DAY
1: When all members of your group have arrived, the Captain
will order you a welcome cocktail and give some information about the
cruise. The first night we'll stay in Marmaris Harbour so that you'll
have ample time to get acquainted with this friendly little town and
maybe participate in its night life.
DAY 2: After breakfast we'll depart on a southerly course for
Kadýrga Bay where you may enjoy yourself with bathing and windsurfing
while the crew prepares lunch. Later in the day we set sails for Semirce
Bay, our anchorage for the night.
DAY 3: If you choose the land tour, a small river boat will
come and fetch us for an excursion into the delta of Dalyan River. First
we'll be taken to the ruins of ancient Caunos and then we'll go on
upriver to the sulphur mud baths which are great fun. On our return into
the delta, we may spend some time on the extensive, sandy beaches of
Dalyan and bathe in the shallows there before our boat takes us back to
our yacht. On the beaches of Dalyan no visitors are permitted after
nightfall because these beaches are one of the last breeding grounds of
the Mediterranean sea turtle.
DAY 4: We are going to weigh anchor very early in the morning
so that we may catch the strong wind which is usually blowing off
Dalaman beach in the first hours of the day. We'll sail on to Gemili
Island. This is a perfect place for the explorers amongst you. It is
covered with ruins, some of them Byzantanic, some of them much older,
but history knows nothing about the people who lived there.
DAY 5: Today's destination is the little harbour of Kalkan,
which we'll reach at some time in the afternoon. There we'll have the
chance to rent a minibus which will take us to Xanthos, once the most
important town of Lycia, then to the ancient holy place, Letoon and last
of all to Patara, a Lycian harbour town, half buried under huge sand
dunes.
DAY 6: Today we'll set course for Kekova with its wealth of
beautiful bays and islands, many of them with traces of continuous
inhabitation for more than 200 years. Through the clear water you can
recognise ancient ruins at the bottom of the sea and you can feast your
eyes on the impressive castle which the Lycians built, the Romans have
enlarged and the Selchuks have restored. For the night we'll anchor at
Gökgemili, a little bay on the eastern tip of Kekova Island.
DAY 7: In the morning we'll weigh anchor for an excursion to
ancient Myra with its Lycian rock tombs and its great Roman theatre, and
to the church of St. Nicholas in Demre. Then a trip to beautiful
Arycanda is possible, a Lycian town built on seven terraces high up in
the mountains. On our waydown, we may stop by a fish farm and purchase
fresh mountain trout for tonight's dinner.
DAY 8: This day is mainly dedicated to swimming, snorkelling
and windsurfing in the quiet bays of Kekova. In the afternoon we'll go
on to Kaþ, a quaint little Mediterranean town. There, we'll stay for the
night and explore the many tiny souvenir shops and lovely little bars
with live music
DAY 9: Today we are going to spend more time than usual
underway, because we have to cover a distance of 60 sea miles to our
next destination, the famous lagoon "Ölüdeniz", with its turquoise water
and snow white beach. For the night we'll drop anchor in one of the
nearby coves.
DAY 10: After breakfast we’ll set course for Fethiye Bay. In
the evening we’ll make fast in Fethiye's marina. The town is a lively
touristic centre with may shops and open air lively touristic centre
with may ships and open air restaurants lining the streets. Of course
there is also a disco. The Lycian graves in the rock wall in the back of
the town, amongst them the tomb of Prince Amyntas, constitute a striking
contrast to the modern architecture of today's Fethiye.
DAY 11: In the morning we’ll depart from Fethiye for the
Yassica Islands in the western part of the bay where we shall spend some
time swimming and windsurfing. For the night we'll anchor in Tersane
Island. Many centuries ago the people who lived in this region used to
build their wooden ships here. Some ruins of the old shipyards are still
visible.
DAY 12: There is such a wealth of beautiful little bays, many
of them with the forest coming right down to the edge of the water, that
it is difficult to choose amongst them. We'll simply unfurl the sails
and see in which direction the wind takes us.
DAY 13: Our last stop within Fethiye Bay is Diþibilmez. That’s
a paradise for snorkelling fans. People who are fond of hiking are
attracted by Aða Limaný and the hilly forested country surrounding it.
DAY 14: On our way to Marmaris, we’ll stop behind Nimara Island
for lunch. There we’ll put in some more hours of swimming and
snorkelling before we'll have to weigh anchor for Marmaris in time to
arrive whilst the sun is setting.
DAY 15: It’s time for our last breakfast on board then to say
good bye until we meet again - some other time - for another cruise. |