Croisière Bleue

Croisière Bleue : Naviguer sur la Côte Turquoise de Turquie et les Îles Grecques

Vacances en goélette avec équipage dans les baies où est née la Croisière Bleue — charters privés et croisières en cabine, de mai à octobre.

Une croisière bleue est la plus belle façon de découvrir cette côte : une goélette en bois avec équipage, un itinéraire mesuré en baies plutôt qu'en kilomètres, et des journées qui commencent par une baignade depuis le pont et se terminent au mouillage dans une crique tranquille. Il n'y a pas d'horaire à respecter — seulement le prochain cap, le prochain port de village, la prochaine étendue d'eau turquoise.

Medsail Holidays navigue dans ces eaux depuis des années. Nous organisons des charters privés — toute la goélette pour votre propre groupe, sur un itinéraire que nous planifions autour de vous — et des croisières en cabine, où vous réservez à la cabine et partagez le voyage avec d'autres voyageurs. Les deux naviguent dans les mêmes zones légendaires : le golfe de Gökova, la péninsule de Bodrum, Hisarönü et Datça, les Douze Îles de Göcek, et à travers l'eau jusqu'à Kos et le Dodécanèse.

Que ce soit votre première fois ou la dixième, les pages ci-dessous indiquent où vous pouvez naviguer, à quoi ressemble réellement une semaine à bord, quand venir et combien cela coûte.

En un coup d'œil

Départ Depuis
Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye, Göcek & Kos
Aéroports Les Plus Proches
Milas-Bodrum (BJV), Dalaman (DLM), Kos (KGS)
Saison
May – October
Durée Habituelle
3 to 14 nights (7 is classic)
Passage de Frontière
Turkey ↔ Greek islands on private charters

L'expérience

Qu'est-ce qu'une croisière bleue ?

La « Croisière Bleue » (Mavi Yolculuk en turc) est née exactement sur cette côte. Dans les années 1940, l'écrivain Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, connu sous le nom de Pêcheur d'Halicarnasse, a navigué dans les baies alors désertes de la mer Égée à bord de bateaux en bois de pêcheurs d'éponges, en compagnie d'un cercle de poètes, de peintres et de penseurs, et a donné son nom au voyage.

Quatre-vingts ans plus tard, l'esprit reste inchangé. Une croisière bleue signifie toujours un voyage tranquille, avec équipage, sur une goélette traditionnelle : mouiller dans une baie différente chaque soir, nager dans une eau qui va du vert jade au bleu profond, manger ce que le cuisinier a rapporté du marché matinal, et laisser la mer dicter le rythme. C'est moins une location de bateau qu'une manière de voyager.

Planifiez votre voyage

Bon à savoir

On a private charter you take the whole gulet — just your family or friends — and we build the route around you. It suits groups of roughly 6 to 16 and anyone who wants full run of the boat. A cabin charter is booked by the cabin on a set weekly route, so couples and solo travellers can join without chartering a whole yacht. You share the deck, the meals and the itinerary with a small group of other guests.
Mornings open with a swim and breakfast at anchor. Mid-morning the gulet motors or sails a few hours to the next bay, often pausing to swim before lunch, which is served on board. Afternoons are for coves, paddleboards and shore walks; evenings for dinner in a fishing-village harbour or under the stars in a silent bay. Nothing is rushed.
The season runs May to October. June and September are the sweet spot — warm sea, long days and calmer anchorages. July and August are hottest and busiest, ideal for families on school holidays. May and October are quieter and cooler, best for sailing and exploring rather than all-day swimming.
Gulets sail full-board: your crew (captain, cook and deckhands), the cabin and, usually, breakfast, lunch and dinner are included in the charter fee. Fuel for a normal cruising route, harbour and anchorage fees and standard water toys are typically covered too. Drinks, à-la-carte extras and long transit legs are the usual additions — every quote spells out exactly what is included.
Many of the best routes hop the border — Bodrum to Kos, Marmaris to Symi and Rhodes. On a private charter this is straightforward: your crew handles the passports and port clearance, with a small transit-log formality on each side. Cabin cruises usually stay within one country, so tell us if you would like a Turkey-and-Greece itinerary and we will plan the clearances in.
First-timers and families often start from Bodrum into the sheltered Gulf of Gökova, or from Fethiye and Göcek among the Twelve Islands. Keen swimmers and divers love Datça and Kekova; those after Greek islands sail from Marmaris or cross from Bodrum to Kos. Use the regional pages below to match a route to your group.
A blue voyage (Turkish: Mavi Yolculuk) is a relaxed, crewed cruise on a traditional wooden gulet along Turkey's Turquoise Coast and the neighbouring Greek islands. You anchor in a different bay most nights, swim, eat on board and travel at an unhurried pace. The term was coined by Turkish writers who first sailed this coast in the 1940s.
They overlap. "Yacht charter" describes renting the boat; "blue voyage" describes the experience — the classic gulet cruise through the bays. Every Medsail blue voyage is a crewed charter; you can take the whole gulet privately or book a single cabin.
Take a private charter if you have a group of six or more, or want the boat and the route to yourselves. Choose a cabin charter if you are a couple or solo traveller happy to join a set weekly route and share the gulet with a few other guests — it is the more affordable way to sail.
Most cruises run seven nights, the classic gulet week. Shorter three- and four-night escapes are possible, and longer 10-to-14-night voyages let you combine regions, such as Bodrum with the Dodecanese.
Bodrum into the Gulf of Gökova, or Fethiye and Göcek among the Twelve Islands, are the easiest and most sheltered starting points — calm water, short hops between bays and plenty to see. The regional pages below help you choose.
Yes, on a private charter. Bodrum–Kos and Marmaris–Symi/Rhodes are classic crossings, and your crew handles the passport and port-clearance formalities. Cabin cruises normally stay within one country, so ask us if you would like a cross-border itinerary.
Very much so. Gulets are stable, the bays are calm and the crew looks after meals and safety, so parents can relax. July and August, during the school holidays, are the most popular family months.
Gulets sail full-board: crew, your cabin and meals are included, along with fuel for a normal route, harbour fees and standard water toys. Drinks and à-la-carte extras are usually additional — each quote lists exactly what is covered.
May to October. June and September offer the best balance of warm sea, long days and quieter bays; July and August are the hottest and liveliest; May and October are cooler and calmer.
Private gulets are priced per week and scale with the boat's size, age and season; cabin cruises are priced per person and start from a few hundred euros per cabin for a week. Tell us your dates and group size and we will send a tailored quote.

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