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BAREBOAT YACHT CHARTER: Explore one of these glorious holiday destinations in your own sailing yacht.
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LEARN TO SAIL HOLIDAYS: Start from scratch or brush up your skills.
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CREWED YACHTS: Relax, let the crew do the work.
SAIL AND STAY HOLIDAYS: Why not add a few days ashore in a hotel?
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BAREBOAT YACHT CHARTER: Sail your yacht in any one of our glorious holiday destinations and explore at your own pace.
MOTORYACHT CHARTER: Do you prefer power to sail?
CREWED YACHTS: Relax, let the crew do the work.
SAIL AND STAY HOLIDAYS: Why not add a few days ashore in a hotel?
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AIRPORT PARKING & HOTELS: Save up to 60% when you book airport parking & hotels in advance.
BOOKING CONDITIONS: Check our Booking Conditions.
CAR RENTAL: Rent a car instead of an airport transfer or if you add a week ashore.
CRUISING GUIDES: Start planning before you travel with a cruising guide or chart to your sailing destination.
PASSPORTS & VISAS: Check the passport & visa requirements of your sailing destination.
SAILING LOGS: Read our reports on sailing holidays we've been on.
TRAVEL INSURANCE: Don't travel without adequate insurance. We offer single trip or Annual multi-trip travel insurance.
TRAVELLING WITH CHILDREN: Read our handy hints on taking small children on a sailing holiday.
USEFUL LINKS: Check these websites for more information on your sailing destination.
WHAT'S ONBOARD: Standard inventory for all charter yachts.
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Turkish Gulets
No sailing experience required, these gulets have a professional captain and chef to look after you in style.
Gulets are attractive wooden motorsailers, contemporary versions of the traditional Turkish coastal trader, and are ideal for 2-3 families or a group of friends who want a unique cruising holiday aboard a fully crewed yacht. We offer a small fleet of traditional yet specially designed Turkish Gulets from Gocek which sleep 12 to 18 guests. Every cabin has double or twin beds and is fitted with electric 220v sockets for hairdryers and shavers, air-conditioning, en-suite shower/WC with hot and cold water. Cabin charter is also available if you don't want to take a whole gulet for your exclusive use.
Full board is included (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and meals served onboard consist of a variety of fresh salads, fruits, grilled meat, occasional local fish and local specialities. Turkish gulets are also equipped with a large deep freeze, storing high quality meats and fish. Fruit and vegetables are bought fresh locally during the cruise. A bar is available at very reasonable prices.
Depending on your itinerary you will set off after breakfast and visit two different places before anchoring for the night either in a small village, a lively town or in a secluded bay. Meal times will depend upon cruising schedules and the wishes of all on board. Dinner on the aft deck is usually the highlight of the day; a long leisurely meal sitting under the stars listening to the water lapping at the hull of the Gulet.
As well as being splendid sailing vessels, these Turkish gulets are also excellent watersports platforms with a windsurfer and canoe, as well as snorkelling and fishing equipment on board for your pleasure. The rear deck is the lounge/dining area and at the front is the sundeck where you can relax with a long refreshing drink and a good book.
Suggested Gulet itineraries
A typical 1-week itinerary visits the islands in Fethiye Bay, the famous lagoon at Oludeniz, Gemiler Island, the Dalyan Delta and rock tombs at Ancient Kaunos. If you take a whole gulet for our exclusive use you can set your own itinerary in discussion with the captain.
Cruise A - Lycian Cruise
One week cruise: Marmaris - Ekincik (Dalyan/Kaunos) Manastir - Tersane (Yassicalar - Sarsala Bedrirahmi) - Fethiye - Ölüdeniz - Gemiler Adasi - Göcek (or vice versa)
Two week cruise: Marmaris - Ekincik (Dalyan/Kaunos) - Gemiler Adasi - Kalkan - Kas - Kekova - Ucagiz - Fethiye - Ölüdeniz - Manastir - Tersane (Yassicalar - Sarsala Bedrirahmi) - Göcek
Cruise B - Emerald Cruise
One week cruise: Marmaris - Kadirga - Serçe - Bozukkale - Bozburun - Selimiye - Ciftlik - Bencik - Datça - Hisaronu - Marmaris
Two week cruise: Marmaris - Turunç - Kadirga - Serçe - Bozzukale - Bozburun - Selemiye - Çiftlik - Bencik - Datça - Knidos - Bodrum - Yedi Adalar - Ingiliz - Limani - Löngöz - Cleopatra's Beach - Hisaronu - Marmaris
Cruise itineraries are given as a general guide only and may have to be changed without prior notice and are dependent on weather and docking conditions. Our experienced captains will find the best and safest anchorages and will keep you informed about local points of interest. The captain has the final say.
