Pruva · Route plan
Fethiye — Kaş — Kekova
The long passage, all the way to the sunken city
- nights
- 10
- Distance
- 152 nm
- Pace
- Busy pace
- Route
- Fethiye
The fullest route we run: ten nights, starting in Fethiye and opening out into the Mediterranean. After Ölüdeniz and Butterfly Valley the coast turns severe and there is open-water sailing as far as Kaş. It ends by drifting over the Lycian city that lies beneath the water at Kekova. Because the distances are real, motor yachts and the faster gulets come into their own here.
Stops
- DepartureFethiyeOut of Fethiye bay; the first night is still in protected water.
- Night 1ÖlüdenizÖlüdeniz: anchored outside the lagoon, an early morning swim.
- Night 2Kelebekler VadisiButterfly Valley: a cove at the foot of sheer cliffs, unreachable by road.
- Night 5KalkanThe open-water leg — a full day under way depending on the wind, with stops in coves along the way.
- Night 7KaşKalkan: a town of narrow streets; ashore for dinner.
- Night 9KekovaKaş: two nights among the dive sites, opposite the island of Kastellorizo.
- Night 10ÜçağızKekova: a slow pass over the sunken city, then a final anchorage at Üçağız.
Best time: June and September