Private boat tour · Nilüfer (Gölyazı)
Gölyazı Lake Uluabat Boat Trip
- Duration
- 0.5 hours
- Typical times (flexible)
- 10:00–10:30
- Departs from
- Nilüfer (Gölyazı)
- Languages
- EN
- Payment
- On the day, no prepayment
Overview
Gölyazı is a historic fishing village built on a small peninsula on the northern shore of Lake Uluabat. Fishing boats waiting along the village shore take visitors on short lake trips around the peninsula and among the nearby islets; boats are hired per group. The boatmen talk about the village's past and the islands in the lake, and Kız Adası, with the remains of a temple of Apollo, can only be reached by boat. From May to late summer water lilies cover parts of the lake; the flowers open in the morning and close in the afternoon. Trips near sunset are popular with photographers.
Boats running this tour
1 boatPick a boat to see its times, photos and booking form. You pay on board on the day.
Route
Gölyazı sandal pier, Gölyazı Peninsula, Kız Island (ruins of the Temple of Apollo), Gölyazı sandal pier
- 10:00
- 10:05
- 10:15
- 10:30
Times and stop order are a sample itinerary; each boat sets its own schedule and the skipper may adjust the route for weather and sea conditions.
What's included
Included
- Boat tour with a captain on a sandal boat
Not included
- Food and drinks
Who it's for
Suitable
- Families with children — no age limit
- Private groups — whole-boat charter
Not suitable / ask first
- Pets — no boat lists them as allowed
- Wheelchairs — access not listed, ask in advance
- Alcohol — no boat lists it as sold or allowed, ask first
Compiled from the details each boat gives on its own profile.
Good to know
- Meeting point
- Nilüfer (Gölyazı)
- Hotel pick-up
- No hotel pick-up listed; you make your own way to the meeting point.
- Season
- May - September (tulip season)
- Prices
- Private charter ₺1,400+Prices are each boat's current rates.
- Cancellation
- More than 24 h before: free cancellation
- 12 h–24 h before: late cancellation
- Less than 12 h before: counts as a no-show
- Weather
- If wind or waves make the trip unsafe, the operator postpones or cancels; you are never charged for an operator cancellation. You pay on board, so there is no prepayment at risk.
- Local notes
- Stop times show a typical schedule; exact times may vary depending on the operator.
- Departure time is not specified; sandals wait on the shore all day. 10:00 is an example time.
- Nilüfer opens around 09:00 in the morning and closes around 15:00; go in the morning or at noon to see the flowers.
- Duration and route vary depending on weather, lake level, and captain (15-30 minutes according to sources).
- Uluabat Lake is a Ramsar wetland; please be mindful not to disturb the birds. In May, you can observe the stork migration.
- Some stops (small bays, open sea piers, fishing grounds) are not verified in geographic databases and thus do not appear on the map; they are included in the program.
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