Itineraries >> Marmaris - Kekova - Marmaris

DAY 1: When all members of your group have arrived, the Captain will order you a welcome cocktail and give some information about the cruise. The first night we'll stay in Marmaris Harbour so that you'll have ample time to get acquainted with this friendly little town and maybe participate in its night life.

DAY 2: After breakfast we'll depart on a southerly course for Kadýrga Bay where you may enjoy yourself with bathing and windsurfing while the crew prepares lunch. Later in the day we set sails for Semirce Bay, our anchorage for the night.

DAY 3: If you choose the land tour, a small river boat will come and fetch us for an excursion into the delta of Dalyan River. First we'll be taken to the ruins of ancient Caunos and then we'll go on upriver to the sulphur mud baths which are great fun. On our return into the delta, we may spend some time on the extensive, sandy beaches of Dalyan and bathe in the shallows there before our boat takes us back to our yacht. On the beaches of Dalyan no visitors are permitted after nightfall because these beaches are one of the last breeding grounds of the Mediterranean sea turtle.

DAY 4: We are going to weigh anchor very early in the morning so that we may catch the strong wind which is usually blowing off Dalaman beach in the first hours of the day. We'll sail on to Gemili Island. This is a perfect place for the explorers amongst you. It is covered with ruins, some of them Byzantanic, some of them much older, but history knows nothing about the people who lived there.

DAY 5: Today's destination is the little harbour of Kalkan, which we'll reach at some time in the afternoon. There we'll have the chance to rent a minibus which will take us to Xanthos, once the most important town of Lycia, then to the ancient holy place, Letoon and last of all to Patara, a Lycian harbour town, half buried under huge sand dunes.

DAY 6: Today we'll set course for Kekova with its wealth of beautiful bays and islands, many of them with traces of continuous inhabitation for more than 200 years. Through the clear water you can recognize ancient ruins at the bottom of the sea and you can feast your eyes on the impressive castle which the Lycians built, the Romans have enlarged and the Selchuks have restored. For the night we'll anchor at Gökgemili, a little bay on the eastern tip of Kekova Island.

DAY 7: In the morning we'll weigh anchor for an excursion to ancient Myra with its Lycian rock tombs and its great Roman theatre, and to the church of St. Nicholas in Demre. Then a trip to beautiful Arycanda is possible, a Lycian town built on seven terraces high up in the mountains. On our way down, we may stop by a fish farm and purchase fresh mountain trout for tonight's dinner.

DAY 8: This day is mainly dedicated to swimming, snorkeling and windsurfing in the quiet bays of Kekova. In the afternoon we'll go on to Kaþ, a quaint little Mediterranean town. There, we'll stay for the night and explore the many tiny souvenir shops and lovely little bars with live music

DAY 9: Today we are going to spend more time than usual underway, because

we have to cover a distance of 60 sea miles to our next destination, the famous lagoon "Ölüdeniz", with its turquoise water and snow white beach. For the night we'll drop anchor in one of the nearby coves.

DAY 10: After breakfast we’ll set course for Fethiye Bay. In the evening we’ll make fast in Fethiye's marina. The town is a lively touristy centre with may shops and open air lively touristy centre with may ships and open air restaurants lining the streets. Of course there is also a disco. The Lycian graves in the rock wall in the back of the town, amongst them the tomb of Prince Amyntas, constitute a striking contrast to the modern architecture of today's Fethiye.

DAY 11: In the morning we’ll depart from Fethiye for the Yassica Islands in the western part of the bay where we shall spend some time swimming and windsurfing. For the night we'll anchor in Tersane Island. Many centuries ago the people who lived in this region used to build their wooden ships here. Some ruins of the old shipyards are still visible.

DAY 12: There is such a wealth of beautiful little bays, many of them with the forest coming right down to the edge of the water, that it is difficult to choose amongst them. We'll simply unfurl the sails and see in which direction the wind takes us.

DAY 13: Our last stop within Fethiye Bay is Diþibilmez. That’s a paradise for snorkeling fans. People who are fond of hiking are attracted by Aða Limaný and the hilly forested country surrounding it.

DAY 14: On our way to Marmaris, we’ll stop behind Nimara Island for lunch. There we’ll put in some more hours of swimming and snorkeling before we'll have to weigh anchor for Marmaris in time to arrive whilst the sun is setting.

DAY 15: It’s time for our last breakfast on board then to say good bye until we meet again - some other time - for another cruise.