A Dreamy Escape: Enjoying a Boat Tour in Bodrum-Hisarönü Waters! - #171

• Departure and Arrival location

  This program starts from Bodrum and ends at Bodrum.

• Check-in and Check-out time

  Check-in is at 16:00 and Check-out is at 08:00.

• Day 1 - Departure to Karaada and Poyraz Bay

  After the boat welcome at 15:00 on Saturday, the crew is met. After the captain's general information and warnings about the route and the boat, we leave the port. The first stop with the Gulet is Karaada and Poyraz Bay for a swimming break and overnight stay.

• Day 2 - Departure to Palamutbükü and İnceburun

  After breakfast, we set out towards Palamutbükü early in the morning. After lunch and a swimming break, the boat changes course to İnce Burun. İnceburun Bay, which has only sea transportation, is the most frequented point of the tours and fascinates the guests especially with the color and clarity of the water. After a swimming break, dinner and overnight stay will be in İnceburun.

• Day 3 - Aktur and Bencik Bay

  After breakfast, we depart for Aktur. The first stop here is Bencik Bay. In this bay, which has a very narrow entrance, you will encounter a unique view as you head inland. Bencik is a bay located on the Hisarönü side, at the narrowest part of the peninsula separating the Hisarönü Gulf and the Gökova Gulf. Dinner and overnight will be in Bencik Bay.

• Day 4 - Emel Sayın, going to Orhaniye and Selimiye

  After breakfast in Bencik Bay, we anchor at Emel Sayın Bay. After the swimming break, we head to Orhaniye for lunch. The natural structure called 'Maiden's Sand' in Orhaniye Bay, formed by the rise and fall of sea water, displays an extraordinary appearance. Various legends are told about the reddish sand road that can be walked on from the beach into the sea. There are ruins from the ancient period with castle walls on an islet in the bay. From here we move to Selimiye for dinner and overnight.

• Day 5 - Departure to Dirsekbükü and Bozburun

  After breakfast, we depart for Dirsek Bükü. Dirsekbükü Bay distinguishes itself from other bays with its indentation. This recess ensures that the bay remains calm even in the windiest weather conditions. The interior of the sea is made of fine sand, which gives the bay a special beauty. In addition, the smell of hot bread coming from the stone oven on the quay with its beautiful view adds a different magic to this bay. After a swimming break, we depart for Bozburun Bay. Bozburun is a small fishing town. Sponges were mined along the coasts of this region, but today the local people have abandoned sponge diving because it does not provide a good income and is a dangerous job with old techniques. Instead, gulet construction started and Bozburun gulets took their place in the sector in a short time.

• Day 6 - Departure to Datça and Knidos

  We start the day with departure towards Datça. Water and provisions are supplied from Datça port if needed. It has a humid and oxygen-rich air. You can take a walk in Datça harbour. Dinner and overnight will be at Knidos Port. Knidos(Cnidus); It was an advanced city in science, architecture and art. Eudoxos, the great astronomer and mathematician of history, Doctor Euryphon, the famous painter Polygnotos, and Sostrates, the architect of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, considered one of the seven wonders of the world, lived here.

• Day 7 - Poyraz Port, Meteor Bay

  We start sailing towards Karaada in the early hours. Breakfast and swimming break are given at Poyraz Port. This is a beautiful bay with turquoise blue waters, overlooking the south side of the island. We will anchor at Meteor Bay for lunch. This is the place where the meteor pit is located in the bay, facing the south side of Karaada. That's why it was called Meteor. If you wish, you can also take a walk to the underwater cave in the bay.

• Day 8 - Bodrum Port

  After breakfast, you leave the boat and the boat tour ends at Bodrum Port, where you witness the magnificent beauties.

• Daily cruising time

  1 hours

Note: Due to weather conditions, the captain has the right to change the cruising time and experience program.