Lycian Coast

Marmaris to Marmaris

Day 1: Arrival in Marmaris
Day 2: Marmaris - Sarsala, 22 mi. (35 km)
Day 3: Sarsala - Fethiye, 22 mi. (35 km)
Day 4: Fethiye - Göcek, 19 mi. (30 km)
Day 5: Göcek - Dalyan, 25 mi. (40 km) 
Day 6: Kaunos - Ekincik, 20mi. (32 km)
Day 7: Ekincik - Marmaris, 22 mi. (35 km)
Day 8: Marmaris (Disembarkation)
 

Day 1: Arrival in Marmaris
The closest and most practical airport for your arrival is Bodrum Airport. An airport transfer is available on embarkation day for a supplement. The transfer takes approximately 1 hour and a half and transfer to Bodrum will take approximately 2 hours. Check-in on board starts at 2 pm. You can take the afternoon to enjoy Take the afternoon to stroll through the lively and oriental old town. Dinner on board.

Day 2: Marmaris - Sarsala, 22 mi. (35 km)
A two-hour cruise brings you to a picturesque swimming bay. From here you cycle over an 850 ft./ 250 m high pass before reaching the plain of Dalaman. Today’s destination is Sarsala, a quiet bay, where you will overnight.

Day 3: Sarsala - Fethiye, 22 mi. (35 km)
After breakfast, you cross to Gemiler Bay, passing many small islands on the way. You cycle through a pine forest until you reach the uninhabited Greek city of Kayaköy, which was once home to over 6000 inhabitants. Afterward, the bike tour leads to the lagoon of Ölüdeniz, comparable to the Golden Horn on Brač Island (Croatia). You will join your tour guide on an appealing but challenging ride back to the ship or get transferred by bus to the boat waiting in the lively town of Fethiye.

Day 4: Fethiye - Göcek, 19 mi. (30 km)
A bus transfer (60 min)  transports to Cavdir, the starting point of today’s cycling tour. From here you bike to the Saklikent Canyon, where you can enjoy lunch at the river bank. In Turkish “Saklikent” means “Hidden City”. The canyon is spectacular and can be easily explored on foot. Afterwards you continue cycling to the ancient town of Tlos which was one of the largest towns in Lycia. After an inspiring visit a transfer takes you to Fethiye. Back at the harbor, the boat will transport to Göcek, where you spend the night.

Day 5: Göcek - Dalyan, 25 mi. (40 km) 
From Göcek, one of the most significant places of tourism along the Turkish south coast, you bike over a 1,150 ft./350 m high pass, enjoying panoramic views. Afterwards you cross a pine forest before you cycle along a quiet minor road down to the Dalaman plain, through fertile fields and lush vegetation,  to Dalyan. From here a small boat takes you down the river, passing the impressive Lycian rock-cut tombs of Dalyan.

Day 6: Kaunos - Ekincik, 20 mi. (32 km)
In the morning once more a small boat will transport to the ancient city Kaunos, certainly worth a visit. Kaunos was once a thriving port city in Southwestern Anatolia near Dalyan, Turkey, between the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. Its ruins tell a tale of a rich and opulent history with its many archaeological structures and elegant Kaunian rock-cut tombs. After a brief visit, we continue cycling along the Köycegiz lake until we reach the thermal baths. After a 1,150 ft/350 m climb you arrive at the little village of Ekincik, where you spend the night.

Day 7:  Ekincik - Marmaris, 22 mi. (35 km)
After a two-hour crossing, you arrive at the Bozborun Peninsula. On the last bike ride, you will take a lonely mountain road in order to get to a cute mountain village with its 1500 year old trees. After a spectacular descent down to Icmeler‘s coastal road, the cycling tour finally leads to Marmaris, where the boat already awaits with a delicious dinner. The last evening aboard traditionally includes the communal dinner and a last get-together in a cosy atmosphere with crew and tour guides.

Day 8: Marmaris (Disembarkation)
Check out after breakfast. On request, a collective transfer to the airport is possible. 

