Dalaman Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
district and town in Muğla Province, Turkey
About Dalaman
This area is rugged, but the small Dalaman river has carved out a fertile plain, so around town is agricultural - one notable landowner was Abbas II the last Ottoman ruler of Egypt and Sudan. Dalaman town was (and remains) an insignificant market centre, until western tourism to Turkey got going from the 1970s. The flat plain was an obvious site for an airport, so this was built just south of town to open in 1981. It's been upgraded since, with the second terminal opening in 2018, and has boosted tourism along a 200 km stretch of coastline that had previously involved a long coach transfer from airports such Izmir or Antalya. (Milas-Bodrum airport gave a similar boost to resorts further north.) Dalaman's own resort strip of Sarıgerme is small, so most tourists who book holidays marketed as
Where to Stay in Dalaman
- 🏨Dalaman Airport Lykia Resort
- 🏨Hilton Dalaman Sarıgerme
- 🏨Holiday Village Turkey
- 🏨Karacan Park Hotel
- 🏨Ortaca Grand Özalp Airport Hotel
- 🏨TUI Blue Seno
Dalaman Travel Guide Sections
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