Caunos Horses
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A holiday in Dalyan often begins with a boat, a beach, those tomb fronts in the rock. The horses belong in the same story — across the canal, in Çandır. We write these days as notes you can take with you, not as a script.
Dalyan
Horseback riding in Dalyan
On the other side of the canal, in Çandır. Once you cross the water, the horses are close.
Muğla and its surroundings
Horseback riding in Muğla
A holiday in Muğla often leads to Dalyan. The horses are on the Çandır side of the canal.
Riding a horse in Muğla
If you are staying in Dalyan, Ortaca, Köyceğiz or Dalaman, the farm is in Çandır.
A day on holiday in Muğla
If you are staying around Dalyan, just cross the canal.
Horse riding in Köyceğiz
On this side of the lake, in Çandır. It’s a short way from the town to the Dalyan side.
Riding a horse in Köyceğiz
The farm in Çandır sits in the lake country. First-time riders start in the arena.
Ride on the Köyceğiz Lake
Two hours, four and a half kilometers. Stop on the deserted shore, ride on the horses into the water.
Tour from Ortaca
The village of Dalyan is connected to Ortaca. It is twelve kilometres from the district, then there is the canal and Çandır.
Riding a horse in Ortaca
You come into the village and cross the canal. Children start in the arena.
Depart from Dalaman
Half an hour to three quarters from the airport to Dalyan. The horses are on the Çandır side of the canal.
From the airport to Dalyan, then by horse
It's a nice sequence to leave your suitcase at the hotel and then cross the canal the next day.
One day from Fethiye or Marmaris
It’s about an hour from Fethiye. You can leave in the morning and finish the tour by noon.
From Sarigerme to Dalyan
About half an hour. One day at the beach, one day at the horse stables in Çandır.
Dalyan, Kaunos, İztuzu
When you cross the canal, there's a farm.
On one side is Dalyan, on the other is Çandır. You cross the water and walk a short distance to reach the horses.
The ancient city of Kaunos
The port city of Karya, with its rock tombs visible from the river. After visiting, it’s nice to ride horses on the same shore.
After Kaunos, onto the horses
The campground and the farm are on the same river. After the hike, a short swim, or the next day, the lake.
The name of Dalyan and the rock tombs
Dalyan comes from the fish traps built on the water. The river connects the lake to the sea; the cliffs on the shore belong to Kaunos.
Iztuzu Beach
The long sandy beach between the Delta and the sea is home to Caretta turtles. The beach looks even more beautiful on a different day.
Three-day Dalyan
One day it's the boat and Kaunos, another day it's İztuzu, another day it's the horse. The order may change; it's not a problem.
A boat day, a riding day
The canal boat shows the water and the rock tombs. The horses are on the Çandır side, on land.
Things to do in Dalyan
Boat, Kaunos, İztuzu, spa, breakfast, horse riding. You don’t have to put them all in the same morning.
Places to see in Dalyan
Kaunos, the rock tombs, İztuzu, the lake. You can add a riding day in Çandır.
Nearby
Breakfast at Mavi Yasemin, then ride the horse.
Breakfast in Çandır, then a few steps away is the farm. It’s nice to start the morning this way.
There are horses next to Sultan Palas.
In Çandır, it is one hundred meters from the hotel. After breakfast, you can walk to the farm in a short distance.
Sultaniye hot springs
On the shore of the lake, it is accessible by boat. After the mud and hot water, a separate hour may be spent at Çandır.
Hot spring on horseback
You take a boat to Sultaniye. Our ride goes to a natural spring, on horseback.
Mud bath and horse
In the mud canal and lake programs. Then in Çandır, horses; don’t put them both at the same time.
One day in Çandır
Dalyan is across the bay. Breakfast, the hotel, Kaunos and the horses are on the same shore.
Tours
Tour the lake
Two hours, four and a half kilometres. A stream, sand, a green path, horses entering the lake on a deserted beach.
Riding at the farm
The arena, a short ride, meeting the horse. For children and first-time riders.