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Ekincik

One of the main stopping points for the boats that cruise along coves between Marmaris and Göcek is Ekincik Cove. After the area was linked to Köyceğiz by a asphalted road the crowds started to arrive. The beach and the area around the quay are getting filled with small and large hotels and pensions.

If you want to go there from Köyceğiz by car you follow the road to the village of Hamitköy, having a wonderfully scenic view of the lake while travelling. After you leave Hamitköy, you crossed a bridge and climb the first hill. Here give yourself a break to look at the view.

If the stillness of Kersele Cove makes you think of getting there early in the morning and having breakfast, why not do it? Once you stop opposite Hapishane Island take a careful look at the pines trees, you will see that they are going white like an group of old men. However, the reason of this whitening isn’t age, it is bird droppings. These birds aren’t some common small species you might know, they are eagles that have picked this area as their home in Turkey.       There are only four places in the world that have these types of eagles. If you have the patience to wait you can go to see one gliding down towards the lake.

If you make a turn to the left when you leave Lake Yol, the road takes you to the Sultaniye Thermal Waters. If you keep going you will leave the lake region and enter the forest area. The road here starts to climb and in the background the scenic Köyceğiz Lake starts to appear and disappear around the bends. Once you start travelling down this hill you encounter the furious beauty of Ekincik Cove. First you go through the beautiful village of Ekincik, surrounded by green. And then you get into the cove itself, which is extremely clean and that has not been suffocated by heavy building, though there are signs that this may not last. You are surrounded by forests while in front of you there is the beach and the sea. The beach is very beautiful and the water very clean. The beach is divided by the course of a small stream. The owners of the facilities here are not happy about the stream, which with the winter rains and flooding washes away much of the beach, we believe it adds to the character of the beach. In the area where the road meets the beach there is a quay where yachts can moor and a small buffet to meet the needs of visitors. The quay is also the place where the boats doing the daily Dalyan tour moor. In the beach area there hotels and restaurants.

The best restaurant in the region is the Marina Yacht Club, which can only be reached by sea. You will usually find Blue Cruise yachts or boats moored here. For those who want to camp out in tents or caravans there are the Ekinoks Camp and the Municipality Camp grounds.

Here are some of our suggestions for those who stay at Ekincik Cove for trips to the region.

Take one of the boats of the Ekincik Co-operative going to Dalyan’s İstuzu Beach, the ancient city of Kaunos and the mud baths. They leave in morning and return in the evening.

Another alternative for those who trust their stamina is to walk from Ekincik to the ancient city of Kaunos through the village of Çandır. In order to find the path either get a guide from Çandır or make sure that you have fully got the details for the path.

Do not forget to drink a cup of tea with Muammer in Çandır.