| Region | Getting there | Need a car? | Beaches | Proximity to ancient sites | Best time to visit |
| Bodrum | Easy: Airport is 40km from city | No | Some decent beaches around the peninsula, but you are just as likely to swim directly off the rocky coast | No major sites on the peninsula, but some sites are accessible within a 3 hour drive (Ephesus, Afrodisias) | April – Oct |
| Antalya | Very Easy: Airport in the city | No | Lara, Konyaalti beaches in town | Aspendos, Side, Perge, Termessos are very easy to reach; Lycian sites are within a couple hours’ drive | May-June / Sept-Oct |
| Izmir / North Aegean | Moderate: Izmir airport | Yes | Sarımsaklı beach near Ayvalik, beaches on the Çeşme peninsula | Ephesus, Troy, Bergama, Assos | June, July, August |
| Western Mediterranean | Moderate: Dalaman airport | Yes | Some of the best beaches in the country including Patara and Iztuzu | Lycian sites: Xanthos, Letoon, Myra, Kekova, Caunos | May-June / Sept-Oct |