Türkiye

Marmaris

A lively Aegean resort town wrapped around a natural bay, and one of Turkey's busiest gulet home ports. The gateway to weekly cabin charters bound for Fethiye, Datça and the Gulf of Gökova.

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Port Guide: Marmaris

Port Code: TR MRM 36.8506, 28.2772

Gastronomy & Social Life

Marmaris's dining core sits either side of Netsel Marina — old-guard seafood houses on one side, a livelier bar-and-café strip toward town on the other. After dinner, Barış Caddesi ('Bar Street') is the region's best-known nightlife strip, with dozens of clubs and bars packed into a few hundred metres.

Liman Restaurant

🍽️ Restaurant

Seafood

Marmaris's oldest seafood restaurant, run by the same family since 1978, a few steps from the octopus statue by Netsel Marina.

Est. 1978 Seafood Institution

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Caria Restaurant

🍽️ Restaurant

Seafood & steak

The first restaurant to open on Netsel Marina, more than twenty years ago — still family-run, with the marina's best-regarded steak menu alongside daily fresh fish.

Marina Front Family-Run

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Crazy Daisy

🌙 Nightlife

Nightclub

One of the longest-running clubs on Marmaris's Bar Street, known for foam parties and a dance floor that holds well over a thousand people.

Nightlife Big Room

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Culture & Nature

Marmaris Castle, built in 1522 on Süleyman the Magnificent's orders as a staging point for the Ottoman campaign to retake Rhodes, now houses the town's archaeology museum. An hour east, the ancient city of Kaunos near Dalyan has around 167 rock-cut Lycian-Carian tombs carved into the cliffs, reachable by the same river trip that passes Iztuzu — a protected nesting beach for loggerhead sea turtles.

Logistics & Technical

Netsel Marina, in the centre of Marmaris, has around 700 berths and can take yachts up to 90m with an 18m maximum depth; it includes a fuel dock, chandlery, and a shopping arcade opening directly onto the pontoons. Marmaris is also a registered port of entry for customs and immigration formalities.

Practical Info

Dalaman Airport (DLM) is around 100km/1h20 from Marmaris. Marmaris Bay is one of the more sheltered starting points on the Turkish coast, tucked behind the Bozburun and Datça peninsulas. Currency is the Turkish Lira; the marina and Bar Street area are geared for card payments and euros.

⚓ Captain's Note

Netsel Marina fills up fast in July and August — if you're planning to overnight rather than just check in, it's worth booking ahead.

Yachts in Marmaris

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Ariela

8.60 (6)

Motor Yacht · 2022 · Turkey · Marmaris

Accommodation 12 guests · 40 m · 6 cabins

Lowest €19,716 €15,773 / night

min. 7 nights

Perla del Mar II

8.76 (5)

Gulet · 2014 · Turkey · Marmaris

Accommodation 12 guests · 36 m · 6 cabins

Lowest €3,600 / night

min. 7 nights

Perla del Mar I

8.40 (2)

Gulet · 2012 · Turkey · Marmaris

Accommodation 16 guests · 28 m · 8 cabins

Lowest €2,040 / night

min. 7 nights

Perla del Mar

8.80 (6)

Gulet · 2012 · Turkey · Marmaris

Accommodation 16 guests · 28 m · 8 cabins

Lowest €2,700 / night

min. 7 nights

The Blue Sea

8.70 (4)

Gulet · 2026 · Turkey · Marmaris

Accommodation 12 guests · 27 m · 5 cabins

Lowest €3,085 / night

min. 7 nights

Yucebey-1

8.76 (5)

Gulet · 2023 · Turkey · Marmaris

Accommodation 10 guests · 24 m · 5 cabins

Lowest €2,340 / night

min. 7 nights

Gulet Cabin Charter Marmaris

Marmaris ↔ Fethiye

Starting and ending in Marmaris, this 7-night Blue Cruise invites you to discover the hidden bays of the Fethiye Gulf, swim in turquoise waters, and explore some of the most photographed anchorages on the Turquoise Coast.

7 nights €1,100 / person

Marmaris → Fethiye

A 3-night mini Blue Cruise from Marmaris to Fethiye, calling at hidden bays and peaceful coastal villages along the way — a compact taste of the classic Marmaris-Fethiye route for guests short on time.

3 nights €675 / person