Blue Cruise is the unique experience holiday with high service standarts and with all the facilities which make you fell in paradise in the Mediterranean costs. It is time to relax, enjoy with your friends and family and forget the rest what you have during your regular life. It is the time to be with yourself and that’s why as Royal Gulet we offer you the best options to make your dreams true.
Day 1: Marmaris
The boarding starts at 3:30 p.m. from Marmaris Port. On the first day, the service starts on the boat with dinner and overnight stay will be in Marmaris Port or small bay. Marmaris, which was built upon the antique Karian city; Phyckos has been under the governorship of many different civilisations. The most valuable work-piece that you will see today is Marmaris Castle dating from 1577. There is also a mosque and an 8-room caravansary covered with arches from the Ottoman Period. The ruins of the Antique times lie on Asar Hill; a short 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: Ekincik Gulf – Dalyan
Cruise will start with Ekincik Gulf. If you want, you may join our optional Dalyan Tour from here. In this tour you will enjoy the natural beauty of the delta as you pass along by the river boat called Piyade. Finally, you will arrive in Dalyan which is a Karian City known to be founded by Miletos’ son. Besides its ancient value with its Rock Tombs, Akropol Castle, Ancient Theater and Basilica complex, Dalyan is also well-known for it natural beauty with Caretta- Caretta (İztuzu) Beach. Following a rejuvenating Mud Bath the final destination of the day will be Turtle Beach. Dinner and overnight stay will be in Gulf of Ekincik.
Day 3: Datca
After the breakfast we will hoist sail to Datça. Food and water are loaded 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 Datca’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 Sariliman Bay and these abandoned people recovered from their disease with the help of the clean weather of Datca. You can explore Datca yourself or join the optional city tour. For dinner and overnight stay we will anchor in Datca 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 Hisaronu Gulf from the Gokova 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 penninsula between the Hisaronu Gulf and the Gokova Gulf as a defence line against the Persians. That way they would make two peninsulas one island and the defense easier. They started with diligance 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 Hisaronu 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 a 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: Dirsekbuku – Bozburun
After docking 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: Kadirga – Marmaris
Today we will sail to Kadirga or Kumlu Bükü after breakfast. Then comes a swimming break on Paradise Island after lunch. Depends on your wish, our boat will be anchored at Marmaris Port or in a small bay near to harbour.
