A five Star Turkish Delight! (Dalyan Mud Bath (Marmaris, Turkey))

Member Name: idoodooyou

Product:	Dalyan Mud Bath (Marmaris, Turkey)
Date:	16/02/09 (259 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great for your skin, a wonderful experience

Disadvantages: You get covered in mud!

Dalyan Mud Bath
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My hubby and I had our first trip to Turkey last summer and the whole experience was fantastic... I do intend to get around to writing a whole review about the area we stayed in in Turkey eventually but the Dalyan Mudbath is a good place to start....

We actually ended with the Dalyan Mudbath, following a week in Marmaris we booked a trip for our last day to Dalyan. Dalyan is not actually in Marmaris and is quite close to Dalaman airport. The trip we booked involved being picked up from our hotel at the crack of dawn, and slowly making our way to a hotel just outside Dalaman, making stops along the way... I should point out at this stage that if you are ever in Turkey and are offered one of these trips by your rep you should grab it with both hands! The trip itself cost us about £30 each which included our journey, a trip to a traditional carpet factory, lunch, a lovely boat trip along an amazing river past old tombs which eventually led to Turtle Beach (another must see!), the dalyan mudbath, dinner and an overnight stay at a hotel just fifteen minutes from the airport... this means we were really paying just pounds for each excursion and as our flight wa in the middle of the night we were able to get a few hours sleep before being transfered just 15 minutes to the airport!

Anyway, back to the mudbath.... half way through our day, we stpeed off the boat and walked up a little hill, not too sure what we would find at the top. When we got to the top the first thing we noticed was the smell. It was a very strong smell and not a good one at that but after a few minutes we just seemed to get used to it. We descended into the area of the mudbaths and after a quick speech from the guide we were set to get down and dirty...

The idea is you go into the mud in your bikini or shorts and get fully covered in the hot sticky stuff! I can honestly say it is the wierdest feeling to actually be covered in mud from head to toe! There are different areas and there is absolutely loads of mud. You then leave the mud to dry into your skin.. we took this oppertunity to take some pictures and luckily we had bought some underwater cameras as I would not risk taking a digital camera into the mud.

There are loads of facilities there and we got a drink and sat in the cafe for a little while feeling very foolish and giggling a lot! After a while we went back into the main area where we were guided to a man who washes off the mud with what feels like a powerhose.... this was a bit scary as these men are used to washing off hundreds of tourists a day and they dont take no for an answer! Eventually we left the area, almost clean, although I think we were both still quite muddy and retreated back to the meeting area...

So what did the mud do for me?
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Well, apart from giving us both a good old laugh after a fairly tiring busy week, the mud is full of Sulphur and even though this may sound a bit scary it actually leaves your skin feeling really clean and refreshed. When the mud first dries on your skin it feels really tight and almost as if you are about to crack! then when it finally gets washed off you feel like layers of your skin have been washed away with the mud leaving lovely soft new skin... apart from all that it is just another wonderful experience which I highly recommend and I would have seriously regretted leaving Turkey and not having this experience!

Summary: A fun trip in turkey