A six-hour cruise from Side with two contrasting swims — the Manavgat delta's chilly-meets-warm water and lazy Caretta Bay, where sea turtles sometimes surface — capped by a foam party heading home.
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A six-hour cruise from Side with two contrasting swims — the Manavgat delta's chilly-meets-warm water and lazy Caretta Bay, where sea turtles sometimes surface — capped by a foam party heading home.
This trip is really a story in three chapters. It opens quietly: your transfer delivers you from the hotel to the pier, the boat slips out, and the first anchor drops at the Manavgat delta — the strange, wonderful spot where cold river water pours into the warm Mediterranean and you can feel both against your skin in one swim.
While everyone dries off, the crew finishes cooking lunch, which is served fresh on deck and included in the ticket. Then comes the headline chapter: Caretta Bay, a clear turquoise inlet known as the home of sea turtles. The stop here is long and unhurried — swim, drift, and keep one eye on the surface in case a shell glides by.
Chapter three is the ride home, and it is anything but sleepy: music up, foam on, the deck turned into a floating party for the last stretch of coastline. Your driver is waiting at the harbour to close the loop back to your hotel, air-conditioning very welcome after a day in the sun.
The delta stop and the Caretta Bay stop feel nothing alike, and that contrast is the point of the day. At the delta the river current keeps the water fresh and cool even in high summer; in the bay the sea is warm, calm and glassy. Both breaks are supervised by the crew, and your swimwear, towel, sunglasses and high-SPF sunscreen will all be used twice.
Passenger insurance covers you for the whole tour. Lunch is in the ticket, while drinks are sold at the onboard bar — and if your crowd plans to toast the day properly, the crew can switch you to an unlimited drinks package on board.
We collect from hotels in Side, Kumköy, Evrenseki, Çolaklı, Titreyengöl, Sorgun, Gündoğdu, Kızılağaç, Kızılot. Staying somewhere else along the coast? Message us and we will tell you honestly whether we can reach you.
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Side's big day out: eight hours afloat with live music from the moment you board, swim breaks in the Kızılot and Boğaz bays, a hot lunch and unlimited soft drinks all day.
The classic Side day at sea: around seven hours of coastal cruising with several swim and snorkelling stops in clear bays, lunch served on board, live music and a foam party on deck.
The classic Kumköy sea day: seven hours of turquoise Mediterranean, deck-jump swim stops in sheltered coves, lunch on board and a foam party on the homeward leg — pickup from your resort included.