Suluada Boat Tour vs Private Charter

One price, one day, no negotiation. €40 per adult from every pickup point on the coast, €30 per child aged 4–10, infants 0–3 free. You book free online and pay on the tour day — there is no prepayment.

The boat sails from Adrasan harbour at 09:40 and docks back at 16:00. In between: swimming breaks at Suluada and the surrounding bays, the sheltered cove of Domuz Bay on the route, and lunch cooked on board — grilled fish or chicken with pasta or rice, daily Turkish mezes, seasonal salad, then fruit and Turkish tea. Drinks from the bar are paid separately.

The ticket also covers the two-way hotel transfer and guidance. The Antalya departure adds snorkelling masks, pool floats, marine insurance and harbour fees. Everything is listed on the price page.

A private charter means the boat is yours for the day: your group, your pace, your music, your swimming stops within the route the sea allows.

Here is the honest part. We do not publish charter prices, boat capacities or fixed charter schedules. It is not a shelf product. What a private day costs depends on the boat, the date, the number of guests and what you want on board — and quoting a number before we know those things would be inventing one.

So private boats are handled as an enquiry. Tell us the date, the group size and what you have in mind through the contact page, and you get a real answer for your actual day. Our private boat page and yacht tour page explain the same thing in more detail.

If chartering is genuinely what you want, we also keep a brand of our own for yacht and private-charter work — you can enquire about a yacht or private charter there, and the answer still comes from inside the same group.

The island is identical. Same bay, same water, same anchorage. Both a shared boat and a private one anchor near the island; where conditions allow, tender boats shuttle guests across to the bay. There is no shop on the island either way, so bring what you need.

The difference is the day around it. On the shared cruise you keep a published timetable and share the deck; the crew handles everything and you pay one clear per-person price. On a private boat you set the rhythm — and you carry the cost of the whole boat rather than a seat on it.

Weather is the one thing neither option controls. In rough seas the harbour authority can stop departures; bookings are rebooked or refunded, and cancellation is free up to 24 hours before departure.

Book the shared tour if you are a couple, a family, a group of friends, or anyone who wants a full island day at a price you can check before you travel. That is the overwhelming majority of our guests, and it is the product this whole site is built around.

Ask about a private boat if you have a large group travelling together, a birthday or a proposal in mind, or a real reason to need your own timings. Send the date and the numbers via contact and we will tell you what is possible.

Still choosing between starting points? Read Side vs Antalya. Comparing Suluada with other boat days on this coast? We have honest write-ups on Suluada vs Kekova and Suluada vs a pirate boat trip. Or go straight to the daily departure from Side.