The full 11-stop day, then sunset and dinner cooked on board — back at eleven, under the stars.
₺35.000 for up to 6 guests · +₺1.000 per extra guest · max 12
Standard hours — we can shift them to fit your day.
Everything the full-day private tour covers, and then the part most people miss. We sail the same 11 stops at the same unhurried pace, but instead of turning for home after the sunset tea at Çamlık we stay out. Dinner is cooked on board and served at anchor while the light goes, and we come alongside at Çayağzı around eleven, under the stars. We do not sell drinks on board: bring your own, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, at no extra charge. The galley splits the day in two: köfte or chicken at lunch, then fish with mezes once we are at anchor for the evening. Calamari and prawns can be added for an extra charge, settled on board.
Indicative route — the captain adjusts the day for weather and sea. · Positions from OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Imagery credited on the map.
Museum and archaeological site tickets can be bought in advance at muze.gov.tr, where the current prices are also listed. A Müzekart, which covers entry to state sites for a year, can be bought at the site entrance.
Kekova is small enough that every boat visits the same places — what changes is the order. We go the other way round, so we reach each swimming stop before the boats coming the other way do.
We leave the yacht harbour at ten and slow down off the beach, where a freshwater spring runs into the sea and loggerhead turtles come in to feed. Swim with them, or photograph them from the deck.
A quiet, clean bay to start the day in — tea on deck and the first proper swim, and at that hour rarely another boat at anchor.
We drop the hook in the most sheltered corner of Gökkaya. Swim, sunbathe, or do nothing at all.
The ruins of a Byzantine church stand on Kişneli Island to port. The captain tells you its history from the deck as we pass.
A kilometre and a half along the Lycian and Roman ruins of Simena, at the slowest speed the boat will hold and as close to shore as we are allowed. Swimming is forbidden here, so this is the one stop you watch rather than swim.
Anchor among the ruins. The stonework underwater here is from the same period as the Sunken City, and you are allowed to swim over it. Lunch is served at this stop.
Famous for how clear it is, and quiet by this hour because most boats have already turned for home.
About an hour ashore. Climb to the castle, swim out to the Lycian tomb standing in the sea, walk the village lanes, and eat the homemade ice cream.
Past İkizler bay, Burç Castle comes into view. We slow right down for photographs and the story behind it.
We pass close in front of the Pirate Cave — the boat slows, everyone gets their photographs, and then we carry on towards Çamlık.
The last swim of the day, in the softest light it gets. Tea, coffee or a plate of fruit on deck while nobody is in a hurry.
Back alongside in Çayağzı, at the same quay we left from in the morning.
Times are a guide. The captain may adjust the programme and the length of each stop for weather and sea conditions — and because this is a private charter, the day can be reshaped around what your group feels like doing.
