If your kids idea of fun is to cover themselves with stinky mud then they will have a great time
If not it could be a too long and boring trip for them.

Another word of warning is the sulphur pool is deep - Im 5'2 and it reached my chin and the bottom of it is pretty hot

Yes I'd forgotton the water was deep!! Our son couldn't really swim that well last year and the water was too hot for him (he was just 5). My daughter who was 14 refused to go in the water as it smelt so bad, we just showered off.

Be warned you may well have to queue for everything; showers first, then mud baths, then showered off by men with wickedly cold and fierce hose pipes (funny for adults, maybe not for kids), then queue again for sulphur pool and a HUGE queue for the warm showers (which are not private, just under cover).

The ground gets very slippy, and is uneven with sharp edges.

Loos were not great here either.

Sorry to be so negative but I think it's best to know before you book.

On the positive side the boat trip was enjoyable, had a nice lunch (and used the fab, clean loos), turtle beach okay, but no turtles when we went in August.

Hope this helps.

Juliet

I had planned to take my 6 year old daughter as she has exma (sic) and I was told it would be good for her skin.

I would say she would get more benefit being out and about in the sun to be honest. I fear the healing properties of the mud are possibly not too true. Yes your skin does feel softer but Im more of the persuasion that it had more to do with the exfoliating qualities (lots of unidentifiable bits in it) then anything else

I have been on the trip before, mut I would like to just do the mud baths and not turtle beach.
Does anyone know if you can do this?
Thanks Deana

The standard tour includes the mud baths, Turtle Beach and, usually, the ruins at Caunos. This is because they're all close together. The easiest way of doing just one of these attractions is to get to Dalyan by dolmus - pretty easy from the main resorts. Then go down to the river & look for the Boat Co-operative office (hut, really). They usually post a list of trips on a blackboard, and you should find one that suits. If there are enough of you, ask about hiring a private boat. They'll take you where you want & it's not dear if it's split amongst a few.

- Tony -

When we stayed in Dalyan about 4 years ago, we went on a boat trip which took us to mud baths and thermal springs further down on Koygeciz lake (don't know about spelling!), these were much quieter and were the ones that the Turkish people used, and weren't commercialised. There seemed to be quite a few elderly people staying there, who were bathing in their clothes - we thought probably for health reasons. So maybe if you can get to them these are the ones to go to. On that holiday we also hired a boat which we got through the owner of the apartments we were staying at. We took it out on the lake all day, just pottered around and dropped anchor wherever we fancied for a dip. It was a beautiful, idyllic day, we hardly saw or heard another person all day and it cost us £25 for 8 people, and the owner of the boat kindly left a cool box full of beer and soft drinks! How about that for value for money!

Ive been to turkey three times now,and still cant get hubby and the kids to come with me to the mud baths.They think it will smell badly.Has anyone got any good reviews of the trip to Dalyan,the rocktombs,and finally the mud baths.Im sure i can get them their the next time we go. thanks xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

MARY..without repeating the views on this subject already supplied on the last 3 pages i think you could chew over the bones and come to a decision on this one... in short it's fun for some and not for others,only you know how you can tempt hubby to go....but please NOT in the mud bath. lol.

I went this year and hubby refused point blank to get in I couldn't beleive it, he's normally up for most things. This infulenced my youngest who also then didnt fancy it. (grrhhh!) Just tell them its a very small part of a good day out.

Its very touristy, and (in our case) was part of a much larger trip which they loved, this was to a beautiful beach by boat and lunch in a private villa with swimming in a kidney shaped pool in nice gardens. We were only at the baths for about an hour, but were out all day on the trip. It would have been worthwhile even for those who dont fancy the mud and sulphur (poo!!!!! )

Hi Mary, We did it on the last day of our holiday and it killed an awful lot of time. If your husband doesn't want to go in the mud baths then he can hold your clothes, take pictures of you etc. You won't have any trouble getting someone to put the mud on you, it is quite a giggle. The rock tombs are only viewed from the boat as you head down stream for a meal. Keep looking in the water as you may be lucky enough to see a Turtle. When you go to the beach, you will be there for the best part of two hours. If you do it like we did, your tribe won't be able to argue as it finishes off your holiday just nicely and alleviates any boredom that you would have gotten waiting in resort for your transfer to appear.

We did the Dalyan mud baths a couple of weeks ago as part of a day cruise along the river (Lycian tombs, Turtle Beach etc) booked with Metrolya. It was an excellent day out. I had twisted my ankle in the hotel on the previous evening and our tour guide (Atti) really looked after me. I was worried about going in the mud with my bad ankle because it was slippy and you can't see where you're putting your feet, but the guide helped me in, told me where there were steps and bumpy bits and also helped me into the hot sulphur pool.
I'm not so sure about the benefits of the mud, although I did have a bit of prickly heat at the tops of my legs and this cleared up within a day or two of the mud bath (but it could have been the anti-histamines that cleared it up...) but it was good laugh anyway. My son (aged 16) went in for everything and had a great time and swears his spots cleared up a little afterwards, but 13 year old daughter was having none of it, only went in the mud up to her knees, and refused the hot sulphur pool (which smells like a room full of egg-mayonnaise sandwiches)
Highly recommended, but be careful if you're not too steady on your feet!

hi cyberspacecakadette

Glad you had a great holiday in Olu D., especially as you flew out the day all the extra security stuff was put in place. Sorry to hear you hurt your ankle, it must have been quite tricky at the mud baths as it's pretty slippy there anyway. I know it's a bit of a tourist trap but I also felt it was a great laugh, its quite a leveler being covered in mud. Like you I'm not sure about the medicinal benefits, but it's one of those 'holiday memories' you have just got to have when you go to Turkey.

Going to club asteria belek in june, 2 adults and 2 kids, can remember reading somewhere about a trip to some mud baths, can you do this in this area, what does the trip entail and what kind of price.
Thanks.