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A 50 to 60m motor yacht the Kas to Kekova Lycian coast leg through the 2026 peak window (mid-July through end of August) runs $345,000 to $510,000 per week plus 24 to 26 percent APA on the Turkish-flag commercial regime, takes 10 to 12 guests on the 6-cabin standard, and carries 14 to 17 crew. Kas itself holds no inner-harbour stern-to at the bracket (Kas inner port runs the structural 25-metre line only), and the 50 to 60m line bases overnight at Kas Setur Marina on the eastern Kas peninsula 2 kilometres east of the town on prior Setur outer-T agreement, with the structural alternative reading through the Gocek extension at the 50-60m Gocek bracket on the D-Marin Gocek outer-T berth and the 60 nautical mile transit east. The structural arrival runs Dalaman airport (DLM) at 165 kilometres west on the captain's car (a 3-hour drive) or the bracket-fit 35 to 45-minute helicopter leg, with the Cat A helipad operation the standard. Roughly 3 to 5 yachts in this LOA work the Kas-Kekova Lycian leg through a typical August week, the lowest 50 to 60m density on the Turkish Lycian corridor because the airport-transit and the inner-harbour-line constraints push most of the bracket west to Gocek and the Skopea base.
Why the bracket works Kas and Kekova
Kas Setur Marina. The Setur Kas on the eastern Kas peninsula in the Bukbuku Bay holds the structural 50 to 60m allocation on the outer T-pier on prior Setur agreement, with the bracket-fit overnight reading through the protected eastern-bay swing on the leeward face of the prevailing summer meltemi. The Setur Kas shore programme runs the captain's car 5-minute transfer to the Kas town centre (the small-town Lycian Way trailhead waterfront), the prior reservation at Mercan (the central Kas inner-harbour seafood bench with the classical mezze-plus-grilled-fish call), Bahce (the central Kas garden-courtyard Mediterranean tasting), and Bi Lokma on the inner Kas waterfront for the central rustic-Anatolian call. The inner Kas harbour (the old fishing port on the western Kas peninsula) holds the structural 25-metre line only and the 50 to 60m bracket runs no allocation on the inner harbour.
The Kekova Sunken City daylight programme. The Kekova Roman sunken city (the submerged Lycian-Roman ruins on the northern Kekova island face along the Ucagiz inner-bay shoreline) 8 nautical mile east of Kas Setur Marina holds the structural midday daylight call. The Kekova ruins reads through the Turkish Ministry of Culture protected zone on the no-anchor-on-ruins constraint, and the bracket-fit operation runs the structural sub-surface tender-rotation on the western Kekova edge with the captain's prior glass-bottom tender brief on the sunken-city outline. The Kekova daylight is the structural Lycian-coast centrepiece and the bracket-fit operation runs the no-anchor compliance hard.
Simena Castle and Kalekoy. The Simena Castle on the inner Kekova channel northern face above the Kalekoy village holds the structural late-afternoon daylight call, with the captain's prior anchor on the Kalekoy outer-bay sandy-bottom swing and the shore-tender into the Kalekoy stone-quay for the castle climb (the 12th-century Byzantine-and-Ottoman castle over the inner Kekova channel). The Kalekoy shore programme runs the prior reservation at Kalekoy Restaurant (the central rustic seafood bench on the inner stone-quay) and the supplementary Hassan Hassan at the southern village face for the central Mediterranean call. Simena reads as the structural Kekova-leg cultural call and the bracket-fit anchor runs the leeward inner-channel face.
Ucagiz inner bay constraint. The Ucagiz inner village (the small fishing port on the western Kekova channel) holds the structural 30-metre line only on the inner-village harbour and the 50 to 60m bracket runs no allocation on the Ucagiz inner harbour. The Ucagiz outer-bay anchor on the northern face holds the supplementary tender-base for the Kekova sunken-city shore brief, and the bracket-fit operation runs the Ucagiz outer anchor on prior Turkish Coast Guard notification on the protected-zone perimeter.
