Panda Joy
Leopard 40 · 2016, refit 2020
- 3 cabins
- 8 guests
- Length: 12 m
- Air conditioning
From€3,100/ week
Free weeks
Göcek bays · from Fethiye
Yacht charter for the Göcek bays
A week in the Göcek bays and the 12 Islands, on a catamaran or a sailing yacht, with or without a skipper. We are based at Ece Marina in Fethiye, so the charter starts and ends there, Saturday to Saturday: the Gulf of Göcek is where you spend the week, not where you board. From €1,100 a week for the whole yacht.
We charter by the week, Saturday to Saturday. We do not run day or hourly trips.
At a glance
Check-in from 17:00 and check-out by 09:00, on Saturdays.
| Departure | Ece Marina, Fethiye |
|---|---|
| Charter days | Saturday to Saturday, by the week |
| Yachts |
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| From | €1,100 a week for the whole yacht |
| Transit log and cleaning | €250–300, mandatory, once per charter |
| Security deposit | €1,500–2,000, refundable |
| Skipper | Optional: €175 a day, plus the skipper’s meals |
Check-in from 17:00 and check-out by 09:00, on Saturdays.
Yachts for the Göcek bays
Catamarans for space and shade at anchor, sailing yachts for those who want to sail. Every one of them leaves from the same marina in Fethiye.
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Joy One
Lagoon 39 · 2014
- 4 cabins
- 8 guests
- Length: 11.74 m
- Air conditioning
- Water maker
View yachtFrom€3,100/ week
Free weeks
Roger Rabbit
Bavaria Cruiser 37 · 2016
- 3 cabins
- 6 guests
- Length: 11.35 m
View yachtFrom€1,300/ week
Free weeks
From Fethiye into the Gulf of Göcek
Joy Yachting is based in Fethiye, not in Göcek. You board at Ece Marina on Saturday, spend the week among the bays of the Gulf of Göcek and the 12 Islands, and bring the yacht back to Fethiye the following Saturday.
There is no fixed programme: where you spend each night is yours to decide, and you can ask us about a route before you sail. Sarsala and Bedri Rahmi make a comfortable first day. Most of the protected bays are on official mooring buoys, which is what the next part of this page is about.
Where you can tie up, and how to book it.
The Gulf of Göcek is a Specially Protected Environmental Area. That is why the water is the colour it is — and it is also why you cannot simply drop the hook wherever you like. Most of the good coves are served by official mooring buoys, booked and paid for online before you get there. It is straightforward once you have done it once. Here is the once.
Why Göcek is different
Göcek and the bays around it sit inside a Specially Protected Environmental Area — a designation that exists to keep the seagrass meadows, the water quality and the shoreline intact. Anchoring damages seagrass, so anchoring is restricted in many of the coves rather than simply discouraged.
In practice this changes very little about a good week’s sailing. It changes when you make the decision: you plan where you are sleeping in the morning rather than at dusk, and you book it before you get there.
The official buoys
The protected bays are served by official DERİA mooring buoys. They are the sanctioned way to spend a night in most of these coves: you pick one up, you are secured to a maintained fitting rather than to a patch of seabed, and nothing on the bottom is dragged through.
Availability and payment both live in one place — the DERİA portal. It is a government system rather than a booking agency, and it is the only source that will tell you the truth about a busy August evening.
Booking a buoy, in four steps
- 1
Open the DERİA portal
deria.gov.tr is the official system. It runs in Turkish, English, German and Russian, and it is where live availability actually lives — not in a WhatsApp group.
- 2
Choose the bay
Pick the cove you want to spend the night in and check what is free. Popular bays in July and August go early in the day, so it is worth looking before you leave the previous anchorage.
- 3
Set your dates and pay
Dates and payment are handled online, in the portal. There is nothing to settle in cash on the water.
- 4
Show the QR code on arrival
Your reservation comes back as a QR code. Keep it on your phone — it is what you present when you pick up the buoy.
We do not publish buoy prices here. They are set by the authority, not by us, and a stale figure on a charter website is worse than no figure at all — the portal shows the current one at the moment you book.
The rules aboard
Use the official buoys. Anchoring is restricted across much of the protected area, and private or unmarked buoys are not a substitute.
