Köyceğiz - Muğla - Turkey
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Our trip along a section of the Mediterranean coast offers a smorgasbord of historical and cultural experiences. Designed for people with some paddling experience, our first 7 days is a 120 km self-contained kayak trip from Köyceğiz to Göcek. Camping on remote beaches, paddling beneath Lycian tombs carved into sheer rock faces, hiking up rugged hillsides for expansive views over the sparkling turquoise Mediterranean, keeping eyes peeled for giant turtles, visiting hot springs and exploring ancient ruins, we experience a wild and natural area of Turkey.
At Göcek, we farewell our kayaks and board a comfortable 6-cabin gulet (traditional handcrafted motor sailor) for a cruise to Kemer, with optional paddling using inflatable kayaks. We take in ancient cities, royal tombs and historic sites like Gemiler, Simena, Olimpos and Phaselis. At the delightful harbour town of Kaş we explore narrow alleyways, carpet emporiums and cafes. Of course, there’s also time for swimming and relaxing. Our exact itinerary will vary depending on weather conditions and opportunities along the way.
Itinerary
Day 1 : Pick up at Dalaman airport, transfer to Köyceğiz, B&B accommodation.
Day 2-7 : Self contained sea kayaking trip through Köyceğiz Lake, the Dalyan Delta and Mediterranean Turquoise Coast to Göcek Bay.
Day 8 : Finish kayaking in Göcek, and board gulet in the afternoon.
Day 9-12 : Cruise the Mediterranean coast, past Ölüdeniz, Gemiler Island, Kalkan, Kaş, Myra, Finike and Olimpos.
Day 13 : Cruise to Kemer, disembark after breakfast and transfer to Antalya airport. Trip concludes.
What Is Included
Bed and breakfast accommodation in Köycegiz on a twin share basis for the first night of the trip
Expedition kayaks, paddles, life jackets and safety equipment
Groundsheets or 2-person tents
Watertight dry-bags for your personal gear while kayaking
Full board accommodation on the gulet for 5 nights
Professional guides
All meals except the first night in Köyceğiz
Group airport transfers
10% off any trip accessories, books or clothing, purchased from Ecomarine before the trip
What Is Not Included
Any flights
Sleeping bags and mats for camping (these can be hired at an extra charge)
Entry fees into historic sites
Items of a personal nature such as postage and laundry
Alcoholic beverages
Airport taxes
Travel insurance
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Bodrum - Muğla - Turkey
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Welcome to 6 months of blue sky, dry hot winds and a warm sea. If you are a windsurfer or you would like to learn windsurfing or kitesurfing and you are looking for a nice, warm and windy place; 15 years ago we found one in Turkey. We decided to build our centre here and make it the best possible. Because this is the place where we wanted to windsurf as much as we could. We love to share it with our guests. The greatest thing about it is to see people enjoying their holidays and improving their surfing.
Right on the windy tip of the Bodrum Peninsula on the Aegean Coast of Turkey. If you are a windsurfer or a kitesurfer, or you would like to learn windsurfing or kitesurfing and you are looking for a nice, warm and windy place; 12 years ago we found one in Turkey. We decided to build our centre here and make it the best possible. Because this is the place where we wanted to windsurf as much as we could. We love to share it with our guests. The greatest thing about it, is to see people enjoying their holidays and improving their surfing.
At Fener you will find : The best wind around the Bodrum peninsula and one of the best spots in Turkey. Perfect conditions for all levels (beginners to expert), Latest models and a large amount of equipment, Qualified instructors, Multi-activities, Good accommodation, And a chance to discover the Bodrum area.
Kitesurfing is the fastest growing watersport in the world. With proper training and equipment, you can experience the freedom of riding with the power of the wind. You don't have to learn how to surf, you just need an open mind to learn this new and exciting sport.
Kiteboarding Instructional Program
The following tables are a detailed explanation of our kiteboard instructional program and the of the different skill levels that can be achieved by students during their learning process.
