I will be in Bodrum for 4 days and was wondering if it would be a good idea to take the ferry to Kos or/and Rhodes for the day? Can I do that or is that not a "day trip"? Have never been to Bodrum so looking for things to do. Thanks!
Posted by
Bellevue, WA, USA
811 posts
not sure if you can go directly from bodrum to rhodes, i thought you have to go to mamarias first. i have done from rhodes to mamarias, then bus to bodrum. it takes a few hours, so you probably don't want to do day trip like that. bodrum area has a lot of little villages along the coast. if you like to swim or sit on the beach 4 days would work, but if you like to move around you probably will run out of things to do in 2-3 days. you can spend 1 day explore the town, there is a castle and a museum, and some ruins. 2nd day you can bus around to see some villages. if you have market day that could take about half day and then you can do a turkish bath in the afternoon, so i'd just spend about 3 days max, but leave 4th day on the beach.
Posted by
Cary, NC
687 posts
Yes, you can take the ferry to Kos, and then another ferry to Rhodes. I went the other way, although I spent a couple of nights on Kos - I don't think Rhodes would be a day trip. Almost everyone else on my ferry from Kos to Bodrum was making a day trip to Bodrum. (For shopping, I think.)