Bodrum to Fethiye

Day 1: Bodrum (Embarkation)
Day 2: Bodrum – Körmen – Knidos, 26 mi. (42 km)
Day 3: Knidos – Serçe Limanı – Çiftlik, 22 mi. (36 km) 
Day 4: Çiftlik – Ekincik – Kaunos, 19 mi. (30 km)
Day 5: Kaunos – Dalaman – Sarsala Bay, 26 mi. (42 km)
Day 6: Gemiler Bay – Fethiye, 21 mi. (33 km)
Day 7: Fethiye – Saklikent Canyon – Fethiye, 19 mi. (30 km)
Day 8: Fethiye (Disembarkation)

Day 1: Bodrum (Embarkation)
Individual arrival by plane to Bodrum airport and transfer to Bodrum (approx. 45 min.). Check-in on board starts at 2 pm. Take the afternoon to stroll through the lively and oriental old town or the famous bazaar and the impressive fortress. The journey begins with dinner, where everybody gets together.

Day 2: Bodrum – Körmen – Knidos, 26 mi. (42 km)
The first sailing trip brings you from Bodrum to Körmen in the early morning. Your first cycling tour leads along the Datça peninsula. The first ascent takes you to a height of 450m before you make your descent back down to the sea. On a clear day, the view of the Greek islands Nissyros, Tilos, and Rhodes can be seen. A scenic road leads along the coast and later through rural areas, before arriving in Knidos. After visiting the impressive archaeological site, stay in one of the most picturesque bays of the Turkish coast. 

Day 3: Knidos – Serçe Limanı – Çiftlik, 22 mi. (36 km) 
Today's theme is relaxation. In the morning, the boat takes you to a small bay on the utmost peak of the Bozburun Peninsula. A lonely mountain road leads to a mountain village located at 300m with a 1,500-year-old plane tree and a lively bazaar are both worth a visit. A brief walk around the plane tree is said to ensure a lucky and long life. After lunch, continue to the bay of Çiftlik with your bikes where there is enough time to refresh yourself with a long bath in the sea.

Day 4: Çiftlik – Ekincik – Kaunos, 19 mi. (30 km)
During breakfast, cross over to the little harbor of Ekincik, the starting point of today’s bike ride. After crossing the pass with spectacular views we will reach the shore of Lake Köycegiz, where we have the opportunity to take a healing mud bath close to Sultaniye. After another small pass, reach the mouth of the Dalyan River. From here, take a small boat on a 30 minutes’ ride past the impressive Lycian rock-cut tombs overlooking the Dalyan delta, to our boat which lies at anchor before a small rocky island.  

Day 5: Kaunos – Dalaman – Sarsala Bay, 26 mi. (42 km)
After breakfast, the tour boat brings us close to the ancient city of Kaunos, the first destination of today’s bike tour. Once on the seaside, the harbor now lies high and dry. Only the ruins are silent witnesses of the former wealth of the city. After visiting this site we continue the tour by bike. We cross the fertile Dalaman plains with their cotton fields and orchards, and take a well-deserved break in a tea house in Dalaman. After crossing a small pass, you reach the beautiful bay of Sarsala.

Day 6: Gemiler Bay – Fethiye, 21 mi. (33 km)
After breakfast, the ship passes plenty of little islands before reaching Gemiler – also known as the island of St. Nicolas, on which a church was built for him in the 5th Century. Back on the mainland, the bike ride takes you through a pine forest to the abandoned Greek city Kayaköy, once home to 6,500 inhabitants. On the way, pass the lagoon of Oludeniz, a famous golden sand beach similar to the “Golden Horn” of Brac in Croatia. After a short transfer to Ovacik, you travel the last kilometers by bike. In the evening, take a nice walk through the lively city. The old town surrounds the Eski Cami mosque with its narrow, winding alleys and the typical corner houses.  

Day 7: Fethiye – Saklikent Canyon – Fethiye, 19 mi. (30 km)
A bus transfer (60 min) takes you to Cavdir, the starting point of today’s cycling tour. From here, bike to the Saklikent Canyon, where you can enjoy lunch at the river bank. In Turkish, “Saklikent” means “Hidden City”. The canyon is spectacular and can be easily explored on foot. Afterward, continue your cycling to the ancient town of Tlos which has been one of the largest towns in Lycia. After an inspiring visit, a transfer takes you to Fethiye.

Day 8: Fethiye (Disembarkation)
After breakfast check-out. On request collective transfer to the airport and individual return home or extended stay in Turkey.

