Gulet Cruise Holidays
Are a range of unique holidays that feature a wooden vessel made in the design of a centuries old concept, the boats retain many original features infused with modern equipment to make life onboard safer and more comfortable.
Many of our cruises are designed for the independent traveler and groups that like to travel together as a party, we specialise in your holiday that travels the south west coast of Turkey.
Gulets pronounced as the word (Goo-let) comes from the french word meaning yacht or schooner, a gulet can be viewed as an enchanting sailing vessels from a bygone era, offering a choice of onboard accommodation - from a range of super luxury sailing yachts to great value standard cabins, which you can charter or even book the entire boat for your own exclusive use.
Most of the higher end gulets are only available as a complete charter of the full boat while those wishing to have only a cabin or cabins can charter them on the standard boats. The boats sail for a few hours each day anchoring up at various locations for your swimming and relaxing, they arrive at a new place every day - so you have more time to see the many sights, enjoy remote beach's and warm blue seas.
The Blue Cruise, also known as the Blue Voyage ("Mavi Yolculuk" in Turkish) is a term used for the recreational boating tours along the Turkish Riviera on Turkey's southwestern coast, with connotations in tourism and literature. The term is used by Turkey's tourism industry. It was derived from the title of a 1957 book by Azra Erhat.
The Turkish Riviera (also known popularly as the Turquoise Coast) is a term used to define an area of southwest Turkey encompassing Antalya, Muğla and to a lesser extent the provinces of Aydın, southern İzmir and western Mersin.
The combinations of a favorable climate, warm sea and more than a thousand kilometers of shoreline along the Aegean and Mediterranean waters with abundant natural and archeological points of interest makes this stretch of Turkey’s coastline a popular national and international tourist destination.
Among the archeological points of interest are two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - the ruins of the Mausoleum of Maussollos in Halicarnassus and the remains of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, which can still be seen today.[1]
The Riviera is also the home for the internationally-known Blue Voyage, cruise which allows participants to enjoy a weeklong trip on Gulets to ancient cities, harbors, tombs, mausolea and intimate beaches in the numerous small coves, lush forests and streams that lace the Turquoise Coast.
Marinas in Turkey refer to Turkey's ports of call for international and local yachtsmen equipped with modern services routinely expected in recreational boating industry.
Tthey are presently found either in or near Istanbul or İzmir, the two largest port cities of the country, or in or near large towns whose economies are focused on tourism in the Aegean Sea or the Mediterranean Sea, with a particular concentration in southwest Anatolia.
Although the history of modern services geared to recreational boating reaches back to only slightly more than three decades in Turkey, the country's increasing popularity in nautical tourism is advantaged by its spectacular coastline and a past noted for the rich sea-faring literature, Blue Cruise specials.
Gulet Cruises of interest, Cruises that start in Bodrum and Marmaris and offer a range of different types of gulets to suit budget and tastes we also include a range of itineraries for the Greek Islands.
Sail and Stay cruises that give the unique experience of spending a longer period on holiday the feature a range of gulet cruise itineraries and selections of hotels from all inclusive to bed and breakfast locations and resorts |
