Life Aboard Asfiye Along the Turkish Coastline

Life Aboard Asfiye

"We are on the boat and it is so much more than I anticipated that I find it difficult to describe:

I awakened to the rapid tap sound of chef's knife preparing breakfast. We are anchored in a small cove on the Göcek peninsula. The water is the color of lapis and turquoise. As we are on the leeward side of the surrounding hills, the water is quite calm and sea and shore converse in a gentle tempo. I imagine it to be a conversation between the Nereid of the cove and the Dryad of the shore.

Large grey boulders meet the shore and only a few feet up, pine trees begin. The land rises quite steeply to a 100-foot elevation after which it continues upward another 200 feet in a sheer cliff face. Birds and cicadas add their songs to that of the water and shore."

So began a traveler's description of his first morning of his first Blue Voyage. Time passes effortlessly as Asfiye glides from one activity and location to the next. Breakfast, a morning swim and then weigh anchor and relax, watching the passing scenery until lunch in another cove with water so incredibly clear that the boat seems suspended in mid air. After lunch, perhaps you might enjoy a swim and a stroll in the forest onshore. If you like, we'll change your locale for tea time. Later in the evening you will look forward to a fine dinner and conversation or other

pursuits under the bright canopy of stars. Go ashore to any of the towns along our routes and you will be confronted with a feast for the senses; ruins of Greek, Roman and Byzantine cities and towns with old Ottoman houses fronting the streets. Shop in an open air market, wander the back streets of a seaside village or watch the sun set over a Roman temple; the experience is as varied as the coastline and our experienced crew will show you its many secrets.

Swimming & Snorkeling on the Blue Cruise

Relaxation and Conversation Aboard Asfiye

Snorkeling Along Turkey's Emerald Coastline