Fethiye - Kekova Gulet Cruise Route
Discover hidden bays between Fethiye and Western Antalya with this route.
This route between Fethiye and West Antalya combines many activities such as magnificent bays, water sports, hiking, historical sites and visiting our famous resort towns in one gulet cruise holiday.
Fethiye Harbour
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Your Turkey sailing tour, which you've been dreaming about all winter, begins in Fethiye, a town known for its natural beauty. Our check in time is 15:00 p.m. We untie our ropes and depart towards the Blues after a quick briefing on life on board. Our first visit is Boncuklu Bay, which is a piece of heaven with its deep blue water and a variety of green slopes. With ropes swinging from the trees, Boncuklu Bay is also known as Tarzan Bay, especially among international tourists. After our captain has safely docked our boat in the bay, you may now relax and enjoy the wonderful Mediterranean waves. On long summer days, you can swim, sunbathe and enjoy your gulet cruise holiday at its best. For dinner, while our cook lights the barbecue, you can dive into the unique sunset with your drinks. We will overnight in this bay.
Butterfly Valley – Ölüdeniz – Gemiler Island
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You may now enjoy the amazing nature and distinctive charms of Fethiye. After breakfast, we'll visit the world famous Butterfly Valley. With its stunning shoreline and a unique valley divided between two mountains, this deep valley, which is home to more than 80 endemic butterfly species, is one of the must see destinations when sailing in Turkey. You may spend a relatively calm morning on this gorgeous beach, swimming or sunbathing as you desire. After butterflies, you may go for hike in the valley and get into the heart of nature. Mother Nature will appreciate your efforts and reward you with a waterfall at the valley's far end, where you may cool down. We'll pull our anchor and set sail for Oludeniz at midday. Oludeniz is a tourist heaven with one of the world's most beautiful beaches, Kumburnu, a tranquil sea, and Babadag at an elevation of 2000 meters. Oludeniz is a world famous beach that has twice been voted Europe's most beautiful beach. After docking our boat, you may swim to the beach and explore the area, while sipping a nice drink at one of the beach cafés or eateries. You can use your rightful laziness to take asleep on your gulet if you desire. In the afternoon, we resume our trip to Gemiler Island, our last destination for the day, and anchor there for the night. Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus Island, is another name for Gemiler Island. With the remnants of medieval churches dating from the 4th and 7th centuries on the island's slopes, it's worth an afternoon stroll and exploration. When you reach the island's highest point, you will most likely experience one of the most stunning sunsets in the Mediterranean. On Gemiler Island, we'll have dinner and spend the night.
İnönü Bay - Kaş
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We depart for the east with the first light of the morning. Our first destination, İnönü Bay, is where we enjoy breakfast. İnönü Bay is one of Kalkan's most picturesque bays. Kalkan is a lovely beach town built on a series of hills that rise from the sea. Our target is Kaş, which we will reach after breakfast and a swim break. This charming holiday town, whose name you may have heard a lot in recent years; being a district of Antalya, it is one of the most beautiful Mediterranean holiday resorts with its boutique hotels, cobblestone streets, souvenir shops, and a very lively nightlife, which is flooded by local and foreign tourists during the summer. In the afternoon, go for a walk around Kas or join one of the scuba diving trips offered by this well known diving destination. Among Turkey's most well known diving routes, Kaş is the most popular. It is one of the most significant diving routes in the world, with over 30 dive sites. Thousands of visitors visit each year to dive. In the evening, you may spend the night at the port, exploring Kaş's nightlife, or bathe in the nighttime water and spend a tranquil night in this pristine bay, also known as Limanağzı Bay, which is only 20 minutes away from Kaş.
