Gocek sits at the head of a bay containing a dozen islands and more sheltered anchorages than anywhere else on the Turkish coast. It has five marinas in a very small town, an airport half an hour away at Dalaman, and a reputation among charter crews as the easiest week in the eastern Mediterranean. Fethiye, twenty miles southeast, is the larger and cheaper alternative.
What a week from here costs
The Moorings publishes a 7 day charter for 2 out of its Fethiye base from 7,224 USD, on a page running to 31,229, which is the highest floor of any of its Mediterranean bases. Nautilus Yachting publishes Turkish bareboat monohulls from around 900 pounds a week in low season across the same coast. Those two figures describe the same cruising ground through very different fleets.
Why Gocek is the easy week
The bay is enclosed, the islands break up what wind there is, and there are twelve to fifteen anchorages within an hour of each other. Nobody has to make a passage, the meltemi arrives softened, and a crew that has never chartered before can have a good week without a hard day. That is why charter companies put first-timers here and why it costs what it does in July.
Gocek against Fethiye
Gocek is smaller, smarter and dearer, with the marinas in walking distance of the restaurants. Fethiye is a working town with a bigger harbour, cheaper berths and easier provisioning, and it opens the run east towards Kekova and the Lycian coast. Crews who want the twelve islands take Gocek; crews who want to cover ground take Fethiye and head east.
The blue cruise, and what it means here
The Turkish term for a week aboard along this coast, usually on a gulet with crew. GuletBroker lists Mehmet Ayaz, a 26m gulet carrying 10 guests in five cabins out of Fethiye, from 11,500 EUR a week. It is the same coastline as a bareboat week at a multiple of the price with the cooking done, and for a group of ten the per head arithmetic is closer than it looks.
Questions people ask about gocek yacht charter
How much is a yacht charter, Fethiye or Gocek?
The Moorings publishes a 7 day charter for 2 from its Fethiye base at 7,224 USD; Nautilus Yachting publishes Turkish bareboat monohulls from around 900 pounds a week in low season. Both read on 11 September 2026.
Why is Gocek considered easy sailing?
The bay is enclosed with a dozen islands breaking up the wind and twelve to fifteen anchorages within an hour of each other, so no passage is needed and the meltemi arrives softened.
Gocek or Fethiye?
Gocek for the sheltered island bays and a smarter, dearer town; Fethiye for cheaper berths, easier provisioning and the run east along the Lycian coast.
What is a blue cruise?
The Turkish term for a week aboard along this coast, usually on a crewed gulet. GuletBroker lists a 26m gulet out of Fethiye from 11,500 EUR a week.