The Gulet Voyage

A private gulet, empty bays and the ruins of antiquity. A private, tailored journey of 6-8 days in Bodrum & the Coast, Turkey, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,000 per traveler.

Turkey holds empires, coastlines and dreamlike valleys within a single journey, each opened to you with quiet privacy and effortless ease.

When to go

April through June and September into October bring warm, clear days and softer light, ideal before the summer heat and after the crowds have thinned. Your advisor times it to the light, the crowds and your own calendar.

The experiences

A sense of what this journey can hold — each one arranged privately and shaped to you:

• Sail a private gulet along the Turquoise Coast, the crew setting the wooden sails as the peninsula slips slowly astern.
• Drop anchor in empty bays reachable only from the water, where the sea is glass-clear and the shore is yours alone.
• Step ashore at the ruins of antiquity that line the coast, walking sunken cities and cliff-tombs with a guide brought aboard for the day.
• Dine on deck under the stars as the crew serves the day's catch and the only sound is the water against the hull.

A sense of the rhythm

Life aboard follows the sea and the sun, with mornings for swimming in quiet coves, afternoons under sail, and evenings at anchor beneath the stars. There is no schedule but the light, and the coast unfolds at the pace of a wooden boat.

Why go by private gulet

The Turquoise Coast keeps its finest bays for those who arrive by sea. A private gulet and crew, free to follow the weather and the empty anchorages, turns the coastline into a moving villa, reaching the coves and ruins the roads and the crowds never will.

How to do it well

The counsel our advisors give travelers planning this journey:

• Late spring and early autumn bring warm seas and the calmest sailing.
• Leave the itinerary loose; the best bays are chosen by the day's weather.
• Bring soft-soled shoes and little else; life aboard is barefoot and simple.
• Arrange a guide to board for the ruins, then release the day back to the sea.

What only your advisor can open

The difference between a good trip and an unrepeatable one is access — and access is a relationship, not a booking. Every guide, room and moment is chosen and sequenced for you.

Who it's for

Travelers who value privacy, time and doing it once — beautifully — and who would rather have one trusted advisor orchestrate every detail than assemble it themselves.

Estimated investment

From US$12,000 per traveler, based on double occupancy — scaled to your dates, party size and level of privacy. A starting point, not a final quote; confirmed once your advisor tailors the itinerary.

Designed entirely around you

Nothing here is a package. A Forest Travel advisor shapes the whole journey and stays one message away before and throughout your trip.

Your Virtuoso privileges

As a Virtuoso member, Forest Travel includes benefits reserved for Virtuoso guests at the finest luxury hotels, at no added cost: a room upgrade on arrival when available, daily breakfast for two, a property credit toward dining or spa, and early check-in with late check-out when the hotel allows.

Continue exploring Bodrum & the Coast

Part of our Bodrum & the Coast travel guide. Related private journeys:

• Villa & Beach
• The Coast Honeymoon
• Family by the Aegean

Begin the conversation

Tell a Forest Travel advisor how you like to travel and they will design The Gulet Voyage around you — privately, every Virtuoso privilege included. Request your private consultation →