Itinerary for standard cruises may include Assos (Troya), Ayvalık (Cunda), Dikili (Pergamon), the Candarli, Foca (Phocea), Cesme and Kusadasi (Ephesus) for the lovers of archeological sites or can be a relaxation cruise from Marmaris, to include Rhodes, Symi, Datca, Bozburun and Loryma.

More alternatives:
- Bodrum • Cokertme • Akbuk • Sogut • Cleopatra’s Island • English Harbour • Longoz • Ballisu • Balikasiran • Orak Island • Black Island • Bodrum
- Adrasan • Datca • Bodrum • Cokertme • Akbuk • Sogut • Cleopatra’s Island • English Harbour • Longoz • Ballisu • Balikasiran • Orak Island • Black Island • Bodrum

Detailed Description

• DAY 1 BODRUM, Arrival & Welcome Cocktail. Overnight in Bodrum or near bay Bodrum, one of the leading resorts of Turkey, undisputed “hot – spot” of the Aegean Coast. The medieval Bodrum Castle built by the Knights of Rhodes houses the Museum of Underwater Archaeology. Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is also in Bodrum
• DAY 2 ÇÖKERTME, Visit Cokertme and Kisebuk (Church) bays
• DAY 3 AKBÜK – SÖGÜT, Akbük after breakfast, lunch. Afternoon cruise to Sögüt. Overnight
• DAY 4 KLEOPATRA ISLAND – ENGLISH HARBOUR, Cruise to Cleopatra Island famous for its find sand. Overnight in Engilish Harbour
• DAY 5 LÖNGÖZ – BALLISU - BALIKASIRAN, Cruise to English Harbour, Ballisu and Longoz bays. These are quite and picturesque bays suitable for swimming.
• DAY 6 ORAK ISLAND

Lycian Explorer North
• Akbuk • Dikili (Pergamon) • Marmaris • Ekincik • Caunos • Fethiye Gulf • Turunc • Marmaris

• DAY 1 MARMARIS, Arrival & Welcome Cocktail on board. Overnight in Marmaris, one of the leading resorts of Turkey. There are many good buys in Marmaris boutiques, colourful markets and bazaars. The ancient castle just behind the harbour is also open to visitors in Marmaris
• DAY 2 MARMARIS - EKINCIK, A delightful yacht mooring. You can enjoy the breath-taking beauty of the area. There are optional excursions into the Dalyan Delta. Dalyan is a natural conversation area and a refuge for the Caretta Caretta turtles. The fascinating ancient town Caunos high on the cliff face along the river. Overnight in Ekincik
• DAY 3 EKINCIK – KIZILKUYRUK – GÖCEK’S ISLANDS, Cruising around numerous and wonderful bays of Fethiye Gulf
• DAY 4 ÖLÜDENIZ – FETHIYE, Cruising to Ölüdeniz.Overnight in Fethiye, one of the best sailing stops of the Mediterranean
• DAY 5 FETHIYE - AGALIMANI, Tersane Island with Byzantine ruins and ancient shipyards. Overnight at Agalimani
• DAY 6 AGALIMANI – KUMLUBÜK - KADIRGA
• DAY 7 TURUNÇ - MARMARIS, Turunç bay for swimming. Overnight in Marmaris
• DAY 8 MARMARIS, Disembarkation after breakfast

Mediterranean Cruise
• Assos (Troya) • Ekincik • Antalya ( Kemer) • Adrasan • Myra • Gokkaya • Simena • Ucagiz • Finike • Porto Genovese • Olympos • Phaselis • Antalya ( Kemer)

