Fethiye and Göcek Gulet Charter: Twelve Islands or Kekova

Göcek and Fethiye sit about 12 nautical miles apart in a straight line, both on the Gulf of Fethiye and both served by Dalaman Airport [1]. YachtCloud starts its Twelve Islands round trip from Göcek and its run east to Kekova from Fethiye [3][4]. Kekova is 44 nautical miles from Fethiye and 56 from Göcek in a straight line [1].

YachtCloud's gulet pages list 19 gulets based in Göcek and 43 in Fethiye, with typical weeks of €13,400 to €26,775 and €10,500 to €20,563 for the whole boat [1]. Who this is for: groups choosing between the two bases. If you are still choosing a Turkish port, start with where to start a gulet charter in Turkey. Figures checked 7 November 2026.

Göcek or Fethiye: which should you choose?

The choice is mostly about the week you want. Both ports are on the Gulf of Fethiye, but YachtCloud's routes split them [3][4][5]. From Göcek it offers a slow week of short hops between islands. From Fethiye it offers a short circuit to Ölüdeniz and Gemiler Island, or a longer run east to Kaş and Kekova. "Typical" below means the middle half of each port's gulets, on each yacht's lowest weekly rate; YachtCloud's cost guide says peak-season weeks run about 35 percent higher [2].

Göcek and Fethiye compared

Sources: YachtCloud Göcek and Fethiye gulet and port pages, 7 November 2026, 08:05 UTC [1][3][4]; itinerary guide [5]; DERİA press report [6]. "Typical" is the middle half of priced gulets [2]; rates are before VAT and extras.

The Twelve Islands round trip from Göcek

A Göcek week is a round trip from Göcek. YachtCloud's Göcek port page names the Twelve Islands loop in this order: Bedri Rahmi Bay, Tersane Island, the Yassıca Islands, Sarsala Bay, Hamam Bay (Cleopatra's Bath) and Domuz Island, then back to Göcek [3]. It notes that Tersane Island has a natural harbour. The same page offers a six-night Gulf of Fethiye circuit that adds Skopea Limanı (Tomb Bay), Kapı Creek and Ekincik Bay before returning to Göcek.

YachtCloud's itinerary guide calls these very short hops, with the option of a night at Ekincik for the Dalyan river, and says the week suits a first charter or a family with young children [5].

Important to confirm: A February 2026 press report describes DERİA, a reservation-based mooring system for 17 Göcek bays. Stays are capped at 3 days in one bay and 11 days across the area, with daily fees of 500 to 3,000 Turkish lira by boat size [6]. The report doesn't say how it applies to charter gulets. Ask your captain, and check the official DERİA platform.

Mrs Elcih, a 24-metre gulet based in Göcek, takes 12 guests from €15,400 a week before VAT. Photo: Mrs Elcih listing, YachtCloud.

From Fethiye: Ölüdeniz, Gemiler Island and east to Kekova

Fethiye gives two kinds of week. YachtCloud's Fethiye port page names a short circuit to Butterfly Valley, Ölüdeniz, Gemiler Island and Kayaköy [4]. Its seven-night Fethiye-Kekova-Fethiye circuit runs out via Ölüdeniz, Butterfly Valley, St Nicholas Island, Yeşilköy, Kaş, Simena and Üçağız to Kekova. It returns through Kalkan, Çamlı Burun and Batık Kaya Bay.

Kekova is the long leg. YachtCloud's Fethiye gulet page puts it 44 nautical miles away in a straight line, and its itinerary guide says the trip works best one way or with a few longer days [1][5]. There, the ruins of an ancient town lie half under water along the island's shore, across from the castle at Kaleköy.

The sunken city is a protected underwater site. A 2020 press report said Kekova was closed to diving tourism, and that a new culture-ministry regulation lets a commission open set dive areas in such zones [8]. Ask the captain what is allowed in the water there now.

Ticketed sites on YachtCloud's Fethiye routes

Sources: routes from YachtCloud's Fethiye page [4]; fees from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, read 7 November 2026 [7]. The fee list shows no separate row for Kekova.

What the gulets based in Göcek and Fethiye charge

The two ports price differently. Göcek's typical week runs €13,400 to €26,775 across 19 priced gulets; Fethiye's runs €10,500 to €20,563 across 42 [1]. Fethiye's fleet is bigger and its boats take more guests: the median Fethiye gulet takes 14, against 12 in Göcek [9].

