Fethiye: 2-Person Buggy Safari & Gemiler Bay Swim

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Duration3h 30m

GroupUp to 8

LanguagesEN · UK +1

PickupAt your hotel

You Drive a Buggy Through Turkish Pine Forest, Then Swim in Gemiler Bay

You drive a two-seater buggy through 35 kilometers of forest trails and abandoned villages in Fethiye, with a mandatory 1-hour swim break in Gemiler Bay. Hotel pickup and insurance are included; you choose between 9am or 2:30pm departures. The whole thing takes 3.5 hours, and you need a valid driving licence and to be 18 or older.

3h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Buggy safari with swim break

Hotel pickup and transfer
Briefing and test drive
Drive off-road trails
Explore Kayaköy ruins
Swim break at Gemiler Bay
Drive back to start point

The Experience

You'd think sitting in a buggy for 3.5 hours straight would get old fast, but the moment you leave the paved road near Ölüdeniz, something shifts. The dust kicks up, the pine forest closes in on both sides, and you're steering through trails that feel like they belong to nobody. The whole thing is 35 kilometers of this—forest, then ruins, then water—and you're the one holding the wheel. After a quick briefing and test drive at the starting point, you navigate Turkey's largest buggy track before heading out to the actual off-road routes. It's not a passenger experience; it's a drive.

Kayaköy comes up somewhere in the middle of it all—an abandoned Greek village that sits there half-swallowed by time and vegetation. You stop, walk around the stone shells of old houses, and your guide points out details about the history, but mostly you're just standing in the quiet of a place that emptied out decades ago. Then back in the buggy, and the landscape shifts again toward water. Gemiler Bay appears, and you get a full hour to swim in water so clear you can see the bottom. St. Nicholas Island sits across the bay, and if you're there on the right day, you'll see sailing boats anchored nearby. The bay is the kind of place that makes the dusty drive feel worth it.

Hotel pickup happens first—a short 10-minute drive to the starting point—and you're back by late afternoon or early evening depending on which time slot you choose (9:00 AM or 2:30 PM daily). The buggy itself is air-conditioned, and all fees, taxes, and insurance are already included in the price. You just need a valid driving licence or provisional, and you have to be at least 18. One thing to know: the operator takes dangerous driving seriously and will cancel the trip if you're drifting or pushing it, so this isn't about showing off—it's about staying on the trail and getting back in one piece.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and a 10-minute transfer to the starting point near Ölüdeniz, a briefing and test drive on Turkey's largest buggy track, 35 kilometers of off-road driving through pine forests and past the abandoned village of Kayaköy, a full hour to swim in Gemiler Bay, an air-conditioned buggy, all fees and taxes, and insurance coverage. You drive back to your hotel by late afternoon or early evening.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by COME&DRIVE

Is this one for you?This is for drivers who want to steer their own route through Turkish backcountry without arranging transport or navigation—the buggy and the trail are already set up, so you just show up with a licence and take the wheel.