Gökova Gulf

The Gökova Gulf opens east of Bodrum and stays calm for most of the summer. Days are short hops between sheltered bays, with time to swim, walk and eat ashore, and the week ends where it began, in 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

   Orak Island

   Turquoise water over white sand; usually the first swim of the week.

3. Day 2

   Çökertme

   A small fishing village with a few family restaurants on the shore.

4. Day 3

   Sedir Island

   Walk the boardwalk to Cleopatra Beach and the ruins of ancient Kedreai; arrive early, before the day boats.

5. Day 4

   Karacasöğüt

   A deep inlet on the south shore with a small village and calm water for the night.

6. Day 5

   English Harbour

   Değirmen Bükü, the sheltered bay where British boats hid during the Second World War.

7. Day 6

   Seven Islands

   Small islets around a lagoon-like anchorage — good for paddleboards and snorkelling.

8. Day 7

   Karaada & Bodrum

   Swim into the warm-spring grotto on Karaada, then the last miles into Bodrum.

9. Disembark in Bodrum