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Your rather unlikely to get Efes on All inclusive boat trips, As they give you Troy lager, Trips are normally about £10 with a reduction for children, Dont even consider going on one thats not All inclusive as they are very expensive for Alcohol and soft drinks and they do not allow you to take your own btw.
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Thanks rwb46, was it this year you went on and have you got any recommendations(name of Boat) on who to book with and do they pick you up/drop off at your Hotel ? We are stopping in Ovacik
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Most of the agencies are in Hisaronu so thats the best place to look.
Our favourite is Tinyakropol down at the bottom of the village where the Dolmus turns to go back and across from Pizza Pepinos, Yes they pick you up at your hotel and drop you off again.

Heres a rough guide to maximum prices you should expect to pay for a variety of trips and excursions in 2009.
But remember when in Turkey......haggle on prices, they can always come down a bit, The more trips you book with an agent the cheaper they are.
Jeep safari £20
Pamukkale £30
Ephesus & Pamukkale £52
Dalyan & Turtle beach £17
Turkısh Nıght £22
Tlos-yakapark & saklıkent gorge £17
Marmaris Shopping £14
Rhodes £52
Dıvıng £35
Raftıng £35
Canoeing £25
Horse Rıdıng £14
Ölüdeniz Boat Trıp £8
12 ıslands Boat Trıp £10
Göcek Market £7
Mıcrolıght Flıghts £55
Paraglıdıng £65
Sunset Trip £15
Blue Bays Boat Trip £12
Speed Boat £60-£80
Fishing Trip £45
KaÅŸ -Kalkan KaputaÅŸ £20
Truck Safari £20
Quad Safari £25-£40
Turkish Bath £10
Aquapark £10
Swim With The Dolphins £65
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Hi this is a really helpful post. Would you be able to say list the best 5 trips for a family of 5 - childrens ages being 13, 10 and 3 although I think we will definitely be doing the 12 island trip with food and drink included as it is such vfm (value for money!!). Do you think the swimming with dolphins is worth it? Oh and we like a market lol

Is the aquapark the one at the hotel?

I know my eldest and other half will probably want to do paragliding!

Thanks

Redcrop x
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Thanks rwb46 this is very helpful,just one other thing when booking trips whether it be 1 or booking 3 at one time(to get a better deal)when the deal is done can you just pay a deposit and pay the balance for each trip when they pick you up or can you book the trips and pay for them on the day ? As i would feel a bit uneasy passing over a large amount of money thinking will they come to pick us up or not.
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You pay for all the trips at the same time, Turkish people are very honest people, You will get a receipt with all your times for pickup outside your hotel, You have nothing to worry about, I have done many many trips in the past and nobody has ever let me down, Yes sometimes they are late in picking you up but thats because they wait for their customers which isnt their fault.
Yes the waterpark is at the hotel below.
http://www.granducel.com/hotel/aquapark.html
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To anyone considering a boat trip from Olu Deniz this summer, I wish you all the luck in the world getting on and off the boat! :rofl Seriously though, it@s a really good laugh to watch other people but not so funny when you fall off the gangplank yourself! :wave:
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redcrop, Swimming with the dolphins Children have to be at least 12 years of age, Note you only get 15 minutes with the Dolphins also if you think thats worth it go for it.
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hi rwb 46, could you please confirm that Tinyakropol do the 3 & 12 island boat trips with drinks included as someone from another thread is advising they could not find anybody who done this.
Also how much do you normally pay for these trips i know you advised prices in this thread but i take it these would not be with drinks included ?

Also would we beable to book the Moonlight & Sunset Boat trip with drinks included ?

Cheers.
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Tinyakropol is one we've used several times but the prices booked in advance (online) from http://www.caroletayfun.com
are good value. There's not a lot in in but Carole and Tayfun do the sunset cruise which is highly recommended and also throw in the Sunday trip to Gocek free if you make two bookings with them. We've never been on a drinks included boat trip but the trips are such good value for money that I don't begrudge them earning a living selling me a few drinks. If you can't decide on days/dates in advance, you can book in person whilst you're there at their offices in Hisaronu or on the harbour front in Fethiye
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I know we are always advised never to go through reps but I was on a singles holiday last year and we all fancied this particular 12 island trip. We paid £18 all inclusive through the rep, then they reduced it down to £15 the next week so direct it would be less. We used YesilDalyan agency, although based in Dalyan they do the 12 island from Fethiye. They restrict the number of passengers on board to 50 so it isn't overcrowded, you can drink as much of everything you want (it wasn't Efes beer though) - if you asked for a wine they would respond 'bottle?'. :cheers

Food was great.

Although the boat trips from Olu were superb value for a day out including lunch none of us felt in the least ripped off by what we paid for this one - I imagine if you want to contact them direct it will be less than what we paid.

http://www.yesildalyantravel.com/default.asp?id=excursions
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Has anyone got any links to allinclusive boat trips from gumbet ?
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I've been to Gumbet 5 times and have never been offered an all inc. boat trip, I don't think they do them from Gumbet, I've done them from Marmaris & Icmeler but never from here. I don't think the drinks are vastly overpriced on board anyway and like someone has already said, they work so hard and it is such a good value for money day that I don't begrudge buying a few drinks throughout the day :cheers
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Hi we are staying in oludeniz from 24th july and was hoping for an all inclusive boat trip as we have been on the mega diane in marmaris before , although we went to olu last year we never saw any all inclusive boat trips but thanks to sandc's link http://www.yesildalyantravel.com/default.asp?id=excursions , i emailed them and they will pick us up from olu for the all in boat trip and they have quoted £16 pp which i think is good value , also they say they dont overcrowd , sounds like a good trip wich i will be booking
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That's great Simon, I'm glad to have been of help. I went twice with them last year and there were about 50 people on board. Plenty of room, maybe just a little crowded in the shaded area when we stopped for lunch as people don't really want to be eating in the glaring sun but other than that, marvellous.

I thought it made that difference and worth the extra money as we could keep well hydrated without worrying about the cost and several of our group took advantage of the beer and wine being freeflowing. Having said that, nobody on board was being lairy in any way and it was a mix of nationalities. :cheers
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Hi Simon,

Which Boat trip did you enquire about and how many of you are going ? As there are 4 of us 2 adults & 2 children,we have been quoted £6ea 3 island tour & £8 ea 12 island tour(THEY ALSO ADVISED SOFT DRINKS WERE 3TL & BEER @ 4TL) and after you advised £16ea AI i am starting to think would we spend £40(96TL) on drinks alone ?
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hi
it was for the 12 island tour and also it was £10 for the kids ai
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Hi
I have some questions for anyone who has done the boat trip from Marmaris.

First of all, how long are you on board for? Is the trip suitable for a 7 year old? What kind of food is available? (have a fussy eater in our party) Can anyone recommend a particular boat/tour and where to book and finally, I have been known to suffer from sea-sickness, is the sea quite calm or are you always able to feel the movement of the boat?

I'd be grateful for info anyone can give. Thanks :)
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It's like this if you dont ask for the All inclusive boat trips you wont get them, Further information is below at their website note no prices and no mention of Ai.
http://www.tinyakropol.com/
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