Turkish Riviera · Türkiye
Bodrum Peninsula
Whitewashed villages, Yalıkavak's superyacht marina and the Gulf of Gökova's pine-shaded bays, all within a day's cruise.
Bodrum is where the Aegean and the Mediterranean meet, and where Turkish yachting began. From Yalıkavak Marina the peninsula unfolds in both directions: north to Gümüşlük's sunset tavernas and the Greek island of Kos, south into the Gulf of Gökova where Cleopatra's beach at Sedir Island and the seven islands of Yedi Adalar wait in near silence.
Anchorages are plentiful and sheltered, provisioning is world class and the airport is forty minutes away, which is why most of our charters begin here.
Suggested itineraries
Gulf of Gökova in seven days
7 days · Yalıkavak → Bodrum
The classic southern loop: pine forests to the waterline, ancient Cedrae and the quietest bays on the coast.
Day 1 · Yalıkavak → Gümüşlük
Embark at noon, lunch under way, sunset dinner ashore at a Gümüşlük taverna.
Day 2 · Çökertme
Round the peninsula into Gökova; swim stop at Kisebükü, overnight in Çökertme's sheltered bay.
Day 3 · Sedir Island
Cleopatra's beach in the morning before the day boats; afternoon at anchor off the ancient city of Cedrae.
Day 4 · English Harbour
The hidden inlet where British gunboats hid in 1944; forest walks and a chef's barbecue on the beach.
Day 5 · Yedi Adalar
Seven islands, no roads, water like glass. Paddleboards, Seabobs and a long lunch.
Day 6 · Orak Island
Cruise back west; the pale blue shallows of Orak for a final full day in the water.
Day 7 · Bodrum
Morning swim, castle visit and disembarkation at Bodrum Marina.
Yachts cruising here
Benetti · 2022
APHRODITE I
Benetti's open-plan beach club meets a chef trained in Istanbul and Lyon.
- Length
- 40.8m
- Guests
- 10
- Cabins
- 5
- Crew
- 7
€165,000 / per week
Aegean Yacht · 2019 / R2024
KYRENE
A modern gulet with a hammam below deck and a chef who shops at Göcek market each morning.
- Length
- 38m
- Guests
- 12
- Cabins
- 6
- Crew
- 6
€42,000 / per week
Sanlorenzo · 2020
THALASSA BLUE
Patricia Urquiola's interiors, Sanlorenzo's seakeeping, and the Dodecanese on the doorstep.
- Length
- 38.2m
- Guests
- 10
- Cabins
- 5
- Crew
- 7
€120,000 / per week
Perini Navi · 2014 / R2023
MELTEMI
A Perini Navi ketch that sails the Cyclades the way they were meant to be sailed.
- Length
- 56m
- Guests
- 12
- Cabins
- 6
- Crew
- 10
€210,000 / per week
Sunreef · 2023
SELENE
The stability of a catamaran, the space of a villa, the shallow draft of a day boat.
- Length
- 24.4m
- Guests
- 8
- Cabins
- 4
- Crew
- 4
€58,000 / per week