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Women's Watersports and Yoga Wellness Holiday in Turkey
If you want a retreat to escape, renew yourself, and reveal the true you, join this all-women retreat at Gokceada island! This is your week by the Aegean sea to relax and revive. Crazy Island Center has created an effective program balanced between sports and relaxation: windsurf, kitesurf, SUP yoga, and light homemade fresh food.
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Highlights
- Beginner pilates by the sea every morning
- Daily windsurf, kitesurf, and SUP for all levels
- Afternoon beginner SUP yoga/yoga classes
- 3 special face massages during your stay
- Stay on wooden chalets with a terrace surrounded by nature right by the beach
- 6 nights accommodation in wooden chalets with a private bathroom and terrace
- Fresh and healthy locally-grown food is included
Skill level
- Beginner
Styles
Accommodation
During this holiday, you will stay in wooden chalets with private bathrooms and a terrace, surrounded by nature right by the beach. You can choose between sharing a room with a friend or being completely on your own.
Crazy Island Center offers accommodation on the beach, 8 nice wooden lodges with a modern cozy interior, and 4 glamping tents. Each bungalow is equipped with air-conditioning, a private bathroom, towels, and a balcony. All lodges are nested in a beautiful garden. The glamping tents are 4 meters in diameter and 2.5 meters high with a cozy interior and comfortable beds arranged for 2 guests.
The tent guests need to use a shared bathroom. They have a restaurant, private parking, a kite/windsurf station, and a beach bar. Wi-Fi is available in most areas. Breakfast is included. Being surfers themselves, they tried to develop the best surfing accommodation in Gokceada. It is on the spot and the price of your room is included kite/windsurf equipment storage at the station right in front.
Program
Crazy Island Center will welcome you in their complex of 8 wooden chalets nested in a beautiful garden right by the beach. You can choose between sharing a room with a friend or being completely on your own. You will get delicious, but light food, as detox is a crucial part of the program. Cleaning your body works to lose weight, energize yourself, gain better health, and look even brighter.
The menu is based on seasonal vegetables, fruits, fresh fish, and locally produced island specialties like honey and olive oil.
Your day will look like this:
- 08:30 Pilates or yoga by the sea, which will improve your flexibility and body coordination
- 09:30 - 10:30 Delicious breakfast will be served
- 11:30 - 12:30 Windsurf, kitesurf, and SUP classes, these extreme sports will wash out your stress and bring back the bold and naughty girl you’ve always been.
- 12:30 - 13:30 Light and tasty lunch will be served
- 17:00 - 18:00 SUP yoga/yoga classes
Three times during your stay, you will get a special face massage. Crazy Island uses only freshly squeezed and extracted plants and oils. You can expect fresh peaches, cucumbers, olives, aloe, olive oil, grape seed oil, organic honey, natural mineral mud, and much more.
- 19:00 - 20:00 Healthy homecooked dinner will be served
Crazy Island Center will meet you at Istanbul airport upon your arrival. They also offer daily transfers to each part of the island at an additional cost.
Instructors
Teodora (Dolly) Gantcheva
Dolly is one of the founders of Crazy Island Center. She is an experienced kitesurfer, with over 10 years of experience in kitesurfing and teaching. She is also a certified yoga instructor. Coming from Bulgaria, she is fluent in Bulgarian and English.
Radostina (Tina) Gancheva
Tina is an experienced windsurfer, and a windsurf and Pilates instructor. She is one of the founders at Crazy Island School. Coming from Bulgaria, she is fluent in Bulgarian, English, Turkish, and Russian. She is also a photographer and a designer
Simeon Ivanov
Simeon is an ex snowboard cross competitor, experienced and devoted windsurfer and windsurf coach, with 20 years of experience in windsurfing and over 10 years experience in coaching. He is the founder of Crazy Island School. Coming from Bulgaria, he is fluent in Bulgarian and English.
Location
Crazy Island Center is located on Gokceada island, Aegean Sea, Turkey. The wind is North-East. This is the same well-known Meltemi that works in all the islands in the Aegean. The wind in Gokceada is accelerated by thermal and venturi effects. During the summer there is a constant wind of 22 to 25 knots in the morning, which slowly falls to 6-12 knots in the late afternoon. Fronts come with strong winds around 28-35 knots or stronger.
There are 2 main spots in Gokceada island with mirror flat water (off-shore wind) and spot with waves up to 1.5-2 meters (on shore, side onshore). The active season in Gokceada is from May to October. From June to mid-September wet suit is not necessary. At the beginning of May and in October long 3/4/5mm wet suit is recommended as the water is chilly, after mid-May and the second half of September shorty or 1-2 mm wet suit is okay.
