Alanya private boat or a private yacht near Belek: which coast?

Two coasts, one idea

Both options give your group its own boat for the day. The difference is the stretch of coast and where the day starts.

Alanya and Belek are far enough apart that the place you are staying usually decides it for you.

Before comparing anything else, look at a map and at where your hotel is. A long transfer at both ends of the day changes how relaxing a boat day feels.

The Alanya private boat

The Alanya private boat leaves from Alanya's harbour area for six hours. The route runs under the Alanya Castle headland, past the Red Tower, beside Pirate Cave, Lovers' Cave and the Phosphorus Cave, and into quiet bays to swim. Up to 12 guests, captain and crew, fuel and mooring included.

The whole boat is from €580, not per person; the price guide explains what that covers.

Dates are on the private boat page.

The route is planned around the Alanya peninsula. The captain adapts it and the swim stops to your group, sea and weather permitting, so you can lean the day towards sightseeing or towards swimming.

The private yacht near Belek

Further west, near Antalya, private yachts leave from Kundu Marina. If your hotel is in Belek or that part of the coast, starting there saves you the journey to Alanya and shows you a different coastline.

Our sister site has the private yacht from Kundu Marina near Belek, with its own yachts, inclusions and prices.

The transfer question

For the Alanya private boat, a round-trip hotel transfer from central Alanya districts is included. Hotels further out along the coast should ask us before booking, and a hotel in Belek is a long way from Alanya. How the hotel pickup works explains what is covered.

So the practical rule is simple: stay in Alanya, sail from Alanya; stay near Belek, look at the sister site first.

When in doubt, send us your hotel name before booking. One message settles the question, and you avoid booking a trip you then cannot reach easily.

If you want the Alanya sights specifically

Either way, both sites belong to the same agency, so you can ask us about one and still get an honest answer about the other.

If you are staying elsewhere but still want to see Alanya's castle and caves from the sea, ask us about the transfer first rather than assuming it is included.

Choose the Alanya private boat if you are staying in Alanya or want its castle and sea caves; choose the private yacht near Belek if you are staying on that part of the coast.

Questions guests ask

Keep reading

• Alanya private boat price: one figure for the whole boat
• Alanya private boat with hotel pickup: how the transfer works
• A boat day and a hamam day in Alanya: how to plan both