BODRUM-GOKOVA BAY-BODRUM CRUISE
Gay friendly
boat cruises by gay owned travel agency of Turkey
SATURDAY : BODRUM
Bodrum-Gokova-Bodrum route is
the birth place and still the most
popular route for blue cruising with gullet yachts which are
exclusively being organized
in Southwestern cost of Turkey.
1st days program: Dinner on board, brief information by the captain,
free time and overnight on board in Bodrum
Departure: This cruise is available once a week starting on every
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, from the beginning of
April till the end of October. Please ask for availability in
April and October closer to departure time.. Embarking: You can check in to boats after 15:30.
Those who came earlier can leave their luggage at our local
agent's office until that time. The cruise boats stay in the
marina of Bodrum on the first night of the cruise program,
therefore the guests can check-in to the boats 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
Bodrum the previous night. Thus, you will also have a chance to
discover colorful night life of Bodrum on the first day of the
cruise.
Arrival to Bodrum: Transfers from central Bodrum hotels are included
and we can also offer you airport transfer with reasonable prices,
if requested. There are regular bus connection to Bodrum from all
major cities and towns of Turkey. Bodrum-Milas airport is 35 km
away from Bodrum and many flight companies operate scheduled and
charter flights to Bodrum in Summer season. From the airport there
are also Havas Shuttle services in accordance with each planes'
arriving to the domestic lines of Bodrum Milas Airport.
(approximately 10 Euro pp).
Click here for
the shuttle schedule of HAVAS for Bodrum airport. In high season, Bodrum is reached by
the sea from Greek Islands of Cos and Rhodes. Daily ferryboat
services from/to Cos and Rhodes to Bodrum are available during the
summer season.
Typical Bodrum houses
St Peters Castle of Bodrum
Bodrum marina is always busy
Bodrum:A town at the junction of the
Aegean and the Mediterranean is Bodrum, occupying a small but
beautiful peninsula. It is one of the prettiest holiday
resorts of Turkey, popular and famous for its vivacious, friendly
and bohemian atmosphere. For that reason it is the most popular
holiday resort for local gay and lesbian people also.
Bodrum has also become the central hub for travel between Turkey and
the Mediterranean Islands whether it be via sea, land or air. You
can spend your days walking the streets of Bodrum, experiencing
the sights and smells of the markets or walk the shopping malls
searching for your top designer labels. Enjoy the picturesque
views of Bodrum's harbor and St Peters Castle whilst
tantalizing your taste buds over Turkish cuisine in variety
of waterfront cafe's, restaurants and bars.
Bodrumis the site of the ancient city of Halikarnassus,
the location of the famous Mausoleum of Halikarnassus (built after
353 BCE) - one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Unfortunately, the ancient monument was destroyed by earthquakes
in the Middle Ages and nothing left to see, though some of the
remnants can be seen at British Museum in London. According to Herodotus, born B.C. 484 in
Halikarnassus (Bodrum), the city was founded by the Dor's.
Megerans enlarged the city B.C. 650 and changed its name to
Halikarnassus, and then Persians started to rule the city.
Halikarnassus had its glorious days, when it was the capital of
the Karia B.C. 353. One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World,
the Mausoleum, was built there by Artemisia for the memory of King
Mausolos.
SUNDAY :
ORAK ISLAND -
COKERTME
Get ready for an incredible journey. Right after breakfast your
boat will depart from Bodrum Marina for Orak Island famous
with its sparkling
turquoise waters. You will have considerable time for
swimming in crystal-clear waters and have your lunch in Orak
Island. Before the evening you will sail on to Cokertme
for dinner and overnight, where cheerful and friendly local people
live. Cokertme is a charming fishing village famous for its
hand-made carpets.
The cruise
boats at Orak
Island
Cokertme
Village
A beach near Cokertme
Orak Island is about 9 miles east of Bodrum, an islet of
bare rock and thorny shrubs that seem to float in the clear
morning light. It is a popular point where yachts and boats on
Gokova tours do not pass without stopping. The island stretches
opposite of Kargicik Inlet and has indented shores covered with
olive trees in the lower slopes of the hills. There is no
settlement on the island but there are sheltered coves that you
can anchor at in the north and in the east the sea that is like an
aquarium.
Cokertme: This small hamlet, mentioned in the local folk
songs, is an important stopover before or after crossing the
Gokova Gulf. Cokertme Bay takes its name from a small village.
Cokertme Bay is a sheltered place for spending the night. It is
well known by the boatmen mainly because its secluded bays well
protected from the wind. Cokertme has a long coastline with
forests of pine and olive trees starting right from the coastline.
Local restaurants with reasonable prices offer fine food to boat
people. At night time, there are even belly dancers entertaining
the visitors.
MONDAY : CATI HARBOR
After breakfast, depart from Cokertme for Cati Harbor arriving at
noon, where your will spend the rest of the day and the evening.
