About Fethiye

Oludeniz (Dead Sea) Lagoon

Fethiye, Turkey
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Description:
This sheltered blue lagoon is world famous for incredible turquoise and aquamarine hues.  It is an official blue flag beach and is often rated as one of the top 5 most beautiful beaches by travelers and tourism experts.  Steep mountain-hills behind the lagoon only add to its beauty.  Its white-sand beaches are a great place relax and enjoy the sun.  The main beach area runs along both sides of a long sandbar that almost encloses the lagoon.  It is equiped with showers, restrooms, walking paths and small cafes. 

It is also possible to do some incredible paragliding and parasailing off of the steep mount Baba nearby with spectacular views of the lagoon and surrounding mountainous coastline.

Unfortunately, numerous tourist resorts have sprung up nearby, so there can be a lot of tourist traffic, especially during peak summer months.
Getting there:
This lagoon is located about 8.5 kilometers south of Fethiye.  Buses leave very frequently (every 15 minutes during summer) between Fethiye and Oludeniz (cost of about $0.50 USD).
Last edited on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 7:50 AM.
Contributors: Eric M. Show History
Eric M. says...
Added Oct 2, 2007
I stopped here only briefly as we wer sailing up the Mediterranean coast to Fethiye. The beach is almost as beautiful as it appears in photographs, but there were too many rich tourist families for me.
Laurent D. says...
Added Aug 6, 2008
Very pleasant small beach. not so much foreign tourism, mainly local persons. spend time for the one day island tour. 
Bekir U. says...
Added Oct 1, 2008
One of the naturel wonder of the world.must see from the sky with a paraglide parachute