About Heritage Yachting
Preserving the Turkish Blue Cruise tradition, one route at a time
Why Heritage Exists
The Turkish Blue Cruise, one of the world's most authentic maritime traditions, is being diluted by mass tourism and generic boat-rental platforms that treat yachts like hotel rooms. Heritage Yachting was founded to change that.
What the Industry Became
Generic yacht-rental sites list boats like hotel rooms. No route, no story, no tradition. The gulet, the soul of the Blue Cruise, is being replaced by soulless fiberglass motor yachts.
What Heritage Brings Back
We start with the route: where you want to sail, which bays and villages you'll discover, how the coastline unfolds day by day. The gulet is the vessel; the route is the experience.
Mission & Philosophy
We don't rent boats. We curate sailing routes that become the journey of a lifetime, aboard the traditional wooden yachts that define Turkey's turquoise coast.
Heritage Yachting is a route-first yacht charter marketplace built exclusively for the Turkish Blue Cruise. We believe the route defines the experience: which bays you anchor in, which coastal villages you explore, and how the Aegean and Mediterranean unfold before you each day.
Our platform connects travelers with traditional Turkish gulets, the iconic wooden motor-sailing yachts that have plied these waters for generations. Every charter runs Saturday to Saturday, every route is color-coded and curated, and every gulet is verified by our team.
We exist to preserve and promote a maritime tradition that is too important to lose. The Blue Cruise is not a luxury product to be packaged and sold, it is a living cultural experience, and Heritage is its digital home.
The Heritage Difference
Most platforms ask 'which boat?'. Heritage asks 'which route do you want to sail?'
Airbnb
"Where do you want to stay?"
Uber
"Where do you want to go?"
Heritage
"Which route do you want to sail?"
Airbnb changed accommodation. Uber changed transportation. Heritage is changing yacht charters by putting the sailing route, not the boat, at the center of the experience. You choose a color-coded route along Turkey's coast, pick your week (Saturday to Saturday), then select the perfect gulet and crew.
The Blue Cruise Through Time
The Birth of the Blue Cruise
Writer Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı ('The Fisherman of Halicarnassus') begins sailing Turkey's Aegean coast with friends and intellectuals, calling it 'Mavi Yolculuk', the Blue Voyage. A literary and cultural movement is born.
The Gulet Tradition Takes Shape
Local shipwrights in Bodrum and Bozburun build traditional wooden gulets for charter. Word spreads across Europe. The Blue Cruise becomes synonymous with Turkey's turquoise coast.
Mass Tourism & Dilution
Generic charter platforms multiply. Fiberglass motor yachts flood the market. The route, the soul of the Blue Cruise, is forgotten in favor of 'pick a boat, any boat.'
Heritage Yachting: Route-First Revival
Heritage Yachting launches as the first route-first charter marketplace, putting the sailing experience back at the center. Color-coded routes, verified gulets, and the Saturday-to-Saturday tradition, preserved digitally.
What We Stand For
Maritime Tradition
Preserving the gulet and the Blue Cruise as a living cultural experience, not a commodity
Route-First Thinking
The route defines the experience: choose where to sail before choosing the boat
Transparency & Trust
Verified yachts, clear pricing, and direct communication, no hidden fees, no surprises
Spirit of Discovery
Every bay, village, and stretch of coastline tells a story, we help you find it
Four Routes, Four Colors
Every Heritage route is color-coded. Each color represents a different sailing region and experience.
Blue Route: Gökova Gulf
Bodrum ↔ Bodrum
Yellow Route: Hisarönü
Bodrum ↔ Bodrum / Marmaris ↔ Marmaris
Red Route: 12 Islands
Göcek ↔ Göcek
Green Route: Classic Blue Cruise
Bodrum → Fethiye (one-way)
For Boat Owners
Heritage Yachting is a partner to gulet and yacht owners, not a competitor. We bring professional marketing, verified bookings, and a dedicated platform to help you fill your calendar.
List Your Yacht
Create a verified listing with photos, specs, crew info, and route compatibility. Reach international travelers directly.
Manage Your Calendar
Control your availability week by week. Sync with other platforms. Set your own pricing per season.
Earn More, Worry Less
Heritage handles marketing, payments, and guest communication. You focus on delivering an exceptional charter experience.
Experience the Heritage Difference
Discover why thousands of travelers choose Heritage Yachting for their Turkish Blue Cruise