Nile Cruise From Fethiye - 4 Days

Visit: Fethiye Market, Fethiye 48300 Turkey

Day 1 Fethiye – St. Nicholas Island

Guests will arrive at the Alaturka office on the Fethiye harbour at 09:00 am for check-in and information, if you require directions our staff can aid you. You will then all be taken to your gulet for a briefing about your cruise. Once settled aboard you will depart Fethiye harbour and cruise to Butterfly Valley for swimming, lunch and an optional hike up to the waterfall. Butterfly Valley is known to be the home to over 136 different types of butterflies and moths, however, in the summer months, they can be difficult to spot. Afterwards, you will visit the most photographed beach in the world – Oludinez. Here you have the optional excursion of going paragliding. You will take off from Babadag Mountain, 2000 metres and fly over Oludeniz beach and Blue Lagoon. This is one of the best spots in the world for paragliding and will offer you the most amazing and spectacular views! Please look into pre-booking this activity either online for special online rates; with our friendly office crew or last-minute let your captain know on departing Fethiye. Tonight you will anchor down at St. Nicholas Island, where you will have time to walk up through the island’s ruins and sit and enjoy the sunset.

Day 2 Nicholas Island- kas

Today you will wake up just outside of Kalkan in the beautiful Aquarium Bay for breakfast and a swim. You will then cruise onto Kas, which is a small fishing village with some of the best shopping in the area, especially unique jewelry pieces. You will be given time to explore the local shops, including many handmade jewelry, clothes stores and some local cafes for great coffee. For those interested in the optional extra of diving, you will be transferred out to the diving boat to go scuba diving in what is said to be the best place to dive in Southern Turkey. Get the chance to dive in the beautiful clear waters of the Southern Mediterranean with some sights offering a cave dive or even a wreck dive. Be sure to look at booking this optional extra online before your cruise to receive an online discount. The night is spent in one of the secluded bays between Kas and Kekova.

Day 3 kas -Gakkaya bay

Today after breakfast you will cruise onto the Sunken City, an ancient town that dates back 2000 years to the Lycian period and was destroyed by an earthquake. You will cruise over this protected World Heritage site nice and slowly to enjoy the view, however no swimming, diving or snorkelling is allowed in this area as it is now a protected sight. Afterwards you will anchor down to visit Kekova and Simena Castle, where you can walk to the top and witness a magical view over the bay. For the night we anchor down in Gokkaya Bay and there is a chance tonight to go party at the nearby bar, Smuggler’s Inn. Meet up with other travellers from other boats, for a night of dancing under the stars. A free boat service will pick you up and runs regularly all night. If you don’t want to party, simply relax and chill out on the gulet.

Day 4 Gakkaya –demer –olympos

Your last day on the boat will be a nice and lazy start. Resting off any sore heads from partying the night before you wake up and have time for a morning swim. After breakfast you will head past Pirates Cave on your way to Demre Harbour, also known as Cayagzi (Andriake) Harbour to arrive before lunch at 10:30/11:00am for disembarking the boat. It is time to farewell new found friends and your friendly crew.



Duration: 4 days