Cruise Details

On the first day of your cruise, you will be picked up from Olympos around 10:00 am and taken to Demre harbor; the journey takes 1.5 to 2 hours. The group departs from Demre to pick up guests and provisions for the journey. On arrival at Demre, you will have time for any last-minute shopping. You will be picked up from Demre bus station at noon and transferred to our yacht at Demre Cayagzi Harbour, where your cruise begins.

We will then cruise onto the Sunken City for our first stop, an ancient town dating back 2000 years to the Lycian period and destroyed by an earthquake. We will move over to this protected World Heritage site. However, no swimming, diving, or snorkeling is allowed in this area.

Your captain will then steer the gulet across to Simena Castle, where you can walk to the top and witness a magical view over the bay, taking in the underwater Lycian Tombs and the Sunken City. Our gulet will spend the night in Gokkaya Bay. (L, D)

This morning we will cruise to Yaglica Bay, where you will enjoy breakfast and a refreshing swim. We then move to Kas, a beautiful fishing village, for lunch.

Optional Activity: Diving
The waters in Kas are renowned for their clear visibility, the perfect place to try this fantastic sport. We recommend pre-booking this optional activity online before your cruise to receive special discounted rates and guarantee your dive.

Before cruising to Aquarium Bay for dinner, you will have time to enjoy this small Turkish town, with plenty of eating, drinking, and shopping delights. You will spend the night here. (B, L, D)

Before you have arisen from your slumber, the captain will journey north so that you can wake to the natural beauty of Butterfly Valley. After breakfast, there is time for swimming, sunbathing, and an optional hike up to the waterfall. Butterfly Valley is known to be the home to over 136 different types of butterflies and moths; however, in the summer months difficult to spot. Afterward, we will visit Oludinez Beach, Europe's most photographed beach and one of the best sites in the world to paraglide.

Optional Activity: Paragliding Blue Lagoon 
Suppose you fancy gliding off the cliff tops and taking in the spectacular views of the Blue Lagoon and Oludeniz. In that case, We recommend pre-booking this activity online for special rates or with our friendly office crew. Please let your captain know when you come aboard.

Tonight we will anchor at St. Nicholas Island; we arrive in time to enjoy some watersports and the delicious Turkish pancakes served by ladies in wooden boats. You can walk up through the island's ruins late afternoon and witness the amazing sunset. (B, L, D)

Breakfast is served at St. Nicholas Island, and we spend a short time here before cruising to Samanlik Bay or Tarzan's Bay for swimming and lunch. We will dock at Fethiye Harbour after lunch and stay overnight. The harbor is proper in Fethiye's center, close to bars, restaurants, the famous fish market, and vibrant nightlife.

Fethiye has many sites you can visit, and the abandoned Kaya Koy (Greek Village) is highly recommended. (B, L, D)

We will pick up some new passengers and leave Fethiye harbor around 11.00 to 11.45 am, destined for Butterfly Valley for swimming, lunch, and an optional hike up to the waterfall.

We will then cruise onto Oludeniz, where you will have another opportunity to do a spot of paragliding. For those daring, why not try cliff jumping near the Blue Lagoon? In the afternoon, we will return to St Nicholas Island in time for watersports and the famous Turkish Pancakes. We will spend the night here. (B, L, D)

Today we will cruise to the Kas region and stop at one of many beautiful bays for breakfast & swimming. Afterward, we will continue to Kas Harbor for lunch. There is plenty of time to explore this small Turkish town for shopping and the Internet. Also, if you wish to go diving, you can do so from Kas.

Late in the afternoon, we will cruise to one of the secluded bays between Kas and Kekova for the night. (B, L, D)

This morning we will cruise past the Sunken City, cruising over the ancient ruins of this World Heritage site. Later mooring at Simena Castle, you can walk up to the top and witness a magical view over the bay, taking in the underwater Lycian Tombs and the Sunken City. You will spend the night in Gokkaya Bay. (B, L, D)

After breakfast, we continue to cruise back to Demre Cayagzi Harbour for our last stop. You can transfer to the Demre bus station (10 minutes) or Olympos (2 hours). You can catch local buses from the bus station leaving every 30 minutes to Kas or every hour to Fethiye. Bus tickets are always available, and there is no need to prebook.
No lunch will be served on this day. (B)