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Marmaris Transportation - Marmaris Transport

Transportation

There are few ways to explore Marmaris. There are those that choose to tour in the city by foot, to the main street and along the boardwalk, between Marmaris and Icmeler. There are those that choose bicycle or motorcycle as transportation. Others by taxi, or by Dolmosh, (Minibus service], and there are those that choose to rent a car.

If your have enough time, and you want to go to shopping tour, to stop in different restaurants, to visit many kind of shops, or just to enjoy the feeling of the wind and the waves, you can take a long walk along the boardwalk that connects Marmaris and Icmeler. Lastly, you can tour Marmaris and Icmeler, also by a jeep as part of a jeep safari tours, or by rented jeep.

Roads Safety

For your attention, in Marmaris, stop lights and crosswalks are just a recommendation, when drivers usually don’t stop for pedestrians!!!! Thus, do not expect the drivers to stop and let you cross the street!!! Therefore, it is highly recommended to be very cautious particular if you are with little children!

Most of the urban streets are in the good condition. But out of city and in the rural areas around Marmaris, not all the roads are paved and not even fenced for safety!!! Therefore it highly recommended driving in a low speed.

Pay attention particularly to the dangerous curve by the mountains upper roads.

According to the Turkish law, drivers must use the safety belt, including the passengers in the backseat. This regulation is for the city, as well as outside of the city.

The local Marmaris traffic police checking drivers regularly. It is advised to always carry your passport, driving license (international license) and or, the vehicle contract renting documents, while you are driving.

The traffic signs in Marmaris are the same as international signes.
Driving in Turkey is done on the right side of the road.

It is forbidden to talk over the portable phone without speakerphone, or an earpiece while you are driving

Driving under the influence of alcohol is forbidden and illegal, over level of 0.5 percentages of alcohol in the blood stream. This regulation includes any vehicle/ car, as well as motorcycles and bicycle.

At the time of driving by villages and farms around Marmaris, it is highly recommended to drive carefully, in order to checkout for animals such as horses, sheep etc, that cross the street/roads.

Taxis

Taxis in Turkey call like in the rest of the world “taxi” and are yellow. You can find them everywhere. The are much more expensive then thous of the Dolmush service. At midnight the texis rates are doubled, and some times more. There is a taximeter (counter) in all Taxis. One Red dot on the counter is for day rate, 2 red dots on the counter is for night rate.

Dolmush

Another way to tour the city is to take the local minibus that is called in Turkish Dolmush. The Dolmush will stop whenever you sign the driver to stop. One of the main stations of the Dolmush is located in Marmaris center attached to the Tansash shopping Mall. Also, few mitres from there you can find the Marmaris main square, as well as the Ataturk statue, the boardwalk, Marmaris bazaar, and the central marina of Marmaris (Netsel Marina).

Vehicle and Motorcycles renting

There are many local and international cars and motorcycles renting agencies.
In order to rent a motorised vehicle, you need a driving license (international license). There are few things that it is important to clarify before renting transportation vehicle:
Is there insurance to the renter? What kind of insurance is there? What does the insurance includes? Do you need to return the vehicle with fuel or without?
As a rule, low cost is not necessarily a sign to a bad reputation, but it is worthwhile to compare prices.

Another way is to rent vehicle by from the Marmaris hotels , but most likely the prices will be higher then the rates in the city.

Vehicle Renting is usually calculated on base of 24 hours, if you are late to return your Vehicle, you can expect to be charged by the agency for extra payment.

A motorcycle renting is usually calculated on daily basis. It is recommended to compare costs and types of motorcycles / motor scooters in the different agencies. The cost is around 10 - 15$ and around 20 - 25$ in the high season.

In Turkey you can use normal fuel as well as gas in all the gas stations. Is recommended to compare costs between different gas stations. The fuel rates are around 2$ for 1 litter, and around 1.2 for 1 litter gas.

Most of the gas stations offer FREE window washing services. Out of the city it possible to find on many roads water showers (douche) working continually and without limitation, using to wash your Vehicle, as well as to refresh yourself. Some of the gas stations are closed on national holidays.

