The marvels of Marmaris

Advantages: cheap, plenty to do, nice weather!
Disadvantages: can get unwanted attention! see op....

...Last summer was host to the most exciting and most different holiday I have ever taken. Bored of years of holidays with parents, always staying in the same place, always visiting the same places, I decided this time to go away with friends. My boyfriend managed to secure us a cheap holiday sailing around the Turkish coast, so naturally, I went - partly because of the price, partly because of the company...and partly because I'd heard so much about Turkey and yet had never visited. Marmaris was our last port of call, so to speak. We spent two days moored there, but two days is nowhere near enough if you really want to do everything you possibly can in the area. However, I will tell you about my experience, including the parts which we would have liked to, but sadly didn't have the time to see. Marmaris is one of the most important...

emmorticia 08.01.2003 · Read review
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Welcome To Marmaris.

Advantages: Nightlife, Shopping, Sun, Sea, People
Disadvantages: The beach.

....The shop owners may want to give you something to eat or drink when you enter their shop.we accepted a few times,this doen't mean you are expected to buy anything, they are just being curteous. Marmaris has some of the best shopping in Turkey and is haven for those craving top designer labels at low, low prices. Food. There's a huge variety of restaurants in Marmaris, serving everything from traditional Turkish food, British food and even Indian food. The Netsel Marina is renowned for its fine dining.You have to try some of Turkey's delights, borek is filo pastry layered with cheese or mince or try the popular sigara borek, which are rolled pastries filled with cheese and deep fried. I think all the food in Marmaris was extremely good. There is enough variey to keep you interested for a couple of weeks, you will find some great...

Hollie25 05.03.2007 · Read review
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Magical Marmaris

Advantages: Cheap - Variety - Sun - THE LIST GOES ON
Disadvantages: Comming home!!

...roughly 4 hours. Transfer Time -------------------- When you arrive into Dalaman airport there is a lengthy transfer which will be around 1hr 30 mins - 2 hours. This is a bit of a nightmare especially if you have restless kids however most companys make a halfway stop - and the coaches are well air conditioned and comfortable. If your transfer is during the daytime its great looking out the window seeing some of the beautiful landscape in Turkey, how everything looks so natural and fresh - it really is breath taking.. so try to think of your transfer as just an extra bonus to your whole holiday experience. Accommodation ----------------------- Accommodation in Marmaris is varied. You can choose to stay in a basic Bed & Breakfast hotel - there are plenty to choose from... or how about a luxurious All Inclusive complex. If you dont...

carol_uk17 30.07.2006 · Read review
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A guide to Marmaris

Advantages: Cheap food, nice weather, history
Disadvantages: Constant harrasment

...arrived at my hotel at 3am and so went straight to my room to have a much-deserved sleep but the room was so hot (because the air conditioner hadn?t been left on) so I sweltered for about an hour before renting a fan from reception and finally getting to sleep. One of the first things I noticed about the country was how odd the currency is. I thought the change bureau had made a mistake and accidentally made me a millionaire. In actually fact the economy of Turkey is a little messed up and everything is in millions! A way to compare English and Turkish money (so you know how much you are paying for something) is £2 is about 5 million lira, £4 is 10 million lira, etc. I was informed by a helpful guide that Marmaris, like 97% of Turkey, is actually in Asia! I thought that the whole country was in Europe but it seems not. I was also...

Kyz22 05.08.2003 · Read review
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a week in marmaris

Advantages: Fun and hot
Disadvantages: sleezy turkish waiters

...I went to Marmaris, Turkey for a week in July 2007. It was a late booking and Turkey seemed to be the only thing availible in my price range. Turkey's never really been a place where i thought i would like to go to but i thought i'd give it a go, and by the end of the holiday i didn't want to leave! The weather when i was there was really really hot, but luckily in most shops/hotels/restraunts there is air conditioning. If you can't handle the heat however, i would not reccomend going to Turkey. The beach in Marmaris is ok, theres sun loungers everywhere that you can use, but you need to pay for them. Theres restraunts / bars / shops right next to the beach so you dont need to walk far to get a drink or some food. The annoying thing is that when your lying on the beach [especially women] the waiters from the restraunts constantly...

staceydent 01.03.2009 · Read review
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Turkey ( no, not the one which we eat)

