Bodrum to Marmaris

This passage links two of the coast’s main harbours. It rounds the Datça peninsula at Knidos, spends the middle of the week in the Hisarönü Gulf and ends in Marmaris, so you can fly in to Bodrum and home from Dalaman.

Sample itinerary

Captains adjust each day to the wind and to your plans, so stops can change.

1. Embark in Bodrum

2. Day 1

   Akvaryum Bay

   Clear, shallow water close to Bodrum — an easy first swim and snorkel.

3. Day 2

   Knidos

   The ancient city at the tip of the Datça peninsula — theatre, temples and two harbours.

4. Day 3

   Palamutbükü

   A long pebble beach with simple fish restaurants.

5. Day 4

   Selimiye

   A waterfront village at the head of the Hisarönü Gulf.

6. Day 5

   Bozburun

   The boatbuilders’ village, where gulets are still built by hand.

7. Day 6

   Bozukkale

   A quiet anchorage below the walls of ancient Loryma.

8. Day 7

   Kumlubük & Marmaris

   A lunch stop at Kumlubük, then into Marmaris for the final evening.

9. Disembark in Marmaris