Romance & Special Occasions
A Bodrum yacht charter anniversary is the afternoon you never got round to taking. You board at Yalıkavak Marina after a late lunch in the marina lounges, cruise the short stretch west to Gümüşlük and drop anchor opposite Rabbit Island while the crew sets a table for two on the aft deck. The sun goes down, the fish restaurants light up ashore, and nobody hurries you.
Bodrum lets you choose the pace. If you want the glamorous side, a 15–25 m motor yacht from Yalıkavak Marina puts you among the jetties of Türkbükü for a DJ afternoon, then at Gümüşlük for dinner at sunset. If you want the opposite, a 25 m+ crewed yacht with chef leaves the peninsula behind for the quiet Gulf of Gökova, where Cleopatra Island and English Harbour are anchorages with almost no one else around. Either way the crew handles everything and you talk.
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A four-hour evening charter from Yalıkavak Marina to Gümüşlük with a candlelit dinner served at anchor opposite Rabbit Island. The crew keeps to the wheelhouse, and the return is a slow cruise under the stars.
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Depart Milta Bodrum Marina in the morning, swim at Orak Island while the water is glassy, lunch on board, then a stop at Karaada and the hot-spring cave before an early-evening return.
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Five to seven nights on a crewed yacht or a 4-cabin gulet from Milta Bodrum Marina into the Gulf of Gökova: Cleopatra Island, English Harbour and Çökertme, with the chef cooking whatever you fancy each evening.
Check Availability16:30 Long lunch in the marina lounges at Yalıkavak, then a short walk to the yacht.
17:30 Cruise west along the coast with a swim stop in a quiet cove before the light turns golden.
19:00 Anchor off Gümüşlük opposite Rabbit Island; dinner for two is served on the aft deck at sunset.
21:30 Coffee on the foredeck under the stars and a slow cruise back to Yalıkavak Marina.
Motor yacht 15–20 m, or crewed yacht 25 m+ for Gökova
Yacht
2 guests
Guests
4-hour evening, full day or 5–7 nights
Duration
The peninsula gives you two kinds of anniversary in one place. Around Yalıkavak, Türkbükü and Gümüşlük it is lively and seen-and-be-seen; once a yacht turns into the Gulf of Gökova it is quiet, green and slow. In summer the meltem picks up in the afternoon, which is why we plan swims for the morning and dinners in sheltered anchorages. September is the anniversary month we recommend most: the sea is at its warmest, the crowds have thinned, and Milas-Bodrum Airport is 45 minutes from the marinas.
Booking FAQ
Yes. The evening dinner cruise from Yalıkavak Marina or Milta Bodrum Marina to Gümüşlük runs around four hours, from late afternoon to after dark, and is the most popular anniversary format. It needs no more than a few days' notice outside July and August.
Very. A 4-cabin gulet or a crewed motor yacht with chef is often booked by couples for a week in the Gulf of Gökova. You have the whole yacht, the crew keep their own quarters, and the anchorages at Cleopatra Island and English Harbour are calm and private.
All three. Tell us when you book and we have flowers and a cake on board before you arrive at the marina. A photographer can join for the first hour or the sunset at Gümüşlük and leave by tender afterwards.
Request a Charter
Send us your anniversary date, whether you want an evening, a day or a week, and any special touches such as flowers or a favourite wine. We reply within hours with suitable yachts.
