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Marmaris / Datça / Marmaris : (Gulf of
Hisaronu)
1. Day : MARMARIS
The boarding starts at 3:30 p.m. from Marmaris
Port.First day the service starts in the boat
with dinner and the dinner and the overnight
takes place in Marmaris Port.
Marmaris which has been under the governorship
of so many different nationalities has been
built upon the antique Karian city; Phyckos. The
most valuable work-piece that you will see today
is Marmaris Castle coming from 1577.There is
also a mosque from Ottomans and an 8-room
caravansaray covered with arches.The ruins of
the Antique times lies on Asar Hill; a short
hill located on the northern side of the city.
Marmaris is one of the best-known touristic
places of Turkey; has at he same time got a
large marina.
2. Day : Arabian Island - Bozukkale
After breakfast we will going to Arabian
Peninsula.After lunch and a swimming break
sailing to Bozukkale.Dinner and overnight in
Bozukkale.Loryma( Bozukkent) ; the historical
city was the center of Rhodes peraia
in the 10. century B.C.has a castle with 9
temples and parallel walls to each other.The
name Bozukkale means 'crooked castle' and is
given to the castle as its one side is missing.
Because of its geographical situation and the
narrowness of its ports' entrance this port has
been used used by the Greek navy forces during
Pelepones Sea Wars.Karor, the General of Atina
before the Cnidus War has gathered all his ships
here in 395 B.C. , whereas; Demetrios; the son
of Antigonos in 305 B.C. has chosen this port
for the preparations before attacking to Rhodes.
3. Day : DATCA
We are going to Datca after breakfast.The
captain docks in Datca and food and water is
loaded for the boat.
You can take a short walk in the port area
during this time.The city has been founded by
the Dors who has come from Aegean Sea to the
southern coast of Ionia in the 7th century B.C.
.In the city you will see the temples built on
behalf of Apollon and Venus huge theatres; game
and meeting saloons. The island has no humidity
at all and has a very fresh air.The history
writer Strabon has a saying about Datca's
weather: 'God leaves his fellow ones whom he
wants to have a long life on Datca island.'According
to a myth while the Spanish pirates were passing
from Datca waters had disembarked the people
with Hansen's disease in Sariliman Bay in Datca
and these people got well with the help of the
clean weather of Datca.
You can explore Datca either yourself or join
the optional city tour.Dinner and overnight take
place in Datca or in nearby bay
4. Day : AKTUR-BENCIK
The sailing goes on with Aktur after breakfast.Right
after serving lunch we will go on sail on the
northern side of the gulf.Our first stop will
Bencik Bay; which has a very narrow entrance but
a unique view when you get inside.Bencik is
located at the narrowest part of the peninsula
that divides Hisaronu Gulf from the Gokova Gulf
but closer to Hisaronu. The Persians came to
Datca Peninsula in 550s B.C. with Carian
governor Harpagos leading them.The Cnidus people
who got the news that Harpagos is coming to
conquer their city wanted to unite the both gulf
by digging a tunnel between to make two
peninsulas one island and; the defense easier
but they could not manage it the city finally
was conquered by the ersians.
The dinner and overnight will in Bencik bay.
5. Day : SELIMIYE-ORHANIYE
Today we will be sailing to the inner side of
Hisaronu Gulf.For lunch we will dock in Selimiye
Bay and for dinner and overnight we will turn
our direction to Orhaniye.İn Orhaniye you can
join the optional jeep safari. In this bay you
will a unique romanticism by the sea-water
coming up and down and called as 'kiz mumu' (
Girl's candle.) There are so many myths told
about this reddish sandy way going from the
shore to the inner parts of the sea. İn the bay
there is a small island where you can see the
wrecks of an antique castle, a sign of an
ancient city.
6. Day : DIRSEKBUKU-BOZBURUN
We will turn our way to dirsekbuku after
breakfast. After docking in dirsekbükü we will
going to bozburun. Bozburun is a small fishing
town.This area was popular and suitable for
sponge-diving but nowadays the people of the
island are no more interested in sponge-diving
as it is not worthy and is dangerous.İn the last
years sponge-diving is replaced by gulet tourism
and Bozburun Gulets nowadays could take its
place in this sector.
7. Day : KADIRGA-MARMARIS
Today we will sail to Kadirga or Kumlu Buku
after breakfast.Then comes a short swimming
break in Paradise İsland.
The cruise finishes witha dinner and an
overnight in Marmaris Port.
8. Day : After the breakfast our guests will be
disembarking the boat till 10:30a.m.
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