Kaş

Kaş is one of the farest district of Antalya with 189 km distance. It is located in the south west of Antalya in the coast. Transportation to Kaş is a bit difficult due to high mountains but it can be fun to travel over the mountains to reach that nice touristic resort place.

Kaş in the map

Recently tourism investments are increasing in Kaş and especially in the villages of Kalkan and Gelemiş. In this villages you can find quite good touristic facilities. Kaş is very unique because it has clean sea, the colour of sea is amazing.

Kaş Antiphellos

In Kaş it's possible to find both pebble beach and sandy beach so decision is yours! What to do, where to travel in Kaş? Diving is becoming very popular in Kaş and it's facilities of diving is one of the best in Turkey. Around Kaş there are 6 main caves and the most famous ones are blue cave (mavi mağara) and güvercinlik cave (güvercinlik mağarası). In the centre of Kaş beach is gravelly so you need to go 20 km away from centre of Kaş to reach sandy beaches. Thanks to high mountains and hills in Kaş it's possible to paragliding, if you don't have acrophobia, you should try that amazing sport to see all panorama from up like a bird. Trekking, mountaineering and rafting sports are becoming more common in Kaş day by day. Around Kaş it is possible to find antique cities and waterfalls as well. Additionally it will be a nice surprise to see caretta carettas near the beaches. Enjoy your stay in Kaş!

Kaş 

                                 
                                                                    Kaş introduciton video

Olympos

Olympos is located in the south west of Antalya in Mediterranean sea coast, distance from Antalya centre to Olympos is 85 km. Olympos is located in the middle of high mountains that's why transportation to this site is quite difficult. When you drive towards Olympos from Antalya you have to pass from high mountain roads and the view is speechless. One side blue sea in another side green nature. It is also possible to make a boat trip from Olympos to Finike.

                                                                 Olympos in the map

What make Olympos unique is its old history. Olympos was the central city of ancient Lycia and the city was founded in 300 (B.C).In the year of 43 Olympos was a part of Rome Empire. 

Ancient theatre of Olympos

Except historical places of Olympos we can talk about natural beauties of the city and we shouldn't forget that it's the settlement of caretta carettas. These cute animals live in the coast of Olympos and every year they live their eggs to the sand in the coast. So it will be a nice surprise to meet caretta carettas in the Olympos coast. 

                                                      Caretta carettas in the coast

So who visit this touristic place the most? Usually students and tourists who look for one day adventure.Olympos wooden houses are very popular and they are quite economical. If you want to live in the middle of nature you should prefer to stay in these wooden houses. In these wooden houses usually breakfast and dinner is included. Most of the wooden house sites have swimming pools and if you would prefer to swim in the sea they provide service buses till the sea side.

Wooden houses of Olympos

So if you would like to have a silent holiday in the middle of nature and especially if you would like to visit historical places Olympos will be a good desicion to visit. We will be waiting for your comments after your visit! 

        

Manavgat

Today's touristic destination of Turkey is Manavgat. Manavgat is a district of Antalya with 72 km distance from Antalya city center. Manavgat has a long beach in Mediterranean Sea. Manavgat is located in the south coast of Turkey with very well known waterfalls and great rivers.

Manavgat in the map

Manavgat has astonishing natural beauties, Manavgat is surrounded by mountains which has many kinds of plants and the climate in summer time in Manavgat is very hot and the humidity level is high.
Manavgat is known by its beautiful nature and 2 main waterfalls, the big waterfall is 4 km away from Manavgat center and little one is just 2 km away. If you prefer to have a more silent place to rest and relax you would better prefer the little waterfall. But of course the big waterfall of Manavgat is also worth to see!

Manavgats' waterfall

Except waterfalls of Manavgat there are many beauties which is worth to see in Manavgat, like vast sandy beaches, rivers, gardens... So what else we can do in Manavgat ? If you have time you can go for jeep safari, rafting and I think market place (in Turkish pazar) of Manavgat can be interesting for you to visit. You can find very delicious and fresh summer fruits there.

Manavgat river sight

A city sight from Manavgat 

Having picnic near the waterfalls with the great panaroma and the voice of water will be a perfect desicion. Enjoy your staying in Manavgat!
                                

Alanya

Alanya is a touristic city which is located next to Mediterrian Sea in Antalya city. Alanya is around 160 km far away from Antalya city center, According to 2011 data population of Alanya is 248.286 but the population of Alanya increses a lot during summer. 

Alanya in Turkey's map

Alanya has very great beaches which is like golden, except city center all beaches have vast area. Dim river and Alanya castle are worth to see. You will probably need a pick to reach to Alanya castle because it's located on a very high hill and it costs to go inside of the castle but the panorama of city and sea is amazing from Alanya castle.

Alanya's Kleopatra beach 

The most popular beach in Alanya is Kleopatra beach which you can see in the picture above. Most of the hotels in center are close to that beach. Alanya has very active night life as well, Bars street in Alanya is awake all night. Most of the tourists come from Scandinavian countries like Sweeden, Finland, Denmark, even there are some bars which is only for Scandinavians.

Hope you will enjoy your stay in Alanya.