46. What an incredible place | 4K Butterfly Valley Turkey | Everything you need to know | Paradise

We are really excited to share this video, a beautiful place with so much natural beauty. Butterfly Valley is a bit of a special place because so few people can get to the beach. Only accessible via boat or a steep hike down a cliff face, this paradise was a favorite of ours.
We begin our journey from Fethiye in Southern Turkey and leave early in our Hanse 445 sail boat. Our plan is to leave early to get the pick of the anchorage and beat all the tourist boats who arrive from around 11am. It's also important to choose a calm day with favourable wind and swell conditions.
The research we had conducted showed many of the tourist boats would land their boats on the left hand side of the bay. When we arrived the right hand side was free, with a perfect spot in front of the swimming enclosure. We dropped in 28m and let out 40m of chain.
We spent the next couple of hours swimming and exploring this beautiful area, spotting numerous sea turtles, schools of fish and snorkeling the rocks nearby. We also took the tender out and explored the rocks away from the beach.
There is a hike up through Butterfly valley that is worth while. It costs 10TL to enter the valley which takes you through the valley into a canyon with steep walls and 2 waterfalls which cool the entire area. There are some cables drilled into the rocks to assist you to climb higher up the valley which gives you access to better views and the waterfalls.
There are 105 butterfly species that call the valley home, but they aren't easy to find. I am fortunate to find 3 different species of butterfly.
When I return from my walk the once peaceful Butterfly Valley is filled with noise and tourist boats which changes the feel of the place. I would definitely recommend arriving early and spending the first couple hours of the day soaking up the tranquility.
We decide to spend the night at Karacaören Restaurant, which has buoys for sailboats to tie-up to for free if you dine at the restaurant. The water looks similar to Butterfly Valley, a perfect blue with great clarity. The evening is spent dining at the restaurant, taking in the special view and enjoying great company, a perfect day in paradise.
About us:
Our names are Jason and Tracey and we traded our house, cars, business, job and security for freedom, adventure, travel and living simply amongst nature and the seas on our 45 foot Hanse 445 sailing boat, Kawai.
We don't know exactly where the winds will take us at this stage but over the last couple years we have sailed to Turkey, Greece, Montenegro, Croatia.
Jase loves making travel videos and we decided to upload to youtube to share our adventure. We really hope you enjoy and feel free to drop us a comment any time to chat or subscribe to follow along :)
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[@grantpeachey6908]

awesome bucket list for sure

[@SailingKawai]

Sure is Grant, beautiful spot, glad you enjoyed it!

[@braddobson2060]

Very good video Thanks for sharing

[@SailingKawai]

Cheers Brad, glad you enjoyed it!

[@aliuzdiyen9383]

Bitte lass uns nicht Ohne eurer Geschichten. Ihr sind Super.......... 💞

[@SailingKawai]

Vielen Dank, wirklich zu schätzen und danke fürs Zuschauen :)

[@mosca3289]

Spectacular film 👍🏻

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks very much :)

[@janetterose2886]

What a beautiful place, and the sea is so mesmerising. ❤️❤️

[@SailingKawai]

It really is Janette, so beautiful! Hope you enjoyed it!

[@sgidoo]

Beautiful. Enjoy guys

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Kerim :), glad you enjoyed it!

[@sarahdebrincat8218]

Beautiful waters! Thanks for sharing!

[@SailingKawai]

No worries Sarah, glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching :)

[@petreskyfilms]

Ahhh... They gave you a lionfish and called it a grouper... Beautiful water and surrounding mountain-scape! Cheers!

[@SailingKawai]

haha nah they were great, we chose our fish, 1 Lionfish and 1 Grouper :)

[@PaulBKal]

Don’t worry about your hair Jase, it’s that shearers tan that’s real daggy! Esp at 8:09

[@Phil-dj6co]

Wow :)))

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Phil, glad you enjoyed it!

[@minkhs]

absolutely beautiful , the water is so inviting :) and yes haircut time mate :)

[@SailingKawai]

Hahaha Trace agrees :), glad you enjoyed it!

[@heidiskyring8665]

Firstly Jase what’s up with your hair buddy? (Jokes) you guys truly are having a relaxing time. The water just looks amazing. Trace just love how you jump in the water with the camera. Miss you guys. X

[@SailingKawai]

Haha Jase says hi, he has since had a haircut :) yes I need to work on my water jumping technique. Hope you are good Heids, great to hear from you xx

[@AnnieOliveri]

You've captured the essence of Butterfly Valley really well. Ali looks familiar. I think he's my old friend from 32 years ago when I had a long stay there.

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks so much Annie, really appreciate it! Ali was really nice, a little nervous for the cameras :). I'm sure it would have been really beautiful 32 years ago and less busy! Thanks for watching

[@BohemianBeatster]

Lovely video. Dig the fake pirate ships in the bay behind your sailing vessel.

[@SailingKawai]

Hahaha they love a fake pirate ship in Turkey :), glad you enjoyed it!

[@SailingKawai]

Let us know if you enjoyed this video? How good or bad is Jase's hair haha?

[@JimJocrusin]

Hey guys, fun video. If you have not already done so, take the telefernike (cable car) to the top of Babadag. Quite a view and it's cool at that altitude. The Cable cars are state of the art, well done Turkey. Now in Kas. J&J

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks Jim, and Jo unfortunately we are a few weeks behind in our videos and have been down to Kas and Kekova and are currently in Bodrum. We did plan to go to Babadag via the cable cars but ran out of time. Thanks for the comment and suggestion :) and glad you enjoyed the video. Enjoy Kas, it's a fun town

[@murattahan2391]

👍👍👍

[@SailingKawai]

Thanks again Murat!

[@jochemrebergen]

Woah that is some serious Turquoise water! Very nice guys! Would've loved for the video being twice the length. And is it me or is it only HD (no 4K) ? Enjoy the scenery!

[@SailingKawai]

Hey Jochem, how are you? Glad you enjoyed it! We have posted twice this week haha, not sure regarding 4K, we did download it at the higher quality. Hope you are well mate, Trace says hi

[@andreitudorjoanta9721]

Such a joy to watch and makes counting the days till I get there even more exciting. Tracey, I've sent an Insta message about this day at Butterfly Valley, if you have a bit of time that would be great for me to try to plan a morning there :-)

[@SailingKawai]

Hi Andrei, thanks for the message, I have just responded on instagram, hope that helps. Hope you have a great time, it's a beautiful spot :)

[@thomasthomas001]

: )✌

[@SailingKawai]

Cheers Thomas, nice of you to check in :)

[@mosca3289]

The thing about bad hair is that you never know how bad it is until you see how much better you look after getting it cut. So, get it cut!

[@SailingKawai]

Hahaha I have since decided to cut my hair :)

[@Endoplazmik-retikulum]

Hello. I work at travel agency in Fethiye. If anybody would like to book daily tours or activities i can help, thank you.

[@SailingKawai]

Love Fethiye

[@Xavier-wm2vn]

Ｐ𝐫Ｏ𝕞Ｏ𝓢ｍ 😆

[@SailingKawai]

Hope you enjoyed the video :)