Weekly rate map for the 2026 season
Rates below are for peak weeks (mid-July through end of August) for the 2026 Turkish charter season, before APA at 25 percent and gratuity at 8 to 12 percent. The Turkish-flag commercial VAT exemption applies in full on the Turkish-embarking charter. The Setur Kas berth fees, the structural Kekova protected-zone shore-tender programme, the Lycian Coast bunker allocation (Kas is 60 nautical mile from the Gocek bunkering hub), and the Dalaman airport (DLM) general-aviation handling run through the APA.
| LOA bracket | Motor yacht (low to high) | Sailing yacht and large sailing tri (low to high) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 to 53m | $345K to $405K per week | $305K to $365K per week |
| 53 to 57m | $390K to $460K per week | $345K to $415K per week |
| 57 to 60m | $440K to $510K per week | $390K to $465K per week |
The 50 to 60m Kas-Kekova bracket prices 4 to 6 percent below the 50 to 60m Gocek at the same LOA because the Lycian-leg base reads as the structural eastern Turkish corridor with the DLM 3-hour airport transit and the lower 50 to 60m fleet density at the bracket, and the Setur Kas outer-T allocation reads more open than the D-Marin Gocek outer-T at the August peak. For corridor context see the 50-60m Gocek bracket, the 50-60m Fethiye bracket, the 50-60m Marmaris bracket, the 50-60m Bodrum bracket, and the 40-50m Kas-Kekova bracket for the smaller LOA shoulder.
What is in the bracket in this bracket on the Kas and Kekova leg
Cabins. Six standard. The 6-cabin August week reads through the Gocek-to-Kas eastern extension shape with two to three nights on the Kas-Kekova leg (the structural Setur base plus the Kekova-Simena daylight rotation) and the supplementary Gocek-Skopea base nights at the 50-60m Gocek bracket.
Crew. Fourteen to seventeen. Turkish-flag commercial dominates the Lycian-coast fleet at the bracket. The captain plus chief stew hold the Turkish-language operational fluency on the Setur Kas portmaster, the Turkish Coast Guard Kekova protected-zone notification, the Ucagiz outer-anchor agency, and the DLM general-aviation pre-clearance. The chief stew's prior bench on Mercan, Bahce, Bi Lokma, Kalekoy Restaurant, and Hassan Hassan reservations is the structural broker-side question at inquiry.
Tenders. Primary 11 to 12m for the Kekova daylight rotation (the structural sub-surface and shore-tender shuttle on the protected zone perimeter), secondary 7 to 8m beach-landing for the Kekova western-edge shore brief and the Kalekoy stone-quay shore-tender, plus a glass-bottom or shallow-draft tender for the Kekova sunken-city overlay rotation, plus a chase boat for the Simena and Ucagiz outer-anchor rotation. The Kas-Kekova tender programme runs the structural protected-zone shore-tender load hard at the bracket and the glass-bottom kit is the structural-fit option for the sunken-city programme.
At-anchor stabilizers. Required. The Kekova outer-channel anchor, the Kalekoy outer-bay, the Ucagiz outer anchor, and the Kas eastern peninsula anchors run the at-anchor stabilizers through the August meltemi window, and the supplementary southerly-event holds the at-anchor load on the protected northern Kekova-channel leeward face. The 2018-and-newer hulls run the structural zero-speed product at the bracket.
Beach club. Required. The Kekova outer-channel, the Kalekoy outer-bay, and the Kas eastern-peninsula anchors run the beach club open hard through the structural August Lycian water band of 26 to 28 degrees (the warmest Turkish charter water), and the fold-out terraces run the daylight platform load through the bracket-fit Kekova programme.
Helipad. Cat A required at the upper end. The Dalaman airport (DLM) 165 kilometre transit holds the structural 35 to 45-minute helicopter leg to the Kas Setur Marina, the Simena outer-anchor face, or the Kalekoy daylight position on the prior SHGM permit. The bracket-fit Lycian operation runs the Cat A standard through the DLM 3-hour ground-transit constraint and the bracket-fit guest-air-window arrival, and the captain's prior helipad protocol on the DLM general-aviation handling agency holds the bracket-fit operation.
Trip shape that fits the bracket
The Kas-Kekova bracket reads through the Gocek-base-with-Kas-extension shape as the structural opening anchor at the bracket. The 7-night Gocek-base-with-Kas-extension runs Gocek D-Marin embarkation (one night), Yassica Adalari (Twelve Islands) daylight one (Gocek-bay), inner Skopea Tomb Bay and Ruin Bay two nights (Gocek-Skopea base), Kalkan daylight one (eastward transit), Kas Setur one night with Mercan dinner, Kekova-Simena daylight one with Kalekoy castle climb, return Gocek (one night close at D-Marin). Seven nights. The Gocek-with-Kas-extension shape suits the structural Lycian leg as the eastern flank of the Skopea-base programme.
