Where you'll sail
Turkish Gulet Destinations & Sample Itineraries
Bodrum, Fethiye, Marmaris and Datça — routes shaped around your group.
Turkey’s Turquoise Coast is the finest cruising ground in the eastern Mediterranean: hundreds of sheltered bays, warm clear water and classical ruins within a short tender ride of the anchorage. The season runs from April to October, with temperatures from around 25°C in April, May and October to 30–40°C in high summer, when many guests choose to sleep on deck.
Every itinerary below is a starting point. Your captain adjusts the route each day for wind, sea state and what your group feels like doing — and we’ll happily build something entirely different before you travel.
Bodrum & Bitez
Gulet Charter from Bodrum
Bodrum is the traditional home of the Turkish gulet and the base of our fleet at Bitez, twenty minutes from Bodrum airport. It is one of the Aegean's prettiest resorts, dominated by the Castle of St Peter and the remains of the Mausoleum, with whitewashed streets, waterfront restaurants and a lively harbour.
Charters starting in Bodrum head into the Gulf of Gökova, a string of pine-fringed bays with almost no road access — the classic introduction to a private gulet holiday in Turkey.
7-day sample itinerary: Bodrum & the Gulf of Gökova
- Day 1 — Board at Bitez, welcome dinner on deck, overnight in a nearby bay
- Day 2 — Cruise to Çökertme for swimming and a walk ashore
- Day 3 — Seven Islands: a maze of green islets and sheltered anchorages
- Day 4 — Cleopatra's Island with its rare shell sand
- Day 5 — Longoz Bay, forested and quiet, ideal for paddleboarding
- Day 6 — Orak Island for the clearest water of the week
- Day 7 — Return towards Bodrum, final evening ashore, disembark after breakfast
Fethiye & the Twelve Islands
Fethiye Gulet Itineraries
Fethiye sits at the heart of the Turquoise Coast, an hour from Dalaman airport. Its wide bay shelters the Twelve Islands, a cluster of pine-covered islets with warm, glass-clear water and dozens of anchorages within an easy morning's cruise of one another.
The area suits guests who want short, relaxed passages, plenty of swimming and the option of ancient sites — Lycian rock tombs, the sunken city of Kekova and the Butterfly Valley are all within reach.
7-day sample itinerary: Fethiye & the Twelve Islands
- Day 1 — Board at Fethiye, dinner on board, overnight in the bay
- Day 2 — Twelve Islands: Yassıca, Tersane and Domuz for swimming stops
- Day 3 — Göcek and the sheltered inlets of the gulf
- Day 4 — Ölüdeniz coastline and Butterfly Valley
- Day 5 — Gemiler Island and its Byzantine ruins at sunset
- Day 6 — Exploring wonderful bays and ancorageas
- Day 7 — Slow cruise back to Fethiye, disembark after breakfast
Marmaris & Datça
Gulet Charter from Marmaris & Datça
Marmaris offers a large, protected bay and quick access to the Datça peninsula, where the Aegean meets the Mediterranean. The peninsula is thinly populated, scented with almond and pine, and studded with small fishing harbours.
It is our recommendation for guests who want the quietest anchorages of the coast, combined with the ancient site of Knidos at the very tip of the peninsula.
7-day sample itinerary: Marmaris & the Datça peninsula
- Day 1 — Board at Marmaris, overnight in Turunç bay
- Day 2 — Ekincik and the Dalyan river delta
- Day 3 — River trip to Kaunos, the rock tombs and the mud baths
- Day 4 — Bozukkale with its Hellenistic fortress walls
- Day 5 — Datça town for a morning ashore
- Day 6 — Knidos, the ancient harbour at the end of the peninsula
- Day 7 — Return to Marmaris, disembark after breakfast
Ready to plan your Turkish gulet holiday?
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