MARMARİS – FETHİYE – MARMARİS 7 NIGHTS – 8 DAYS

ITINERARY 

DAY 1: MARMARİS

Check-in to your gulet starts around 15:30 at Marmaris harbor, where you will spend the first night in port. Marmaris is a beautiful tourist town with a large dock and some of Turkey’s best clubs, bars, and restaurants! We will have dinner on board, get to know the other passengers, and have time to visit the highlights of Marmaris. Later tonight, why not check out the famous Marmaris nightlife? (D)

DAY 2: MARMARİS TO EKİNCİK BAY

After breakfast and your briefing, we’ll set off along the coast. On your first day, you can take in the spectacular views from the gulet – relax, swim, and sunbathe, or for the more adventurous guests, take an optional trip to Dalyan and Kaunos. You can take a riverboat trip at Kaunas to see millennia-old tombs built high in the rock face or explore the ancient city.

Optional Tour: Dalyan and Mud Baths
Dalyan offers the chance for people to take a mud bath and swim in a sulfur pool said to have beneficial health properties and relax on Turtle Beach. Caretta Turtles (loggerhead turtles) still lay their eggs here. Lunch will be served in a lovely river-side restaurant.
Afterward, you will return to your gulet in Ekincik bay, where dinner will be served. In this private little cove, a range of watersports is available, from doughnut rides to waterskiing. (B, L, D)

DAY 3: EKİNCİK BAY TO KIZIL ISLAND

Setting sail after breakfast, we cruise to Aga Limani, with a pleasant little beach you can swim to. We will have lunch here before moving to the bay of Manastir for a swimming stop. We will make our way to Cleopatra and Hamam Bays in the afternoon Cleopatra and Hamam Bays You can swim in the remains of the Roman Baths. We will then anchor for dinner and overnight stays at Kizil Island.

DAY 4: KIZIL ISLAND TO FETHİYE

Today we sail past the 12 Islands area to Fethiye Harbour, where we will stay for a while before heading out to Samanlik Bay. Here we will swim, snorkel and sunbathe before heading back to the harbor of Fethiye in the early evening, where we will stay in port overnight.

Fethiye is a vibrant town with many sites, including Kaya Koy (an abandoned Greek Village) and home to Lycian tombs overlooking the city. Fethiye has many great bars, restaurants, and a vibrant nightlife, close to where your gulet will dock. (B, L, D)

DAY 5: FETHİYE TO GOCEK

We will enjoy breakfast in Fethiye harbor this morning and have time for some last-minute shopping before setting sail. We will travel to Gocek via Yassica Islands, with its warm shallow waters again perfect for a swim before lunch. We will then cruise to one of the beautiful bays in the Gulf of Gocek to watch the sunset. We will moor in one of these hidden bays for the night. (B, L, D)

DAY 6: GOCEK TO AGA LIMANI BAY

There is a famous Turkish artist named Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu, and this is the bay we will go to this morning named after him. Bedri Rahmi Bay is one of the most popular bays in the Fethiye region. With plenty of time to swim in the crystal clear water, guests also can swim to the small beach and discover ancient Lycian ruins hidden in the trees. We will then journey onto Sarsala Bay. After having a dip and afternoon tea, our next port of call is Aga Limani Bay, where we will have dinner and stay overnight. (B, L, D)

DAY 7: AGA LIMANI BAY TO MARMARIS

Before you have arisen, the captain and crew will have the gulet cruising to Kumlubuk Bay, where breakfast will be served. We will spend the morning here, on one of the most extensive stretches of beach on the peninsula. Build a sandcastle, sunbathe, or swim – the morning is yours to relax. Once back on the gulet, we will motor onto Cennet Island, where you will have lunch and your final opportunity to swim. We will arrive at Marmaris Harbour at 4:00 pm. Overnight stay will be in Marmaris. Tonight you’ll have the chance to see more of Marmaris, the city center, and shops and experience the nightlife with your new friends from the blue cruise. This last night onboard, you will stay in port here in Marmaris. (B, L, D)

DAY 8: After breakfast, at around 10:30 am, it’s time to say farewell to your new friends and gulet crew.