Fethiye to Bodrum

Day 1: Fethiye (Embarkation)
Day 2: Fethiye – Saklikent Canyon – Gemiler Bay, 19 mi. (30 km)
Day 3: Gemiler Bay – Fethiye – Sarsala Bay, 21 mi. (33 km) 
Day 4: Sarsala Bay – Dalaman – Dalyan, 26 mi. (42 km)
Day 5: Kaunos – Ekincik – Ciftlik Bay, 19 mi. (30 km)
Day 6: Çiftlik –  Serçe Limanı – Datça, 22 mi. (36 km)
Day 7: Datça – Knidos, 26 mi. (42 km)
Day 8: Knidos – Bodrum (Disembarkation)
  

Day 1: Fethiye (Embarkation)
The closest and most practical airport for you arrival is  Dalaman Airport and transfer to Fethiye (approx. 1 h). Check-in on board starts at 2 pm. Take the afternoon to stroll through the lively town and do not miss to visit the Spice Bazaar. The journey begins with a dinner on the ship followed by an evening stroll through the old town surrounding the Eski Cami mosque with its narrow, winding alleys, and the typical corner houses. 

Day 2: Fethiye – Saklikent Canyon – Gemiler Bay, 19 mi. (30 km)
A bus transfer (60 min) takes you to Cavdir, the starting point of today’s cycling tour. From here, bike to the Saklikent Canyon, where we can enjoy lunch at the river bank. In Turkish “Saklikent” means “Hidden City”. The canyon is spectacular and can be easily explored on foot. Afterward, continue cycling to the ancient town of Tlos which has been one of the largest towns in Lycia. After visiting the historic site, the shuttle bus takes you to Gemiler Bay, where you can take a refreshing swim in the evening.
 

Day 3: Gemiler Bay – Fethiye – Sarsala Bay, 21 mi. (33 km) 
This morning, cycle through a pine forest to the 1922 abandoned Greek city of Kayaköy, once home to 6,500 inhabitants. Along the way, visit the lagoon of Oludeniz, a famous golden sand beach similar to the “Golden  Horn” of Brac in Croatia. After a short transfer to Ovacik, travel the last kilometers to Fethiye by bike. In Fethiye, board the ship and crossover to Sarsala Bay, where you spend the night.

Day 4: Sarsala Bay – Dalaman – Dalyan, 26 mi. (42 km) 
After breakfast, cross the fertile Dalaman plains with its cotton fields and orchards, and take a well-deserved break in a tea house in Dalaman. After a small pass, you reach the estuarial area of the Dalyan delta, and take a well-deserved lunch break in a comfortable restaurant. From here, it’s only a few more kilometers until Dalyan. Passing the impressive rock-cut tombs and the Dalyan delta, a small boat takes you to the ship, which lies at anchor just before a small rocky island.

Day 5: Kaunos – Ekincik – Ciftlik Bay, 19 mi. (30 km) 
After breakfast, the boat brings you close to the ancient city of Kaunos, the first destination of today’s bike tour. Once on the seafront, the harbor now lies high and dry. The ruins are silent witnesses of the former wealth of the city. Continue the tour by bike to the shores of Lake Köycegiz and take a healing mud bath close to Sultaniye. After another small pass with fantastic views, reach the tiny fishermen’s village of Ekincik, where you embark the boat and spend the night in the bay of Ciftlik.

Day 6: Çiftlik –  Serçe Limanı – Datça, 22 mi. (36 km)
A lonely mountain road leads to a mountain village located at 300m with a 1,500-year-old plane tree and a lively bazaar, which is well worth a visit. A brief walk around the plane tree is said to ensure a lucky and long life. After lunch, continue to a small bay on the utmost peak of the Bozburun peninsula, where you cross over to Datca. In the evening it’s possible to stroll through the lively town harbor.

Day 7: Datça – Knidos, 26 mi. (42 km)
Today’s bike tour leads along the Datça peninsula. The first ascent takes you to a height of 450m before descending back down to the sea. On a clear day, the view of the Greek islands Nissyros, Tilos, and Rhodes can be seen. A scenic road leads you along the coast and later through rural areas before you reach Knidos. After visiting the impressive archaeological site, stay in one of the most picturesque bays of the Turkish coast.

Day 8: Knidos – Bodrum (Disembarkation)
In the morning, the ship crosses from Knidos to Bodrum. Please check out and depart after breakfast. On request collective group transfer to the airport and individual return home or extended stay in Turkey.