Domuz Bay — The Sheltered Cove on the Suluada Route

Because it is sheltered — and shelter usually means calmer water than the island's open bay, which makes this the easier of the day's two swims. The island's own bay is open and beautiful; this cove is the protected alternative.

The crew reads the sea each morning, so the order of the day's stops can shift. That is normal on this coast, and it is why we publish the shape of the day rather than a minute-by-minute route. What does not move: the boat leaves Adrasan harbour at 09:40 and is back alongside at 16:00.

You swim straight off the boat. Pine-clad cliffs stand over this stretch of coast, the cove is protected from the open sea, and there is nothing to do here except be in it — which is the appeal.

Bring what you need for the whole day, because there is no shop on the island and the day runs long: sunscreen, a hat, a towel. Drinks are served at the boat's bar and are paid separately. Snorkelling masks and pool floats are included on the Antalya departure; if you own a mask that fits you well, bring it anyway. Guests who plan the whole day around the water usually start with our Suluada snorkelling guide.

From the Side region, pickup falls in the 05:30–06:00 window and the day runs about ten hours door to door. From central Antalya, Kemer and Beldibi the window is 08:30–09:00 and the day is closer to twelve. Both roads end at the same place: Adrasan, and the 09:40 sailing.

Out on the water the day is a sequence of swims — this cove, the anchorage off Suluada, the twin beaches — with lunch cooked and served on board: grilled fish or chicken with pasta or rice, Turkish mezes, seasonal salad, then fruit and Turkish tea. The boat docks back at 16:00 and the road leg home follows.

The cove is one stop inside a fixed frame. The boat leaves Adrasan at 09:40 and is back alongside at 16:00 — everything between those two times is the crew's to arrange around the sea.

At Suluada itself the mechanism changes. Boats anchor near the island rather than tying up to it; where conditions allow, tender boats shuttle guests across to the bay, and where they do not, the swimming break happens from the deck at the anchorage. Domuz Bay is the simpler of the two: you are in the water straight off the boat, no shuttle involved.

Lunch is cooked and served on board between the swims — grilled fish or chicken with pasta or rice, daily Turkish mezes, seasonal salad, then seasonal fruit and Turkish tea. Drinks at the bar are paid separately, and there is no shop on the island, so anything else you want during the day travels with you. Our Suluada day itinerary walks through the whole sequence.