Where to Go When Renting a Boat in Alanya? Most Popular Bays and Caves

To charter a yacht in Alanya is a technically and visually very different experience from the calm bay trips in the Aegean. The most important detail we have been telling our guests for 10 years as Limancepte is this: Alanya is not a "bay" destination, but a "peninsula and cave" exploration.

While hiding in the green in Bodrum or Göcek, you swim in the shadow of history and vertical cliffs in Alanya. The magnificent peninsula on which Alanya Castle is built naturally shapes the route. While standard excursion boats follow a certain line, you can anchor at points where crowds and noise cannot reach with private boats you rent via Limancepte.

Limancepte Alanya Route Map

Here are 5 strategic points that must be on your route with their geographical structure and the experience they offer in your private boat tour departing from Alanya:

1. In Front of the Historic Shipyard: Swimming Under the Walls

When your boat leaves the port, your first stop is in front of the Historic Alanya Shipyard, where Seljuk Sultan Alaaddin Keykubat received the title "Sultan of the Two Seas". This is a rare location in Turkey; because the place where you enter the sea is right at the bottom of the 800-year-old historical walls. The water here is usually calm and crystal clear. While big boats pass from a distance, you get the chance to approach the arches of the shipyard and swim inside history.

2. Phosphorous Cave: Natural Light Show

As you proceed towards the Damlatas side, a series of caves accessible only from the sea begins. The most famous of these is the Phosphorous Cave. The stones, which have a phosphorescent appearance due to their geological structure, reflect moonlight or sunlight, creating a glittering, turquoise color on the water. It is not a legend, but a physical fact. This is the most photogenic spot in Alanya for your Instagram stories.

3. Lovers Cave: For Adrenaline Enthusiasts

When you come to the nose of the peninsula, Lovers Cave, located about 34 meters above the sea, welcomes you. According to an old tradition; brave guests climb the rocks to enter the cave and jump into the sea from the other side. However, this activity requires experience. As Limancepte, our warning is; if the current is strong, just watch this visual feast from the boat and cool off in the deep blue waters in front of the cave.

4. Off Cleopatra Beach: Anchoring Against Golden Sand

When you turn around the peninsula, you encounter the vast beach of the world-famous Cleopatra Beach. Experiencing this sea, which you share with thousands of people when entering from land, from the open sea by boat is a great luxury. Since the sea floor is completely sandy, the color of the water turns into a tropical turquoise here. It is especially ideal for a lunch break.

5. Ulas Park and Emirgan Bay

If you want to get away from the city center a little and be alone with nature, your route should turn west, towards Ulas. The bay under Ulas Park, built on cliffs on the Alanya-Antalya highway, is known for its turquoise color and cool water. It is completely away from the human noise in the city center. Going between 10:00 - 13:00 in the morning with your private yacht makes this bay special for you.