IKO Kiteboarding Level 1 : Setting-up - Piloting - Safety - Managing of the practice area - Spot analysis
Equipment carrying & setup (inflate bladders, untangle bridles, and connect leading and flying lines).
Determine wind direction.
Know how the safety systems work. The kiteboarder knows that the kite leash must always be connected before launching and until after landing.
Piloting at the top of the window with short & long lines underpowered.
Piloting a kite from right to left on the edge of the window.
Incident simulation 1.
Using of the safety systems (dropping bar).
Launching & landing at the edge of the window with an assistant.
Piloting in the power zone under powered
Untwisting the lines by twirling the control bar without releasing it (the kiteboarder turns upon himself, bar in his hands above his head)
Independent in conducting a thorough pre- flight check
Know the wind window key words (top, edge or neutral zone, clock wise 9, 12, 3 o'clock, power area)
Landing the kite alone and walking to the kite
Piloting in the power zone
Managing to reduce the power using the power loop.
Kiteboarder knows how the power loop release system works and when to use it.
Use of quick release on harness line or across the leader lines to stop the kite power in case of emergency
Piloting with one hand
On-shore self launch
Relaunching the kite from the water
Winding the lines in the water, and come back to the shore using the kite to be dragged
Awareness of the wind effects and their dangers (cliffs, mountains, hills, dikes, trees…)
IKO Kiteboarding Level 2 : Water start - Managing the kite's power - Edging
Incident simulation - Using of the power loop release system.
Body dragging using body positioning and piloting of the kite to move in wanted direction (once to the left, then to the right)
Awareness of positioning in space (starting point, arrival point)
Piloting one hand while body dragging & piloting in waiting position legs down to the wind.
4 line kite big size relaunch (Pulling on front line then back and front on one side).
Board recovering and positioning of the feet into foot straps
Generating steady pull in starting position on the board.
Water start
Tying the board leash alone
First ride.
IKO Kiteboarding Level 3 : Riding powered - Going Up-wind - Switch of Direction - First Jump
Priority rule 1: Two riders going in front of each other, the rider starboard has the priority he pilots his kite up. Port rider (kite on his left side) goes down to the other rider and drops his kite.
Priority rule 2: Incoming kiter gives way to outgoing kiter
Flying the kite to generate steady pull once standing on the board.
Navigation with power.
Change of direction up and down to the wind (edging up and down).
Speed control, sheeting in or out
Power trim adjustment.
Holding an edge with the board.
Choosing the right kite size.
Methods of flying to de-power the kite (theoretical course about edge control).
Up wind riding (edging up while moving the kite down to slow down, edging down and moving kite up to increase the speed)
Knowledge about where to focus to keep the right course…
Up wind body dragging to recover board without leash
Riding a twin-tip or a wake board
Switch of direction or Jibe with a directional board
First jump (piloting the kite from one side to 12 o'clock).
Kitesurfing lessons are in French, English and Turkish only! Other languages are not available at present.
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İçmeler, Marmaris - Muğla - Turkey
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ABOUT SEASCOOTER
Occasionally new technology creates something so unexpected, revolutionary and so fun, you've just got to try it! The Seascooter is like that. Think of it as a totally submersible boat motor that will take you wherever you want to go. A seascooter is a so called DPV (divers propulsion vehicle) and is best used for covering large areas. Seascooters are excellent for underwater inspection, search and recovery operations, and exploration. One of the major benefits of riding around on a seascooter is that your muscles are not doing any work, so the air in your lungs can last much longer!
This way it becomes possible to reach considerable depths without using of air-tanks, just with the air you've inhaled at the surface, thus totally avoiding the much dreaded decompression sickness. You can effortlessly explore the hidden underwater world with a seascooter! Seascooter is for swimming, snorkeling and diving in total comfort. Surf the waves, plunge to the dazzling depths, make like a fish, or simply get seascooter to do the work for you in the pool - however you play with this wonder, the seascooter is definitely where it's at this summer.
