--- title: Corporate Retreats on the Turquoise Coast | Kervan url: https://kervanretreat.com/grounds/turquoise-coast description: Nature-led team offsites from İzmir to Kaş, on the Aegean and the Mediterranean: boutique hotels, vineyards, private bays, gulets and motoryachts. updated: 2026-11-13 --- Ground # Turquoise Coast The Turquoise Coast runs from the İzmir coast on the Aegean to Kaş on the Mediterranean. It is where we run nature-led team offsites, on land or on the water. Best for : Nature-led offsites Group size : 12–80 Airports : DLM, BJV, ADB Season : Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct [Start a retreat](https://kervanretreat.com/contact)[Sample programmes](#programmes) ## Why the Turquoise Coast We use the coast in three stretches. The İzmir end: the Çeşme peninsula, Alaçatı and the vineyards of Urla. The middle: the Gulf of Gökova and the Datça peninsula. And the south: Göcek, Fethiye, Kalkan and Kaş, where the Aegean turns into the Mediterranean. Pine comes down to the water most of the way. The places are mostly small and the bays are quiet. The week is built around the work in the morning and the water in the afternoon. Most of what we run here is [team offsites](https://kervanretreat.com/team-offsites-turkey): one team, one problem, one week. Or the team lives on the water, on a chartered [gulet or motoryacht](#gulet) that it sleeps and works on while the boat moves along the coast. We have run group operations on this coast since 2017, including the [KBUD congress in Fethiye](https://kervanretreat.com/work/kbud-congress). The same team ran [the JCI Autumn Summit](https://kervanretreat.com/work/jci-autumn-summit) for around two hundred people, two years running. ## Venues in the Turquoise Coast Every retreat is tailored, so we do not publish a property list. We shortlist for your brief, from places we have walked and stayed in. Alaçatı, Çeşme peninsula, İzmir. Photo: [Rento Transfer / Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/U3SbI7sc9_Y) At the İzmir end, the Çeşme peninsula and Alaçatı mix large resorts with small hotels in restored stone houses, and Urla has a wine route of vineyards with boutique hotels and tasting rooms. The ancient city of Ephesus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is within reach for a day. Further south, Gökova and Datça are quiet, with small hotels and villas. Göcek is a yachting bay of islands, Fethiye a working town on a large natural harbour, and Kalkan and Kaş are small hillside towns over clear water. Most properties here are small: boutique hotels, eco-lodges and villas, with larger resorts around Fethiye and Dalaman for bigger groups. Göcek, Fethiye, Bodrum and Marmaris are the main gulet harbours on this coast. ### What we can arrange here * Boutique and stone-house hotels * Larger resorts for bigger groups * Vineyard estates around Urla * Villas and eco-lodges in the bays * A gulet or motoryacht, one boat or several * Day boats, walks and cultural days out ### What we check * Meeting room size against the whole group * Connectivity in the room and on the terrace * Boat access and the nearest safe mooring * Transfer time on the actual road * How many rooms we can hold, and for how long * What else is happening in the bay that week ## Gulet / Motoryacht Another way to run the week on this coast, tailored like everything else. We match the boat, the route and the number of boats to your group. Göcek bay. Photo: [Ray Harrington / Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/p23ZOJFp1p8) A gulet is a wooden schooner of the kind built on this coast for generations, with guest cabins below deck and a crew who sail, cook and run the boat. A motoryacht is faster and covers more coast in a day. Either can be chartered privately, so the boat is the team’s alone, with no fixed itinerary and a different bay every evening. The day is built around the anchor: sessions on deck in the morning, the boat moving after lunch. Connectivity varies along the coast. We check the route before we commit to it and tell you where it drops. It does not suit everyone. Cabins are compact, the stairs are steep and there is no step-free access. If that rules anyone out, we plan the week on land, or keep the boat to a day. ### Options * Classic and larger luxury gulets * Motoryachts * One boat, or several sailing together * Cabin charters over several nights * Day charters for larger groups * Starts from Göcek, Fethiye, Bodrum or Marmaris ## Getting to the Turquoise Coast Where you land, and which cities fly there direct. ### Airports Dalaman (DLM) : Göcek, Fethiye, Kalkan, Kaş, Gökova and Datça. Milas–Bodrum (BJV) : Gökova and Datça, and a gulet start from Bodrum. İzmir (ADB) : Çeşme, Alaçatı and Urla. ### Direct flights into Dalaman (DLM) | From | Service | Flight time | | --- | --- | --- | | Europe | | | | --- | --- | --- | | London | Year-round | 4 h | | Dublin | Summer season | 4½ h | | Amsterdam | Summer season | 3½ h | | Brussels | Summer season | 3½ h | | Berlin | Summer season | 3 h | | Copenhagen | Summer season | 3½ h | | Vienna | Summer season | 2½ h | | Helsinki | Summer season | 3½ h | | Middle East | | | | Amman | Summer season | 1½ h | | Beirut | Summer season | 1½ h | ### Direct flights into İzmir (ADB) | From | Service | Flight time | | --- | --- | --- | | Europe | | | | --- | --- | --- | | London | Year-round | 4 h | | Dublin | Year-round | 4½ h | | Paris | Summer season | 3½ h | | Amsterdam | Year-round | 3½ h | | Brussels | Year-round | 3½ h | | Berlin | Year-round | 3 h | | Madrid | Year-round | 4 h | | Rome | Summer season | 2½ h | | Vienna | Year-round | 2 h | | Copenhagen | Summer season | 3 h | | Stockholm | Summer season | 3½ h | | Oslo | Summer season | 3½ h | | Prague | Summer season | 2½ h | | Warsaw | Summer season | 2½ h | | Middle East | | | | Dubai | Year-round | 4½ h | | Abu Dhabi | Year-round | 4½ h | | Riyadh | Summer season | 4 h | | Amman | Summer season | 2 h | | Beirut | Summer season | 2 h | | Central Asia | | | | Almaty | Year-round | 6 h | | Tashkent | Year-round | 5 h | Direct scheduled flights only, as published in November 2026. Times are approximate and rounded to the half hour. Summer-season routes usually run from spring to autumn and change every year. We check the routes against your team’s home cities in the brief. Bodrum has its own list: see [direct flights into Bodrum](https://kervanretreat.com/grounds/bodrum#getting-there). From the United States and anywhere not listed, fly to İstanbul, then take a domestic flight of about an hour and a quarter. ### Where you land, by area | Area | Nearest airport | | --- | --- | | Çeşme and Alaçatı | ADB | | Urla | ADB | | Gökova | DLM / BJV | | Datça | DLM / BJV | | Göcek | DLM | | Fethiye | DLM | | Kalkan | DLM | | Kaş | DLM | ## Best time for a retreat in the Turquoise Coast Kaş, on the Mediterranean. Photo: [Arthur Shuraev / Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/photos/vZLwx1pBk3A) April to June, and September and October. Spring is green and mild; autumn has the warmest sea. In high summer the heat inland is strong, and the İzmir end is windy: the same summer wind that makes Alaçatı a windsurfing centre. Many small properties close in winter. ## Sample programmes in the Turquoise Coast Starting shapes, not packages. Every week is rebuilt around what it has to achieve. ### Four-day offsite, on land Twelve to thirty people · one small hotel near Fethiye or Göcek Day 1 : Arrivals into DLM. Transfers grouped by flight. Dinner at the hotel. Day 2 : Working session 09:00–13:00. Afternoon walk on a section of the Lycian Way. Dinner in town. Day 3 : Working session in the morning. Afternoon on a chartered boat, with swim stops in the bays. Day 4 : Short closing session, written outputs agreed. Departures. ### Three nights on the water One chartered gulet or motoryacht · Göcek to Fethiye Day 1 : Board in Göcek in the afternoon. Short session on deck before dinner at anchor. Day 2 : Morning session at anchor. Swim, lunch on board, move to the next bay. Evening free. Day 3 : Morning session. Afternoon ashore. Last dinner on board. Day 4 : Breakfast, disembark, transfers to DLM. ### Land, then water Twenty to forty people · one hotel, then a gulet or motoryacht Day 1 : Arrivals into DLM. Dinner at the hotel. Day 2 : A full working day with the hotel’s rooms and equipment. Day 3 : Board the boats at midday. Afternoon at sea, dinner at anchor. Day 4 : Morning session on deck. Lunch at anchor, back to port by evening. Day 5 : Departures grouped by flight. ## Questions about the Turquoise Coast Where exactly is the Turquoise Coast? The Aegean and Mediterranean coast from Çeşme, Alaçatı and Urla near İzmir, through the Gulf of Gökova and the Datça peninsula, to Göcek, Fethiye, Kalkan and Kaş. Which airport is closest? İzmir (ADB) for Çeşme, Alaçatı and Urla. Dalaman (DLM) for Göcek, Fethiye, Kalkan and Kaş. Dalaman or Bodrum (BJV) for Gökova and Datça. We choose by where the week is and which airport your team can reach directly. Can we actually work on a gulet or motoryacht? Yes, with the right boat and a programme built for it: sessions at anchor in the morning, the boat moving in the afternoon. The options are under Gulet / Motoryacht on this page. How large a group works here? Twelve to eighty. Above eighty, a single resort in [Antalya](https://kervanretreat.com/grounds/antalya) is usually the better answer. When is the season? April to June, and September to October. More on when to come is on this page. --- ## The other grounds ### [Bodrum](https://kervanretreat.com/grounds/bodrum) The Aegean peninsula. Leadership summits and boards, 15–60 people. ### [Antalya](https://kervanretreat.com/grounds/antalya) All-inclusive at scale. Whole-company retreats, 40–300 people. ### [İstanbul](https://kervanretreat.com/grounds/istanbul) The historic centre. Client-facing events, boards, the arrival point. [Compare all four grounds](https://kervanretreat.com/grounds) ## Start a retreat in the Turquoise Coast Rough dates and a headcount are enough. We reply within one working day, with a real answer. [Start a retreat](https://kervanretreat.com/contact)