More About Marmaris Gulet - Turkey

Marmaris is one of Turkey's most popular resorts, which attracts many foriegn holidaymakers, many of whom return year after year. It is a favourite with families and young couples alike. Due to its popularity it has grown enormously over the years; hotels rapidly filling the space between the green hills and the azure seas. Lined with palms, the seafront has a typical Mediterranean feel and is an ideal place for an evening promenade. An excellent choice of shops, bars and restaurants line the streets while magnificent charter yachts and gulets line the harbourside waiting for their guests.

The area around the harbour offers a taste of the character of the old town with intersting narrow lines winding their way up to and overlooked by the ancient castle, which is now a museum. The Netsel marina is reached by a small footbridge, and was one of the  first largest,modern marinas in Turkey, and became the hangout of the jetset, who moor their luxury yachts here. Cruise ships regularly visit Marmaris as well on their route from nearby Rhodes. The gulet cruises depart from the harbour to visit the islands and bays around the fascinating Mediterranean coast with its many sheltered coves, bays and headlands.

Marmaris is the ideal port of departure for exploring westwards to the Gulfs of Yesliova where the villages of Bozburun and Selimiye nestle, and Hisaronu where a wealth of coves and bays, villages and towns await the gulet charter guest. The scenery and variety, the clear water and small coves make for a very relaxing and intersting week or two of gulet holiday, with the added bonus of possible visits to the Greek Islands of Symi and or Rhodes. Ask Guletbookers for more details. ine the harbourside waiting for their guests.