Kuşadası · Dilek Peninsula
Enter the peninsula from Güzelçamlı, then choose one of four bays. The distance inside the park matters when you are deciding between a short outing and a full beach day.
The short answer
Use the Dilek Peninsula visitor entrance at Güzelçamlı for İçmeler, Aydınlık, Kavaklıburun and Karasu. The protected area also includes the Büyük Menderes Delta, so a general national park search can send you to a different part of the coast.
Compare choices
Approximate distances from the Güzelçamlı park entrance. Use them to compare the journey inside the peninsula.
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| Bay | Distance from entrance | What this means for your plan |
|---|---|---|
| İçmeler | About 1 km | The nearest of the four. Start here if you want the shortest journey inside the park. |
| Aydınlık | About 5 km | A longer approach after İçmeler. Arrange transport to the bay, not just to the entrance. |
| Kavaklıburun, also called Kalamaki | About 9 km | Farther along the peninsula road. Use both names when discussing your pickup. |
| Karasu | About 11 km | The farthest of these four bays. Include the full return to the entrance in your timing. |
Set your destination to the visitor entrance before choosing a bay. A trip to Güzelçamlı town still leaves the approach to the park and the journey inside it. With a taxi, agree whether the driver will enter the park, wait or return for you.
For public transport, ask for a service to Güzelçamlı and confirm its actual final stop. Do not treat a town stop as a arrival at İçmeler or Karasu. The table shows why this last part needs its own plan.
Our suggestion is to choose one bay for the day. Moving between all four adds time in the vehicle and repeated packing. The farther bays make more sense when you have transport available for the return.
Use the named map searches below to discuss your destination with the driver. The park's signs and staff directions determine which road and bay you can use that day.
The park directorate's published contact number is +90 256 646 10 79. Ask for your visit date, whether your chosen bay is accessible, the final entry time and the time visitors must leave. If travelling by car, ask which admission category applies to the vehicle and passengers.
Take drinking water and keep food packed away from wildlife. Follow restrictions at the entrance, including any closures caused by weather or fire risk. For a day without the drive to Güzelçamlı, use the Kuşadası beach comparison.
Practical questions
They are parts of the same protected area but require different routes. This guide covers the peninsula bays reached from Güzelçamlı.
The published distances reach about 11 km one way at Karasu. Do not plan the entire bay sequence as a short walk. Choose your destination and arrange the return before entering.
İçmeler is the closest of the four listed bays, about 1 km from the Güzelçamlı entrance.
Sources checked on 2 October 2026.
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