Day 1 Bodrum

After the visit to Ephesus drive thru the scenic Aegean Mountains and transfer to the enchanting Bodrum harbor and board your luxurious sailing yacht in the late afternoon. Depart from Bodrum for the Gulf of Gokova, the stretch of the Aegean where the sea displays its most remarkable hues. 

The rugged coastline with its myriad small bays and harbors gives way to a backdrop of pine-clad hills and mountains. Drop anchor near Orak Island, one of the large islands in the Gulf of Gokova. Looking out from its shores you can see many shades of blue. The island is renowned for its rich sea life and crystal clear water, a perfect site for snorkeling. 

Day 2 Gökova

Cruise to the picturesque fishing hamlet of Cokertme, which is nestled in the foothills of Kiran Mountains. This stop offers the delightful opportunity to hike through the village’s winding walkways, some of them not much more than a goat path. A short southerly sail brings you to the intriguing village of Oren. If the sea is calm, you can drop anchor at the sea wall and either walk about a mile or take a minibus up to the old village. Here you will find villagers living 

amongst the ruins of ancient Keramos. If you explore the various footpaths, you will eventually be surprised and delighted by an ornately carved temple doorway (now part of a barn wall), the remains of a Byzantine church in the bottom of a garden complete with a clearly visible fresco, and the remains of a Roman bath complex. 

Continue your voyage to Cleopatra-Sedir Island, the site of the classical love-nest constructed by Mark Anthony for Cleopatra. Here you find extensive archaeological remains scattered along one of Turkey’s most breath-taking golden beaches. When you depart and sail along the island's southwestern coast, you will notice how the forests come down to meet the shores of deep inlets fingering inland from the bays. This rugged coastline is known as the Bay of Sixty-six Inlets. 

Cleopatra’s Island is like an open-air museum with its ruin-marked beach, golden sand, and crystalline water. The inland area has a Dorian-style temple that Christians later turned into a church, a 1,500-person theater reminiscent of the pre-Roman era, small buildings with domed roofs, cisterns colored red on the inside, 

and tunnels. The surrounding area is strewn with broken columns, capitals, and stones decorated with pictures and reliefs. Legend has it that the sand of Cleopatra Beach was brought by Mark Anthony for Cleopatra from the deserts of North Africa. 

Day 3, Seven Islands

In the morning sail into the bay of Karacasöğüt and continue to the secluded English Harbor, which abounds with thick green foliage. The harbor acquired its name from the fact that in World War II 

English torpedo boats hid in this cove. When you leave the harbor, you will cruise leisurely to Cati Lagoon, considered one of the most beautiful moorage sites in this gulf.  Set sail for the Lönguz Bay, where the forest crowds the water’s edge. There are lovely hiking possibilities in this bay. 

In the early evening drop anchor in the Seven Islands, another favorite snorkeling area full of coral reefs. Here you will have time to swim in the bay’s warm water. 

Day 4 Knidos

Set sail for the Datca Peninsula and anchor at noon in the idyllic Bay of Knidos, located on the tip of the Datca peninsula. Knidos was

described by Strabo as "a city built for the most beautiful of goddesses, Aphrodite, on the most beautiful of peninsulas." 

Tour the excavations of Knidos, famous in antiquity for the cult of Aphrodite begun here. Situated at the end of the peninsula, this Dorian city was built on terraces rising to an acropolis. Straddling the peninsula, the city had a harbor on either side and flourished during the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods. Famous as a center of art and culture in the 4th century BC, Knidos was established at the same time as Halikarnassos was, and it was one of the six Dorian colonies in Asia Minor. It seems to have retained a relatively pure marine character and no doubt it also set its sights seaward and had little contact with the interior. Around 360 BC, Knidos was rebuilt at the windblown tip of the peninsula. The city banked on the fact that a good harbor at the outer edge of Asia Minor would become a popular port of call for ships on the Aegean-eastern Mediterranean sea routes. The island section comprised the residential quarters. A series of colonnaded walkways rose in terraced tiers on the land side. Two large theaters, an Odeon, and three temples completed what must have been a striking ensemble in the midst of a desolate, craggy site. The remains of a circular 

temple dedicated to the goddess of love, Aphrodite, overlook remains of the two harbours. The temple’s arcaded way was built of white-marble, heart-shaped columns. The legendary Aphrodite of Praxiteles’ famous statue, reputedly one of the most beautiful sculptures of antiquity, once graced this temple. Knidos was known as one of the most beautiful cities in ancient Greece. 

Day 5 Bodrum

This morning cross the Gulf of Gokova back to Bodrum.

Take advantage of the calm morning hours to sail smoothly passing by the island of Cos. Enter the Bodrum harbor around noon. After lunch on own, visit the 15th-century Crusader castle, which houses the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology. Museum exhibits include ancient shipwrecks raised off the coast of Turkey and the intact remains of a Carian princess’ tomb dating back to the time of Alexander the Great.