Turkey

Ölüdeniz

The Blue Lagoon at Ölüdeniz is protected by a sandspit that turns the sea into a millpond, with water so clear you can count pebbles at chest depth.

  • Best forFamily
  • Approx. flying time~14h 15m from Los Angeles
  • Nearest airportDalaman (DLM)

Ölüdeniz, Turkey
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About this place

Pay the small entrance fee for the lagoon-side national park section rather than the open beach — that's where the calmest water is — and rent a pedalo for the full effect. Paragliders drift down from Babadağ all day, providing free overhead entertainment.

Featured in Ten beaches with calm, shallow water for small swimmers

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 12°C in January to 32°C in July. Driest in July and August; wettest in January, with rain on about 13 days.

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August31° · rain 1 dayHot and dry.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Highlighted months are warm and mostly dry — May to October.

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