Blue Voyage - Turkey

Blue Cruises

Detailed Trip Schedules

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Overnight Cruise

This cruise gives a perfect short break away from the hustle and bustle of the resorts.
1. Board the gulet at Fethiye Marina. Embarkation is at 11am. Sail to one of the coves to swim and relax or walk on the shore. Lunch and dinner on board. Overnight on board.
2. After breakfast sail to another cove to swim and relax. Lunch on board. Return to Fethiye to disembark at 6pm.

Blue Escape

1. Departure from Fethiye marina around 11:00am. There are opportunities to swim at Turunc Bay or Karacaoren, before lunch is served. Overnight is spent in St. Nicholas Island with the ruins of old settlement and the ancient church that is said to be the first church where Santa Clause first preached.
2. Breakfast is served on deck before continuing the cruise for Butterfly Valley, Oludeniz area, and directly to Cleopatra's Bay or Merdivenli Bay. The overnight will be spent either in Sarsala or Tasyaka.
3. Sailing to Tersane (Dockyard) Island to swim, snorkel or just laze in the sunshine. After lunch, cruise to Yassicalar (Flat Island) and stop in Red island or Samanlik Bay. The last overnight is spent in Fethiye harbour.
4. It is time to say farewell to the gullet and crew around 08:30

Olympos Cruise

1. Departure Fethiye for Mediterranean We depart the Fethiye Marina around 10,00 am sharp and cruise along to, Oludeniz (Europe's most beautiful beach of 1995) and Butterfly valley to see, and stop at St. Nicholas Island for snorkeling and water sports. The overnight is spent here.
2. We sail east, stopping in Kalkan, Kas and Limangazi Bays along the way. Our hardest decision today will be whether we swim, partake in water sports or just laze on deck soaking up some rays.
3. Today we visit the sunken city of Kekova, the Castle Cinema and Disco Island. This evening we anchor along the turquoise coast.
4. Yet another day of sailing awaits as we visit a Pirate Cave, Camlica Bay and we disembark after lunch to get on our minibus to take us up to Olympos where the trip ends .

Mini Cruise to Marmaris

1. Board the boat in Fethiye harbour around 18:00. Meet your shipmates and crew. Evening meal and overnight in Fethiye harbour.
2. After breakfast and briefing, you'll set off to the Gocek area in time for lunch at Tersane Island, where you can see the remains of a Roman and Greek shipyard on the shore. The rest of the day is spent at small bays and islands in the beautiful Gocek area.
3. Today is spent cruising the other part of the Gocek Bays, or according to the weather conditions, a direct pass to the Ekincik Bay. The overnight is spent in the natural bay at Ag Limani or Ekincik.
4. Setting sail after breakfast, there'll be time for swimming and a leisurely lunch at Turunc Buku or at beautiful Cennet (Paradise) Island, before arriving in Marmaris for dinner and the night.
5. After breakfast in Marmaris, it's time to bid farewell to your shipmates, gulet & crew

Mini Cruise to Kekova

1. Board the boat in Fethiye harbour. Evening meal and overnight in Fethiye harbour.
2. After breakfast and briefing, set off along the coast of the Fethiye Peninsular for lunch in a secluded bay. Overnight is spent at Gemiler Island, where you can explore the ruins of a Byzantine settlement as the sun sets
3. An early start for Yesilkoy, for breakfast and time to swim in this quiet bay surrounded by olive groves. Then you're off to Kas, a small harbour town with a charming bohemian atmosphere, where you'll spend the night.
4. A short cruise to the ruins at Kekova – the Sunken City. Lunch is at Tersane Bay where you'll see the ruins of a Byzantine church and a Roman dockyard on the beach. As you sail on to Gokkaya for the night, the underwater ruins of ancient Gokkaya are visible in quiet weather.
5. After breakfast, say goodbye to your gulet and crew as you disembark in Ucagiz.

