A gulet cabin charter means you book one private en-suite cabin, not the whole yacht. On Elara, our own 12-cabin gulet, it is a 7-night cruise from Bodrum, Turkey, to the Hisaronu Gulf and back, full board, with 18 Saturday departures from 29 May to 25 September 2027. From £1,300 per person; travelling solo, the cabin is yours for +80%.
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First departure 29 May 2027 · 18 Saturdays · from £1,300Pick your week →All 12 cabins have their own shower and WC and air conditioning. Pick a double or twin; travelling alone, you get the cabin to yourself (+80%).
Double bed. Ideal for couples; single use +80%.
Per person
for 7 nightsfrom £1,300
Two single beds. Ideal for friends travelling together.
Per person
for 7 nightsfrom £1,300
You pay per cabin, not per yacht, which puts a week on a gulet within reach of couples and solo travellers. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are cooked on board and there is a swim stop every day, so there is nothing to plan or provision.
Made for couples and solo travellers trying a gulet for the first time: your cabin stays private, the table is shared. Every cabin cruise sails on Elara with our own crew, so the photos, cabins and menu are the real ones.
Sample itinerary; the captain may adjust it with the weather.
Board from 16:00 at Bodrum Yacht Harbour and settle into your cabin. The first night is in the marina or a nearby bay; dinner is ashore in Bodrum old town, at your own cost.
Clear water and a sea cave on the Datca peninsula. Swim and snorkel all day; the waterfront fish restaurants are a short swim or tender ride away.
Aktur sits at the narrowest point of the peninsula; Bencik is a quiet, fjord-like inlet and a sheltered spot for the night.
Walk the Kizkumu sand bar out into the bay, swim at Orhaniye and spend the night off Selimiye, a stone village with harbour tavernas.
Calm anchorages and a long swim stop, then the fishing village of Bozburun for the evening.
Whitewashed lanes in Datca, then ancient Knidos on the tip of the peninsula, with its theatre and temples above the two harbours.
Warm springs and quiet beaches on Kara Ada, and a last swim in the very clear water off Orak Island.
Breakfast on board, then checkout by 09:00 on Saturday, in good time for a midday or afternoon flight home.
Bay photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors (CC licences).
Bodrum → Palamutbuku → Aktur & Bencik → Selimiye (Orhaniye) → Bozburun → Datca & Knidos → Kara Ada & Orak Island → Bodrum. Seven nights, Saturday to Saturday, with a swim in the Hisaronu Gulf bays every day.
18 Saturday departures, 29 May – 25 September 2027. Pick your week: if a cabin is free we hold it for 48 hours, free of charge.
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Board on Saturday from 16:00 in Bodrum; checkout the following Saturday by 09:00. Turkey is 2 hours ahead of the UK in summer.
12 cabins: 6 double and 6 twin, all en-suite with air conditioning, 2 guests each. There are no single cabins; a solo traveller has a double to themselves for +80%.
Included: 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 afternoon snacks and 6 dinners on board from a luxury menu (the first evening is ashore in Bodrum); unlimited drinking water, tea and coffee at breakfast and snack time. Drinks, soft or alcoholic, are not included: buy them from the yacht bar on a cash tab.
Crew service, air conditioning 15 hours a day, diesel and petrol costs, use of all on-board equipment (water toys, masks, snorkels, fins, fishing gear and more), yacht and P&I insurance, bed linen, bath and beach towels, VAT. We also recommend your own travel insurance.
Port fee €150 per person, paid on board on arrival (about £130; agency services for departure formalities and sailing documents, mooring fees, water and similar running costs) and Wi-Fi €25 per person for the week (about £20), optional. Not included: airport transfers (ask us for a price), entrance fees to archaeological sites and museums, optional land excursions, water-ski, ringo and banana rides, crew gratuity (traditionally 10% of the cruise price).
50% deposit by bank transfer secures the cabin; the balance is due 60 days before departure. Prices are shown in GBP at our monthly rate (checked September 2026); your written confirmation fixes the amount.
A swim stop every day; the captain may change the route with the weather. Bring soft bags rather than hard suitcases; towels are provided.
Children under 6 cannot be accepted on this cruise.
“A huge thank you to Hülya and the entire team at DE Yachting for organizing such a seamless experience. Every detail was thoughtfully planned, communication was excellent…”
Shared. You book one private en-suite cabin on Elara with full board and share the deck, the table and the route with the guests in the other 11 cabins. If you want the whole boat for your own group, that is a private gulet charter, see our gulet charter page.
On Elara in 2027: £1,300 per person for 7 nights in a shared double or twin cabin for the May, June and September departures, £1,400 in July and August, full board. Travelling alone, the cabin is yours for +80%. Port fee €150 and optional Wi-Fi €25 per person are paid in cash on board (about £130 and £20).
7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 afternoon snacks and 6 dinners on board from a luxury menu, with unlimited drinking water and tea and coffee at breakfast and snack time. The first evening is dinner ashore in Bodrum at your own cost. Drinks, soft or alcoholic, are not included: you buy them from the yacht bar on a cash tab.
In season, direct flights from Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester reach Bodrum (Milas) in about 4 hours, and Heathrow has direct Bodrum flights with BA on selected days. A Saturday morning flight lands in time for boarding from 16:00; Bodrum marina is 30-45 minutes from the airport. Checkout is Saturday by 09:00, so a midday or afternoon flight home works.
Yes. There are no single cabins on Elara, so a solo traveller gets a double cabin to themselves for +80% of the per-person price. Meals are at a shared table, which most solo guests like.
No. A cabin cruise without flights is not a package flight holiday, so we hold no ATOL or ABTA bonding and claim none. De Yachting is a licensed Turkish travel agency (TÜRSAB No. 17781); your written confirmation states the payment and cancellation terms before you pay anything, and we recommend travel insurance.
Send your week and number of guests with the form, there is nothing to pay at that stage. If a cabin is free we hold it for 48 hours and confirm cabin, price and extras in writing within 24 hours. A 50% deposit by bank transfer secures the cabin; UK transfers take 3-5 working days. The balance is due 60 days before departure.
Children aged 6 and over are welcome. Children under 6 cannot be accepted on this shared cruise; for younger children a private gulet charter is the better fit.
No answer to your question? Message the Warwick team and we reply with the cabin plan.
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Last updated 19 October 2026. 2027 departures and prices. Operated by De Yachting (TÜRSAB 17781), Bodrum, with UK contact in Warwick. Need the whole boat? Private gulet charter · all gulets and motor yachts · contact us.
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