Gulets in Turkey
There is an excellent choice of gulets in Turkey and we ware happy to suggest a gulet to suit you. Here are some of our favourites.
6 cabin gulets
Sleep up to 12 people- great fun for a group or a couples of families.
Galip Nur
This luxury 100’ traditional 2-masted sailing gulet provides spacious accommodation for up to 12 guests.
Accommodation: 6 double cabins, all with ensuite bathroom and air-conditioning.
Sports & leisure: Windsurfer, canoe, fishing tackle, snorkel gear, tender with 50HP engine.
8 cabin gulets
Sleep up to 16 people - invite some friends along to share the fun!
Blue Cruise
This luxury 82’ traditional 2-masted sailing gulet provides spacious accommodation for up to 16 guests.
Accommodation: Eight cabins (6 double, 2 twins), all with ensuite bathroom and air-conditioning.
Sports & leisure: Windsurfer, canoe, fishing tackle, snorkel gear, tender with 10HP engine.
Cabin charter on a Turkish gulet
Cabin charter is available on luxury gulets, all with air-conditioned double and twin cabins with private ensuite WC/shower with full board accommodation (excluding drinks). Attractive flight-inclusive rates are available including flights from London Gatwick.
Prices - Gulet charter
Prices quoted for the whole gulet are for 1 week and include all meals onboard - breakfast, lunch and dinner. A bar is available at very reasonable prices.
If you don't want to charter a whole gulet, we also offer cabin charter holidays on several luxury gulets - see cabin charter prices below.
Gulet charter rates are shown WITHOUT flights giving you the flexibility to book your own flights.
If you want a flight-inclusive holiday Nautilus Yachting is a fully bonded ATOL tour operator and can book flights from the UK to fit your sailing holiday All flight-inclusive holidays are fully bonded for your financial protection under our ATOL 3016. Airport transfers can also be pre-arranged.
FLIGHTS TO DALAMAN:
easyJet, Jet2, Monarch, Thomson and Thomas Cook have flights to Dalaman from most UK airports on Mondays. Transfer time to Göcek 20 minutes.
Flight-inclusive Cabin charter prices are per person and INCLUDE Monday morning flights from Gatwick. Flight-inclusive Cabin charter holidays are fully bonded by the Civil Aviation Authority under ATOL 4171.
Fethiye is a lively town that has managed to preserve its local charm, The old town has a great fish market and well-stocked fruit and vegetable stalls. After dinner take a stroll to the Bazaar area, experience a hamam (turkish bath) or simply relax with a drink at one of the many bars on the waterfront. The pedestrianised town centre is still an atmospheric enclave of twisting streets and welcoming bars. There are Lycian Rock Tombs and an amphitheatre - both of which are well worth a visit.
Take a boat trip in the Dalyan Delta, meandering through a maze of reeds past 4th century Lycian rock tombs and the rocky acropolis of Ancient Caunos. Visit the mud baths and cover yourselves in therapeutic sulphur mud - great fun for all ages! Once the mud’s dried, wash yourself clean in the neighbouring clear water springs. The whole process is believed to relieve rheumatism and cleanse and tone your skin, too. The nearby sandy Caretta Beach is one of the last breeding grounds of the famous loggerhead turtles.
Cold Water Bay is a few miles from Gemiler Island with its Byzantine ruins and close to Olu Deniz, said to be the most beautiful beach in Turkey. This sheltered bay is a popular anchorage and a wonderful place to swim and snorkel. It gets its name from the cold water spring in one corner of the bay. A gravel path from the beach leads up to Ali Tuna's restaurant, a firm favourite with a great view of the bay. if you eat dinner there you can have free breakfast the next morning.
"Excellent service from booking the yacht to hotel and flight suggestions. Yacht was in good condition and the briefings very thorough. A top class service."
Grenada 2010 - N.B.
