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Kalkan is a beautiful town with Ottomen era character. Once a Greek fishing village called Kalamaki it is now a upmarket resort offering its visitors a wonderful experience of Turkish hospitality. The waterfront has a selection of restaurants and bars to relax & watch the boats in the harbour or you can shop in one of the many shops selling local crafts & designer clothing.

Kalkan has a very pleasant pebbly public beach just east of Kalkan harbour & it has clear water with a blue flag award.
Kaputas Beach is a lovely sandy cove located at the foot of a striking mountain gorge just 10 minutes from Kalkan. You might have seen this beach before as it has been featured in many travel brochures for Turkey as the water is always a brilliant colour of turquoise. You can get a Dolmus (minibus)from the centre of Kalkan very easily.
Patara Beach is a beautiful 12 kilometre stretch of sand backed by dunes & part of a national park.You can again reach this by Dolmus quite easily & it has been voted one of the top beaches in the world many times.
If you want to stay in Kalkan then you can use one of its beach clubs which have paved platform terraces with ladders going into the sea. The beach clubs across the bay have free water taxi service that you can pick up in the harbour.

Kalkan at night comes alive as the town transforms itself & begins to bustle with activity. There are wonderful places for dining at one of the many international restaurants in the winding streets or by the beautiful harbour. After dinner you can relax in one of the excellent bars or just go for a stroll around the shops which are filled with local crafts & great buys on designier clothing.

For an ultimate experience travel up to the summit at Duman mountain which is 6000ft up & spend the day on the forest tracks & mountain trails. If you would like to see some Lycian ruins the temples of Letoon are just 45 mins drive away with the amphitheatre of Xanthos just a short distance further. The old villages of Turkey are scattered further inland & are easily explored by car or with a tour whilst gaining valuable information about the areas history past & present.

This coast has the best diving in Turkey so you can choose whatever level you would like to experience the crystal clear blue waters,caves,tunnels & canyons that it has to offer. If you want a more active day in the water than you could go river canoeing in the Xanthos river just 20 mins away & finish the day with a mud bath to relax those muscles.

The Lycian Way from Antalya to Fethiya was voted one of the ten best walks in the World & from Kalkan you can choose what route you would like to take. Guides are available if you should wish & they would also give you lots of information about the surrounding area.

If a day at sea sounds like the best way to explore the islands & surrounding bays you can get a boat from the harbour in Kalkan leaving every morning for a full day sailing these beautiful waters.

There is a great selection of charter & budget airlines flying to Turkey with the most convenient airport being Dalaman: Flights To Turkey

We can arrange a hire car to meet you at Dalaman airport or a transfer to your villa: Turkey Car Hire