Pruva · Route plan
Hisarönü — Datça — Knidos
The classic line, where the wind is steadiest
- nights
- 7
- Distance
- 96 nm
- Pace
- Balanced pace
- Route
- Marmaris
Leaving Marmaris, this classic route works its way around the sheltered coves of the Hisarönü gulf and out to ancient Knidos at the tip of the Datça peninsula. The afternoon breeze is reliable here, which makes it the most rewarding line for anyone who actually wants to sail; the anchorages sit close together, so no day is spent entirely under way.
Stops
- DepartureMarmarisAn afternoon departure from Marmaris harbour; the first night is at the mouth of the gulf.
- Night 1BozburunBozburun: the town where sponge boats are still built, dinner on the quay.
- Night 2SelimiyeTwo nights in the calm bay at Selimiye — swimming in the morning, wind after lunch.
- Night 4DatçaThe crossing to Datça: the longest leg of the peninsula, into a town that smells of almonds and olives.
- Night 5KnidosKnidos: an ancient city with two harbours; you watch the sunset anchored below the amphitheatre.
- Night 6HisarönüOn the way back, a final night in the inner coves of Hisarönü.
- Night 7MarmarisMorning return to Marmaris and handover.
Best time: May–June and September