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Börbüdet Cove

Twenty nine kilometres along the Marmaris-Datça road you turn to the right onto a dirt road. This leads to the Gulf of Gökova and to the incomparable beauties of the gulf and Börbüdet Cove. On the road you will find many beautiful small coves that invite you to get out of your car and go for a swim. However, resist the temptation. If you are patient you will come to even more beautiful places. The trip is nine kilometres, during which you will come across strange signs such "Radar control max 120 km" while you travel at a top sped of 20 kilometres on a rough road. Then another sign tells you that you can not make a U turn. Every kilometre you drive you will pass signs that seem to be a joke. Then finally there is a sign saying "The End". Now you are at Börbüdet Cove.

Borbüdet Cove is one of the most virginal and beautiful in the area. There is only one hotel and camping area in the area. These facilities are run by people that take great care of the environment.

Amazon Camping provides services to yachts. They are ready to help seafarers who are in trouble and need urgent help. The radio code for it is Amazon 16th Channel. Those who come on one of the daily trips can enjoy the food services.

The cove and the area are under a first degree natural protection order and all types of construction work is banned. We hope that no one comes around to find a loophole in the laws and the area stays as it is. A stream enters the cove and yachts can go a short way up it, while small boats can go deep into the waterway. It is a natural port and a secure shelter in storms.

The area around is forest and if you want to walk get onto one of the paths where you can only hear the sound of birds.

The Çubucak and İnbükü Forest Camps

Twenty kilometres along the Marmaris Datça road there is the Çubucak Inner Forest Camping Area. Three kilometres further on, on your left you see a beautiful cove surrounded by pine trees below a ravine. The entrance is bit further up and you can drive all the way to the seaside.

A further five kilometres along the road you will another forest camping ground that is called İnbükü. These coves, with their clean air, crystal clear seas and quite coolness, are beautiful stopping points those who travel to Datça by car. You can take your food with you and spend a day away from the crowds. In the Inbükü Forest Camping area there is a buffet where you can buy something to eat. We would especially advise the Inegöl type meatballs. You can also get fish, meat and chicken, all cooked over a wood fire. At the entrance to the camping ground you pay a little money for persons and vehicles. At Emel Sayın Cove, locally named after the prominent Turkish singer, you can camp, park a caravan or pitch a tent. In the morning you can get on the motorboats that give a day cruising tour in the vicinity. The tours starts at 10:00 am and ends at 18:00 pm. You can bring your own food or not according to your wishes.