Sapphire Cruise to Marmaris and back to Fethiye

1. Meet the boat in Fethiye harbour. Evening meal and overnight in Fethiye harbour.
2. After breakfast, you'll set off along the coast in time for lunch at Tersane Island, where you can see the remains of a Roman and Greek shipyard on the beach. Overnight is spent in the natural bay at Ag Limani.
3. An early start for the beautiful Ekincik area. After dropping anchor in a peaceful bay, you'll have the choice of either staying on board, or taking an optional trip to Dalyan and Caunos, where you can take a river boat trip to see millennia old tombs built high in the rock face, explore the ancient city of Caunos, take a mud-bath, and relax on Turtle Beach.
4. Setting sail after breakfast, there'll be time for swimming and a leisurely lunch at Turunc Buku or at beautiful Cennet (Paradise) Island, before arriving in Marmaris for dinner and the night.
5. Leaving Marmaris after breakfast, you'll stop for lunch and swim in Kumlubuk Bay, before heading off to Semizce, an uninhabited bay, for dinner and the night.
6. An early start for the beautiful Gocek Bays area, stopping at Kuyruk Burnu for breakfast before finally reaching the peace of Cleopatra Bay. Overnight is spent in either tranquil Bedri Rahmi or Sarsala Bay.
7. Set sail after breakfast to visit other pretty spots in the Fethiye Gulf, including lunch and a swim at Yassica Island. Heading back towards Fethiye, your last night on board is spent at peaceful Samanlik Bay or Fethiye Harbour.
8. Disembarking in Fethiye after breakfast, it is time to say farewell to your gulet and crew.

Lycian Cruise to Kekova and back to Fethiye

1. Meet the boat in Fethiye harbour. Evening meal and overnight in Fethiye harbour.
2. After breakfast, set off along the coast of the Fethiye Peninsula for lunch in a secluded bay. Overnight is spent at Gemiler Island, where you can explore the ruins of a Byzantine settlement as the sun sets.
3. An early start for Yesilkoy, for breakfast and time to swim in this quiet bay surrounded by olive groves. Then it's off to Kas, a small harbour town with a charming bohemian atmosphere, where you'll spend the night.
4. A short cruise along the Mediterranean coast to the ruins at Kekova – the Sunken City. Lunch is at Tersane Bay where you'll see the ruins of a Byzantine church and a Roman dockyard on the beach. As you sail on to Gokkaya for the night, you will see the underwater ruins of the homes of ancient Gokkaya.
5. Climb up to the castle (Kale) for a spectacular view of the ancient city. Out in the bay, overlooked by a theatre carved into the rock, a single Lycian sarcophagus sits on its pedestal in the water. The night is spent in the wide bay surrounded by green hills, at nearby Ucagiz.
6. After breakfast, a short cruise to the sheltered bay at Bayindir Limani for a swim. The rest of the day is spent in Kalkan, a picturesque harbour town set on the hillside, where you can explore the cobbled winding streets or take an optional trip to nearby Patara Beach or the ruins at Xanthos and Letoon.
7. After an early start to Çamli Burun, a natural bay edged with pine-clad hills, your last night on board is spent in Batikkaya Bay or Fethiye Harbour.
8. Disembarking in Fethiye after breakfast, it is time to say farewell to your gulet and crew.

Over sixty years ago a Turkish writer wrote an account of his sailing trip on the Mediterranean Sea in yacht. His description the journey was given the name his Blue Voyage. It described the idyllic blue sea, the relaxed lifestyle, the wild beaches and coves and the ancient monuments and ruins to be seen.

Now many have been inspired by the concept. The sea areas best suited for trip are south of Marmaris and to the north Antalya, here many coves and islands with crystal clear turquois waters offer shelter from any winds coming off the Mediterranean.

A variety of blue voyages to suite all tastes may be arranged and a variety of boats have been constructed. Many offer day trips around the main island areas. Others are based on small boats but the majority on Gulets - yachts equipped wih sails and engines that can acommodate about 10 to 12 people other than the crew in 6 double bedded cabins with en-suite facilities. Generally people tend to sleep on mattresses on the deck under the stars or under a sun canopy.

All meals are provided on board and there is a bar where drinks can be bought. The crew generally includes a cook, deck hand and captain.

Many areas are suitable for diving with many wrecks and coral reefs to explore. Boats must be specially fitted out for diving. A variety of courses such as the PADI courses could be incoorporated into a blue voyage but would be better organised separately. The Yacht Cruise can be readily combined with visting sections of the Lycian Way

Meal on Gulet

Yacht Trekking