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Day 1: Marmaris
Boarding starts at 3:30 p.m. from Marmaris Port. Early arriving
guests can leave their luggage at our office. On the first day, our
boat will be anchored at Marmaris Harbour for dinner and overnight
stay.
Day 2: Arabian Island -
Bozukkale (Loryma )
While you have a breakfast, you will be informed about the cruise
programme and then we will set sail for the Arabian Peninsula. The
night will be spent in Bozukkale. In the historical city Bozukkale (Loryma),
there is a castle which strectches out in a rectangle with its city
walls and 9 temples. 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 navy forces during the
Pelepones Sea Battle. Karor, the Commander of Athens gathered all
his ships here before the Cnidus War in 395 BC., and Demetrios; the
son of Antigonos used this port for the preparations before
attacking Rhodes in 305 BC.
Day 3: Datça
After the breakfast we will hoist sail to Datça. Food and water are
supplied for the boat. The city was founded by the Dors 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 has a rightful saying about 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 yourself or join the optional city tour. For dinner and
overnight stay we will anchor in Datça or at a nearby bay.
Day 4: Aktur - Bencik
After breakfast we will set sail for Aktur. Then our first stop will
be the 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 Hisarönü Gulf from the Gökova Gulf but it
is closer to Hisaronu. 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. That way they would make two peninsulas one island and the
defense easier. They started with diligence and put a lot of effort;
however, in the end they could not manage and the city was conquered
by the Persians. Dinner and overnight stay will be at Bencik Bay.
Day 5: Selimiye - Orhaniye
Today, we will be sailing into the Hisarönü Gulf. For lunch we will
dock in Selimiye Bay and for dinner and overnight stay our
destination will be Orhaniye. You can join the optional jeep safari
in Orhaniye. In Orhaniye Bay, you will see 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. On a tiny island located in the bay,
you can see the wrecks of an antique castle, a sign of an ancient
city.
Day 6: Dirsekbükü -
Bozburun
After anchoring in Dirsekbükü, we will go to Bozburun. Bozburun is a
small fishing town. This area was popular and suitable for
sponge-diving but nowadays the people of the island are no more
interested in sponge-diving as it is not worthy and is dangerous. In
the last years sponge-diving is replaced by gulet tourism and
Bozburun Gulets nowadays could take its place in this sector.
Day 7: Kadırga - Marmaris
Today we will sail to Kadirga or Kumlu Bükü after breakfast. Then
comes a swimming break on Paradise Island after lunch. For dinner
and overnight stay we will sail back to Marmaris Port.
Day 8: Marmaris
We will leave the boat by 10:30 after breakfast. |
