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Day 1: MARMARİS
Boarding starts at 15:30 from Marmaris Harbour. On the first day,
our boat will be anchored in Marmaris Harbour
for dinner and an overnight stay. Marmaris, which was built upon the
antique Caria city; Physkos has been under
the governorship of many different civilizations. The most valuable
work of art that you will see today is
Marmaris Castle dating from 1577. There is also a mosque and an
8-room caravansaray covered with arches from
the Ottoman Period. The ruins of the Antique times lie on Asar Hill;
a small hill located on the northern side of
the city. Being one of the best-known touristic places of Turkey
Marmaris also has a large marina.
Day 2: SERÇE - BOZUKKALE (LORYMA)
After breakfast, you will be informed about the cruise itinerary and
then we will set sail for Serçe Bay after the
customs formalities are completed. In this beautiful bay you can see
the Byzantine shipwreck from the 11th century,
which is exhibited in Bodrum Museum. We will anchor at Bozukkale for
the an overnight stay. In the ancient city of
Bozukkale (Loryma), there is a castle which stretches out in a
rectangle with its city walls and 9 towers.
The name Bozukkale means 'crooked castle' and might be associated
with the fact that one side of the castle is
missing. Because of its geographical situation and the narrow port
entrance, the port was also used by the Greek
naval forces during the Peloponnese Sea Battle. Karor, the Commander
of Athens gathered all his ships here before
the Cnidus War in 395 B.C., and Demetrius; the son of Antigonos used
this port for preparations before attacking
Rhodes in 305 B.C.
Day 3: BOZBURUN - DİRSEKBÜKÜ - BENCİK
Early in the morning we start to cruise to Bozburun which is a small
fishing town. This area was popular and
suitable for sponge-diving but nowadays the people of the island are
no longer interested in sponge-diving as it
is not financially beneficial and it is dangerous. In the recent
years sponge-diving has been replaced by gulet
tourism. We will anchor at Dirsek Bükü for lunch and a
swimming break. Today, our last stop will be at Bencik
Bay; which has a very narrow entrance but a unique view once
you get inside. Bencik is located at the
narrowest part of the peninsula that divides the Hisarönü Gulf from
the Gökova Gulf but it is located on Hisarönü
side. In 550s B.C. the Cnidus people wanted to dig a tunnel in the
narrowest land piece of the peninsula between
the Hisarönü Gulf and the Gökova Gulf as a defence line against the
Persians. In that way, they would make two
peninsulas one island and the defence would be easier. They started
with diligence and put in a lot of effort;
however, in the end they could not manage and the city was conquered
by the Persians. For dinner and an overnight
stay, we will anchor at Bencik Bay.
Day 4: AKTUR - DATÇA
Today our first stop will be Aktur Bay. After lunch and a swimming
stop, we will cruise to Datça. Food and water
will be supplied for the boat from Datça Harbour. Datça was founded
by the Dorians who came from the Aegean Sea
to the southern coast of Ionia in the 7th century B.C. The island
has no humidity at all and has fresh air with
plenty of oxygen. The historian Strabon was right when he remarked
of Datça's weather: "God would send his
beloved servants to Datça to live longer". According to a myth while
the Spanish pirates were passing by the coast
of Datca, they disembarked people with Hansen's disease in Sarıliman
Bay and these abandoned people recovered from
their disease with the help of the clean weather of Datça. You can
explore Datça by yourself or join the
optional Cnidus tour. For dinner and an overnight stay, we will
anchor in Datça.
Day 5: SYMI
After customs formalities are completed, we will set sail to Symi
Island and anchor at a near bay to Symi
Harbour for lunch and a swimming break. We will anchor at Symi Port
early in the evening. You can see the
shoreline with its neo-classical houses and the peripheral districts.
You are going to adore Symi Island for its
pine and oak forests and unique bays. You can hire a vehicle to go
to the Monastery of Panormitis located in a
well-protected bay at the southern part of Simi.
Day 6: RHODES
We will cruise to Rhodes early in the morning. Rhodes is the largest
of the Dodecanese Islands. The island is
quite a popular holiday destination as it has one of the
best-preserved and the largest European
Medieval cities and has warm weather for 300 days of the year.
Rhodes has been the cradle of many
civilizations; starting with the knights of St. John in the Middle
Ages, then Ottomans and Italians. Thus, the
island has a unique historical harmony and beauty. The main port of
Rhodes is Rhodes City which bears the same
name as the island. The other very touristic areas of Rhodes island
are; Lindos and Kamiros. This city, which is
still surrounded by a 12 meter thick city-wall which gives you the
feeling of travelling back to Medieval times
especially when you walk around its narrow, stone-paved roads. After
dinner, we highly recommend you to enjoy in
Rhodes Town night out.
Day 7: MARMARİS
After entering Marmaris Port, we will anchor at Cennet Island (Paradise
Island). Lunch time and a swimming break will
take place here. Then, we will anchor at Marmaris Harbour for dinner
and an overnight stay.
Day 8: MARMARİS
The guests will leave the boat with precious memories by 10:30 after
breakfast.
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