Activities in Bodrum
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Snorkel & Dive Center
The Snorkel & Dive Center is an excellent source of current information and also sells good-quality snorkelling and diving equipment, as well as organising dives. The company also runs PADI, NAUI and CMAS courses. A PADI Open Water course costs around €350 per person (including all equipment, tuition and books). It normally takes four days, though three days is possible at a push.
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Bodrum Hamam
Across from the otogar, Bodrum Hamam is convenient and clean with separate sections for men and women.
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Neyzen Travel & Yachting
If you're looking for a more upscale cruise try Neyzen Travel and Yachting.
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Daytrips
Trips out to some of the region's big-ticket sights, like Ephesus and Pamukkale, can be booked at any travel agency and at most hotels and pensions. A day at Ephesus, for example, will set you back around €30 (this includes lunch but not the entrance fee to the Terraced Houses).
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Blue Cruises
So-called ‘Blue Cruises’ are the most popular daytime activity in Bodrum. Countless excursion boats are moored along Neyzen Tevfik Caddesi and depart each morning for a daytrip on the rolling blue. Itineraries vary greatly, but most boats don't go far (if you're trying to reach one of the other bays on the peninsula it's best to do it by dolmuş instead). One popular destination is Karaada (Black Island), where hot springs gush out of a cave and swimmers rub the orange mud on their skin (its curative powers remain to be seen).
Cruises can be booked at your hotel, or you can simply wander up to one of the docked boats and buy a ticket (it's best to do this at least one …
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