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GUMBET Altitude: Sea Level, Airport 33Km from the city center.

Gumbet is the resort satellite of Bodrum, and unlike Bodrum has a long beach that extends around the bay. At the height of the summer season Gumbet, nights are a people zoo that glares under the glow of enough rope lights to stretch from Gumbet to the nearby Greek Island of Kos. Numerous disco bars pound out every type of over amplified music, each vying to attract this years fashion junkie. The crowded streets are host to dozens of restaurants each offering every type of international dish from Indian curry to Mexican re-fried beans and Chinese chow mien to Italian pizzas, and even good old British Fish and Chips from the same kitchen.

RESORTS Bodrum, Bitez, Bagla, Akyarlar, Turgutreis, Yalikavak, Gundogan, Turkbuku, Torba, Yaliciftlik

TEMPERATURES MIN / MAX  

TRANSPORT Taxi, Mini-Bus, Rent-a-Car.

SIGHTS and LOCAL ATTRACTIONS Bodrum Castle, Museum of Underwater Archeology, Mausoleum, Amphitheater, Euromos, Labranda, Pamukkale, Mylassa, Iassos Antique Cities, Ephesus, House of the Virgin Mary, Milas Carpet Village.

SIGHTSEEING TOURS and EXCURSIONS 

• Selcuk: Ephesus, House of the Virgin Mary.

• Bodrum Peninsula: Gumusluk (Myndos), Daily Sailing Gulet Cruises.

• Comlekci: Milas Carpet Village Village Crafts, Pottery, Carpet Making

• Pamukkale: Hierapolis, Aphrodisias, Calcium Falls, Karahayit, Thermal Springs.

• Dalyan: Kaunos, Thermal Mud Baths, Iztuzu Beach (Turtle Beach), Lycean Rock Tombs, Dalyan Delta Boat Trip.

• Kos: Greek Island Ferry Trip.

OVERNIGHT PACKAGES

• Pamukkale/ Ephesus: Antique city of Hierapolis, (2 days, one night).

TOURIST INFORMATION

• Tel +90 252 313 0722  Fax +90 252 313 0723  Inquiryform.

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