Private Knidos and old Datca Full-Day Tour from Marmaris [6250P224]
This tour offers transportation with the latest model and comfortable vehicles, official licensed and professional guide service, free entrance to Knidos Ancient City open-air museum and most importantly difference and quality.
Knidos(Cnidus) was an ancient Greek city near present-day Datça, Turkey. The town of Datça is located on the Datça Peninsula, which juts out into the Aegean Sea. Knidos was an important cultural and political center by the 5th century BC and, due to its location on the sea and large harbor, it was a major trading hub as well.
Our tour starts at 09:00 in the morning from your hotel or meeting point.
We will visit old Datca between 10:15 - 11:30.
12:15 - 13:30 There is a lunch break.
14:15 - 15:45 We will visit the ruins of Knidos
We will arrive in Marmaris or the meeting point again between 17:45 - 18:00.
Knidos(Cnidus) was an ancient Greek city near present-day Datça, Turkey. The town of Datça is located on the Datça Peninsula, which juts out into the Aegean Sea. Knidos was an important cultural and political center by the 5th century BC and, due to its location on the sea and large harbor, it was a major trading hub as well.
Our tour starts at 09:00 in the morning from your hotel or meeting point.
We will visit old Datca between 10:15 - 11:30.
12:15 - 13:30 There is a lunch break.
14:15 - 15:45 We will visit the ruins of Knidos
We will arrive in Marmaris or the meeting point again between 17:45 - 18:00.
ADDITIONAL INFO
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
INCLUDED
- Full Insurance
- Modern Air Conditioned Minibus / Midibus
- Admission fee to Knidos
- Professional Licenced Tour Guide
- Highway and Car Park Fees
NOT INCLUDED
- Drinks
- Breakfast
- Lunch
CANCELLATION POLICY
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
ITINERARY
- This is our point of departure
- Cnidus, ancient Greek city on the Carian Chersonese, on the southwest coast of Anatolia. The city was an important commercial centre, the home of a famous medical school, and the site of the observatory of the astronomer Eudoxus. Cnidus was one of six cities in the Dorian Hexapolis and hosted the Dorian games every four years. The Cnidians claimed they were of Spartan origin. First founded on the southern coast of the Reşadiye peninsula, it was moved in c. 330 bc to Deveboynu Burnu (Cape Kriyo), where a small island was artificially joined to the mainland. One of the two harbours thus created served ships of war, the other merchant shipping. C.T. Newton, excavating the site in 1857–59, found a marble statue of the seated Demeter there.At this site Love found the marble base and fragments of the famous statue of Aphrodite sculpted by Praxiteles in the 4th century bc.
- Once the peninsula’s main village, Eski Datça (Old Datça), lapsed into obscurity in the late 20th century. Now it has been partially restored by second homers from Istanbul, Ankara and further afield. It’s a beautiful patchwork of stone-paved lanes, kitchen gardens, pot plants, bougainvillea-drenched walls, and little cafes and shops. Drop into the old stone house of the late poet Can Yücel. In his poem, Testament, he wrote: “Bury me, my dear, in Datça. Near that view by the sea.”
