Itinerary · 7 nights
A more ambitious Aegean charter for guests who want island-to-island movement, iconic Cycladic towns and quieter stops between the headline names.
Cyclades and Dodecanese together create a charter with a stronger sense of journey. Mykonos, Paros, Naxos and Santorini bring recognisable island life, while Amorgos, Koufonisia, Iraklia, Astypalea and Ikaria offer quieter counterpoints.
The distances and exposure make this a route to shape carefully rather than treat as a checklist. BMY uses the itinerary as a flexible framework, balancing the islands you most want to see with enough time at anchor for the week to still feel like a yacht charter.
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Use Bodrum for the change of rhythm before the yacht slips into quieter water — harbour life, a final dinner ashore and immediate access to the Gulf.
Why BMY likes itIt gives guests an easy, memorable embarkation point without asking the first day to feel rushed.
Harbour life, historic streets and time ashore make Kos a natural first change of atmosphere after Bodrum.
Why BMY likes itIts proximity and variety make it useful at the beginning or end of a Dodecanese week without demanding a long passage.
The contrast between dramatic rock, working-island culture and clear coves gives the stop more depth than a simple harbour visit.
Why BMY likes itIt adds a strong local identity to a northern Dodecanese route and breaks up the softer island landscapes around it.
Lakki gives the yacht a very different architectural arrival, while the rest of the island rewards a slower look beyond the harbour.
Why BMY likes itLeros brings depth and local texture without the intensity of the better-known Greek islands.
Spend less time planning and more time swimming, walking or taking a simple meal ashore.
Why BMY likes itLipsi is one of our favourite ways to soften a Dodecanese itinerary between larger, more structured stops.
Move from the yacht into one of the Aegean’s most distinctive island landscapes, then return to the water before the day feels over-programmed.
Why BMY likes itPatmos gives a northern route a memorable shore experience and a very different emotional tone from the surrounding islands.
The appeal is not a checklist of sights but the feeling of being somewhere less polished and more deeply local.
Why BMY likes itIkaria changes the pace of a longer Aegean itinerary and rewards guests who value character over glamour.
Use the island selectively — a memorable lunch, evening ashore or a quiet anchorage away from the busiest parts.
Why BMY likes itMykonos works when it is treated as one chapter of the charter rather than allowed to dominate the week.
Keep the yacht day focused: a swim, time around Chora and sunset near the Portara rather than trying to cover the whole island.
Why BMY likes itNaxos gives a Cyclades route scale and variety without needing the nightlife focus of other headline islands.
It is a flexible stop: village time, a long lunch, watersports or simply another beautiful evening on board.
Why BMY likes itParos gives the route a social but less intense alternative to Mykonos while keeping a distinctly Cycladic character.
The yacht lets the group choose the version of Ios they want — beach time and swimming, or an evening up in Chora.
Why BMY likes itIt works as a flexible social stop without requiring the whole charter to take on the same energy.
Swim, walk and let the yacht stay still. The island is at its best when very little is scheduled.
Why BMY likes itIraklia is an ideal counterpoint to Mykonos, Paros or Santorini on a longer Cyclades itinerary.
Keep the yacht close to the beaches, swim often and use the village only when the group feels like stepping ashore.
Why BMY likes itIt delivers the clear-water fantasy of the Cyclades in a much smaller, easier scale.
The coast feels vertical and cinematic, while time ashore can add one of the most memorable cultural moments of the route.
Why BMY likes itAmorgos gives a longer Cyclades itinerary a more elemental, less polished kind of beauty.
Treat Santorini as a focused experience — the dramatic coastline from the water, one carefully chosen shore visit and then space to move on.
Why BMY likes itThe yacht avoids turning the island into a rushed land itinerary and keeps the wider charter in balance.
The island gives a route strong visual identity without the crowd level of the better-known Cyclades.
Why BMY likes itAstypalea is especially useful as a bridge between island groups on a more ambitious Aegean itinerary.
Use Bodrum for the change of rhythm before the yacht slips into quieter water — harbour life, a final dinner ashore and immediate access to the Gulf.
Why BMY likes itIt gives guests an easy, memorable embarkation point without asking the first day to feel rushed.
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