1.Day: Embarking the yacht in Bodrum. Welcome drink and information about the yacht and the tour programme. Dinner and overnight in Bodrum. 2.Day: After breakfast, cruising to the island of Buyuk Kiremit where the guests have a chance to relax and swim. After lunch here, we will sail to the small naturel harbour of Gumusluk (Ancient Myndos). Dinner and overnight stay here. 3.Day: Cruising in the moorning, we arrive Panayir Adasi at the northen coast of the gulf. Breakfast will be served enroute, after the lunch, we will sail to Altinkum. It is advised to make an excursion to the famous ancient city of Didyma. 4.Day: After breakfast in Altinkum, we also advise you to make an excursion to the ancient cities of Priene and Miletos. Overnight and dinner will be in one of the bays near Altinkum. 5.Day: After the breakfast, we will set sail (depending on the wind conditions) to Cam Limani where we will have a lunch. In the afternoon we will cruise to the charming Kiyikislacik village. (Ancient Iasos), a little harbour surrounded by lovely fish restaurants and do not forget to make a trip to ruins of ancient Iasos. Dinner and overnight stay here. 6.Day: After breakfast, we will leave Iasos and cruise to Salih Island. After the lunch we will cruise to Turkbuku for an overnight and dinner. 7. Day: Today we will cruise to Yalikavak, then stop in Catal Island to spend the last night. Dinner and overnight stay will be made here. 8.Day: Early in the moorning sailing to Bodrum. Disemberkation after breakfast in the Bodrum harbour. |
This was our first sail in Turkish waters, in an area we know little of and also the first time crossing international borders sailing. These, together with the idea that I am dealing with a company of which the reputation can only be gauged through previous reviews, raised many questions. Although all of these were promptly and efficiently answered by Necmi during the months long planning stage of the trip, I was still a little apprehensive about what we would encounter once we got there.
On arrival in Bodrum, we received clear directions to the marina in Turgutreis where all the formalities were handled in a very friendly, yet professional manner by SHY, allowing us to depart on an unforgettable holiday experience. Additional information on custom agents on the Greek islands were accurate, but at the same time could not match the excellent service we received from all the officials and the charter company throughout the trip. Everybody really went out of their way to ensure we felt welcome and without any need to worry about anything. Any problems encountered with the boat were dealt with efficiently and we were refunded for any interim expenditure to get us going again.
Thank you Necmi, for your patience with all our questions and for organising the ideal boat! I am not sure what your involvement was with the organisation of the perfect weather we experienced, but thank you for that too! Also pass on our gratitude to Cigdem Ulu from SHY for her assistance and efforts in making sure that their services were tailored to our needs. Also to Vassilis Kapadakis from the Kalymna Yachting Club and Dimitris Kastis from Greek Yacht Services on Leros, for their assistance with moorings, supplies, custom clearance, immigration and general advice.
From the entire crew of Carmen, thank you all for making our holiday a very special experience. We certainly hope we will be able to do this again in the not too distant future.
Sincere regards
Henk Lourens
South Africa
henk[at]glarch.co.za
Mike Reid
Durban
South Africa
reidm[at]telkomsa.net
Clare and family
UK
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