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Cruise out of Alanya harbour on a traditional fishing boat, cast your line with all gear provided, and unwind with lunch and a swim in a quiet bay.
There is something quietly special about a morning that starts on the water. After a comfortable hotel pickup, you make your way to Alanya's busy harbour, where the old castle watches over the quay. As the boat pulls away, the red rooftops fade behind you and the Mediterranean spreads out ahead in every shade of blue. Out on the fishing grounds, the crew hands you a rod, sorts the bait and shows you the tricks the local fishermen swear by. Whether you have never held a line or you fish every weekend, you simply drop in and wait for that little tug. Sea bream, mackerel, sea bass, bream, yellowfin, the catch depends on the mood of the sea, so every trip is a small surprise. Between bites there is nothing to do but enjoy it. Watch the Taurus mountains fall straight into the water, feel the sun on the deck and listen to the easy hum of the engine. When hunger sets in, a hot lunch is served on board and the boat drops anchor in a sheltered cove where you can slip into the clear, calm water for a swim. With the catch packed on ice and the light turning golden, the boat turns for home and the castle rises once more on the headland. You step back onto the quay carrying a story about the big one, and the kind of easy calm that only a full day of fishing can leave behind.
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