On a map, Bodrum looks like a peninsula; from the sea, it is a chain of bays lined up one after another. Each has its own character: one glass-clear, one scented with pine, another completely hidden from the wind. A day boat trip is the only practical way to visit the most beautiful links of this chain in a single day.
The four stops on our route
- Dalgıç Bay: the first swim break of the day, while the morning sea is still flat.
- Ada Boğazı: our lunch stop — food in the sheltered water of the strait, then the DJ set.
- Aşıklar Bay: swimming and photo break, the liveliest hours on deck.
- Akvaryum Bay: the final stop of the day — as clear as its name, number one for snorkelling.
Each bay gets a 30-40 minute break. The route is fixed; only adverse wind or weather can make the captain change the order for safety reasons.
The other bays of Bodrum
The Bodrum peninsula has other beautiful bays that are not on our route: Bağla, Karaincir, Kargı (Camel Beach), Karaada and Orak Island. You can reach those by land or with different tour programmes — we cover them separately in these guides.
A day between the bays
In the first bay of the morning the sea is still flat; the first dive is the clearest moment of the day. At noon you anchor for lunch and a nap on the sunbeds. In the afternoon the DJ raises the rhythm, and as you leave the last bay the bow turns back towards Gümbet. To live Bodrum's blue route, all you need to do is pick a date — message us on WhatsApp and your place on the Bodrum boat trip is ready.
We cover where this sits in the day in the related write-up, and the official version of the programme is on the tour details page.