• DAY 1 KEMER, Arrival and Welcome Cocktail on board. Overnight at Kemer harbour. Kemer is a resort town carefully designed to blend with the surrounding scenery that offers an ideal environment for a wonderful holiday
• DAY 2 SAZAK – ADRASAN, Cruising to Sazak and Adrasan. A day under pine trees and on lonely shores
• DAY 3 DEMRE – GOKKAYA, The ancient Myra with its rock tombs overlooking the magnificient Roman Theatre. St Nicholas (Santa Claus) was the bishop of this Mediterranean city. Overnight at Gokkaya.
• DAY 4 KALEKOY – UCAGIZ, Kalekoy (Ancient Simena) offers a bird’s eye view of the bays, inlets, islands on the glassy water. Overnight at Ucagiz
• DAY 5 FINIKE, Cruising along Finike, a town surrounded by citrus trees and gardens
• DAY 6 CENEVIZ LIMANI – OLYMPOS, Olympos and Genoese Bay. (Porto Genovese)
• DAY 7 PHASELIS – KEMER, Phaselis, the famous ancient city was the favourite of Alexander the Great. Overnight in Kemer.
• DAY 8 KEMER, Disembarkation after breakfast

Of course customized itineraries are indicated in a private gullet charter or motor yacht charter.

More of Detailed description of Turkish towns and highlights:

Bodrum ancient Halicarnassus at one time was the centre of Caris. Little remains today to remind us that this was once a great and powerful city. Bodrum’s impressive medieval castle was built by the Knights of Rhodes now houses the Museum of Underwater Archeology.

Underwater divers will want to explore the numerous reefs, caves and majestic rock formations. The waters offer up multicolored sponges of all shapes and sizes, along with octopi and an immense variety of other aquatic life.

Karaada half an hour from Bodrum by yacht, you can bathe in the grotto where the warm mineral waters flowing out of the rocks are believed to beautify the complexion.

Sedir Island (ancient Cedrai) boasts an incredible beach with fine sand composed of fossils, and a splendid view of the Kiran mountains across the bay. As you sail along the Island’s southwestern coast, forests stretch out to meet the deep inlets of the bays. The jagged coastline, known as the bay of Sixty-Six Inlets, seems to have emerged from the old tales of pirates.

In Karacasögüt fresh spring water is renowned for its purity so much that the bay has been dubbed “honey water bay”. The slopes around the bay are densely wooded with pine, making it a most attractive spot. English Harbour near the head of the bay there are many deciduous trees, mostly fragnant amber which grow only in a few places in the eastern Mediterranean. On the western side of the bay, a fire has destroyed the pine forests but now slowly new trees are coming up.

Körmen Bay the location is spectacular between the towering mountains of the Dorian civilization. The coastal flat is intensively cultivated. Knidos was one of the six cities of Dorian Confederacy.Knidos was renowned for two things: its statue of Aphrodite and the scientist Eudoxos. The statue of Aphrodite was done by Praxiteles, one of the greatest Greek sculptures, during the 4th century B.C.

The scientist Eudoxos of Knidos, was an astronomer and a mathematician who lived in the fourth century B.C. and is considered one of the founding fathers of geometry. The architect Sostratus who designed the Pharos lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was also a native of the city.

Palamut Bükü The green valley behind the habour is a pleasant contrast to the bare rocky slopes. Its crystal clear water and unspoiled coast is an attraction. The Datça Peninsula provides a natural boundary between the Agean Sea and the Gulf of Gökova to the north, and the Meditteranean Sea and the Gulf of Hisarönü to the south. Along Datça, the road winds among trees and hills, permitting lovely views over the vast blue expanse.

Bencik From Kuruca the steep-to slopes of the Dorian Peninsula drop sheer into the sea until Bencik where the rubbly landscape resembles the scenery around Grand Canyon, on a smaller scale. In Gulf of Hisarönü is the peaceful KeçiBükü Bay, rich in natural beauty with its surrounding mountains and forests, and the long “Kizkumu” (sunken pier), a natural sand-bank formation.

Marmaris ancient Physkos was an important stage on Anatolia-Rhodes-Egypt trade route. In the 16th century, Süleyman the magnificient had a citadel built on a hill just behind the harbour. Mountains around Marmaris are all covered with pine trees, on shore a white strip of sand seperates the green from blue. The beach areas sparkle and provide visitors with a perfect opportunity to dive, snorkel and swim in a relaxing environment.