Iztuzu Beach, which consists of a very long sandy beach that stretches whereDalyan meets the Mediterranean Sea, is a protected area where Karetta Karetta sea turtles, one of the few places in the world, lay eggs. Between 20:00 and 08:00, it is forbidden to enter the beach, light around it, drive a vehicle, light a fire and dig up the beach > >< <. They lay about 100 eggs each time in the pits they open in the soft-structured sand, and the offspring hatch at night after a 60-day incubation period make great efforts to reach the sea by taking advantage of the moonlight. Those who stay during the day are destroyed by sunlight and other animals.
Rock tombs, which have maintained their majesty for thousands of years, are located on rocky slopes west of Dalyan. The word Kaunos has no meaning in Helen. In Lymya inscriptions, Kaunos is called Ksibde. In the inscriptions in other cities around Kaunos, Kaunos' name is kbid.