Where to go in Turkey...?

Becles

We're going to Olu Deniz in May, and it looks really nice. We're taking children aged 11, 9 and 1.

There is a water park at Calis called the Sultans Aquacity, which we are planning to go to.

MoaningMyrtle

We love Turkey and Greece, been to Greece five times and this year we will be going to Turkey for the third time, staying on the Bodrum peninsula.

Whits

I went to Side last year as my first ever package holiday.

We actually stayed just outside Side in a place called Kemer, which is more British than Side itself.

It's quite a laid back place, or another way to see it is there wasn't much going on.

We went to Manavgat market and to be honest, people constantly trying it on with my 17 year old niece got me rather heated. In fact, one of the Turks got a proper telling off from the Granny Mafia

We also went to the Troy Aqua Park in Antalya. Full of Russians and Germans, awful food and a severe lack of health and safety:eek:

But at least the kids were impressed.

HTH

kle87

As previously mentioned adaland in kusadasi is ok but just up the road is an incredible 5* hotel called Aqua Fantasy, I stayed there last year its great. First Choice fly there. Its got free entry to its own water park great for kids. Hotel is stunning. Look it up on the internet, you won't be disapointed

Whits

Another bit of advice just popped into my head, pay for everything with Euros. Don't use Turkish money as the exchange rate in Turkey is rubbish so the locals prefer the Euro.

pingu

we will be going to turkey in august(last two weeks)

3rd time going in 3 years

been to icelemer ovacik (also day trips to other resorts)and hoping to go to olu deniz this year:D

we love it

people who moan about turkey probably moan where ever they go:rotfl:

Voyager2002

Whits wrote: »

Another bit of advice just popped into my head, pay for everything with Euros. Don't use Turkish money as the exchange rate in Turkey is rubbish so the locals prefer the Euro.

I think this may be a myth.

When I went to Istanbul in 2003 I made sure I had plenty of euros with me. As a bargaining strategy, I tried switching my offer between Turkish lire, sterling, and euro (I was carrying all three). The person selling to me tried to detect which currency I wanted to use, and acted as if he was giving me a particularly good price for paying in that currency. However, so far as I can tell the actual cost (at the exchange rates that I had used to get the currency) did not change at all. I have a degree in Mathematics and so understand how to convert between currencies, but these guys are real professionals and a lot of the time their arithmetic was much too fast for me.

However, the whole process was fun, and no matter how much I spent, no matter which currency I used, they managed to convince me that I had got a terrific bargain. They are really good at sales!

CharleneUK

Hi all. Are there mosquitoes in Turkey?

mammaju

hi have been going to marmaris for 11 years 3/4 times a year only ever been bitten twice by mosquitoes.

mammaju

as i said in my last post have gone to marmaris for 11 years before we bought a property there we always stayed at the julian in armutulan loads for the kids and adults 3 pools and lovely apartments about a 5 minute dolmus ride away from the main town centre of marmaris there is a water park plenty of trips jeep safari/turtle beach/mudbaths which you can do with your rep or a cheaper option through the many places you can book outside your hotel and there are lots!you can get your fast foods mcdonalds /burgerking and pizza if the kids really cant do without it.lots of bargains to be had in fake designer gear all the up to date films can be bought on dvd.and jewellery is very well priced we love it there and have made many new friends of all nationalities where our home is cant wait for may to come and we will be off