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Every
port town along Turkey's
Aegean and Mediterranean coasts
has a marina filled with Turkish
gulet yachts,
some of which take visitors on day
cruises along the
coast or to nearby islands.
The
day-long excursion cruise may include
a visit to some ancient ruin
or coastal village, a swim in a quiet
cove, and lunch.
You
usually weigh anchor around 09:00
am and return
to port around
17:00 or 18:00 (5 or 6 pm). The cost is quite reasonable.
(Above: day cruise
yachts crowd the quai beneath Bodrum's Castle
of St Peter.)
It's
important to find a boat that
will have
congenial passengers who
enjoy the same sort of cruise
that you do, and who speak
your language.
Go
to the port the evening before you'd
like to cruise, look the boats
over,
and talk to the captain (who will
probably be on the boat just for
that purpose). Be sure to ask what
sort of passengers he usually accepts:
—Young
single people wanting to party?
—Families?
—Retirees
interested in
archeology?
Also
ask
what language most of the other passengers
may speak. If everybody else is speaking
some language you don't know, it
could get boring for you.
If lunch is included, you should ask
about it in detail (some boats are
happy to furnish menus). A day cruise
for YTL50 with a very basic spaghetti
or sandwich lunch may not be as good
a bargain as a YTL60
cruise offering a great multi-course
Turkish
feast.
You can easily find day excursion
boats in all these ports:
For a longer cruise, with nights spent
on the yacht, consider a full
charter or cabin
charter.
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