Most of the bays near Cati harbor has sandy beaches and there is a
pine forests covering all around it. After having your lunch you
can either swim in the warm waters of the blue sea or walk though
the untouched pine forest to fill up your lungs with pure oxygen. Dinner and
overnight on board.
TUESDAY : SEVEN ISLANDS-KUFRE
Today you’ll be having another wonderful day in Yedi Adalar (Seven
Islands) famous with the coral reefs. You’ll have ample time for
swimming, snorkeling, and windsurfing. Arrival to Kufre which has
a natural harbor. You may walk through Gunluk Forest if you wish.
Dinner will be ready to be served on your return. We will spend
the night on board in Kufre.
One of the ideal stops during a blue voyage is Seven Islands, a
secluded bay in the south of Tulsa. It is ideal spot for swimming,
snorkeling, fishing or sponge diving. Holiday maker can harpoon
fish and collect sponges there.
WEDNESDAY :
SEDIR ISLAND-KARACASOGUT
Today we will first sail to Sedir Island (Cleopatra's Island) where you’ll
encounter an antique city with its theater and other ruins. From
there your boat will shortly sail on to Karacasogut for dinner
and overnight.
Cleopatra's Beach at Sedir
Island
Sedir Island: A rumor has it
that, this was the meeting point of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony.
You can still visit the ruins of a horse shoe shaped antic theatre
and other things from Hellenistic and Roman periods. This island
boasts an incredible beach with fine sand composed of fossils and
a magnificent view of the Kiran Mountains across the bay.
Cleopatra's beach of Sedir Island is one of the most beautiful and
crowded beach in Turkey. It is also suggested that the fine sand
of the beach was brought all the way from Nile river of Egypt. The
Sedir (Cedrea) Islands was also a resort area at Roman times, now
crowded by people coming mainly from Marmaris.
Karacasogut is the most suitable and logical place for
anchorage in the area, located 40 kms from Marmaris town. It is
one of the spectacular places of south western Anatolian
coastline. The area already attracted land developers who built
fancy summer villas around the bay.
THURSDAY : ENGLISH HARBOR-BALLISU BAY
After breakfast and a short sailing, your boat will anchor in
English Harbor where Rosemaries and a pine forest frame a lake
where English war ships sank. After lunch, a 1,5 hour cruise will
bring us to Longoz harbor. For the night, we will
drop the anchor at Ballisu.
According to locals, British naval vessels hid at the English
Harbor (Degirmen Buku) during German
Occupation of Greek Islands at World War II. In fact, two British military aircrafts
including the skeletons of the pilots were discovered by Turkish
divers at the English Harbor. It is suggested that these two
airplanes were hit by German anti-craft guns form the nearby
Greek Islands in 1942.
There are six anchorage spots at Degirmen
Buku area. At a distance about 5 km's west of Degirmen Buku, there is
Ballisu Bay, which is also a perfect spot for god anchorage.
FRIDAY: KERME BAY-KARAADA-BODRUM
After breakfast you will sail on to Kerme (Gokova) Bay. There are many historical ruins, antique
water channels, memorial tombs and Byzantine walls to be visited
around here. Then, we will stop at Karaada (Black island) just outside of
mainland near Bodrum, which is famous with its mud baths and finally
continue to Bodrum marina for dinner and overnight. Tonight, you will have
a last chance to join the colorful night life of Bodrum.
It is possible to check out from the boat in Bodrum this evening
for those who need to depart earlier.
Kerme (Gokova Bay)
The Gulf of Gokova (Kerme), is a narrow gulf of the Aegean Sea
which separates the Bodrum peninsula from the Resadiye peninsula
in southwest Turkey.
Bodrum (ancient Halicarnassus), located in its northwest reaches,
is the only large city on the gulf today, but the gulf was
originally named for the ancient city of Ceramus, on the north
shore. The Greek island of Kos closes off the gulf from the
Aegean.
Administratively, Gulf of Gökova coastline includes portions of
the districts of Bodrum, Milas, Mugla, Ula, Marmaris and Datca.
The alluvial plain at the Gulf's end is the location of the
townships of Akyaka and Gokova which are much prized by visitors
with especially Akyaka becoming a rising center of tourism.
SATURDAY: BODRUM
Disembarking from Bodrum after having your last breakfast on
board all together
Please let us know if you need any hotels, airport transfers, domestic
flight or bus tickets after check-out.
PRICE LIST
2009 Summer Prices (Full Board- Per Week)
DEPARTURES (Prices in between below departure dates; on Friday,
Saturday, Sunday, Monday only)
Per person
in a double cabin
Private
cabin for single use
04 April – 28 May
02 –29 October
280 Euro pp
390 Euro pp
29 May – 25 June
18 September – 01 October
300 Euro pp
430 Euro pp
26 June – 09 July
04 - 17 September
340 Euro pp
500 Euro pp
10– 30 July
28 August – 03 September
400 Euro pp
590 Euro pp
31 July– 27 August
420 Euro pp
630 Euro pp
Mini Cruise (4 days-3 nights)
You can join the first half of
the cruise (4 days -3 nights)
Weekly payment requested from July 10 till September 3rd
%75 off regular price for the other departure dates.
