Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi

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36°38.155'N, 028°01.814'E36.63592;28.03024 waypoint

This area covers the peninsula W of Marmaris (Karaburun) and then to the N Sömbeki Körfesi, also known as the Gulf of Symi or Yesilova Körfezi. There are several anchorages and one small harbor, Bozburun.

Charts

BA

1055 Rhodes Channel and Gökova Körfez

Imray-Tetra

G35 Dodecanese and Coast of Turkey

NIMA

54421 Kardeiga to Ilbiz Burnu

Turkey

311 Marmaris - Fethiye

3113 Hisarönü Körfezi - Yeşilova Körfezi

3121 E) Çiftlik Limanı

Greek

452 Rhodos to Castelorizo

Weather

See Turkey.

Passages

• Cruising the Carian Coast

See also Aegean.

Islands

Kizil Adasi

Kizil Adasi/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#Kizil_Adasi

island Kizil Adasi [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Kizil Adasi|Kizil Adasi]] 36°39.4′N, 28°02.6′EKizil Adasi36.656666666667;28.043333333333

This is an attractive uninhabited cove which provides good shelter from the meltemi. Anchor is 5-7 m on a sandy spot.

There are some Byzantine ruins ashore.

Communication

Add here VHF channel for coastguard, harbor masters. etc.

Also see World Cruiser's Nets

Navigation

All approaches are straightforward except that the entrance to Serçe Liman is hard to see from a distance.

Warning: There can be very strong gusts down the steep slopes.

Berthing

Ports

Chart of Bozburun

Bozburun

Bozburun/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#Bozburun

harbour Bozburun [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Bozburun|Bozburun]] 36°41.52′N, 28°2.56′EBozburun36.692;28.042666666667

Bozburun is an attractive village with a nice harbor. There is an attendant in the harbor who will direct you, usually side-to. There is water and electricity (included with the harbor dues) and fuel can be delivered.

Bozburun

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

None.

Anchorages

Chart of Çiftlik

Çiftlik

Çiftlik/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#.C3.87iftlik

anchorage Çiftlik [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Çiftlik|Çiftlik]] 36°42.92′N, 28°14.47′EÇiftlik36.715333333333;28.241166666667

Çiftlik is a protected cove about 14 nM SW from Marmaris. There are several seaside restaurants here serving good food. You can either anchor off at the northern end of the bay (good holding but subject to uncomfortable swell most of the time) or tie up to one of the four restaurant jetties.

Most of the restaurants have laid moorings tailed to the jetty, water, electricity, toilets/showers and free WiFi (enquire before mooring up if any of these is important to you). The restarant on the extreme east is rather smarter and more expensive than the others. Mehmet Place has water/electricity and wiFi and is more in line with budget cruising.

Chart of Gerbeske

Gerbeske

Gerbeske/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#Gerbeske

anchorage Gerbeske [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Gerbeske|Gerbeske]] 36°42.1′N, 28°13.6′EGerbeske36.701666666667;28.226666666667

There is an attractive looking cove on the SE of the island.

Chart of Serçe Liman

Serçe Liman

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anchorage Serçe Liman [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Serçe Liman|Serçe Liman]] 36°34.66′N, 28°03.04′ESerçe Liman36.577666666667;28.050666666667

Serçe Liman is about 2 nM E of Loryma and 14 nM W of Marmaris. It is an excellent all weather anchorage and very well protected. It is hard to find because its entrance is a narrow opening surrounded by high cliffs.

In Serçe Liman the wreck of an 11th century Byzantine ship with a lot of glassware was found and excavated by the father of Underwater Archaeology, George Bass. The glassware is now exhibited at the Bodrum underwater museum. After the excavation was over, Osman was left as a guard of the site. Being enterprising he started catering to visiting yachts. Osman's restaurant, which closed a few years ago, was on the west side of the cove. This appears to have closed down now.

Another restaurant, Captain Nemo's Farm, has been established on the east side of the inlet. The restaurant has 16 laid moorings. Since the cove is fairly deep it is worth accepting a mooring, but you must also set a shore line. Captain Nemo's has small boats that will meet you and assist you. Make sure, though that your boat is secured and do not rely on the restaurant people 100%. Needless to say, if you take one of the moorings, you are expected to eat in the restaurant. The food and service is good however.

You can also anchor on the deep W side of the cove. The holding at 6-10 m is good but you should also take a line to the rocks.

The hidden entrance

Captain Nemo's Restaurant

Abandoned Osman's restaurant

Chart of Loryma

Loryma

Loryma/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#Loryma

anchorage Loryma [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Loryma|Loryma]] 36°34.162'N, 028°01.002'ELoryma36.56936;28.0167

Loryma or Bozuk Bükü or Aplotheka is a pleasant anchorage with several coves protected from the meltemi. Overlooking the coves is a large very well preserved Hellenistic castle overlooking the sea. Here the Athenian fleet was sheltered during the Peloponnesian War before the battle of Knidos. Also, in the third century BC, Demetrios Poliorkites assembled a large fleet here for his unsuccessful siege of Rhodes.

Today there are several restaurants competing for the yacht business by offering you their laid moorings.

You can either accept one of the restaurants' mooring or anchor off-shore at 8-10 m. The bottom is weed and you should look for a patch of sand to drop the anchor.

Warning: Loryma is open to any wind with the exception of predominant meltemi. However, even with the meltemi, the winds may gust suddenly from any direction inside the bay (usually around midnight)twice or three times as much than it is outside the bay because of the valleys ascending from various corners of the bay and high mountains.This is frequent in the month of August.

