Ekincik Bay (Kürkçüler Bay)
The sheltered northeastern corner, Ekincik Bay
The restaurant quay, Ekincik
The cooperative pier, Ekincik
Köyceğiz Lake shoreline, via the delta
Tender through the reed-lined channels to Dalyan
Soak in the mud and thermal pools at Sultaniye
Photograph the rock-cut tombs above the Dalyan channel
Explore the ruins of ancient Kaunos
Raft the Dalaman River
Kaunos ancient theatre
The rock-cut Lycian tombs, Dalyan channel
DEKAMER Sea Turtle Rescue Centre
Sultaniye Thermal Springs
Köyceğiz Lake
Late April through October gives calm conditions in Ekincik’s naturally sheltered bay, one of the only protected anchorages between Marmaris and Fethiye. July and August bring the warmest water and the busiest restaurant quay, while May, June and September offer quieter mornings for the tender trip up the Dalyan Delta before the day-tripper boats arrive from Marmaris. Winter storms can make the open coast either side of Ekincik uncomfortable, so most charters visit in spring, summer or autumn.
Ekincik has no airport of its own, so guests typically fly into Dalaman Airport (DLM), roughly an hour’s drive away, or Milas-Bodrum Airport (BJV) a little further. Most itineraries have guests join the yacht already moored at Marmaris or Göcek and sail to Ekincik as a stop along the way, since it sits about 18 nautical miles east of Marmaris. A direct road transfer to the bay also works for guests meeting the yacht there.
Yes. Ekincik, sometimes called Kürkçüler Bay, is regarded as the only properly sheltered anchorage on the long run of coast between Marmaris and the Gulf of Fethiye, with sand holding in 8 to 15 metres of water. The bay’s northeastern corner gives the best protection during the typical summer afternoon breeze. Two shoreside moorings serve visiting yachts, a restaurant quay with around 20 berths and a smaller cooperative pier, both offering fresh water and shore power.
One night is usually enough to properly enjoy Ekincik itself, but most guests build in a full day for the half-day tender excursion through the Dalyan Delta to Kaunos, the rock tombs and Sultaniye’s mud baths, so two nights is the more common stay. Ekincik works well as a link in a longer route between Marmaris and Göcek or Fethiye rather than a final destination, giving the bay’s calm water a natural place in a wider Turquoise Coast itinerary.
Yes, DEKAMER, the Sea Turtle Research, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, sits beside the Dalyan channel a short tender ride from Ekincik and cares for loggerhead and green turtles injured by boat strikes, fishing lines and other coastal hazards before releasing them back to Iztuzu beach nearby. Its small visitor area is open to the public. The beach itself has been protected from building since the 1980s to safeguard the nesting turtles that give it its name.
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