Once upon a time, starts the story of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, complaining with the incurable longlasting headaches. The doctors of that time couldn’t find a remedy for the treatment of the illness.
One day a young man came with a solution which was hard to believe. The solution was a soap-massage in a Turkish bath .

Now and then ; complaining from body pains, long lasting headaches, giving up excess body-weight, desire for feeling fresh and young addresses you to a “Hamam” where you feel like a new-born person.

If you’re after the perfect tan, one of the best ways to start it off is with a trip to the traditional Turkish bath (known in Turkey as a ‘Hamam’). Here’s what to expect when you get into your local hamam. It is an experience that never ceases to give you enjoyment, not just because a Turkish Bath leaves you feeling “squeaky” clean, but because it is also something so different to back home. 

Before the days when people had bathrooms in their homes- this was where all the locals went to not only get themselves cleaned up, but to meet all their neighbors and have a good old gossip. Once you go inside, you will be shown to some cubicles where you undress down to your swimsuit and wrap yopurself in the towel provided (called ‘pesternal’) and then proceed to a large, domed-shaped room called ’gobek tasi’.

This room is completely lined with heated marble-floor, walls and bench seats with a large square marble ‘table’ in the middle of the bench-type seats are old-fashioned taps underneath each tap a saucepan-sized copper bowl. Everyone in the room will sit around and built up really good sweat- this is to soften your skin and open up all your pores.

That is where the bowls come in- if you got too hot, you filled them with lukewarm water from the taps and pour it all over yourself. While this is all happening, there are some big, muscular bath attendants waiting to rub you down (no, I’m not joking). One at a time, you all get to take your turn on the big marble table. The bath attendant rubs you down from head to toe with what you would call a loofah. It is at this stage that you get really embarrassed-not because of the rub down but because of the dirt that will come off your body-heaps of it and all black. It is quite normal. You won’t believe how clean you will feel afterwards. While everyone is getting his or her ‘rub-down’ you will continue to pour water over yourself and generally have a good laugh with your fellow “bath mates”! The bath attendant has not finished with you yet…

You will return to the slab for your ‘soaping’ and massage. The attendant fills a sort of thin, cotton pillowcase with soap and then proceeds to cover you in rich, creamy, white, soap suds (It sounds like one of those soap adverts), then he begins the massage. It is at this stage that you are definitely begin to ‘nod-off’ – You will feel so warm, clean and relaxed-but the attendant has no intention of letting you get a few minutes shut-eye. It is the best experience ever.

Your unused-for-some-time muscles are kneaded, your fingers and toes are stretched and a general feeling of well-being come over you. After the massage, you will then taken to another room with loungers or benches and given a hot glass of apple tea or relax before getting dressed. It is at this point that you definitely fall asleep and have to be woken up by the bath attendant! Never in your life have you felt so utterly relaxed and squeaky-clean. You will have the best night’s sleep ever. We highly recommend the Turkish bath experience- you cannot go to Turkey and not experience the real thing Turkish bath .

We advise that you do not book Turkish Bath trip with any tour company. There are only two good Turkish bath facilities in Marmaris and most tour companies will not take you there because they have better interests if they take you to a Bath at a Hotel. Don’t fall into that. Find a tour company that will take you to the best one in Beldibi area.

If this is your first time in Turkey and never been to a Turkish Night, we strongly recommend you go to one! Belly Dancers, Turkish folkdance, Turkish food and wine, a lot of laugh and audience participation. The program usually starts at 20:30 and goes on till midnight. Turks really know how to have fun all together.

We would like to warn you beforehand that if you sit on the outer edge of the tables, you are more likely to be picked on. In one of those audience participation moments will provide the biggest laugh when many guy victims join the belly dancers and have their shirts removed and do their best to copy the movements of the belly dancers. What a laugh!

Marmaris offers a few Turkish Night Show places. We recommend ‘Kervansaray’. They are the professionals and the best show groups work with them. A lot of groovy Turkish music, good food and free wine all night long. Enjoy!

It’ s a Simple Question! DO YOU WANT TO PARTY???

Take a break from the high traffic of Marmaris and come join us at this Beach Party fun. It is a day event that takes place on one of the secluded beaches around Marmaris. It is so much fun that you will want to come back before your vacation comes to an end!

You will sail to the beach around 10:00 am and arrive in about an hour. Since you will become part of the fun, during this trip you will get to meet and chat with all the people that joins this fun excursion. Crew members are fun and will create the atmosphere for a friendly day. And YES! You can start to drink and get the booze onboard.

When you arrive to the beach, the scene will be ready waiting for you to enjoy. A huge icebox full of soft drinks, beers, wine and fruits. There will also be a cocktail bar where you can sit at the bar and enjoy the music played by some of the best DJs in Marmaris. Chat along, sing along, play along, dance along….. Swim, drink, sleep, meet, dance….. Smile, Romance, make love not fight, seize the day…..

For water sports enthusiasts… There will be water-skiing, jet skiing, banana, ringos, speed boats, skin diving, paragliding available all day.

While you do all this, Vagabundo crew and staff will be grilling for you some fish, meat, chicken. If you want go join them and cook for yourself and others. Be part of the team all day. This is your team. A long serving table will be set on the beach and at lunch time you will be served salads, fruits, grilled meat, fish and chicken marinated… Eat as much as you can. This is a feast!!!

Marmaris Beach Party Turkey

This must be the Paradise!

And here comes the extra playing time. By now you know most of the people and have a little buzz. You are happy and having fun. Why not play games. Get your team together and join in one of the fun games. Tug-of-war,Beer Guzzling, Limbo Rock, Hula Hoop, Checkers and more… You can put your funny creativity at work as well… Vagabundo stuff will get it started and you keep it going…. !

You will return to back to Marmaris around 18:00 still having fun on the boat on the way back

Eat Dirt…JEEP SAFARI

Sitting in the morning traffic on your way to work, running late again , your stress level rising like the pollution from the exhaust fumes, you ask yourself, “is this what life is all about?”.

You begin to fantasise about your forthcoming holiday to Turkey and wish you were already there… Imagine you are wearing your oldest clothes, scarf tied around your head like a pirate with your sunglasses to the ready.

You set off in convoy, being driven by your “guide”, into the hinterlands of your resort.You drive you could lead through refreshingly cool, tall, green forests or across peninsulas with sea on either side and where nature is only an arm’s length away.You immerse yourself in the stunning views from mountain lookouts and wonder in amazement at the crystal clear blue azure sea and rugged coastline.

Paddle in blissful peace along the shore or douse yourself in a mountain spring or seek out waterfalls to dive into.Experience first hand the hidden secrets of Turkey, witnessing the welcoming waves of playful children along the roadside, as you pass through the sleepy villages and luscious cultivated plains.

Respect the continuous toil of the villagers out in their fields reaping and sowing in their traditional way under the hot summer sun (the ladies in their baggy pantaloons and headscarves)- you can remember this whenever the urge to complain about modern living strikes you!

Think about lunching somewhere traditional and authentic and laughing and joking with your fellow adventure seekers,feeling energised by the simplicity and quality of life and will wonder at the landscape, so raw yet so magnificently striking.Feel the sheer exhilaration of the wind blowing through your hair and the warm sun shining down on you as your convoy heads for home,leaving you with that “outdoor” glow so rarely experienced back home-well, don’t just imagine-try it!