Restaurant quay

Restaurant

Ancient citadel

Sögüt

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anchorage Sögüt [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Sögüt|Sögüt]] 36°39.5′N, 28°04.8′ESögüt36.658333333333;28.08

Sögüt is a large bay that provides an all around shelter. A restaurant has a wooden pier which is available to tie a line. Anchor in 12-14 m.

The restaurant also provides excellent water.

Cove E of Atabol Burun

Cove E of Atabol Burun/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#Cove_E_of_Atabol_Burun

anchorage Cove E of Atabol Burun [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Cove E of Atabol Burun|Cove E of Atabol Burun]] 36°40.6′N, 27°58.3′ECove E of Atabol Burun36.676666666667;27.971666666667

This is an attractive uninhabited cove but exposed to the S and subject to uncomfortable swell.

Anchor is 7 m on a sandy spot.

Facilities

Water

Bozburun/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#.5B.5B.23Bozburun.7CBozburun.5D.5Dwater Bozburun [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Bozburun|Bozburun]] on the quay.

Sögüt/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#.5B.5B.23S.C3.B6g.C3.BCt.7CS.C3.B6g.C3.BCt.5D.5Dwater Sögüt [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Sögüt|Sögüt]] excellent water from the restaurant.

Electricity

Bozburun/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#.5B.5B.23Bozburun.7CBozburun.5D.5Delectricity Bozburun [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Bozburun|Bozburun]] on the quay.

Toilets

?

Showers

?

Laundry

In Bozburun.

Garbage

There are bins around the harbor of Bozburun and in several anchorages.

Supplies

Fuel

Bozburun/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#.5B.5B.23Bozburun.7CBozburun.5D.5Dfuel Bozburun [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Bozburun|Bozburun]] ask the attendant; he will arrange for a delivery with a mini-tank.

Cooking gas

Give details on cooking gas (Camping Gaz, butane, propane, etc) suppliers. If there are no suppliers in the island just enter "None".

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Suplier2/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3ESuplier2.3C.2Fspan.3Ecooking Suplier2 [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Suplier2|Suplier2]] DD.ddd, DD.dddSuplier2; gas supplier location etc, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Chandlers

None.

Services

Repairs

N/A (Not Available).

Internet

In the restaurants at Çiftlik and in cafés at Bozburun.

Mobile connectivity

Is there mobile telephone signal such as G4, G3, GPRS in the island? How strong is the signal? Are there any blind spots?

Vehicle Rentals

Are cars, motorbikes, and bicycles available for rent? If so give the name, location, tel number of the rental outlets.

Rental establishment/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3ERental_establishment.3C.2Fspan.3Ecar Rental establishment [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Rental establishment|Rental establishment]] DD.ddd, DD.dddRental establishment; description, location, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX, Email: [email protected].

Provisioning

in Bozburun/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#in_.5B.5B.23Bozburun.7CBozburun.5D.5Dprovisions in Bozburun [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#in Bozburun|in Bozburun]] there are several food stores that not only will deliver to the yachty but also accept credit cards.

Store name2/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#.3Cspan_style.3D.22color:magenta_.22.3EStore_name2.3C.2Fspan.3Eprovisions Store name2 [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Store name2|Store name2]] DD.ddd, DD.dddStore name2; description, location, tel. +XX XXXX XXXXX.

Transportation

Taxi to Marmaris.

Eating out

• in Bozburun.

Osman's Place/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#.27.27Osman.27s_Place.27.27eatingout Osman's Place [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Osman's Place|Osman's Place]] good food; Osman used to run the lovely restaurant in Serçe Liman.

• in Çiftlik

Restaurant/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#Restauranteatingout Restaurant [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Restaurant|Restaurant]] .

• E side of Serçe Liman

Captain Nemo's Farm/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#.27.27Captain_Nemo.27s_Farm.27.27eatingout Captain Nemo's Farm [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Captain Nemo's Farm|Captain Nemo's Farm]] .

• in Sögüt

Restaurant/wiki/Coast_W_of_Marmaris_and_Sombeki_Korfesi#Restauranteatingout Restaurant [[Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi#Restaurant|Restaurant]] nice place.

Tourism

History

Give a short history of the island.)

Places to Visit

• In Serçe Liman you can have a nice walk from the W of the cove
• A walk up to the castle of Loryma is well worth the effort. Nice view!

Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forums

List links to discussion threads on partnering forums. (see link for requirements)

Links

• Bozburun at the Wikipedia
• Loryma at the Wikipedia

References & Publications

See Turkey.

Comments

We welcome users' contributions to the Wiki. Please click on Comments to view other users' comments, add your own personal experiences or recommend any changes to this page following your visit.

Verified by

Date of member's last visit to Coast W of Marmaris and Sombeki Korfesi and this page's details validated:

• July 1985 (Sögüt) --Istioploos Travels with S/Y Thetis
• September 2002 (Bozburun, Cove E of Atabol Burun, Kizil Adasi) --Istioploos
• July 2005 (Çiftlik, Gerbeske, Serçe Liman, Loryma) --Istioploos
• June 2007 (Bozburun, Loryma) --Atheneoflymington 18:03, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
• June 2010 (Çiftlik, Serçe Liman) --Athene of Lymington 14:06, 28 June 2010 (UTC)
• Sept 2011 (Serçe Liman, Loryma) --Ricarda
• Sept 2012 (Çiftlik) --Ricarda

Contributors to this page
Names: Istioploos, Athene of Lymington, Ariette