Advantages: Lovely people, cheap, the sun
Disadvantages: I had to come home

...are very cheap to eat in you can feed a family of four for £10, while you wait for your food, the turkish people will bring you bread and galic butter and talk to you and make you laugh. Many restaurants do a full english breakfast which only costs a pound. Outside most restaurants you will be hassled for you custom, but if you don't want to eat there just tell the people that you have already eaten, it worked for me. *TURKISH BATH* If you ever go to Turkey Marmaris you have to try a turkish bath they are fab. I had one while I was in Marmaris and it was great, it maded you feel so relaxed and left you feeling so clean. I walked to to this big white building with heated marble floor, white walls and benchs all around with a large square table in the middle. You sit around on the benchs and build up a good sweat, so that your skin...

star333 21.01.2005 · Read review
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Magnificent Marmaris!

Advantages: Everything!
Disadvantages: Can attract some un-wanted attention - Harrassed Constantly

...I visited Marmaris in Turkey at the start of July this year for a two week holiday with my friends and found it the most exciting, outstanding holiday I have ever had in my life! Visa Information To enter Turkey for a period of time from 1 week - 3 months you require a Visa, you pay for this Visa as soon as you have stepped off of the plane and before you go through Passport Control. For residents of the UK this payment is £10 per person of any age. This is somewhat of a set back, if a family of four were travelling that is £40 to enter the country for a short holiday break, this may put some people off, however, while you are on holiday in Turkey £40 may have seemed a bargain! Airport to Accommodation If you wished to travel to Marmaris for a holiday break the nearest Airport to the resort would be Dalaman Airport...

h_o_y_f_d 14.09.2005 · Read review
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Marmaris, Turkey

Advantages: VERY hot, cheap everything!Good nightlife
Disadvantages: The hassle

...I went to Marmaris with 2 friends this July for a week. It was such a brilliant holiday, soo hot, one day it was 50 degrees C! We stayed at Sunsmile appartments, slightly out of the centre, but a bus was only 30p and came every 10 mins or so (its too hot to walk) and a taxi was cheap too. Note: when getting a taxi always ask the driver to put the metre on, or they will rip you off (especially if you are drunk)! There were loads of restaurants, but some were all the same, we found it was better to go to the Marina bit if we wanted something a bit more fancy! But the food was so cheap, a proper steak meal will cost around £5. The beer is nice, I recommend drinking efes-very nice! The only problem with Marmaris is the hassle (staff begging you to eat, shop etc at their place) from restaurants, shops, boat trips, we even got hassle...

vickster_ciao 18.12.2004 · Read review
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THE JEWEL OF TURKEY!

Advantages: Cheap and Beautiful
Disadvantages: Hassle off Restaurant promoters so to speak....

...shining upon you for the whole day which is an advantage becuase this means the sea will be warm. A range of activities can also be done at the beach. Such as Paragliding, Jetskiing and you can rent out a Pedlo. A water park is also found on the beach front. ~+ RESTAURANTS +~ The restaurants in Marmaris are situated near to the beach and each serve an excellent menu. There are restaurants on the promenade, within the streets going from the beach, The main Street Running from Marmaris to Icmeler and within hotels premises. Most restaurants serve English Cuisine, but some sell Turkish, Italian, Chinese and Indian Cuisine aswell. Food in Turkey is very cheap it costs aound £2.50 for a main course but prices vary in each individual restaurant. The restaurants may have their own entertainment within them to keep you pleased and withih...

BELLSTAR68 25.07.2005 · Read review
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Turkey, How it stuffed us

Advantages: Ideal for families, or those carrying firearms.
Disadvantages: Not ideal for two lads on the pull...

..."If you've had a good time, recommend us to your friends. If you haven't, recommend us to your enemies." - Turkish Boat Trip Operator. There now follows extracts from my Turkey Journal, written in a haze of beer and paranoia on my second floor balcony, while the resort of Marmaris sweltered below me. THE FLIGHT What's the last thing you want to hear the pilot say, twenty minutes into your flight to Dalaman, Turkey? "Erm, we seem to have a problem." He mused from the cockpit, sounding unsure whether to solve it, or strap on his parachute and leave us to it. "There's a slight problem with one of the engines." Passengers look out to see if there's any smoke or flames visible. "It's not serious, but I'm not entirely happy flying all the way to Dalaman on it." Despite his reassurances, the next twenty minutes as he takes us...

Plissken 29.12.2000 · Read review
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