Bicycle Renting

Additional efficient way to explore Marmaris and its surroundings is renting of bicycle. You can find many bicycle store that offers bicycle renting. Rental cost moves between 5 - 7$ approximately on daily basis. Is recommended to camper between different stores.

Marmaris Ferry

It is Important to know that you can arrive to Marmaris also by daily Ferry that exits from the Greek Island of Rhodes, that is located in distance of about 42k’ and about 60 minutes away from Marmaris. In fact, by choosing this way you can combine between two attractive destinations.

Ferry to Rhodes rates:
Around 29 Euro for adults, plus 15Euro for tax fees.
Around 14 Euro for children, plus 15Euro for tax fees.
Around 1 Euro for babies for tax fees.

It is recommended to make all the registration arrangements a day before.

Aviation

Charter flight usually take place between April and October, and part of November, to and from all the central airports, Izmir, Istanbul, Antalya, Bodrum, and Dalaman. The Dalaman airport is situated in the town of Dalaman, at a distance of about 90k’ from the town of Marmaris city, (from Izmir approximately 4 - 5 hours). During the wintertime, it is possible to fly to Marmaris via Istanbul / Izmir / Antalya and from there to Dalaman (Marmaris area), or to come from Rhodes.

The way from Dalaman airport to Marmaris, by the tourism bus is takes around hour and forty-five minutes (depends on the stop refreshing points).

The Dalaman international airport

The new Dalaman Terminal was opened on 30.6.06 and it has a total area of 95,000 m2. In addition to that, there is an apron of 185,000 m2 and a parking area for 290 buses and 170 cars. It has 4 floors, that are connected by 22 escalators and 21 elevators, the 2 first floors are for arrivals and the 2 upper ones, are for departures. There are 60 check-in, and 44 passport stations in the new terminal.

The new duty free has 2 shops and a 5000 m2 shopping mall, that are build like the "Grand Bazaar" of Istanbul. In addition, the complex includes also, restaurants, cafes, and more.

Other features include fast Internet stands, money change, cash machines, free toilets, kindergarten, and mosque, medical centre and more.

Words of caution - the prices of some things are very high. For example a bottle of 1/2 liter water, can be as high as 4.4 ytl / about $2.8!

Useful tips in the Dalaman airport (old terminal for internal flight)

The departure from the airplane is by " sleeve " that connects to the hall where arrivals go through costumes. There is no need to hurry and to push while you are waiting in line, since you have enough time waiting next to suitcases conveyor.

In the suitcases hall, there are few things that worth knowing:

Money exchange
Since the exchange Rates are lower i.e, you get less Turkish money for your money at the airport, then in Marmaris. Thus, it is recommended not exchanging $ Dollars or Euro in the field. If you really, but really must exchange $ to the new Turkish lira, don’t exchange more then 20$. The rest you can convert in the city.

Duty-free
Firstly, most of the shops in Dalaman " duty free " are more expansive if you compare them to Marmaris shops. In the gift area, you can find several stores that offers the regular Turkish goods, such as Alcohol, Turkish sweets, lather stuff, perfumes, fast food, etc. The same rule occurs also when you leave Turkey. It is worthwhile to make your purchases in the city and not wait for the Duty-free.

Personal security
In spite of attendance of Turkish security forces, it is recommended not to leave your personal belongings without watching , even if you " only go for just a minute " to the Toilets (that are Free).

Leaving Turkey
Before you leave Turkey, it is Highly recommended to check again that you have all your documents, such as, passport, flight ticket and all important other items (including all the children). It is recommended to buy food and drinks from the city, since the food at the airport is limited and not to varied, as well as more expensive.

At the height of the tourism season, it is recommended to arrive at the airport, at list three hours before the flight. This is as a result of numerous flights and passengers. It is worthwhile also to come with a lot of patience.

Customs
There are few simple regulating related to the Turkish customs, that you should follow:

Try to be courteous and tolerant.
Do not smuggle to the Turkey, or from Turkey any thing.
Do not try to smuggle from the Turkey antiquities that are over 100 years, or objects that have a traditional value.

In case you purchase objects of art, or things that seems to be ancient, ask for certificate at the time of the purchase of the item, which testifies on the object age.

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