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Gulet Charter Turkey — 200+ Verified Vessels, Bodrum to Antalya

MaviSail is the directory and concierge for Turkish gulet charter on the Aegean and Mediterranean coast. Every vessel is operated by a TURSAB-licensed Turkish partner; we handle the matching, availability and contract paperwork in English. See live weekly prices →

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10 Curated Routes

Bodrum to Antalya, handpicked sailing itineraries

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92 Anchorages

Marinas, bays, diving spots, and historical ruins

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Iconic Itineraries

Popular Blue Cruise Routes

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Hand-picked itineraries refined over 40 years of Turkish blue-cruise tradition. Pick a route, then choose the gulet that fits your group.

Lycian Coast
Aegean → Mediterranean

Lycian Coast

The classic Turkish blue cruise

7 days|145 nm|easy
🏛️Lycian rock tombs🦋Butterfly Valley🏖️Olu Deniz lagoon
From
€950 / person
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Twelve Islands Loop
Göcek Bay

Twelve Islands Loop

Quiet coves, glassy water, families

4 days|60 nm|easy
🏝️12 named anchorages🍽️Bedri Rahmi cove restaurant🛶Kayak between islets
From
€780 / person
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Datça Peninsula
South Aegean

Datça Peninsula

The original gulet route

7 days|110 nm|moderate
🏛️Knidos archaeological site🍷Datça wine villages🐟Bencik fish restaurants
From
€880 / person
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Greek Islands Crossing
Aegean (Turkey + Greece)Passport

Greek Islands Crossing

Two countries, one cruise

7 days|95 nm|moderate
🏛️Kos Asclepion ruins🎨Symi painted harbour🌊Tilos empty beaches
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€1,100 / person
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Kekova Sunken City
Eastern Mediterranean

Kekova Sunken City

Drift over a 2,000-year-old town

5 days|70 nm|easy
🏛️Underwater Lycian ruins🏰Kaleköy castle🦞Üçağız fishing village
From
€720 / person
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Bodrum Aegean Loop
North Aegean

Bodrum Aegean Loop

Wine, ruins, and Aegean swim coves

4 days|75 nm|moderate
🏖️Cleopatra's pebble beach🍷Datça wine country🏛️Knidos at the cape
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€690 / person
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Gulf of Gökova
South Aegean

Gulf of Gökova

The original blue cruise water

7 days|130 nm|easy
🏖️Cleopatra's Sedir IslandEnglish Harbour WWII anchorage🐟Çökertme fish taverna
From
€920 / person
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Hisarönü Gulf
South Aegean

Hisarönü Gulf

The gulet-builders' coast

7 days|100 nm|easy
🛠️Bozburun gulet shipyards🐙Selimiye octopus tavernas🪨Bencik fjord-like inlet
From
€820 / person
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Marmaris → Rhodes
East Aegean (Turkey + Greece)Passport

Marmaris → Rhodes

Crusader castles and turquoise crossings

7 days|110 nm|moderate
🏰Rhodes Old Town (UNESCO)🎨Symi painted harbour🛂Two-country itinerary
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€1,180 / person
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Curated for your group

Find a charter built for who you are

We’ve hand-tuned vessel filters and route picks for each kind of group. Pick the one that fits and skip the 200-vessel scroll.

Charters for Couples

Smaller vessels, candlelit dinners on deck, anchorages where yours is the only boat. The Turkish coast is at its best when there are two of you sharing it.
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Family Charters

Sheltered Aegean coves, water toys on every boat, and routes short enough that nobody gets seasick. The Turkish coast is where families discover their kids actually love sailing.
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Group of Friends

Six, eight, twelve of you — fill a Turkish gulet, choose your own route, decide your own bedtime. The price-per-person on a private charter beats most beach hotels.
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Solo & Cabin Charter

Cabin charter — buy one bed on a fixed-itinerary departure, share the boat with 8–12 strangers (mostly couples and pairs). Cheaper than private charter and a great way to make trip friends.
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Charters for 50+

Bigger cabins, recently refurbished vessels, AC throughout, gentler routes. The slower, more comfortable side of the Turkish coast — without the backpacker crowd.
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Corporate Charters

Premium motor yachts and 8-cabin gulets configured for executive retreats, team offsites, and client hospitality. Bodrum is one hour from Istanbul; the team lands and goes straight aboard.
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Charters in Bodrum

The biggest charter port in Turkey, and the natural starting line for the Aegean. Most vessels in our directory are Bodrum-built, Bodrum-based, and know the peninsula intimately.
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Charters in Fethiye

The home of the classic Twelve Islands route. Sheltered, family-friendly, and dense with the kind of pine-fringed bays that put Turkey on every blue-cruise list.
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Charters in Göcek

The most sheltered marina on the Turkish coast. Step out of the gulet and you're in pine-forest bays within an hour — no open-water leg required.
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Charters in Marmaris

The natural base for routes that mix Hisarönü Bay, the Datça peninsula, and a quick crossing to Rhodes or Symi.
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Charters in Antalya

The base for routes east — Phaselis ruins, Kekova's sunken city, Demre. Quieter than the western Lycian coast, with the same turquoise water.
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Charters in Kaş

A small, walkable Lycian harbour town — Turkey's diving capital, with day-trip access to Kekova's sunken city and the Greek island of Meis.
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Charters in Datça

The slow alternative to Bodrum and Marmaris. A small peninsula town with a string of nearly empty bays and the ancient Knidos at its tip.
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Gulet Charters

The wooden, full-crewed, two-masted boats Turkey is famous for. The original blue-cruise format — most of our 200+ vessel directory is gulet.
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Catamaran Charters

Two hulls, one wide platform. Steadier at anchor than a sailing yacht, faster and shallower than a gulet, with a cockpit that doubles as a living room.
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Motor Yacht Charters

Sleek, fast, and unapologetically modern. Motor yachts cover more coast, anchor in deeper water, and bring a polished hospitality model the gulet world doesn't match.
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Sailboat Charters

Real sailing — sails up, engine off, water rushing past. The smaller, more focused alternative to a gulet, for guests who want the boat to actually go where the wind says.
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Sailing Turkey + Greek Islands

Bodrum → Kos. Marmaris → Symi. Datça → Rhodes. Fethiye → Kastellorizo. Cross the line, sleep in two countries, and add the Dodecanese to your blue-cruise week — with captains who actually know the paperwork.
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Wooden Turkish gulet at anchor in a turquoise cove on the Aegean coast

Blue Cruise Turkey: The Complete Guide (2026 Edition)

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Wooden gulets at anchor in a calm Turkish bay at golden hour

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Turkish gulet at anchor in a turquoise Aegean bay at sunrise

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Sub-week yacht and gulet charter in Turkey: how the day-charter model works, what 1- to 6-day stays actually cost, the captains who accept it, and the trade-offs versus a full week. With realistic pricing for Bodrum, Fethiye and Göcek.

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Wooden gulet at anchor in a pine-fringed turquoise cove of the Lycian gulf

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Wooden gulet alongside a modern motor yacht in a Turkish marina

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Wooden gulet at anchor in calm Aegean cove with pine-clad headland behind

Marmaris vs Bodrum for a Gulet Charter — Honest 2026 Comparison

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Wooden gulet anchored in a turquoise pine-fringed cove of the Fethiye gulf

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A gulet sailing along the Lycian coast in calm late-spring conditions with morning light on the cliffs

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A traditional Turkish wooden gulet alongside a white modern cruising catamaran in a Turkish bay

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Wooden Turkish gulet anchored in a turquoise cove on the Lycian coast at sunset

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