Marmaris or Antalya Marina

[slavkod]

Dear all,

I am planning to spend the winter 2005 in Turkey in one of the marinas in Aegean sea. Marmaris and Antalya seems to be a good choice. I checked the price in both marinas and it is OK for me.How about the connection to middle of Europe (airplane, ships...) and how are social activities during the winter.

Than you,

Slavko

 

[Gypsy]

If you are planning to live aboard you might like to look at Marti Marina up the top end of Hisaronu Bay not far by land to Marmaris. It is very well protected and when we were there for the winter of 2002/3 there were 20 or more liveaboard boats of many nationalities. Prices were good then too. They have a shuttel bus which goes to Marmaris twice a day so it is easy to get to the main suppliers of services and parts. They also have a chandlery and 2 companies which do services on site.

See their web site <www.martimarina.com>.

Ray

 

[adelecart]

I have friends in both and I hear excellent things about both. The showers in Marmaris aren't great but everything else is excellent. Kemer Park (same as Antalya?) I hear has a very friendly liveaboard community.

Catgirl

 

[Gypsy]

Forgot to mention that the nearest airport to Marmaris is Dalaman about 60km from Marmaris and 80 from Marti Marina. Marti can arrange a mini-bus pickup for direct connection the airport. Maybe other marinas do this too. I believe Dalaman has a good range of scheduled and charter flights to Europe, particularly UK and Germany but these tend to drop in frequency towards the end of October.

We took the opportunity to travel by car to Istanbul when leaving in November 2002 and when we returned it was convenient for us to return via Rhodos airport and ferry to Marmaris where we were picked up by the Marti mini bus.

Ray

 

[slavkod]

In Antalya there are two (2) marinas. One is Kemer and second is Setur Antalya marina. This I have found when checking Turkey water pilot.

Slavko

 

[MedMan]

There are nine marinas on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey in which you might be interested. From west to east they are:

Marti Marina (36° 46'N 028°07'E) is in Keci Buku 10 miles SW of Marmaris. It is in a stunning location and the marina company runs a free mini-bus service to Marmaris but it is more expensive than many.

Marmaris Netsell Marina (36° 51'N 028°16 'E) is in the Old Port in the centre of Marmaris town.

Marmaris Yacht Marine is at Yalanci Bogaz, 3 miles SSE of Marmaris town on the southern side of Marmaris Limani. A Dolmus runs between the marina and Marmaris town every half hour in the season and every hour in the winter. There is also a free ferry run by the marina company that takes you into town before lunch and brings you back afterwards: plenty of time to visit the Mega Tansas Supermarket. When we did our sums last year, Marmaris Yacht Marine was the cheapest marina for our boat on this coast by quite a large margin.

Which of the two marinas in Marmaris would suit you best depends upon what you want from life in a marina. Netsell has limited room ashore and can be very noisy but has the best yachting facilities in the Eastern Med within walking distance. Marmaris Yacht Marine has a huge area of hard-standing and is in the country. There are live-aboard communities at both with a joint VHF Radio Help-Line.

There are three marinas in the Gulf of Fethiye which are all particularly convenient for Dalaman airport which is close by. However, be aware that Dalaman airport closes each year at the end of October. All three marinas are up-market and pricy. They are:

Gocek Club Marina (36° 43'N 028°52 'E) This is a very smart marina mainly populated by large motor yachts.

Port Gocek Marina (36° 44'N 028°56 'E) A modern marina protected by wave-break pontoons. It is run by Camper & Nicholson.

Ece Marina at Fethiye (36° 37'N 029°06 'E) Another modern marina protected by wave-break pontoons. There is no hard-standing whatsoever.

[Kas Marina (36° 11'N 029° 38'E) This ‘marina’ has been under construction for years and does not yet have any form of wave-break pontoons. However, keep an eye on it: it has the potential to be a useful addition to facilities on this coast.]

Finike Marina (36° 17'N 030° 09'E) A Setur marina in a small town. There is said to be a reasonable live-aboard community there but I have not personally visited it.

Park Kemer Marina (36° 36'N 030° 34'E) Under the leadership of Hasan Kacmaz, Park Kemer has held poll position for its live-aboard community for many years. However, Hasan has now left so things are not quite so certain there anymore. It is a small marina with restaurants and discos all around it on the edge of a modern, soul-less tourist town. Still – many folk like it!

Antalya Marina (36° 50'N 030° 37'E) Another Setur marina situated in the corner of the commercial docks to the west of Antalya Town. Hasan was here before he moved to Park Kemer at which time it enjoyed poll position for live-aboards. I have been told that it has become very run down but it is very convenient for Antalya Airport which, unlike Dalaman, stays open throughout the year. Worth a look I would say.

 

[Mr Cassandra]

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