The lines on top of the fee differ too. 11 of the 21 gulets that give Göcek as their base add an APA, all at 20 percent, against 9 of 41 in Fethiye [9]. Four Fethiye listings publish a full-board price, €455 or 525 a guest a week; no Göcek listing does.

Share of gulet listings that add an APA, by the base each listing gives, 7 November 2026. Source [9].

These counts differ from the gulet pages by two boats. Dear Lila and Queen Lila appear on the Fethiye gulet page, but their own listings give Göcek as their base [1][9].

Three gulets for 12 guests, as each listing prices a week

Source: each listing, 7 November 2026, 08:05 to 08:07 UTC [10]. All three take 12 guests in six cabins. Each price box also says provisioning, fuel and other extras are quoted separately, which sits uneasily with Kocaoğlan 1's fuel term; ask which applies.

Aria, a 27-metre gulet based in Fethiye, takes 12 guests from €8,750 a week before VAT. Photo: Aria listing, YachtCloud.

Compare the gulets in Göcek. See all 19 gulets the Göcek page lists, with guests, cabins and starting rates, then ask for yacht-specific pricing for your dates.

Mistakes to avoid

• Planning Kekova as a lazy round trip. It is 44 nautical miles from Fethiye in a straight line, and 56 from Göcek.
• Assuming any Göcek bay is first come, first served. A reservation system for 17 bays has been reported.
• Comparing base fees alone. About half the Göcek gulets add an APA; about one in five Fethiye gulets do.
• Booking transfers to the wrong town. Göcek Marina and Fethiye's Ece Saray Marina are different places, about 12 nautical miles apart.
• Forgetting entry fees. Gemiler Island, Kayaköy and Simena each charge foreign visitors.

Is YachtCloud the right fit?

YachtCloud suits groups who want a private crewed gulet from Göcek or Fethiye and want to compare boats on published specifications and starting rates. It acts as a charter intermediary; the owner or operator confirms availability and the final price [11]. Its listings present routes as possibilities, not a fixed day-by-day plan, so the captain sets the week around weather and moorings.

Before You Book from Göcek or Fethiye

• Göcek or Fethiye: which marina, and which route?
• If Kekova is in the plan, is it a one-way week or a few longer days?
• How does the captain handle Göcek's managed moorings in your month?
• Does the estimate add an APA, a per-guest meal price, or neither?
• Who pays site entry fees such as Gemiler Island and Simena?

Sources and methodology

Port counts and typical rates are quoted from YachtCloud's Göcek and Fethiye gulet pages, read on 7 November 2026 at 08:05 UTC; 'typical' is the middle half of priced gulets, as YachtCloud's cost guide defines it. Listing-level figures come from a first-party count: every yacht page linked from the Yacht Finder (504) was read between 08:05 and 08:07 UTC the same day; 293 are gulets. A gulet is counted under the port its own page gives as its base, so Dear Lila and Queen Lila, which the Fethiye page includes, count under Göcek here. Routes and distances are YachtCloud's; its distances are straight lines between overnight stops. Rules and fees come from the sources cited beside them. These are published listing terms, not contracts, and cannot tell whether a yacht is free for your dates.

1. Gulet Charter Göcek and Gulet Charter Fethiye, YachtCloud.
2. Gulet Charter Cost: Rates, APA and Extras, YachtCloud.
3. Gocek Yacht Charter: Yachts, Marinas & Cruising Routes, YachtCloud.
4. Fethiye Yacht Charter: Yachts, Marinas & Cruising Routes, YachtCloud.
5. 7-Night Turkey Blue Cruise Itinerary: Bodrum to Fethiye, YachtCloud (updated October 2026).
6. İlk gelen demir atamayacak (Göcek's DERİA mooring and buoy project), Milliyet, 21 February 2026 (press report).
7. Müze ve Ören Yeri Ücretleri (museum and archaeological site fees), Ministry of Culture and Tourism (DÖSİM).
8. Kekova'yı kontrollü dalışa açacak yönetmelik çıktı, Milliyet / DHA, 21 March 2020 (press report).
9. YachtCloud listings snapshot: 293 gulet pages, YachtCloud (first-party count of its own listing pages).
10. YachtCloud listings: Mrs Elcih, Kocaoğlan 1 and Aria, YachtCloud (each linked where cited).
11. How to Book a Yacht Charter, YachtCloud.

Plan your charter

Share your dates, group size (including children), whether you want the Twelve Islands or Kekova, and your budget. Availability and final rates are confirmed by the yacht's owner or operator. Get Charter Options