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MARMARIS - KEKOVA -
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DAY 1
When all the members have arrived on board the captain will
offer you a welcome cocktail and give some information about
the cruise. The first night we’ll stay in Marmaris harbour
so that you will have ample time to get acquintained with
this friendly little town and maybe participate in its night
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DAY 2
After breakfast we’ll depart on a southerly cruise for
Kadirga Bay where you may enjoy yourself with bathing and
windsurfing while the crew prepare lunch. Later in the day
we set sail for Semihce Bay, our anchorage for the night. |
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DAY 3
In the morning a small river boat will come and fetch us for
an excursion into delta of Dalyan river. First we will be
taken to the ruins of ancient Caunos and then we will go
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 the boat take us back to our yacht (extra pp
30.US$).
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.!!!!!!! |
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DAY 4
We are going to pull 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 will
have a simple sandwich breakfast when all sail have been
set. There will be a lunch stop in Kuyruk Bay and then we
will sail on to Gemiler Island. That’s an island to the
taste of any explorers amongst you. It is covered with ruins
some of them Byzantinic, some of them much older, but
history knows nothing about the people who had lived there. |
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DAY 5
Today’s destination is the little harbour of Kalkan where we
will reach at some time in the afternoon. There we will have
the chance to rent a minibus which will take us to Xanthos
once the most important town in Celycia, and then to the
ancient holly place Letoon, and last of all to Patara, a
Lycian harbour town half buried under huge sand dunes. |
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DAY 6
Today we will set course for Kekova with its wealth of
beautiful bays and islands many of them with traces of
constant inhabitation for more than 2000 years. Through the
clear water you can recognise ancient ruins at the bottom of
the sea or you can feast your eyes on the impressive castle
which Lycians have built, Romans have enlarged, and Seljuks
have restored. For the night we will anchor at Gokkaya, a
little bay on the eastern tip Kekova Island. |
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DAY 7
In the morning we will pull anchor for an excursion to
ancient Myra with its Lycian Rock Tombs and its great Roman
theatre and to the Church of St. Nicolaus in Demre. Then a
minibus will take us to beautiful Arycanda, a Lycian town
built on seven terraces high up in the mountains. On our way
down, we will stop by a fish farm and purchase fresh
mountain trout for the dinner. |
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DAY 8
This day is mainly dedicated to swimming, snorkelling and
windsurfing in the quiet bays of Kekova. In the afternoon we
will go on to Kas, a quiet little Mediterranean town. There
we will stay for the night and explore the many tiny
souvenir shops and nice little bars with live music. |
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DAY 9
Today we are going to spend more time than usual under way
at sea because we have to cover a distance of 60 SM to our
destination the famous Lagoon Ölüdeniz with its turquoise
water and snow-white beach. For the night we will drop
anchor in one of the nearby coves and have a barbecue on the
beach. |
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DAY 10
After breakfast we will set course for Fethiye Bay. In the
evening we will make it fast to the marina of Fethiye. The
town is a lively touristic center with many shops and open
air restaurants bordering the streets. Of course there is
also a disco. The Lycian graves in the rock wall at back of
the town, amongst them the tomb of Prince Amyntas constitute
a striking contrast to the modern architecture of today’s
Fethiye. |
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DAY 11
In the morning we will depart from Fethiye for the Yassica
Island in the western part of the bay where we will spend
some time swimming and windsurfing. For the night we will
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 shipyard are still to be seen. |
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DAY 12
There is such a wealth of beautiful little bays many of them
with the forest coming down to the edge of the water that is
not easy to choose among them. We will simply unfurl the
sails and leave the decision to the wind. |
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DAY 13
Our last stop within Fethiye Bay is Disibilmez. That’s a
paradise for snorkelling fans. People who are fond of hiking
are attracted by Agalimani and the hilly forested country
surrounding it. |
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DAY 14
On our way to Marmaris we will stop behind Nimara Island for
lunch. There we will put in some more hours of swimming and
snorkelling before we’ll have to pull up anchor for Marmaris
in time to arrive there by the sun set. |
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DAY 15
Our last breakfast on board. Then it is time to say goodbye
until we meet again some other time for another cruise. |
