4 Days Boat Cruise from Fethiye to Olympos

After breakfast and check-out, get ready for the adventurous side of your cruise. We will collect you from the lobby around 10:00 am and set sail from Fethiye harbour at about 11:00 am, heading for Samanlik Bay for a swim and lunch — or, depending on the sea, to Butterfly Valley, a nature reserve home to some 130 species of butterflies and moths. We then cruise on to Oludeniz, the Blue Lagoon, conditions allowing, where there is the option to try paragliding. The day ends at St Nicholas Island, with its Byzantine ruins and beautiful sunset, dinner and a swim — and the chance to sleep out under the stars rather than in a cabin.

Around sunrise we set off for the Aquarium or Firnaz Bay near Kalkan for breakfast and a swim, then cruise to Kas, mooring in the harbour for lunch and a stroll through this lovely fishing village. Of ancient Antiphellos, as Kas was once known, only the Lycian rock tombs, sarcophagi and Roman theatre remain — but the town has lost none of its charm. In a bay near Kekova we stop to swim, have dinner and spend a second night on the boat.

We set off for the Sunken City of Kekova — a protected Lycian-Roman site, so this one is for looking, not landing. After lunch we visit Simena, a traditional fishing village with no road access, and the ruins of its Byzantine-Ottoman castle. Optional water sports are available in Gokkaya Bay, followed by dinner — relax in this pirates' haven or enjoy the evening at the Smugglers' Inn.

After an early breakfast we take a look at a cave once used by ancient pirates before sailing to Andriake harbour. The cruise comes to an end around 10:30 am; after disembarking, you will be transferred by road to Olympos or Demre. This marks the close of your four-day cruise.