About Kaş

Climate

Kaş is one of the southernmost points in Turkey—indeed, it lies on about the same latitude with North African city of Tunis—so be ready for warm weather conditions: http://www.weather-forecast.com/locations/Kas/forecasts/latest

How to get there

The organization will transfer you. But if you want to do your own plan; Kaş is halfway between Dalaman Airport (140 km) and Antalya Airport (192 km) and a fair distance from both, so it avoids excessive package trade. There are various ways to get to Kaş from these airports. The
easiest way, and the most expensive, is by taxi. You can hire a taxi in the airport (generally more expensive – should be fixed price of 60-90 EURO), or you can book a transfer from the hotel where you will be staying or from a local travel agency in Kaş (around 60 EURO). You can take a bus or dolmuş (a shared/bus taxi of usually 12 passengers) however they stop in every small village along the way which takes more time.

There are also direct overnight bus services between Istanbul and Kaş, a rather inexpensive way of getting to and from the capital. Bus services in Turkey are very modern and generally excellent and, if you want to get to Istanbul, you may prefer spending the night in the bus and waking up in Istanbul the next morning rather than wasting a whole day traveling to the airports for a local flight.

The bus station (otogar) is located right at the centre of town, on the side of main square.

The savvy traveler should remember that when traveling into Kaş, there are several national holidays to keep in mind as they can cause delays in travel, traffic congestion, booked up accommodations and crowded venues.

Get around

Kaş is a small town, and you can walk anywhere within 10 minutes. Scooters are available for rent around town (10-20 Euro per day, depending on season), if you just can’t be bothered. Minibuses run around the Peninsula of Çukurbağ, known in Turkish as Yarım Ada, which is a few kilometers away and where most hotels have their own terrace “beaches” open to the public (as long as beverages or food are consumed from their beach bars). Taxis to the peninsula can be costly, at least US $10 each way.

Transportation in Turkey is excellent. You can take a minibus (or dolmuş) up to the village of Çukurbağ, about 10 km directly above and behind Kaş and on to places such as Kekova or Kalkan on either side of Kaş.

  • Lycian Way
  • Ancient Theather And Acropolis In Kas (Antiphellos: Habessos)
  • Phellos Ancient City
  • Kekova Sound, Where The Sunken Lycian City Is Located
  • Aperlai Ruins
  • Appolonia
  • Saklikent Gorge
  • Patara Ruins & Beach
  • Kaputaş Beach & Blue Cave
  • Limanagzi(Sebeda-Bayindir) Beach
  • Big Pebble Beach
  • Hidirellez Sinkhole
  • Factoria Bay
  • Cape Ulburun
  • Cukurbag Village
  • Saribelen Village
  • Kyenai Ruins
  • Pinara
  • Xanthos & Letoon Ruins In Kınık
  • Hoyran Village And Ruins
  • Gedife Cliffs
  • The long line of murals painted on the wall of town’s harbour are quite interesting and are apparently inspired by the ancient local culture of Lycians and other civilizations which took place throughout the history in Turkey.