Luxury Kalkan Holidays

Around an hour’s drive west of Fethiye, the laid-back and charming town of Kalkan with its breathtaking mountain backdrop overlooks a beautiful bay where traditional wooden gulets and small colourful taxi boats bob in the harbour. At the heart of Kalkan is the bustling, historic old town; a wonderful mix of traditional bougainvillea-covered buildings with Ottoman style balconies, charming boutiques, and a vast number of restaurants, cafes and bars lining the narrow, cobbled streets leading down to the pretty harbour area.

Kalkan is renowned for its fine, local cuisine and its many, and excellent, restaurants range from tucked away traditional restaurants and lovely, atmospheric roof top restaurants with incredible sea views, to fabulous fish restaurants and chilled out eateries by the harbourfront. Next to the harbour the town’s man-made pebble beach enjoy blue flag status and there are a number of beach clubs, plus the famous 18km long Patara beach in the next bay.

Oludeniz

Twelve kilometres south of Fethiye, the magnificent Oludeniz lagoon is picturepostcard pretty. With stunning aquamarine waters against a backdrop of dramatic pine-clad hills, paragliding over the lagoon is a popular pursuit, and scuba diving and non motorised watersports are prevalent.

Tomb of Amyntas

Fethiye’s most famous landmark, the Lycian tombs of Amyntas are carved into the rock face high above the town and the views from the top are outstanding.

Saklikent Gorge & Tlos

Tours to the spectacular 18km long Saklikent Gorge usually takes in the ruins of the ancient city of Tlos and a stop at a trout farm for lunch. Diving The Dalaman area is great for diving with numerous dive schools offering PADI courses in all main resorts.

Kaya Koyu

Nestling in the mountains between Fethiye and Oludeniz, the UNESCO World Heritage site of Kaya Koyu is an eerie ghost village which, after having been allowed to fall into ruin since it was abandoned in 1920’s, is now being actively restored.

Gulets

Charter a traditional gulet from Marmaris and cruise around the coast discovering this wonderful coastline.

White-water rafting

A three hour white-water rafting trip through fantastic canyons and thrilling rapids is available with professional guides on the Dalaman River.

Ephesus

Although a long trip up the coast, the well preserved classical city of Ephesus is well worth a visit. Extensively restored remains include the Library of Celsus and a huge theatre, and nearby, the Ephesus Museum in Selcuk houses artefacts and mosaics

found at the site.

Pamukkale & Hierapolis

Close to Ephesus is the awe-inspiring Pamukkale where calcium rich waters have hardened into deposits giving the hillside terraces a strange snow like beauty. Visitors can enjoy the thermal waters of a nearby pool amongst the ruins of Hierapolis.