Stays are typically limited to one or two nights per bay, so a week is planned as a route rather than a base camp.
Discharging holding tanks inside the protected area is prohibited. Use the pump-out facilities ashore.
Speed and noise limits apply in the bays. Engines, generators and music are all part of that.
We can take the first night off your hands
The first evening of a charter is the one you least want to spend learning a reservation portal. Tell us roughly where you are heading on day one and we will handle that first buoy for you, so the only thing left to do when you arrive is pick it up.
After that you will have watched it done once, and the rest of the week is yours to plan as you go.
Ask about it when you enquire, or mention it at the handover briefing at Ece Marina.
Talk to usBays in the Gulf of Göcek
Some of the anchorages we sail to most often. Each has a page of its own.
Sarsala Bay
Just 7 NM south-west of Göcek, Sarsala reveals itself like an inland lake, with excellent holding in mud and sand beneath pine-covered slopes.
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Bedri Rahmi Bay
Named after the poet-painter, this cove holds Lycian rock tombs and the artist's fish motif etched into the rock at the water's edge.
Read more
Yassica Islands
Five uninhabited isles in Göcek Bay with shallow coves — the best paddleboard and snorkelling stop of the week.
Read more
What the weekly rate does not include
Every price on this page is for the whole yacht, not per person. On top of it:
- Transit log and cleaning
- €250
- Security deposit
- €1,500
- Skipper
- €175 a day
| Yacht | Transit log and cleaning | Security deposit | Skipper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panda JoyLeopard 40 | €300 | €2,000 | €175 a day |
| Joy OneLagoon 39 | €300 | €2,000 | €175 a day |
| Roger RabbitBavaria Cruiser 37 | €250 | €1,500 | €175 a day |
| TazBavaria Cruiser 34 | €250 | €1,500 | €175 a day |
Confirmed in writing with your booking:Fuel
Hold a week before you pay
Ask for an option on the week you want. We check it and hold the yacht for you for 3 days while you decide, and you confirm the request from your own phone with a prepared WhatsApp message. There is no payment to hold it.
Questions we are asked
Can we hire a boat for a day or by the hour?
No. We charter whole yachts by the week, starting and ending on a Saturday; we do not run day trips, hourly tours or shared cabins. A week is enough to reach the Göcek bays and the 12 Islands at an easy pace.
Can we sail to the Greek islands?
No. Our yachts sail in Turkish waters only: they are licensed for coastal cruising in Turkey, and their insurance does not cover them outside Turkish waters.
Which day does a charter start and end?
Every charter starts and ends on a Saturday and lasts a week or more. Check-in is from 17:00 and check-out by 09:00; where to find the yacht at the marina is confirmed in writing with your booking.
Can we hold a week before paying?
Yes. Ask for an option: there is no payment. We check the week and hold the yacht for you for 3 days while you decide, and you confirm the request from your own phone with a prepared WhatsApp message.
How much does a skipper cost?
A skipper costs €175 a day, and the skipper’s meals are paid by the guests. You can also sail without one if someone aboard holds a licence to skipper a yacht that is accepted in Turkey, where our yachts are registered: the enquiry form asks, and we confirm the licence when we reply.
What is included in the price?
The weekly rate is for the whole yacht, not per person. On top of it come the transit log and final cleaning (€250–300, mandatory, once per charter) and a skipper if you take one. If the guests change during a longer charter, the transit log and cleaning are due again at each check-in. Not included: fuel, food and drink, port, marina and customs fees, and water and electricity taken in harbours. The yacht goes back with a full fuel tank.
How much is the security deposit?
The security deposit is €2,000 on our catamarans and €1,500 on our sailing yachts. It is refundable: it is taken at check-in, in cash or as a card authorisation, and returned at check-out when the yacht comes back complete and on time. Any damage is deducted from it.
Catamaran or sailing yacht: which should we choose?
Our catamarans, the Leopard 40 Panda Joy and Lagoon 39 Joy One, have 3–4 cabins, more deck space and sit level at anchor, which suits families and larger groups. Our sailing yachts, the Bavaria Cruiser 37 Roger Rabbit and Bavaria Cruiser 34 Taz, have 2–3 cabins and are the choice for those who want the sailing itself.