Embarkation Port: Fethiye Disembarkation Port: Fethiye Duration: 7 Nights / 8 Days
Oludeniz - Gemiler Islands - Yesilkoy – Kas – Kekova - Tersane – Ucagiz – Simena - Demre - Gokkaya - Limanagzi Bay – Hidayat Bay – Firnaz Bay - Turunc Pinari Bay - Samalik Bay - Fethiye
Day 1 : FETHİYE
Boarding starts from 3.30pm in Fethiye Marina. Here you will be greeted by your agency and crew.After a welcome cocktail and a small aperatif, you will be informed about the route and life on board. On the first day you have the opportunity to sail into a bay immediately or you can overnight in the harbor to explore the city.
The city stands on the site of Lycian Telmessos, the beginnings of which date back to the 5th century BC. dating back. According to recent research, this place was already in existence earlier, probably from the 3rd millennium BC. inhabited. Telmessos, together with the ruined city of Kadyanda, located about 30 km north in the mountains near Üzümlü, formed the western border of the ancient Lycian League of cities. Already at the time of the Lydian king Kroisos (middle of the 6th century BC) Telmessos was famous for its prophets in the entire eastern Mediterranean area.In Byzantine times the city was called Anastasiopolis, later it was called Meğri (Greek Makri). The city was renamed from Meğri to Fethiye in honor of the first Turkish military pilot, Fethi, who died near Damascus in 1914. Worth seeing here are the Lycian rock tombs directly above the village in a steep cliff with the well-known temple tomb of Amyntas. Worth seeing again after the excavation are the ruins of the Hellenistic theater, which was still quite well preserved up until the 1856 earthquake. When the theater was destroyed by the earthquake, blocks of stone from the theater rolled down to the harbor some 70 m away and can be seen in the shallow basin.
Day 2: OLUDENİZ - GEMİLER ISLANDS
In the early morning we cruise to the Butterfly Valley. Breakfast will be served here. Butterfly Valley is only really accessible by sea. The name originally came from the amazing natural wonder that happens only during the summer, and only for a few weeks when valley fills with butterflies and looks like a fairytale. Then we sail to Oludeniz. Our boat will anchor here for lunch and a swim break. Next docking place is Gemiler islands. We will remain on Gemiler Island for dinner and overnight. Captain's recommendations: take a walk along the coast and visit the Byzantine church of Saint-Nicolas at the tip of the island.
Day 3 : YESILKOY – KAS
Early in the morning we will cross the Seven Capes at leisure and we will reach Limanagzi Bay, which is near Kalkan. The boat will anchor here for breakfast and a swim break. The next and final stop of the day will be Kas. Before entering the harbor, there will be another break from swimming. Before becoming popular among foreign and local tourists, Kas was a quaint fishing village surrounded by breath-taking scenery and nature. In Kas, you can swim in its beautiful waters, visit the Antiphellos ruins that date back to the Lycian period and try an activity that’s popular with tourists in the region: paragliding. Dinner and overnight in Kas harbor or in a beautiful bay nearby.
Day 4: KEKOVA-TERSANE-UCAGIZ
Today we will reach the half-submerged city of Kekova. Here we stop for lunch and a swim in Tersane Bay, where you can visit an old Roman-era shipyard and a Byzantine-era church. For dinner and the night the boat will be anchored in Ucagiz Bay.
Day 5: SIMENA - DEMRE – GOKKAYA
After breakfast we drop anchor in Kaleköy (Simena) where you have the opportunity to take pictures of an ancient Lycian city. After that for lunch and a swimming break, we will navigate to Demre. Here you can book a trip to Myra, a city in Lycia that was also the city of Bishop St. Nicholas, known in the Byzantine period as the "protector" of children, the poor and seafarers. After this optional tour, sail to Gokkaya Bay where we will anchor for dinner and overnight.
Day 6: LIMANAGZI BAY - HIDAYAT BAY - FIRNAZ BAY
Today we will continue the Blue Journey early in the morning. For a change, breakfast may be served en route. If weather conditions permit, we will stop for a swim break at Kaputaş Beach. This bay near Kas has long ceased to be an insider's tip. It consists of the 150 meter long Kaputaş Beach with golden, fine-grained sand, turquoise seas and a meter-high cliff. Then in the Limanagzi Bay we will anchor. Lunch will be served at Hidayat Bay. For dinner and overnight we will anchor in Firnaz Bay.
Day 7: TURUNC PINARI BAY - SAMANLIK BAY – FETHIYE
An early start to the day will allow us a peaceful cruise on Turunc Pinari Bay. We will anchor in this beautiful bay for lunch and a swim. In the late afternoon we continue to the tranquil bays of Samanlik. Dinner and overnight at Fethiye port. If you want, you can also enjoy your last evening in the city for shopping or land tours.
Day 8 : FETHIYE
After breakfast and a farewell ceremony at around 10:00 am you will be asked to leave the yacht.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Cruise itineraries are given as a general guide only and may have to be changed without prior notice and are dependent on weather and docking conditions. Your captain has the final say.