Olu Deniz is a popular area in Turkey, situated in the South West of Turkey and made famous by its lagoon and distinctively shaped beach.  It’s popular with families due to the great beaches and clear waters in the area, plus all of the watersports and facilities available.  Lykia World OluDeniz is just 3km from this famous beach and lagoon, on it’s own stretch of beach.

Location:

Lykia World Olu Deniz

Lykia World Olu Deniz is located on its own beach 750m long consisting of sand and shingle.  It’s 3km from Olu Deniz itself and in a secluded area with beautiful views.  If you take a trip out at all then Fethiye and the Blue Lagoon are a short taxi ride away.  There’s a market in Fethiye on a Tuesday worth visting should you want to explore whilst there.

Type of hotel:
Lykia World is a self contained holiday resort offering high standards of accommodation.  It prides itself on having a relaxed welcoming atmosphere in which to stay and is ideal for holidaymakers who prefer a resort hotel with all the amenities it has to offer.  Great for both families and couples alike, the hotel is a popular chouice for many holidaymakers visiting Olu Deniz in Turkey.  The hotel is rated as a 4+ star hotel by many of the main operators to Turkey.

Accommodation:
There are two main areas of accommodation here 1) The Village – aimed at families and focused on making life easy for parents and their children, with 609 rooms to choose from.  2) The Residence - which caters for single holidaymakers and couples, with 265 large rooms.  These

Lykia World hotel resort Olu Deniz

can hold between 1 and 5 guests in each room.  This includes 23 deluxe suites with sea or pool view, jacuzzi and balcony for up to 3 guests.

Amenities/Facilities:
The hotel is worth visiting just for the sheer amount of things to do here.  There are 19 swimming pools in total, including one indoor, plus numerous sports facilities such as tennis courts, a rock climbing wall, spa, turkish bath, gym, yoga, watersports and many more. The restaurants include 3 main restaurants plus speciality restaurants such as Italian, Chinese and even Sushi.  There are 14 bars in total to choose from to while away the evenings depending on which mood you are in.  Children have a ‘children’s paradise’ area including numerous waterslides and cannons, kids club and many nore adventurous activities to keem them amused and for them to enjoy.  There is a supermarket/shop on site but also on a short walk outside of the resort you will find a supermarket if you need to buy anything.

Overall:
The Lykia World OluDeniz hotel complex boasts an imperssive list of facilities and everything you could want from a resort hotel on

Lykia World Resort Turkey

the beautiful Turkish coastline.  With the ability to book direct holidays with many tour operators and travel agents to this resort it proves very popular during the Summer season every year.  The staff are very friendly and helpful and do their best to accommodate every request.  The pools are great if a little cold if not visting during high season so bear this in mind when packing swimsuits.

Oludeniz is located on the southwest coast of Turkey, 12 miles south of 

Oludeniz

 Fethiye. The resort climbs up a narrow valley overlooking a picture-perfect lagoon and pine forest with the Taurus Mountains behind and the Mediterranean Sea in front.

The weather in Oludeniz is mild year round. Between May and October the average temperature is 25°C (77°F) and in July and August the temperature often exceeds 30°C (86°F).

Oludeniz is made up of three small towns – Oludeniz itself, Ovacik, which is slightly bigger and noisier, and Hisaronu. Hisaronu and Ovacik are both up on the plateau, about 4km (2.5 miles) from the beach.

Oludeniz lagoon

The whole lagoon is lined by shallow sloping golden sand and almost still water, making it perfect for small children. On the forested side, there is room to camp out in the shade of the pines. On the far side of the sand spit, facing the open sea, Belcekiz Beach drops away steeply and has no shade, so it is ideal for sun-worshippers. Kidrak Beach, a couple of kms to the east is a much quieter beach.

There is little else other than the beach in Oludeniz but you do not have to go far for more to do. Near Hisaronu there is Kaya Köy, a haunting deserted village abandoned by the Greeks thrown out of Turkey in 1924. Turks coming back from Greece thought it cursed and refused to move in and only

Butterfly Valley

now are the first few houses being restored. Just a boat ride away is Butterfly Valley, a beautiful hidden beach with walks up through butterfly-rich meadows to a waterfall. In the local market town of Fethiye there are lots of shops and Turkish baths to enjoy. There are dive sites off the coast and Babadag, the mountain above Oludeniz has become one of the world’s great para-gliding centres.

Oludeniz is very family orientated, with child-friendly hotels and kid’s clubs in some of the larger resorts. There are gentle watersports such as banana boats on offer on the lagoon and boat trips with snorkelling. For older teenagers there are PADI diving courses. The hills behind the resort are full of wonderful walks and hikes, wild flowers and birds. There are places to hire mountain bikes, ride horses, go canoeing or white-water rafting or take a jeep safari.

Xanthos

Oludeniz is surrounded by a ring of magnificent ancient ruined cities of which the finest is undoubtedly Xanthos, capital of the Lycian Federation, whose population committed mass suicide three times rather than admit defeat. Nearby the Letoön is a charming temple complex now largely taken over by frogs. Then there are the smaller sites of Tlos and Pinara, and the deep canyon at Saklikent, where an icy river tumbles through the steep rock walls. At the dune-swept Patara there is a magnificent 12 mile white sand beach. It was here that St Nicholas (Father Christmas) was born in the 4th century AD. A boat trip from Dalaman will take you through the reed beds to ancient Kaunos or upstream through Koycegiz Lake to the mud baths.

Most of the restaurants and cafes in Oludeniz are geared for British families and serve unadventurous international cuisine and kebabs, with the beach bars serving steak, pizza and beer. There are a couple of fine dining restaurants.

Oludeniz isn’t the place for a boozy night out, with just a few bars on the seafront that stay open and provide something like a party atmosphere, the Buzz Bar and Help are probably the best. For the more serious clubbers there is Crusoes and NJoy (Carsi Caddesi, Belcekiz Beach), but Hisaronu and Fethiye have a better choice of clubs.