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12 ISLANDS
Once you come to Fethiye, you have to go on 12 Islands
Boat Cruise.
The tour is usually made up of five stops:
Gobun Bay
The first stop, Gobun bay, is on the south-west coast of
the Fethiye Gulf, and is a very calm bay with the
crystal clear water, 7-10m. depth, and with the
quietness of a lake. In this bay there is also a small
cafe-restaurant which is run by a local family.
Cleopatra'a Baths
A large bay full of lots of pine trees, and has a dark
blue sea which goes to light blue, as you reach the
shore. In the south western part of the bay, there are
some ruins. According to the myth, in one of the visits
of Cleopatra to Anatolian coasts, her close
friends
decided to build a Roman Bath for Cleopatra as a present.
The water here was very good for the skin, with the
minerals and elements it contained like Calcium,
Magnesium, etc. Some say that the mystery which lies
behind the beauty of Cleopatra is the water here.
Dockyard Island
A shallow bay where the water comes towards the land,
just like a lake, and you don’t realize that there's bay
in the island unless you approach. The bay on the island
was used to build ships by the people living here,
because the shallow waters were very suitable for this
purpose. That's why this island is called Dockyard
Flat Islands
A group of islands so close to each other, located just
opposite Gocek. Here is also a charming place with the
clear, dark blue, and very deep waters. But there's a
passing from the biggest island to the smallest, which
you can easily walk (1.5m depth).

Red Island - Samanlik Bay
On the way back, your captain will choose one of the two
suitable bays. If he chooses the Red Island, enjoy the
clear sea and the clean shore of this red ground of the
island. If you go to Samanlik bay, it won't be more
different than this. Again, you can jump (or dive?) from
the top of the boat, and let the others watch you under
the water just like in an aquarium.
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