Didim Today

Altinkum is a small popular resort situated on the Aegean coast. The name of the resort translates to golden sand and this resort certainly lives up to its name with three long smooth golden beaches, the sea is shallow for quite a long way out which is ideal for families with children who like to have a cooling time in the sea whilst their parents soak up the sun.

Altinkum caters for simply everyone as during the day its a quiet relaxing resort and by night is livened up by the numerous bars scattered around the resort.

For tourists looking for a quiet holiday there are family aimed bars with fun atmospheres and light music, for tourists looking for a lively night out there are bars with a more fast pace aswell as nightclubs including an open air nightclub with very lively music and shows.

As for restaurants not to worry for the fussy eaters as every restaurant offers a full english menu with light snacks or roast dinners.

For the more adventurous tourists all restaurants offer traditional Turkish cuisine which you musnt pass up as it is very tasty indeed.

In the centre of Altinkum you wil find a shopping centre with cash machines available just outside which you will find is a great convenience to all.

The turkish people working around the resort are very hospitable and eager to please and most speak fluent english so you can definatly have things exactly the way you want. Altinkum has a delightful marina full to the brim of boats waiting to take you away for the day on a trip around the beautiful bays and various islands and beaches surrounding Altinkum.

Altinkum is a friendly family resort with many visitors returning year after year.  The local people are friendly and love the English tourists. You will get to know them quickly and they enjoy nothing better than chatting over a glass of Turkey’s famous ‘apple tea’.  Don’t be surprised if you return year after year to visit your new found friends! The holiday resort of Altinkum  has also been recommended by World Health Council because of its lovely climate, low rate of humidity and lovely sand.

• Altinkum has lovely and sandy beaches,penguin beach,banana beach,and many others,
• Altinkum Didim has daily lazy day boat trips to island and to other holiday resorts round the altinkum, akbuk and surronding bays, 
• Altinkum has Turksih, Indian, Italian, British restaurants and bars, along with Turkish Restaurants, Turkish bars and others 
• Altinkum has grest nightlife along with Night Clubs, Discos, Life Music Bars, Coctail Bars
• At Altinkum Beach  you can always hire Jet skis, boats, banana boats and many other water sports and activities you can do,
• You can always do Diving and Fishing in Altinkum all year round,
• Altinkum has Cinema and Music Festivals also  great show, Aqua Water Parks that you can always have great day out with youor family, friends, 
• Daily Jeep Safari, Horse Riding and Trips to other towns ,dont forget to visit Camel on the beach. ( Pamukkale, Izmir, Artemis, Ephesus, Bafa Lake and many more.)
• Altinkum Orman Kampi has great space on the beach for camping and a lot of beatifull secure tent camping areas,
• Altinkum Shoping Centers and Big Supermarkets and Outstores (Wrangler, Levis, Seven hill , Mavi Jeans, Gima, Migros, Carrefour, Tansas, Bim and many more..)
• Altinkum Beach Music Festivals and Voleyball and Algida festivals and many others,
• Rent a car, jeep, minibus and have a lot of family trips to surronding areas of Altinkum, Didim and Akbuk, Denizkoy, Kusadasi, Bodrum,
• Turkish Bath and Oil Massages also a lot of Turkish Nihgts with a Belly Dancer
• Apollon Temple, Millet, Priene, Artemis, Ephesus and many others temples you can see while you are there,
• Altinkum Didim has local market every saturday and also some more markets you can on other days.(Very Cheap and Nice) New Market place is next to the local hospital.

ALTINKUM BEACHES

Main Beach
Second Beach (You can see second beach from main beach )
Third Beach (This is near Altinkum Marina)