For the 10-night dedicated Kas-Kekova Lycian deep dive the bracket runs Gocek D-Marin embarkation (one night), Yassica Adalari daylight, Skopea two nights, Kalkan daylight, Kas Setur three nights (Kekova plus Simena plus Demre archaeological overlay), Patara daylight (the long Lycian beach), return Gocek two nights. Ten nights. The 10-night deep dive is the structural Lycian-coast cultural-and-anchor bracket-fit option when the closing destination weight sits at the Kekova-Simena-Demre Lycian-archaeology overlay and the 50-60m Gocek bracket holds the embarkation and the return-leg structural base. For destination context see Charter Turkey, Charter Gocek, and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.
What the bracket does not do well on the Kas-Kekova leg
The inner Kas old harbour stern-to at the bracket. The Kas inner old fishing harbour (the small western-peninsula port with the classical Lycian seawall) holds the structural 25-metre line only and the 50 to 60m bracket runs no allocation on the inner old harbour. We would pass on any broker representation of an inner Kas old-harbour stern-to or overnight at the 50 to 60m bracket and hold the Setur Kas outer-T berth instead.
The Kekova Sunken City anchor at the bracket. The protected zone over the Roman submerged-city footprint reads through the Turkish Ministry of Culture no-anchor compliance on the protected perimeter, and the bracket-fit operation runs the sub-surface and shore-tender programme on the western Kekova edge only. We would pass on any captain's plan that books a Kekova Sunken City anchor at the 50 to 60m bracket and hold the no-anchor protected-zone compliance hard.
The Lycian deep dive on a 7-night week. The 7-night Gocek-base shape with a Kas-Kekova single-night extension runs structurally tight on the 60 nautical mile eastern leg plus the 60 nautical mile return-west transit, and the Kas-leg daylight time compresses to one Kekova daylight and one Simena late-afternoon call. We would pass on any captain's plan that books a "Lycian-deep-dive" 7-night Gocek-base shape and recommend the 10-night Lycian deep-dive instead.
Two we would book
For two couples, 7-night Gocek-base-with-Kas-extension shape in early August at the structural peak with Gocek D-Marin embarkation, Yassica daylight, Skopea two nights, Kalkan daylight, Kas Setur one night with Mercan dinner, Kekova-Simena daylight, return Gocek close: a 52 to 54m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Cat A helipad, full beach club, at-anchor stabilizers, primary plus secondary tender plus glass-bottom kit plus chase boat, captain holding prior Setur Kas outer-T berth tenure and Turkish Coast Guard Kekova protected-zone agency, and the Mercan plus the Kalekoy Restaurant reservations arranged at contract. Budget $390K per week, all-in roughly $510K including APA at 25 percent. Booking lead time: 8 to 11 months because the Setur Kas outer-T peak-week allocation is the binding constraint.
For a family of 10, 10-night Lycian deep dive in late July at the bracket peak with Gocek as the embarkation, Skopea as the central anchor, and Kas Setur as the three-night Lycian core with the Kekova-Simena-Demre archaeological overlay: a 56 to 58m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Cat A helipad for the DLM transit, primary plus secondary tender plus glass-bottom plus chase boat, captain experience for the Lycian-coast anchor rotation and the Demre archaeological extension, and the Mercan plus the Bahce plus the Kalekoy Restaurant plus the Hassan Hassan reservations arranged at contract. Budget $460K per week, all-in for 10 nights roughly $865K. Booking lead time: 10 to 14 months.
For a friend group of 8, 7-night Lycian shoulder-week shape in late September at the season close with the August Setur Kas allocation more open, the Kekova daylight density easing on the late-season-cruise traffic, and the DLM general-aviation window quieter: a 54 to 56m motor yacht with the 6-cabin layout, Cat A helipad, primary plus secondary tender plus glass-bottom plus chase boat, captain experience for the Lycian-coast late-season swing and the Simena daylight rotation, and the Mercan plus the Bi Lokma plus the Kalekoy Restaurant reservations arranged at contract. Budget $410K per week, all-in roughly $545K. Booking lead time: 6 to 9 months.
Inventory
The live 50 to 60m Kas-and-Kekova inventory through the 2026 season updates weekly.. For broker-side inquiry, see the brokers pillar and the Mediterranean charter weekly rates report.