Getting to Gokceada island is easy. You can get here by car and or by plane. The island is located in the Aegean sea across the Dardanelles. Gokceada is only 17 miles (31 kilometers) from the mainland and takes about one and a half hours to get on the island with a ferry from Kabatepe port. During the summer the ferries are at every 2 hours.
- Flat water Aydincik beach (offshore) - It is a mirror flat water spot, which offers perfect conditions for advancing in freestyle and race every morning, and for beginners in the afternoon when the windfalls. The sea bed is sandy and safe. Crazy Island is located on this beach. The center is equipped with 2 rescue boats for assistance.
- Wave spot/Kite beach (onshore) - great jumping conditions for wave riders at all levels. Big bay with a sandy bed, safe for the riders and the gear. The wave spot is 2 kilometers far from the center, they arrange a transfer to the wave spot for the riders and the equipment.
- Secret sports (side shore) - The island is big and undiscovered. There are other great places except for the main spots, the secret spots are side shore spots with waves up to 2 meters. If you are looking for a new adventure and want to stay out of the crowd they can arrange a trip upon request, the spots are reachable in half hour from Crazy Island center at Aydincik beach.
- Downwind - It is a great experience and fun; the downwind distance is about 15 kilometers and the final stop is at the wave spot, the starting point is a 1/2-hour drive from the center, trips could be arranged upon request.
- Where you are - Crazy Island kite and windsurfing is at Aydincik beach (the flat water spot). The center is a part of a beach complex with wooden villas, a restaurant, a coffee bar, and a garden, with Wi-Fi access everywhere.
More about Gokceada
It is the largest island in Turkey, part of Canakkale province. The island is with an area of 279 square kilometers, located across the Dardanelles. Gokceada island is a part of Cittaslow town's international network. Cittaslow towns aim to be great places to live, work, and visit. The main source of income is agriculture, tourism, and fishing.
Places to see in Gokceada
A round trip will help you to discover the diversity and hidden beauty of the island. You can explore the small bays, chill in the shadow of 700 years old trees, watch the sea, and visit different small villages. The favorite villages in Gokceada are the following:
- Zeytinli köy - A small village with narrow stone streets, old Greek houses, and several small but famous cafés.
- Bademli köy - Another small village located to the northeast part of the island on a high hill with stone houses and spectacular views of the sea and Samothrace island.
- Dereköy - This is a large old Greek village it used to be the largest village in Turkey, but many people left it back then. It is located on the laps of two different hills. The surrounding area is incredibly beautiful and peaceful.
- Tepeköy - It's located in the north of the island near an existing volcano which is the highest point of Gokceada island.
- Kaleköy - It's on the northeastern coast of the island across Samothrace island. You can easily reach it by heading straight north from the center of Gokceada. Kaleköy has a small port for fishing boats and yachts, an open marketplace for souvenirs, fish restaurants cafés, and clubs near the port alley. There is a hill with ancient remains of a castle and a spectacular view of Samothrace.
- Gokceada center - An eclectic town with different small shops, restaurants, barber shops, and an open Sunday marketplace. Gokceada is 6 kilometers far from the port to the mainland (Kuzuliman) and 12 kilometers from Aydincik beach.
Food
The restaurant and garden with a sea view is the place where you can chill and chat with friends under the thick shadow while enjoying healthy Mediterranean food. The menu also includes:
- Traditional breakfast
- “Gosleme”
- Soup and home-style dish every day
- Fresh salads
- Appetizers (traditional Turkish “meze”)
- Different types of fish
- Grill, pasta, and other ala-minutes
- Special selection of wines
- Yeni raki and summer cocktails
- and more from Mediterranean cuisine. They believe seasonal, local products are best for health, nature, and the community. In addition, they do not use disposable plastic cutlery.
The garden restaurant with a sea view offers fresh fish every day. You can find Sea bream, Sea bass, Red mullet, Tuna fish, Swordfish, John Dory, squids, octopus, and shrimp. They offer different appetizers and fresh salads, pasta, and more from Mediterranean and traditional cuisine and a selection of good wines. The products used like meat, vegetables, olive oil, and more are locally grown on the island or in the region of Canakkale.
