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WEEKLY BLUE CRUISES FROM MARMARIS

BLUE CRUISE #1 - ITINERARY & ROUTE

Starting:  Saturdays and Mondays only.

Marmaris-Fethiye-Marmaris cruise route is one of the most popular of regular cabin charter boat cruises which are organized in paradise Southwestern cost of Turkey.

Embarking: Check in to boats after 15:30. Early arriving guests may leave their luggage at the office of our local partners. The cruise boats stay in the marina of Marmaris on the first day of the cruise program, therefore the guests can check-in  to the boats from early afternoon till late evening, which gives you flexibility with arrival time of your flights or buses, especially useful if you are not staying in a hotel in Marmaris the previous night. Thus, you will also have a chance to discover lovely Marmaris town on the first day.

Arrival info: There are intercity bus connection to Marmaris from all major cities and towns of Turkey. Dalaman is the nearest airport to Marmaris (90 km) and there are frequent flights from Istanbul. There is airport shuttle service of HAVAS for each domestic flight from Dalaman Airport to Marmaris, which takes 90 minutes.
 

Ottoman castle in Marmaris	Waterfront at the town center	Marmaris has an international port

Day 1: MARMARIS
Embarking will starts bay 15:30 from Marmaris Harbor. On the first day, the service starts on the boat with dinner and an overnight stay in Marmaris Port. Marmaris, which was built upon one of the antique Karian cities called Phyckos, has been under the rule of many different civilizations. The most valuable work of art that you can 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 small, low hill located on the northern side of the city. Being one of the best-known touristic places of Turkey, Marmaris has also a large marina

Day 2: EKINCİK GULF - DALYAN
After your breakfast, you will be informed about the cruise itinerary and the boat. The cruise will move towards Ekincik Gulf. You may join our optional Dalyan Tour from here. You will be taken from your yacht by a small boat called “piyade”. You will arrive at Caretta-Caretta (turtle) Beach and take a swimming break here. You will enjoy the natural beauty of the delta as you cruise along the river. You will see the ancient Rock Tombs and finally arrive at mud baths to relax and be rejuvenated. A fishing village called Dalyan will be our final destination after we return to our yacht by piyade boat. Dinner and an overnight stay will be in the Gulf of Ekincik.
 

Very famous Turkish poet Bedri Rahmi's painting on a rock

Day 3: OLUDENIZ (DEAD SEA) – GEMILER ISLAND
Because of the wavy seas of Disibilmez and Kurtoglu that we have to cross, we will cruise earlier than the other days and reach the world-famous Oludeniz Bay. Our yacht will be anchored in Oludeniz for lunch and a swimming break. The next stop will be Gemiler Island. It is recommended to have an early evening walk on Gemiler Island and pay a visit to the Church of St. Nicholas, located at the top of the island, which remains from Byzantine times. Dinner and an overnight stay will be in the Gemiler Strait.
 

Day 4: TURUNC PINARI – FETHIYE
After breakfast, we will cruise to Turunc Pinari for lunch and a swimming break. On the fourth day of our cruise, we will arrive in Fethiye Harbour around 16:00 p.m. The guests who joined for 'Mini Cruise' should leave the boat here. Fethiye, which was known as Telmessos in the ancient times, was the most important city situated on Lycia's western border with Caria. It is believed that the city's name comes from Apollon's son Telmessos. As the name suggests, the city was the city of light and was famous for its prophets. Fethiye stretches in a half circle along the bay protected by 12 Islands. You can visit the city centre if you wish. Dinner and an overnight stay will be in Fethiye Harbour.

Day 5: GOCEK GULF (YASSICA ISLANDS – TERSANE ISLAND – BEDRI RAHMI BAY)
The new guests for Mini Cruise must embark the boat before 10:30 a.m. from Fethiye Harbour.
After breakfast, we will cruise to world-famous Gocek Gulf. While moving through uniquely beautiful islands, we finally anchor at Yassica Islands. Lunch will be taken in this beautiful chain of little islands. We will anchor at Tersane Island for tea-time and swimming break. This naturally protected harbour was used as the shipyard in Byzantine and Ottoman times. For dinner and overnight stay we will cruise and anchor in Bedri Rahmi Bay. Bedri Rahmi is a famous Turkish artist who made one of the first 'Blue Cruises' in Turkey. Following his visit the bay was named after him.

Day 6: GOCEK GULF (MANASTIR - AGA LIMANI)
After the breakfast we will cruise to Manastir (Monastery) Bay. Lunch and a swimming break, will take place in here. This place is also known as Cleopatra Bay or Sunken Bath Bay due to the beautiful underwater ruins of an old bath. Afterwards we will cruise to Aga Limani for dinner and anchor here for overnight stay.

Day 7: KUMLUBUKU - CENNET ISLAND - MARMARIS
Today, we will cruise to Kumlubuk Bay early in the morning. Breakfast will be served in Kumlubuk Bay. We will anchor at Cennet Island for our last swimming break and lunch. We will enter Marmaris Harbour by 16:00 p.m. an overnight stay will be in Marmaris. Guests wishing to see more of Marmaris are recommended to go to the city centre and experience the lively night life.

Day 8: MARMARİS
The guests will leave the boat with precious memories by 10:30 after breakfast.
 

Fethiye and Blue Lagoon	Market street in old Fethiye	Fethiye from Rock Tombs

PRICE LIST

Blue Cruise #1 - 2013 Prices

Starting Days:  Saturdays and Mondays only.

Prices include:
* All services, harbor taxes and yacht insurance*
* 5 o'clock tea break with, cookie, biscuits, cake offer *
* Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner during the cruise period*
* Basic snorkeling and fishing equipments and board games*
* 7 nights accommodation in private cabins with en-suite bath/WC*
* Towels and bed sheets, but still bring personal towels and swimming materials*

Prices do not include.
* Personal travel insurance.
* Airport and hotel transfers from/to boats.
* Optional excursions/tours which may be recommended by boat staffs along the way.
* Drinks are not included but available at the boat with very reasonable prices.
* Various surcharges in case of credit card payments ( Visa and Master, and American Express)
 

PAYMENT AND RESERVATION

Payment Procedure: Depending on season we will request some 20-25% of the total price in advance to complete reservation. Remaining payment can be made sometime before / during check in to the boats. Payments can be made online, by various major credit cards or cash.


ATTENTION:
This is not an exclusively gay cruise. Potential of gay tourism in Turkey is not so big for frequent gay cruises, unfortunately. We organize this cruise in cooperation with other non-gay boat operators or boat owners, but we choose the gay friendly ones as much as possible. Therefore it is a coincidence if there will be other gay or lesbian clients joining the same cruise, same day with you. Other participants comes from various travel agencies and are mostly western tourists.
Cabins mostly have 1 double bed and twin (separate) beds are not guaranteed. Cabin share is also not guaranteed for single participants. They need to book a private cabin and pay the corresponding price supplement.
The boats are standard quality and the cruise is classified as cabin charter. The cabins will have en suite bath/WC. Private charter version of same cruise can be organized with standard or deluxe boats if requested. Similar rates can be offered for private groups consisting of some 12-16 people.
There may be small changes with the cruise route. The captain can make some minor changes with the route due to weather conditions and unavoidable technical problems.
What you should bring: Bed sheets and some towels are provided for guests. But still we recommend you to bring your own extra towels as well as swimming and sun bathing materials,  a couple of slippers and walking shoes, a pullover and may be a wind-breaker for windy nights.

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