Top speed of our Seascooters ranges from 4 to 5.3 km/h, depending on the model, the diver’s weight, his driving style and the conditions of the wind and the sea. Seascooters are quite easily maneuvered, and can be turned left, right, up, down and even completely around without trouble. Seascooters are sleek and their compact design combined with its own bag makes it easy to carry and incredibly fun to use. Sea Scooter is a real 'James Bond' product but with a real practical application, you can get to where you want to photograph without being tired out by the time you get there.
Our Sea scooters an automatic cut off when the unit is released or encounters an obstruction. A protective grille is also supplied as standard for maximum safety. Sea Scooter has adjustable buoyancy, and is light enough to carry in one hand, making beach diving a reality and snorkeling a dream. With reassuring safety features including protective grilles, auto shut-off, the seascooter is a great for both amateurs and professionals.
The environmentally friendly personal seascooter is ideal for the aqua active individual. Go snorkeling with this water gadget and we're pretty sure it won't feel like you're snorkeling; more like being chaperoned by an underwater chariot. The seascooter's revolutionary design has resulted in a light and efficient personal water propeller that's environmentally friendly, at a price that makes it hard to resist.
SEASCOOTER TOURS
Just when you thought that you have seen and tried everything that can be done with snorkeling, the Seascooter experience was developed. Come and enjoy the fun and freedom of seascooter tour, feel yourself flying underwater. From the novice to the advanced swimmer, from young to old, this seascooter tour is designed to give all a pleasant and secure experience as you marvel at the exquisite marine live below. This unique seascooter tour allows guests of all ages and swimming abilities to effortlessly glide through the water on an electric sea scooter.
Safe, fun and environmentally friendly, our Seascooters will give you a new level of mobility and adventure, in depths of unto 10 meters. Cruise along the edge of the abyss, through caves, cliffs, canyons and labyrinths of bizarre rock formations, over reef tops and vast fields of sea-grass. Experience a feeling like you are flying through outer space driven by your own rocket. Enjoy the spectacular views of the landscape and the local sea-life.
Join one of our seascooter excursions where we give each diver a seascooter, appoint buddy teams, do a thorough safety briefing and file a cruising plan of seascooter tour. Snorkellers and divers on the seascooter excursion can reach new depths faster, making it possible to explore reefs and other sea life underwater more easily. Swimmers can also use Seascooters to cover greater distances without getting tired or just float lazily along the shore. We offer seascooter tours to a various destinations and we are working currently on creation new seascooter excursions which we hope will embellish your holidays.
The tours will last approximately five hours and will take place three times a day, 7 days a week resulting in 21 slots per week. Our Seascooter Safari tour is designed as an underwater safari where participants will skim around near the surface, experience the feeling of flying over amazing underwater landscapes and occasionally dive to have a closer look at things which attract their interest. This is a purely free-diving activity so no air-tanks will be used for the regular diving!
Combining the freedom of free-diving with the benefits of using sea-scooters for propulsion is not only more fun, it is also more safe than Scuba diving as it does not expose the diver to some of the risks and limitations of the later like e.g.:
* The limitation on the total diving time imposed by the no-decompression rule in recreational diving.
* The limitation on the ascend speed necessary to avoid decompression sickness.
* The limitation on the freedom of movement imposed by the typical beginner-level Scuba diving pattern which consists of a single descend followed by bottom time at relatively constant depth, followed by a single ascend.
* In contrast to the above restrictions inherent to Scuba, a free-diver can dive as long, as deep and as many times as he wants. As he is not inhaling compressed air from the tank, he is not exposed to the risk of decompression sickness, his mind is totally free to fully enjoy his underwater experience.
* The combination of the freedom of free-diving with the sea-scooter as a means of propulsion results in speed, range, depth, fun and safety unattainable by recreational Scuba diving and gives the diver a sensation of flying underwater.
