Adventure Cruises In Turkey
Istanbul & The Golf Of Hisaronu Gullet Cruise
11 Days /10 Nights tour with upgraded Gullet Cruise from $ 1.699- Land & Cruise Package
DAY 1: Istanbul. Private transfer will take to your hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight at hotel. DAY 2:
Istanbul.Breakfast in your hotel. Today you will enjoy a full day tour of Istanbul: visit Topkapi Museum, Blue Mosque Hipodrome, St Sophia, Grand Bazaar. Overnight at hotel. DAY 3: Istanbul. After Breakfast, Hald day city tour including a visit to the Spice Market and a boat for the cruise along the Bosphoros. For the night we suggest you to enjoy the typical Belly dancing show (Optional) Overnight at hotel. DAY 4:
Bodrum.After breakfast transfer to the airport for your departure flight to Bodrum and your gullet cruise. On arrival to Bodrum transfer to the harbour. Boarding starts at 3:30 pm. On the first day, our boat will remain anchored in Bodrum Port for the dinner and an overnight stay. In the afternoon you may enjoy a visit on your own of this ancient city: Bodrum has a history that goes back to the 12th century B.C. when was called 'Halicarnassus'. You can strool along the narrow street , visit the the Amphitheatre, the 'Castle of Saint Peter'. One of the best preserved pieces of architecture with a history dating back to the Middle Ages.
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DAY 5: Palamutbuku - Inceburun. After breakfast, you will be informed about the cruise itinerary and the boat. Then we will start to cruise to Palamutbuku Bay early in the morning. We will anchor at Ince Burun after lunch and swimming breaks. We will stay in this lovely bay for dinner and an overnight stay. DAY 6: Aktur -
Bencik.After breakfast we will cruise to Aktur Bay. Then our first stop will be 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 Hisaronu Gulf from the Gokova Gulf but it is located at Hisaronu side. Dinner and an overnight stay will be in Bencik Bay.
DAY 7: Emel Sayin - Orhaniye - Selimiye. After breakfast, we will anchor in Emel Sayın Bay and you can enjoy a swimming stop in this lovely bay. For lunch we will dock in Orhaniye. In Orhaniye Bay, you will see the unique scenery of a natural tidal formation called 'Kız Kumu' (Maiden's Beach). There are so many myths about this reddish sand-path going from the shore to the inner parts of the sea which
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is suitable for walking along. On a tiny island located in the bay, you can see the wrecks of an antique castle, a sign of an ancient city. Today, our final destination will be Selimiye for dinner and an overnight stay. DAY 8:Dirsekbuku - Bozburun. After anchoring in Dirsekbuku, we will go to Bozburun which is a small fishing town. This area was popular and suitable for sponge-diving. In recent years sponge-diving has been replaced by gulet tourism and nowadays Bozburun Gulets take their place in this sector. DAY 9:Datça - Knidos (Cnidus). We will cruise to Datca. Food and water will be supplied to the boat from Datca Harbour. Datca was founded by the Dorians who came from 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 Datca’s weather: "God would send his beloved servants to Datca to live longer". You may take a walk in Datca Harbour. We will cruise to Cnidus, for dinner and an overnight stay. Knidos (Cnidus) renowned in the antiquity to be city of knowledge and science, was the home for Aphrodite's monument and in those times the city was famous for brothels and became popular for sailors and Arabic tradesmen. You may take a walk on the shore to see the ruins. DAY 10: Poyraz - Meteor - Bodrum. We will start to cruise early in the morning to Karaada (Black Island). Breakfast and a swimming break will be at Poyraz Bay which is located on the northern side of the island. This is such a nice bay with its turquoise-blue waters. We will be anchoring at Meteor Bay for lunch which is located on the southern side of the island. There is a meteor hole here and this is how the bay got its name. Here you may jump over the platform into the deep water. You may also take a walk through the underwater caves which are very near to Meteor Bay for a small local fee. We will dock in Bodrum Harbour for dinner and an overnight stay.
DAY 11:Bodrum-Istanbul. After breakfast guests will leave the boat by 10:30 and be transferred to airport for departing flight to Istanbul. End of services.
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