Cleopatra Island: Full-Day Boat Trip with BBQ Lunch and Historic Ruins Exploration
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36 Ratings
Marmaris
Embark on a full-day boat trip to Cleopatra Island, where you can explore historic ruins, relax on the legendary white sand beach, and indulge in a delicious BBQ lunch. Don't miss the chance to experience the unique sand that cannot be found anywhere else in the world!
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Marmaris - Marmaris, Turkey

  • Gokova - Gokova, Turkey

  • Çamlı - Camli harbor

  • Akyaka Plaji - Akyaka, Mugla

  • Incekum - Incekum Bay, Gokova

  • Kedrai Ancient City - Kedrai Ancient City

  • Sedir Island - Cleopatra Island

  • Gokova Gulf Observation Deck - Golf of Gokova

What's Included
  • Unlimited Soft Drinks
  • Lunch
  • Tour Guide
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees to Cleopatra Island
Additional Information

Embark on a day-long journey to Cleopatra Island with pick-ups from accommodations in both Marmaris and Icmeler. Along the trip to the island, there’ll be opportunities for swimming at Incekum Bay and near Fenerli Island.

Indulge in the warm blue-green waters and breathtaking scenery of Gokova Bay. A sumptuous BBQ lunch is prepared on the boat, featuring chicken or meatballs, spaghetti, salad, and seasonal fruits.

With over three hours of leisure time on Cleopatra Island, guests can unwind on the pristine white sandy beach, enjoy a slow-paced walk amidst olive groves, or explore remnants of the Roman amphitheater and fortifications.

The island boasts extraordinary sands, reputed to have been brought by Mark Anthony as a present to Cleopatra. The exclusive sand grains, minuscule and sparkling, can’t be found elsewhere in the world, leading to the beach being declared a National Conservation Area. Removing sand from the island is strictly prohibited.

Location
Marmaris
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(36 Ratings)
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M9957nfrebeccar
Jun 6, 2024
Cleopatra island boat trip - Amazing trip, definitely worth the money. Staff were all welcoming and made it a very enjoyable experience. The whole trip was very well organised including the transport.The perfect amount of time on Cleopatra island and beautiful swimming breaks. Would defiantly do again
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Katieht8068sl
May 31, 2024
Cleopatra Island boat trip - The views were amazing. I took lots of photos. The swim stops were fun and the lunch was nice! Cleopatra Island beach was great!
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Lucky
May 29, 2024
A beautiful blue day on a boat - Blue seas and sunshine made for a beautiful day. We were pleased the large ship out of a beautiful bay wasn’t full to capacity or it might have felt too much like a cattle truck. As it was we had plenty of room on the top deck to lounge about and enjoy the short cruise over to Cleopatra island. The special sand is much lauded but it’s the beautiful blue bay, shallow water, and boarded walk around the island!s ancient ruins we enjoyed the most. The lunch on board was great value and enjoyable food and the free flowing soft drinks welcome refreshment. The tour and stops to allow for more swimming and jumping off the boat a delight way to fill a relaxing day. The usual music was blaring. Our hotel transfer was timely , comfortable short ride along the coast snd back with a friendly driver.
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D6968zpkonrads
May 28, 2024
Good Time, beautiful places - The trip is very nice. You can make lots of beautiful photo and swim in cool places. The food is good. Thanks for a good Time!
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Lanyukk
Oct 5, 2023
Cleopatra boat trip feedback - It is very easy to book the Cleopatra boat trip online and is the lowest price guaranteed. The booking operative was very communicative and responsive to my questions online. The booking also included free cancellation upto 24 hours prior to the start of my booked trip. On the contrary, when I booked another Marmaris boat trip via a local tour guide stationed in my hotel, the guide overcharged me £25 extra per person. After payment, I then found out my payment was non-refundable which was printed on the payment recipt. However, the guide never told me this non-refundale booking before I paid. The Marmaris trip was completely a waste of money and time. It was supposed to be a day market for shopping but there was no market at all, except some basic jshops. The sea situation was disappointing too. You might as well swim in any sea water. I absolutely recommend this Cleopatra boat trip to everyone. It is money well worth paying for the boat trip and spending a day out there swimming in the crystal clear water. It was so beautiful and relaxing. The boat stopped at four different locations for swimming. Some were at a swallow water level and others were at deep sea level. The lunch was delicious. However, we didn't like the Turkish tea which was too diluted. We enjoyed this well organised boat trip very much.
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Lisamx8069oj
Oct 3, 2023
Great - Great day out so relaxing would definitely recommend to anyone thinking of booking this. 10/10 for me.
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Alishac700
Sep 12, 2023
A must do excursion when visiting Marmaris - This trip is a must when visiting Marmaris or Icmeler. Great day out on the gorgeous waters of Turkey. This boat trip truly shows you how beautiful this part of Turkey is. You don’t just visit celopatra although this island is a show stopper! You also have 3 other stops at different parts where you get to leave the boat and enjoy the gorgeous sea. Today was very enjoyable and well organised. Our only critique would be the food served could have been better but was edible. Other than this it was a fab day and highly recommend!
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Sarahdf99ku
Oct 8, 2023
Beautiful island but would not book again - Coach pick up was on time and a good clean coach. Boat seating was only on 1st level upstairs was all mats for sunbathing which were all placed on top of each other. Cleopatra island was pretty and the sea was crystal clear and warm however the sun loungers were old and nearly all broken. The food /lunch was not good. You had to pay for chips or fish and there was only 1 free option of a breaded chicken flatter with salad and spaghetti , all served cold. I’m sorry to say I have been on much better trips and would not rebook this
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Scott
Sep 21, 2023
Beautiful, but for older kids and competent swimmers only. - Gorgeous views and plenty of time for open water swimming. Cleopatra Island is we'll worth the visit. Best advice is this trip is for competent swimmers, older children and adults. Not really suitable for under 8s. We took our toddler son and it really wasn't the right tour for us.
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Jack
Sep 8, 2023
Honest review - This trip we found was a little missold so I'd like to explain as to why. Firstly Cleopatra island is a bit of a wasted visit. The whole beach ( a small area of sand I wouldn't even call a beach) is approximately 15m long and 3m wide. It is blocked off by barriers and looked over by security. You cannot walk on it, touch it etc. All you can do is sit on uncomfortable splintering sun beds/ a small coned off area of water which is nothing exciting and you could achieve the exact same effect going to any other possible beach. Good points, Coach was on time picking us up. Boat trip was nice/ the swimming points were good fun. You stop at 3 points for 30 minutes each. Lunch is what you would expect. We had a breaded chicken breast, spaghetti and some salad. Not the best but it gets you by. Chips can be purchased at an additional cost. Key bad points: All boat staff where grumpy. Bar was closed 90% of the trip eventhough it's mean to be (soft drinks all inclusive) when it reality you can only get drinks for a total time of 1 hour on the boat and the queue isn't the best. Cleopatra island is a waste of time. Very small and very shabby + you have to pay £10 per person to walk around the island to the beach which is absolutely laughable personally. To summarise it is a wasted trip and it was an experience but I would definitely never do it again
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