops and small grocers. Development is strictly controlled and despite the bustle, the atmosphere is friendly, relaxed and traditional. Local inhabitants still hang their corn and peppers up to dry on strings hung from cottage eaves on the back streets and every Saturday is market day. Devotees of the wonderful.