Despite the free-diving nature of the tour, each participant will nevertheless be equipped with a small pony tank as an emergency air supply. Making unnecessary use of this emergency air supply (like e.g. to reach greater depths or to stay submerged longer) will be strictly prohibited.
Upon arrival at our basis, all participants will be given thorough instructions on equipment use, ear equalizing techniques and correct response to possible emergency situations. The instructions before the safari are given in English, German, Russian and Turkish. The underwater tour-guides and the emergency rescue diver who will be accompanying the participants speak English, German and Turkish.
Although the whole tour is designed with safety very much in mind, we have nevertheless taken all precautionary measures in case an emergency situation should still emerge. A rescue-boat equipped with emergency oxygen and a PADI certified Scuba rescue-diver onboard will accompany the participants throughout the safari. Besides, our basis is equipped with a first-aid kit containing all medicine for cases of minor injuries (e.g. after contact with sharp rocks, sea urchin, venomous fish etc) and conditions like sun-burn, sea-sickness, hang-over, headache and pain.
Besides we require all participants to fill out a medical questionnaire to make sure that all participants are physically and mentally fit. As is the case with Scuba diving, each participant is also required to sign a liability-waiver. Supervision of 2 underwater-guides, Presence of an emergency boat with a Scuba rescue-diver onboard, Lunch, Insurance, Underwater photo & video services are also available and can be ordered extra.
The tour package contains the following elements : Transfers, On-land instructions, Shallow-water exercises under the supervision of a PADI-Divemaster,
Use of equipment : sea-scooter, exposure-suit (wet-suit), emergency air tank (so called pony tank), pony-tank harness, weight-belt and weights, mask, snorkel, fins, emergency whistle,
Easy & Fun - It's for everybody : Simple to use, safe to operate, saves air, helps to stay down longer, helps to cover more area, much faster than swimming, for swimmers of all levels, no experience necessary, no use of air-tanks
Adventurous : You will Fly along the edge of abyss, through canyons, over reef tops, off underwater cliffs, over vast fields of seagrass, through a labyrinth of rocks, through caves, doing loops around fish, observing the flora & fauna.
Safe : All precautions taken, training on equipment use, safety briefing, cruising plan, equalization exercises, UW-guides, buddy-teams, Pony-tank for safety, rescue boat & rescue diver, emergency O2 onboard, fully-insured.
İÇMELER TOURS
SeaScooter Safari - İçmeler
Location : Goats Island, Light-House
Marmaris : 1st pick-up 8:30, 2nd pick-up 11:00, 3rd pick-up 13:15
İçmeler : 1st pick-up 9:00, 2nd pick-up 11:30, 3rd pick-up 13:45
Tour description: Fun trip with the possibility of seeing great underwater landscapes and observing local sea-life.
Includes : Transfers, equipment (5,6 km/h torpedo), instructions, pool exercises, Safari (60 min.), lunch, presence of emergency boat, rescue diver & UW-guides, insurance
Extras : Twin-Torpedo , Double speed & double fun. The twin-torpedo with its 10 km/h is the fastest sea-scooter in the world! DVD approx. 30 min of top-quality underwater video. It will be delivered to your hotel the next day. Photo-CD, 5 underwater pictures + 2 on-land pictures.
DATÇA PENINSULA TOURS
SeaScooter Safari - Datça Peninsula
Location : Küçükçatı, Büyükçatı and neighboring coves
Marmaris : 1st pick-up 8:30, 2nd pick-up 11:00, 3rd pick-up 13:15
İçmeler : 1st pick-up 9:00, 2nd pick-up 11:30, 3rd pick-up 13:45
Tour description : Fun trip with the possibility of seeing great underwater landscapes and observing local sea-life. You will also be able to enjoy the magnificent views of the Datça peninsula as well the possibility to swim in untouched coves and inlets which are otherwise only accessible to yachts. The sea there is as clear as the sea at İçmeler / Marmaris 15 yrs ago!
