Local Beaches

Kalkan has several beautiful beaches. A very pleasant pebbly public beach with crystal-clear water is located to the east of Kalkan's harbour. Otherwise, hop on a dolmu? (Turkish minibus) and head for one of the two beaches near Kalkan.

Kaputas Beach

Gorgeous Kaputas Beach is a lovely sandy swimming cove nestled at the foot of a striking mountain gorge, about 10 minutes from Kalkan. The water is always a brilliant colour of turquoise.

Umbrellas can be hired here and a few enterprising locals sell snacks and beverages.

Patara Beach

A beautiful 18 kilometer stretch of sand backed by dunes and without a single building on it. However, at the end near the dolmu? drop-off are a few basic restaurants to supply you with food, beverages, umbrellas and sun beds.

The beach is closed after sunset as it is one of the few places in the world where the endangered Loggerhead turtles come to lay their eggs.

There is also horse riding available for most the year at Patara and some very nice Lycian ruins can be visited nearby as well.

Kalkan Beach Clubs and Swimming Pools

Kalkan has five very popular beach clubs (reached by shuttle from the harbour) - the Mahal, Kalamar, Likya, Patara and Yacht Club beach clubs. These are wonderful platform beaches and gardens cut into the bottom of the mountainside.

They offer everything from swimming and sunbathing to bar facilities.

If you'd rather spend your day relaxing by the pool but your hotel or pension hasn?t one, there are several hotels in Kalkan with excellent pools open to the public.