1DAY
The First Evening in Çökertme
We are in Rosemarry's garden in Çökertme at 19.00. We reached here from Bodrum Airport by passing through winding old village roads, which took about an hour.
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3 September 2025 – 9 September 2025
Gökova in September
Six days from Çökertme and the Seven Islands to Sedir Island, filled with calm September seas, family tables and a lunar eclipse.
Route map
The geography of a journey
Day 1ÇökertmeThe first evening and settling aboard
Day 2Tatlı Su BayThe first long stop in turquoise water
Day 3Büyük Çatı BayA quiet day among the sailboats
Day 4Gökağaç BayGames, fishing and karaoke
Day 5Okluk BayA lunar eclipse above a calm bay
Day 6Sedir IslandCarian history and protected sands
Day 6Akbük BaySafe harbour after the storm
Day by day
Travel journal
2DAY
The First Morning Aboard
We set out at 06:30 in Beetfish’s tender to fish. After two hours of trying, we returned to the boat.
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At Büyük Çatı Bay
We woke up early in the morning when a gulet came to us. The water was flat; the morning swim was amazing. After breakfast and exercise, we traveled for an hour and a half and started looking for a new bay.
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Karaoke at the Seven Islands
After exercise and breakfast in the morning, we set out for the Seven Islands. For the first time, a fish struck our trolling line while we were under way, but we could not land it.
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A Lunar Eclipse at Okluk
We set off early in the morning. We arrived at Okluk Bay, riding the waves and the wind; the boat rocked quite a bit. The bay is surrounded by pine trees and is as calm as a lake. In front of us is the summer palace; we made land from the stern.
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From Sedir Island to Akbük
“The early bird gets the worm,” we said, and we went to Sedir Island in the morning. The sea was calm.
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Our selected moments
Address book
Places where we ate, stayed and made memories
Restaurant
Rosemarry Çökertme
The first family table of the journey, with cured fish, prawns, octopus and sea bass.
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Beetfish
Our home, table and companion between the bays of Gökova for six days.
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Sedir Adası
The historic stop of the journey, with an ancient theatre, agora, temple remains and protected sands.
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Okluk Koyu
A pine-ringed bay with lake-like waters, where we watched the lunar eclipse.
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Akbük Koyu
The calm bay where we found shelter after the unexpected storm.
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