This gullet cruise is available on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
only.
Prices include:
* All services and harbor taxes*
* Basic snorkeling equipments and board games*
* Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner during the cruise period*
*Please kindly bring your own towels and swimming materials*
*7 nights accommodation in private cabins with one double bed & en-suite baths*
Prices do not Included. Airport and hotel transfers from/to boats.
Optional excursion tours at the stopover places. (Not
compulsory)
Drinks are not included but available at the boat with very
reasonable prices.
Surcharges in case of credit card payments ( Visa
and Master, and American Express)
PAYMENT AND
RESERVATION
Payment and reservation:
We will request 30% of the total tour price for guaranteed
reservations. We will send you a detailed reservation contract by
e-mail after all details are confirmed mutually.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
This is not an exclusively gay cruise. 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.
This blue cruise starts regularly only on mentioned days only. Private charter version of the same or similar
route can be organized starting any day for private groups if
requested. Private charter cruises can also be shorter or longer
than 7 nights, if required. This cruise is classified as cabin
charter and the boats are standard quality. Private charter version of the same or similar
route can be organized with standard, deluxe or superior quality
boats if requested by private groups. We have direct contacts
with the boat owners and boat operators in Bodrum but there will
be a considerable price difference depending on the number of
participants, the size and the quality of the boat.
There may be small changes with the
cruise route.
This is the most common route for this destination but the captain
can make some minor changes with the route due to weather
conditions and technical reasons. We may reserve you and alternative cruise
form another boat operator with similar route if there is no
vacancy.
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.
Click here
to have an idea about blue cruises and gullet boats
Click here for more
the map of the blue cruise destinations in southwestern
Turkey.
Other Gay Friendly Tours
& Activities in Bodrum
GREEK ISLANDS BLUE CRUISE
Bodrum - Kos - Nisyros - Tilos - Rhodos - Symi - Datca -
Knidos Gay
friendly weekly cruises to neighborhood Greek Islands from
Bodrum.
Including tax, custom charges, accommodation on gullet
boats, breakfast, lunch, dinner, board games and basic
snorkeling equipments
DAILY
TOURS IN BODRUM There are many daily tours and
activities you can join while you are in Bodrum such as
daily Ephesus and Pamukkale tours, boat trips, village
tours, diving, fishing, jeep safari tours, Note that we
make 5 Euro pp discount for all tours if you book your
hotel from our company
INTERNATIONAL ONLINE
SECURE SYSTEM
Book your hotels online via International Secure
Reservation System with the guarantee of Pride Travel
which has special discounts from hotels in Bodrum. Easy to
search, hotels listed starting from the cheapest. Book
early, get incredible rates.
HOTEL
HARMONY Location: Bodrum Center.
Officially gay and lesbian friendly hotel at the very
center of Bodrum is highly recommended for budget
travelers, The
staff and administration is very gay friendly and ready to
help you.
DELFI
HOTEL & SPA - NGF Location: Center.
As well as accommodation with restaurants, outdoor
swimming pool, pool bar etc, its additional Spa
establishment has Turkish Bath, fitness center, skin &
body care and hair art units.
BODRUM ATRIUM HOTEL - NGF Location: Center. Hotel Atrium is located just at the
center of the town, practically close to night life, sea
nature and history, but on a very quiet street. It has out
door swimming pool is surrendered by trees..
EL VINO HOTEL & SUITES 4*
(+) - GF Location:
Center. Officially Gay Friendly. Very
special deluxe boutique accommodation in downtown Bodrum.
The hotel has all tastefully decorated 10 standard 10
suite rooms. Early reservation is highly
recommended.
L'AMBIANCE RESORT 4* + - GF Location:
Center. Officially Gay Friendly,
L'Ambiance is an exceptional all inclusive resort
accommodation only 1 km away from the Bodrum downtown
nestled in an historical, quiet area where the Myndos Gate
is.
HAWTHORN KARACA RESORT 5*
- GF Location: Turgutreis, Bodrum Officially Gay Friendly Accommodation in Bodrum,
Turkey.
Hotel has a stunning panoramic view over the Mediterranean
sea, exceptional quality and style, it is the perfect
destination for those seeking natural beauty, deluxe
accommodations, fine cuisine and...
THE MARMARA BODRUM 5* - GF Location: Center.,
Inspired by the architecture of the medieval Bodrum Castle
and the nearby Greco-Roman antique theatre, Bodrum's most
original and unique hotel. Provides special discounts for
our clients.