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8 Days 7 Nights
Luxury Cabin Cruise
15 people
English
This Bodrum gulet cruise is for travellers who want a week of swimming and small villages on the Datça and Bozburun peninsulas: you book a cabin on a high-luxury gulet and sail 8 days and 7 nights from Bodrum and back. The route loops through the Gulf of Hisarönü to Orhaniye, Selimiye and Bozburun, then to Datça, Knidos and Kara Ada.
Master and Superior cabins have air conditioning around the clock where port rules allow, daily housekeeping and en-suite bathrooms. A full-board luxury menu, soft drinks and water, towels, beach towels, bathrobes and a welcome cocktail with champagne are included.
You walk across the sea on the Kız Kumu sandbar at Orhaniye, spend an evening in Selimiye, take a dolmuş to the restored old town of Eski Datça, explore the ruins of Knidos and jump into the 30-metre-deep Meteor Hole before a farewell dinner in Bodrum harbour.
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Boarding begins at 16:00, leaving time to see the ancient amphitheatre and the Castle of St Peter with its underwater archaeology museum. After your first dinner on board the gulet sails to the bays of Kara Ada or Orak for a quiet night at anchor. Meals on board: dinner.
After breakfast you sail for Palamutbükü Bay, with views of the coast and swim stops on the way. In the afternoon you anchor at İnceburun for the night and watch the sun go down. Meals on board: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea with fruit, and dinner.
Swim in Aktur Bay and relax on its sandy beach before lunch on board. In the afternoon you sail to Bencik Bay, at the narrowest point of the peninsula between the Hisarönü and Gökova gulfs, for dinner and the night. Meals on board: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea with fruit, and dinner.
The morning swim stop is at Emel Sayın Bay. Lunch is served at Orhaniye, home of Kız Kumu (Maiden's Beach), a natural sand path that lets you walk out into the sea. In the evening you anchor at Selimiye, a seaside village with sea views and waterfront restaurants. Meals on board: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea with fruit, and dinner.
After breakfast and a swim you cruise to Dirsekbükü, a secluded bay with deep blue water for swimming. In the late afternoon you sail to Bozburun, a fishing village in green surroundings. Meals on board: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea with fruit, and dinner.
Today you visit Datça, a town founded by the Dorians in the 7th century BC and known for its low humidity and cooling breeze. Explore on foot or take a local dolmuş to Eski Datça, the restored old town with stone-paved streets, cafés, small shops and restaurants. Later you cruise to Knidos, an ancient city whose ruins overlook the sea, for a walk along the shore, dinner and the night in the bay. Meals on board: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea with fruit, and dinner.
Early in the morning you swim at Kara Ada (Black Island), then have breakfast in Poyraz Bay, which is often breezy and has clear water for snorkelling among rock formations. Afterwards you go to Meteor Bay on the south side of the island, where you can jump into the Meteor Hole, about 30 metres deep, or explore the underwater cave nearby. In the evening the gulet docks in Bodrum harbour for a farewell dinner and the last night. Meals on board: breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea with fruit, and dinner.
Breakfast is at 09:00, after which you disembark for Bodrum Airport or your next stop. Meals on board: breakfast.
High-luxury class gulet with a choice of Master and Superior cabins. Cabins are air-conditioned and made up every day, with generous wardrobe and storage space, reading lights above the beds and an en-suite bathroom with enclosed shower, hot and cold water, flush toilet and marble sink with vanity unit. Face, hand, bath and beach towels, bathrobes and a hairdryer are provided. Wi-Fi is free on board. A crew of five looks after the guests: captain, chef, housekeeper, sailor and barman. The bar serves a range of wines, champagnes, cocktails, spirits and beers.
The cruise starts and ends at Bodrum harbour; Milas-Bodrum Airport is about 35 km away. Transfers are not listed among the inclusions; ask us if you need one.
Bodrum harbour. Boarding begins at 16:00 on Day 1; you disembark on Day 8 after breakfast, which is served at 09:00.
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Milas-Bodrum Airport is about 35 km from Bodrum, where the cruise starts and ends.
A deep spot of about 30 metres in Meteor Bay on the south side of Kara Ada. On Day 7 you can jump in, or explore the underwater cave nearby.
Children aged 12 and over are welcome. There is no child discount on this cruise.
Cabins have air conditioning around the clock, but it may not be allowed in some ports or on nights spent in port.
