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Live tours in Bodrum

Explore Bodrum, Turkey, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Bodrum Castle (Castle of St Peter), Mausoleum at Halicarnassus and Bodrum Amphitheatre on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

11 live tours From 18,00 €

Explore Bodrum live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Bodrum town centre is worth asking about: the harbour and castle area, the oldest and busiest part of town.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Bodrum Castle (Castle of St Peter) A 15th-century fortress built by the Knights Hospitaller, now home to an underwater archaeology museum.
  • Mausoleum at Halicarnassus The excavated foundations of a 4th-century BC tomb once counted among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
  • Bodrum Amphitheatre An ancient Greek theatre carved into the hillside above the town, still used for performances today.
  • Myndos Gate The last standing gate of the ancient city walls, where Alexander the Great's forces are said to have broken through.
  • Underwater Archaeology Museum A museum inside Bodrum Castle holding shipwreck cargo recovered from the Aegean seabed.
  • Bodrum Marina The harbourfront promenade lined with traditional gulets and yachts below the castle walls.
  • Windmills of Bodrum A row of stone windmills on the hill above Gümbet, built to catch the wind off the peninsula.
  • Halikarnas open-air venue A long-running seafront venue, known for decades as one of the Aegean coast's largest.

Neighbourhoods

  • Bodrum town centre the harbour and castle area, the oldest and busiest part of town
  • Gümbet a beach district east of the centre known for watersports and nightlife
  • Bitez a quieter bay of olive groves west of the centre

Food to know

  • Cökertme kebab
  • Zeytinyağlı (olive oil vegetable dishes)
  • Grilled sea bream (çipura)
  • Bodrum mandarin marmalade
  • Ortakent herb salads

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Good to know about Bodrum

Do I need to be in Bodrum to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Bodrum, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1.5 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Turkish, English, German, Russian and French; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.