Salads and starters
- Greek
- Green salad with chicken
- Arugula salad
- Vegetable starters
- Starters with sea products
Fish
- Sea bream
- Sea bass
- Red Mullet
- Red porgy
- Tuna fish
- Swordfish
- John Dory
Sea products
- Squid
- Octopus
- Shrimps
Pasta
- Spaghetti with sea products
- Spaghetti with chicken and cream
- Manti
Burgers and fast
- Hamburger
- Burger with chicken
- Gozleme
- Sigara borek
- Homemade fried potatoes
Meat
- Meatballs
- Chicken spit
- Hindi
- Lamb spit
- Lamb steak
- Veal fillet
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
Things to do (optional)
You can explore the whole island with its hidden bays and untouched nature. Crazy Island Center offers daily transfer to each part of the island at an additional 15 EUR.
Places to see in Gokceada
Take a round trip to discover the diversity and hidden beauty of the island. You can explore the small bays, chill in the shadow of 700 years old trees, watch the sea, and visit different small villages.
Crazy Island Center's favorite villages in Gokceada are the following:
- Zeytinli köy - a small village with narrow stone streets and old Greek houses, with several small but famous cafés for their caramel and mohalebi cream and Turkish coffee.
- Bademli köy - another small village located to the northeast of the island on a high hill with narrow stone streets and spectacular view of the sea and Samothrace island.
- Dereköy - a large kind of abandoned old Greek village which gives you a feel of visiting different ages.
- Tepeköy - located in the north of the island near an existing volcano which is the highest point of Gokceada island.
- Kaleköy - on the northeastern coast of the island across Samothrace island. You can easily reach it heading straight north from the center of Gokceada. Kaleköy has a small port for fishing boats and yachts, an open marketplace for souvenirs, fish restaurants cafés, and clubs near the port alley. There is a hill with ancient remains of a castle and a spectacular view of Samothrace, especially at sunset.
- Gokceada center - pretty eclectic town with different small shops, restaurants for traditional Turkish food, pastry shops, barbershops, and open Sunday marketplace for all kinds of vegetables, fruits, cheese, olives, spices, and anything you can imagine. Gokceada is 6 kilometers far from the port to the mainland (Kuzuliman) and 12 kilometers from Aydincik beach.
Spa treatments
Three times during your stay, you will get a special face massage. Crazy Island uses only freshly squeezed and extracted plants and oils. You can expect fresh peaches, cucumbers, olives, aloe, olive oil, grape seed oil, organic honey, natural mineral mud, and much more.
What's included
- Daily Pilates (beginner), windsurf, kitesurf, and SUP (beginner, intermediate, advanced), and SUP yoga/yoga classes (beginner)
- 6 nights accommodation in wooden chalets with a private bathroom and a terrace surrounded by nature right by the beach
- 3 special face massages
- Daily fresh and healthy locally-grown food
What's not included
- Daily island transfer (15 EUR)
- Airport transfer
- Airfare
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Istanbul New Airport
268 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Istanbul New Airport (ISL). Airport transfer is available at an extra cost of 140 EUR per car (up to 3 people).
Arrival by car
You can get to Gokceada by traveling through Greece or Bulgaria. Through Greece, Gokceada is 170 kilometers far from the Greek/Turkish border. The distance from Ipsala (the town at the border) to Kabatepe port is about 140 kilometers. The road is very good most on the motorway, takes less than 2 hours.
Through Bulgaria, the distance to Gokceada from the Bulgarian/Turkish border near Edirne is 250 kilometers, the road is mostly on motorways and takes about 2 to 3 hours. If you are going to travel with a leased or company car get your authorization translated into Turkish or English. The speed limit is 130 kph on motorways, 110 kph on speedways, 90 kph on the normal road, and 50 kph in the towns.
Arrival by ferry
This is the ferry boat schedule from Gokceada and Kabatepe
- 07:00
- 09:00
- 11:00
- 13:00
- 15:00
- 17:00
- 19:00
- 21:00
The cost is about 9 EUR. Finding Crazy Island once you get to Gokceada, you will depart at Kuzulimani port, and follow the main road for 4 kilometers to get to Gokceda town. In the town continue to the same main road (Ataturk Blvd), through the very center of the town to the exit of the town. There is a T-crossroad at the exit, turn left to Aydincik, the beach with flat water.
Follow this road for 8 kilometers, where you will see a small village, Eselek, right after the village there is a crossroad, turn right, and after 2 kilometers on the first T-crossroad, turn left and you are at Aydincik beach. You will find the center easily. By the road is the Sarduniya complex, blue-green wooden chalets. Near the beach is Crazy Island Center. See you on the water!
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
