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Destination guide
Kaş
Türkiye
Kaş (pronounced Kaash) is a beach resort in Lycia on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It attracts a mixed crowd of British, German and Russian tourists but isn't on the package-holiday circuit, as its beaches are small and stony, and there are better beaches within a shorter transfer from the airports.
Introduction quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
Sources gathered & checked 3 days ago
At a glance
- Best time to go
- February–November
- Vetted picks
- 19 places to see, do, eat, and stay
- Real coverage
- 7 vetted creator sources
AI insights
Computed from the Wikivoyage listings, transport section and YouTube view counts on this page
The most-viewed guide here is "ANTALYA KAŞ GEZİ REHBERİ | KAŞ GEZİLECEK YERLER VE PLAJLAR" by Her şey kadrajımda (98K views) — a solid first watch.
Her şey kadrajımda is a creator from here, not a visiting channel — worth watching for what the guidebooks skip.
Getting around: getting around — the section below has the details straight from Wikivoyage.
4 of the places below list a real price from their own source — worth a scan before you budget the trip.
How these 19 picks are sourced
12 of 19 are named by a second, independent source — Lonely Planet and Fodor's — and each card names its own. The remaining 7 rest on the reference article alone: we list them because Wikivoyage or Wikipedia documents them, not because anyone else vouched for them. We also watched 7 creator videos, 1 of them from local channels rather than visiting ones. 7 of the 19 descriptions are quoted word for word from Wikivoyage under CC BY-SA rather than written by us, as is the introduction above — each of those cards says so. What we add is the checking, the corroboration above, and the choice of which places are worth your time at all.What we can't promise is that it's still true. Venues close, hours and prices change, and we don't re-check them — a place here closed for good and sat on this page for a year before anyone noticed. The insights are AI-written from these sources and can be wrong too. Confirm anything you'd be sorry to be wrong about before you set out. Terms.
Watch first
Ranked by views and how well each landed with the people who watched it, judged against the other coverage of this place — plus a local creator where we found one.
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Best time to go
Best window: February–November
Kind weather all year — there is no month to avoid.
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Rated from ten years of daily temperature and rainfall recorded at this destination, via Open-Meteo's ERA5 reanalysis. Hover a month for its real numbers.
Getting around
Getting around
Kaş is small and easy to walk around. Dolmuşes (mini buses) run to the Çukurbağ peninsula, to villages such as Çukurbağ (where Phellos Ancient City is) and along the coast to Kalkan and Demre (which are other small cities, not a part of Kaş).
Transport notes from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What to see
Places are listed from Wikivoyage and our own sourced research. Worth it means a second, independent source names the place too; “3 sources agree” means three or more do — and each card names them, so you can check. Single source means the opposite, said plainly: the reference article lists it and nothing else we checked does.
Antiphellos Theatre
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A well-preserved ancient Lycian rock-cut theatre sits right on the edge of town, framing views out to the sea.
Vetted sources
Kaputaş Beach
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A small turquoise cove reached down 187 steps between steep cliffs, 7km from Kaş, often called 'Turkey's Maldives' for its shallow, dazzlingly clear water.
Vetted sources
Kaleköy (Simena)
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A tiny waterfront village reachable only by boat, its narrow lanes climbing to a Crusader-era fortress that gives the best view over Kekova's bays.
Vetted sources
Antiphellos Ancient Theatre
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A 4,000-seat Hellenistic theatre, later modified by the Romans, set among olive groves on the edge of town and facing directly out to the Mediterranean.
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Kaş Rock Tombs (King's Tomb)
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Lycian sarcophagi and rock-cut tombs set into the cliff face above town, illuminated at night and visible even from the harbour below.
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What to do
Kekova day trip
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A boat trip out of Kaş takes you over a sunken city visible beneath the water and stops at the ancient village of Simena.
Vetted sources
Wreck diving off Kaş
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Turkey's diving hub sends you down to explore shipwrecks just offshore in clear Mediterranean water.
Vetted sources
Kaş old town streets
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Cobblestone lanes lined with flower-draped wooden houses and cats lead past small boutiques and jewelers in the old center.
Vetted sources
Kekova Island and Sunken City
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
A boat or guided kayak trip to the uninhabited island reveals the submerged ruins of ancient Simena; swimming or diving directly over the sunken city is now prohibited to protect it.
Vetted sources
Kaş scuba diving sites
Worth itAlso recommended by Lonely Planet
Waters with up to 40m visibility hold underwater caves, amphorae fields and a replica of the Uluburun Bronze Age shipwreck, making Kaş one of Turkey's premier dive destinations.
Vetted sources
What to eat
Smiley's Restaurant
Worth itAlso recommended by Fodor's
A harbourside restaurant beside a 19th-century Ottoman house that has fed Turquoise Coast yachters since 1987, known for generous kebabs and seafood at fair prices.
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Oburus Momus
Worth itAlso recommended by Fodor's
A tree-shaded garden restaurant just back from the harbour built around vegetarian and vegan dishes like nasi goreng and falafel bowls, unusual in a town dominated by grilled meat and fish.
Vetted sources
Bahçe
Single sourceDoğruyol Cd 33
Long-established favourite by the Lycian sarcophagus on "slippery street".
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Where to stay
Gardenia Hotel
Single sourceHükümet Cd 41
Clean modern hotel south edge of downtown, with great views over the bay. But it's 4 storeys with no elevator, the aircon is ineffective, and they don't accept children under 12.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Livia Hotel
Single sourceKoza Sk 2/1
Great value at this clean friendly hotel at the top of Hükümet Cd.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Memories Pension
Single sourceSüleyman Çavuş Cd
Basic backpacker stop, some large rooms with a balcony, others closet-size. Friendliness of reception variable, and bookings through third-party sites are often not honoured.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Aphrodite Pansiyon
Single sourceZeytin Sk 10
Charming whitewashed guesthouse on the slopes back of town, with great sunset views.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Medusa Hotel
Single source100 m south of Gardenia
Small friendly hotel on the beachfront. No elevator, and some noise from people clattering up and down the stairwell.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Ateş Pension
Single sourceYeni Camii Cd 3
Almost at the foot of the peninsula, this is a friendly well-run place near the beach.
Description quoted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA
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Build your day
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Where to next
Nearby cities in Türkiye we’ve vetted too.
- FethiyeGateway to the Lycian Way and Ölüdeniz's Blue Lagoon, with rock-cut Lycian tombs overlooking the harbor.
- AntalyaTurquoise-coast resort hub with a Roman-Ottoman old town (Kaleiçi) wrapped around a working yacht harbor.
- PamukkaleBlinding-white travertine terraces of mineral pools sitting above the ruins of ancient Hierapolis.
- BodrumWhitewashed Aegean peninsula built around a Crusader castle, now home to Michelin-starred kitchens like Maçakızı.
- Ephesus/SelçukOne of the best-preserved Roman cities in the Mediterranean, anchored by the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre.
- KonyaSpiritual home of the whirling dervishes and the Mevlana Museum, mausoleum of the Sufi poet Rumi.
Travel content from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Encyclopedic context from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Videos via the YouTube Data API.