Yaliciftlik  is located outside of Bodrum peninsula and 30 km  from the city center. By minibus ( dolmus )  Yaliciftlik is only 40 minutes away from Bodrum  center. It is surrounded by secluded small bays,  crystal clear sea and beautiful pine forests.  Through beautiful pine forests on a winding road  past whitewashed cisterns is the beach at  Yaliciftlik. The first bay after the end of  Karaada Island and marking the entrance to the  Gulf of Gokova, this shingle beach has several  restaurants and cafes around it, serving good  inexpensive delicious foods. The eastern end of  the beach is sandy and it is possible to swim  and sunbathe in solitude by the rocks a bit  further on.

Yaliciftlik is probably one of the best  preserved place around the peninsula of Bodrum.
The traditional gulet yachts start their famous  "Blue Cruise" from this area, to explore the  famous gulf of Gokova.

There are a couple of holiday villages and  luxury hotels in the region. It is a very nice
drive from Bodrum to Yaliciftlik through little  villages and forests.

Village of Ciftlikkoy is the farming and just 4  km away. The stone farmhouses are scattered  around the hillside, figs grown in the  surrounding orchards and the main crops are pine  honey collected from the beehives in the forests.  Untouched by tourism, the village offers an  interesting insight into real local farming  life.