Includes : Transfers, equipment (5,6 km/h torpedo), instructions, shallow-water exercises, Safari (60 min.), lunch, presence of emergency boat & rescue diver & UW-guides, insurance
Extras : Twin-Torpedo, Double speed & double fun. The twin-torpedo with its 10 km/h is the fastest sea-scooter in the world!
DVD approx. 30 min of top-quality underwater video. It will be delivered to your hotel the next day. Photo-CD 5 underwater pictures + 2 on-land pictures.
SAFETY
Training on proper equipment use, Safety briefing, Cruising plan, Equalization exercises, UW-Guides, Buddy teams, Scuba rescue diver, Emergency oxygen & first-aid kit, Insurance.
Equipment Training : Proper use of equipment and knowledge of the respective parts of mask, fins and snorkel, Defogging of mask, Removing water from mask, Adjusting the mask, Putting mask on underwater, Using fins with two different kicking techniques, Breathing through a snorkel, Clearing water from a snorkel, Removing the weight-belt, Search and rescue techniques with equipment.
Safety Briefing : Potential danger situations, Things to do in an emergency situation, 10 things you shouldn't do
Cruising Plan : Before entering the water, participants are informed about the route which will be followed and any potentially interesting spots on the way.
Equalization Exercises : Equalizing ears using Valsalva maneuver, Equalizing the mask.
UW-Guides : Our uw-guides are local spear-fishers who know the local waters inside out.
Buddy Teams : It is forbidden to dive alone. One of the buddies has to remain on the surface and observe the other buddy while he dives.
Rescue Boat & Scuba Rescue Diver : The boat will always stay in proximity so that participants who get cold or tired can anytime interrupt their cruise and go onboard. A scuba rescue diver will accompany the participants, ready to intervene when necessary.
Emergency Oxygen & First-aid Kit : Our boat is equipped with an emergency oxygen tank and our rescue diver knows how to use it. The first-aid kit onboard is equipped against minor injuries (e.g. those after contact with sharp rocks, sea urchin, venomous fish etc) and conditions like sun-burn, sea-sickness, hang-over, headache and pain.
Insurance : The Divemaster who carries the responsibility over the participants has a DAN (Divers Alert Network) civil liability insurance of up to € 3.500.000 against liability claims of third parties. Below the details of the mentioned insurance:
COURSES
Seascooter, diving, skin diving, snorkeling, spear-fishing courses
Course : PADI Discover Snorkeling Weekly schedule
Location : Pool & Open Water
Duration : 4 hrs (half day)
Course description : This program consists of swimming on the surface, information on local fish-types, how to react in potentially dangerous situations
Includes: How to choosing the right snorkeling equipment, how to use a snorkel, the optimal kick optimally with fins, hot to make sure the mask doesn't get foggy etc.
Notes : Participants are awarded a Certificate of Participation
Course : PADI Skin Diver Weekly schedule
Location : Pool & Open Water
Duration : 12 hrs (3 half days)
Course description : This course takes snorkeling one-step further. Optimal breathing and breath-holding techniques, how to duck-dive, ear-equalization, how to react to possible danger situations.
Includes : Use of equipment (exposure suit, mask, snorkel, fins, weight-belt, emergency air supply)
Notes : Participants are awarded the PADI Certification Skin Diver Card
Course : Spear-fishing I Weekly schedule
Location : Open Water
Duration : 4 hrs (half days)
Course description : This course teaches the basic techniques of spear-fishing. The participants are expected to have some skin diving experience.
Includes : Use of equipment (spear-gun, exposure suit, mask, snorkel, fins, weight-belt, knife)
Notes : Part of the course is recognition of local fish types.
Course : Spear-fishing II Weekly schedule
Location : Open Water
Duration : 4 hrs (half days)
Course description : This course teaches the advanced techniques of spear-fishing. The participants are expected to have taken the Spear-fishing I course prior to this one.
Includes : Use of equipment (spear-gun, fish-net, beam, exposure suit, mask, snorkel, fins, weight-belt, knife)
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