Gocek-Turkey

GOCEK

Gocek-Turkey is a popular harbour for crewed charter yachts to be based in and many bareboat sailing companies operate from here as the large Bay of Gocek is sheltered and ideal for learning to sail in.

Gocek is another ideal place to start your blue cruise from. This pretty little village is just half an hour away from the Airport of Dalaman and it’s position on the Bay of Gocek makes it one of the most popular sailing areas. The town of Gocek itself is situated at the base of a beautiful mountainous background covered with pine forest. The quiet little village has a wide seafront promenade backed by restaurants, bars, small hotels and pensions.

The Gulf of Gocek is dotted with islands and numerous coves and is an ideal bay to explore on land and by sea. The ruins of Arymaxa an ancient city lie at the waters edge at the southern tip of the gulf. There are Byzantine ruins on Tersane Island some of which are the ancient shipyards. Turkey is not a recent convert to the art of boat building and has a tradition in boat construction dating back to early records.