Introduction
Do you dream of sailing in to a bay with nothing more than a single restaurant and a wooden jetty. Then you will love a Turkey flotilla. There’s great sailing on offer with easy and intermediate areas.
| Difficulty: | Easy – 1 & 2 week Intermediate – 2 week |
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| Vibe: | Single restaurant bays. Rugged scenery. Little development outside major resorts. | |
| Can add: | Skipper, Crew, RYA & ICC Courses, Bareboat, Hotel | |
Between the one restaurant bays, there is a smattering of towns and villages. But essentially it’s back to basics, with simple and wholesome food, great sailing and the chance to meet some of the most hospitable people on the planet.
The scenery is dramatic with many cliffs. Better still, apart from the developments near the large resorts of Fethiye, Marmaris and Bodrum, it is remarkably undeveloped, a tribute to tight planning regulation.
The wind pattern is typically light or non existent in the morning, rising in early afternoon, then dropping away, often suddenly, in late afternoon.
Sadly, there are not as many flotillas in Turkey as there used to be. Some years back, the Government banned foreign companies from operating charter yachts there. This forced out all the flotilla companies but one.
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Turkey flotilla choices
Currently, all the Turkey flotillas run from Fethiye. Most, including all the one week options are focused in the Gocek/Fethiye Bay, in the easy sailing West Lycian area. However, in high season, there is a two week flotilla that sails all the way west to Datca, between Orhaniye & Bodrum in the Carian region.
Turkey flotillas from Fethiye 2026
| Flotilla | Apr | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct |
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| Fethiye | 2nd 16th 30th | 13th 27th | 11th 25th | 8th 22nd | 5th 19th | 3rd 17th | |
| Gocek Bay | 25th | 9th 23rd | 6th 20th | 4th 18th | 1st 15th 29th | 12th 26th | 10th |
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About the Fethiye Flotilla
The Fethiye flotilla explores the Fethiye / Gocek Bay area, including a trip out to Karacaören. It’s an easy flotilla.
The Fethiye flotilla visits a number of bays blessed with nothing other than a restaurant. Many have their unique attractions. Tersane is renown for it’s ruins. Sarsala offers locally made pine honey.
At Tomb Bay you can walk up the hill to some ancient tombs. On your return you can relax with a massage or traditional Turkish shave on the beach.
Fethiye is much larger. It’s an ...
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About The Gocek Bay Flotilla
The Gocek Bay flotilla cruises the Fethiye and Gocek bays, including a trip out to Cold Water Bay. It’s an easy flotilla.
The flotilla gets you away from tourist Turkey, to secluded bays, a number of which can only be reached by boat.
The bays each have their own character. Twenty Two Fathom Cove is home to one of the area’s great characters, Ragip. In the old days he used to run a restaurant in Cleopatras Bay. He was eventually imprisoned for operating without the correct paperwork (which he ...
Turkey flotillas from Fethiye 2026
| Flotilla | Apr | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct |
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| Datça - 2 weeks | 25th | 8th 22nd | 5th | ||||
| Lycian Bay 2 weeks: | |||||||
| ....week A then B | 2nd 16th 30th | 13th 27th | 11th 25th | 8th 22nd | 5th 19th | 3rd | |
| ....week B then A | 25th | 9th 23rd | 6th 20th | 4th 18th | 1st 15th 29th | 12th 26th | 10th |
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About the Datca Flotilla
The Datca flotilla takes you along the Lycian and Carian coasts. It offers more miles than the Lycian flotilla and a bit more wind. It’s an intermediate flotilla.
The flotilla is full of variety. There are traditional bays with just a single restaurant. But in between, there are villages and towns.
Many offer unique features. You can see traditional boat building at Sogut. At Loryma there is a huge citadel at the head of the bay to explore.
The traditional small town of Bozburun is overlooked ...
View the Lycian Bay flotilla - week A then B
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About the Lycian Bay Flotilla
The Lycian Bay flotilla covers the Fethiye / Gocek Bay area, including trips to Karacaören and Cold Water Bay. It’s an easy flotilla.
The Fethiye flotilla visits a number of bays blessed with nothing other than a restaurant. Many have their own unique attractions. Kapi Creek offers a walk to a traditional village. Tersane is renown for it’s ruins. Sarsala offers locally made pine honey.
At Tomb Bay you can walk up the hill to some ancient tombs. On your return you can relax with a massage or traditional ...
View the Lycian Bay flotilla - week B then A
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About the Lycian Bay Flotilla
The Lycian Bay flotilla covers the Fethiye / Gocek Bay area, including trips to Karacaören and Cold Water Bay. It’s an easy flotilla.
The Fethiye flotilla visits a number of bays blessed with nothing other than a restaurant. Many have their own unique attractions. Kapi Creek offers a walk to a traditional village. Tersane is renown for it’s ruins. Sarsala offers locally made pine honey.
At Tomb Bay you can walk up the hill to some ancient tombs. On your return you can relax with a massage or traditional ...
Getting to you Turkey Flotilla
The base at Fethiye is reached via Dalaman Airport. Dalaman is well served by flights from the UK and elsewhere in Europe. There are also internal flights from Istanbul.
The flotilla operator offers transfers between the airport and the yacht base. The journey time is around 45 minutes.
More about Turkey flotillas
If you want a 2 week flotilla in high season the Datca flotilla is better than the Lycian Bay option where you may find it a bit claustrophobic being confined to the bay. Outside high season, those wanting 2 weeks my prefer a week on flotilla then a week bareboat.
The Lycian flotillas are centred around Gocek Bay and adjacent Fethiye Bay. This compact sailing area is ideal for newly qualified skippers or less experienced crews.
The two 1 week routes are similar. The sailing area is sufficiently compact that you can fit in the places you won’t visit in the evenings as lunch stops.
There is a wide selection of yachts available from 32 to 50 feet. These cover a wide range of ages. Most yachts have in mast furling.
However, they only have one of each yacht so if you are particular about what you want then I advise booking early unless you are flexible with you dates.
Whichever route you pick I’m sure you’ll be happy. I was once thanked by a guest for taking them to such nice places but in truth it’s hard not to.