Enjoyment on Traditional Crafts
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The singular design of the gulets, Turkey's indigenous sea-going vessel, blends practicality and tradition in a relaxed style that embodies a Blue Voyage. Over the years gulets have evolved from traditional crafts for fishing and transport into their present profile with a broad beam and wide deck.
Constructed
mainly in shipyards in Bodrum, Bozburun, Marmaris
and Istanbul, and along the Black Sea Coast, the boats are
equipped with motors as well as fully functional rigging.
The number of passengers a gulet carries depends on the boat's size, although most of them accommodate between eight and twelve people. These vessels offer their passengers separate accommodation, and chartering ones include services and entertainment.
Modern gulets are comfortably equipped with all of the amenities of home and encourage an environment in which you are expected to do nothing but enjoy yourself.
The
closeness of the small group of people on board promotes an atmosphere
of friendship and sharing; relations among passengers and crew tend
to be relaxed and casual. Travel agencies can arrange charters and
fixed tours for a specific group of people or for you individually.
Unlike cruises on large ocean liners, on a gulet you can explore
the secluded and often deserted bays and coves of the coastline.
The small harbors and settlements offer an intimate view of coastal life which large ships cannot replicate authentically. In many ways a gulet is like a full service hotel where every room has a sea view and the scenery changes constantly.
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