Aperlai Bay – Aquarium Bay- Kocakarı Bay
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We continue our gulet cruise towards Kekova after breakfast. Today will be a really peaceful day as we will stop at three different locations to swim and rest. In all of our bays, you may swim, sunbathe, or take short hikes. Aperlai Bay is our first stop. Aperlai is a historical city that belonged to the Lycian civilization, which ruled this region. This approach might be described as following in the footsteps of the Lycians. Along the way, you'll come across dozens of ancient ruins and rock tombs from the Lycian civilization. You may swim at Aparlai Bay or hike a short distance to the ruins of Aperlai's old city. We arrive at Aquarium Bay around lunchtime and anchor in this spectacular bay. Aquarium Bay, as its name indicates, is a bay known for its clear water, which allows visitors to view the seabed despite its depth of 20 meters or more. It is one of the most popular sites for boat cruises going from Kaş or Demre at this time. After spending the afternoon in Aquarium Bay, one of our must see stops on Turkey yacht charter, we're on our way to Kocakari Bay a.k.a. Old Hag Bay, the day's final stop. This intriguingly named bay has a fascinating backstory. After the husband's death, a woman living in one of the nearby villages leaves everything behind and settles in this uninhabited cove to spend the rest of her life, and this cove, which also has a tiny hut after her death, is called the Crone Cove. With its deep blue waters and vibrant underwater ecosystem, this unique bay is one of the most stunning bays in the region. With your fins and snorkels, you may explore the aquatic world in the afternoon. In this bay, we'll have dinner and spend the night.
Kekova Sunken City – Kaleköy – Simena Castle – Gökkaya
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After breakfast, we go on a short cruise to the world famous Kekova sunken city, which is protected by UNESCO. Swimming and diving are unfortunately prohibited in this protected area. Our master captain, on the other hand, sails along the coast, allowing us to observe the ancient city remains beneath the sea. This city, which was wrecked and submerged by an earthquake 2000 years ago, is now one of the most popular destinations for regional gulet cruises and Turkey sailing tours. After visiting the submerged city, we turn left and head for Kaleköy, which is directly over the strait. Kaleköy takes its name from the fact that it is a settlement built on the outskirts of the Byzantine era fortification Simena. Kaleköy is the only settlement in Turkey that does not have land access, despite its being on the mainland. After lunch, you can go to Kaleköy and explore the tourist stores, but more importantly, relax in a cafe and sample the homemade organic ice creams, which we highly suggest, while admiring the lovely Kekova Island and Mediterranean scenery. In the afternoon, you can visit the open air museum Simena Castle before returning to our gulet. We set out for Gökkaya Bay, the last stop of the day. Gökkaya is one of the favourite anchoring points of yacht captains with its calm sea surrounded by large and small islands. You can enjoy the sea in the evening or if you wish, you can participate in water sports activities offered in the region. Gökkaya Bay is the easternmost point of this route. Dinner and overnight in this bay.
Üçağız Village - Hidayet Bay - Fırnaz Bay
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After breakfast, we reroute to the west and dock at a charming fishing town in the area, where we spend some time Üçağız Village is named after three straits that connect to the open sea. With its Lycian rock tombs, little souvenir stores, and cafés along the shore, this lovely fishing hamlet is one of our favorite locations for a short stroll. At the same time, we suggest having a Turkish pancake at Üçağız Village, where you may also buy supplies, before returning to the boat. If you are lucky, you can get the chance to swim with the turtles in this bay. We are moving towards the most famous bay of Kalkan, where we will anchor in the afternoon for the night. Fırnaz is a bay that is famous for its magnificent sea of colors ranging from dark turquoise to green. You can swim or go hiking in this bay, which also has a small beach. At night, you can watch the sky with the lights of Kalkan and sleep on the deck under millions of stars.
Karacaören Bay - Samanlık Bay - Fethiye
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With the first light of the morning, we pull our anchors and depart for Fethiye. Breakfast is served at our first destination, Karacaören Bay, which is surrounded by cliffs and small bays, We shift our way to Samanlık Bay in Fethiye Gulf after swimming in beautiful turquoise waters, which is also one of the last swimming stops of our journey. We dock in Fethiye harbour in the evening after our meal and after swimming to our fullest capacity throughout our tour's final swimming break. It would be hard to complete our journey without taking in the sights of Fethiye. We recommend you to take a short walk to discover the Lycian rock tombs, the old bazaar and the bar street, which are 15 minutes' walk from the port. After the last dinner, we will have together on our boat, you can go to the old bazaar and bars street, which is within walking distance of the port, to explore Fethiye's famous nightlife. Our overnight stay is in Fethiye harbour.
Fethiye
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We have come to the end of our blue voyage, where you have accumulated unforgettable memories. After our last breakfast on the boat, we say goodbye to our crew who accompanied you for a week and leave our boat at 9:30 in the morning. Hoping that the blue and the sun will accompany you until we meet on the next Gulet Cruise tour…




























