Datça & Hisarönü

A week with a little more sailing: round the tip of the peninsula to Knidos, then along its southern shore into the Hisarönü Gulf, where villages like Selimiye still live from fishing and boatbuilding. The way back passes Datça town before the crossing to Bodrum.

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

   Bozukkale

   A quiet anchorage below the walls of ancient Loryma.

6. Day 5

   Selimiye

   A waterfront village at the head of the Hisarönü Gulf.

7. Day 6

   Datça

   A small town and harbour — stretch your legs and buy almonds and thyme honey.

8. Day 7

   Bodrum

   Back across to Bodrum for the last evening in harbour, below the castle.

9. Disembark in Bodrum