Travelling on a Turkish gulet, this blue cruise has something for everyone, from the ancient cities and sights to crystal clear waters for swimming and snorkelling. Our depart Fethiye to cruise on to Butterfly Valley, where you can take the time to hike in the valley or enjoy the vivid blue ocean for your first swim. You then move past Europe's most photographed beach, Oludeniz, anchoring on the back of the Blue Lagoon. That afternoon, you arrive at St Nicholas Island, where you can explore the ruins before catching the sunset. Kas and the Kekova region will be explored over the next few days. You will be taken past the famous Sunken City of Kekova, have time to go shopping in Kas, and visit the ruins of Simena Castle. Throughout your blue cruise, you will be offered the chance to undertake some optional activities such as paragliding and diving; you will get the opportunity to relax and swim in some stunning bays while enjoying plentiful Turkish dishes and hospitality.
You will cruise along on a standard Turkish gulet when you board your Blue Cruise. These gulets are now to a very high standard, and all the cabins come with private ensuite bathrooms. The gulet will be equipped with sunbeds shaded area, and some water toys are usually on board with snorkelling gear. The cabin options on the gulet could be twin, double, or triple, depending on the yacht layout. If you want to learn more about gulets and different private gulet options, please visit our Gulet Boat Turkey page.
You will depart your Gulet cruise in Ucagiz Village Harbour, where you will be transferred to Olympos as part of your Blue Cruise adventure. The Fethiye to Olympos gulet cruise is Turkey's most popular because of the variety of highlight destinations and sites this coastline includes. The coastline keeps relics from the ancient Lycians, Romans, Ottomans, and Greeks.
Lycia in Turkey is an ancient region in Turkey famous for the Lycian Way, which is a hiking track that stretches for 500 miles from Oludeniz to Antalya. Lycia derived from ancient Greece and was once a thriving civilisation of the Mediterranean. Many extraordinary beaches are scattered along this coastal hiking route. One such beach is Patara Beach in Lycia, a cruise highlight.
