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Sea Kayak Discovery of Kekova
Kas, Turkey
From $76.44
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up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
- 7 to 8 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
This kayaking tour around the coast of Kekova Island is well-suited to kayakers of all experience levels, from expert paddlers to tourists trying something new. If you’re a first-timer, learn how to kayak in a picturesque bay opposite Kekova. Once you’ve finished learning the ropes, paddle out to the island and savor its many highlights: secluded harbors, underwater ruins, labyrinths of rock. No matter how skilled you are, discover all sorts of ancient and wild sights from your kayak.
- Stop in the village of Simena for lunch and some more historical sightseeing
- Ask your guide any questions you have about Kekova’s history, flora, and fauna
- Keep your energy high with a complimentary lunch during your tour
- Accessible to most fitness levels: this tour has only a few hours of paddling
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Use of tandem kayak (limited number of single kayaks)
- Entrance fee Simena Castle (17 TL)
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Drinks
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Meeting point
- Ptt-kaş ŞubesiAndifli, 07580 Kaş/Antalya, Türkiye
Post Office / PTT Kaş
Pickup points
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End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Pickup details
Pick up Times 2024 / Kalkan 07.30, only in selected locations, please contact us to arrange details / Kaş Peninsula Main Road Pick-up at 08.00 / Main departure, Post Office PTT / Kaş 08.15 / Kekova Kayak start point is behind Gönül Cafe / meeting 09.00
What To Expect
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult minimum Age 5 years with parents
- Emergency medication (e.g. asthma inhaler)
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Swimsuits, Towel
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Brent_B
Barby is great guide. Gives perfect level of history and info- just enough to understand the history while enjoying the beautiful scenery. Highly recommended.
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Brent_B, May 2024
Barby is great guide. Gives perfect level of history and info- just enough to understand the history while enjoying the beautiful scenery. Highly recommended.
Keegan_C, Oct 2023
The kayaking itself was amazing, each stop along the journey has beautiful vistas and made for great swimming in the warm waters of the Mediterranean. Special thanks needs to be given to our guide Barbarossa who's insightful and encyclopedic knowledge of Turkey, along with his excellent sense of humour made the tour even more immersive and memorable. The meal along the way was above and beyond our expectations, and the tour itself was the highlight of our trip to Kas!
Becca_B, Sep 2023
Barbie is an awesome guide! He purposely only takes small groups so we can move at a pace comfortable for everyone. The kayaking itself was not too strenuous (I’m 5 months pregnant and had no difficulty). He is very knowledgeable about the history of the area. Only thing I’d change is my husband and I wish we had brought a snorkeling mask- one of the stops is in a bay where there are sunken ruins and you are allowed to swim :). Also recommend visiting the castle! Well worth the short hike.
Lyn_F, Jul 2023
We absolutely loved our kayaking tour around Kekova! Barbaros is an excellent tour guide, knowledgeable and easy-going, telling us all about the history or the place and pointing out cool sights so we don’t miss anything. The lunch on the island was so tasty! Highly recommend this tour!! I would do it again in a heartbeat.
Jacob_R, Aug 2022
This was an excellent day out.
Barbie (the guide) was very knowledgeable, and had perfect English.
It was just the right mix between adventures on a kayak and messing about in the sea, with a bit of history.
He made sure everyone kept up at all times.
The only slight negative was the lunch - it was good for it to be thrown in, but it was very basic food and way too salty - plus all drinks had to be paid for.
Yasemin_G, Jul 2022
Excellent experience. Barbi is a fantastic host. Thoroughly enjoyed it! Would definitely do it again.
Fiona_W, Jul 2022
Had such a fabulous day with Barbaros on the Kekova kayak trip. Barbie picked us up bang on time at our hotel at 8am and kindly bought us pastries as our hotel breakfast did st start till 830. He took the 4 of us to Kas, met up with 5 others and we went in a mini bus to the Kekova coast to pick up the kayaks. We had never done this but after a quick tutorial we were ready to go. What a fabulous guide B was telling us all about the history of the ancient area. He was a mine of information. We stopped for 3 swims, a lovely lunch and look round the tiny village. He was a great fun guy who was so patient and fluent in English. After we got back to our starting point he drove us back to our hotel about 5pm. We loved our day out.
Melanie_S, May 2022
Barberosa who was our guide and who owns the company is a mine of information. He knows so much about the economic and political history of the region, the ruins of Kekova and a lot more besides. We had the benefit of an hours transfer there and back from Kalkan and there was never a dull moment
There were 4 of us on the tour and we had all kayaked before so set off in good time. We kayaked out of the bay to our first stop, a little bay with Byzantine ruins. In summer the water would be warm enough to swim but not early May but we found a tortoise whilst exploring the area which are apparently indigenous.
Next we kayaked around Kekova and then across to Simine for lunch which can only be accessed by boat.
A walk around the village, delicious icecream before we set off around the headland and back to base.
All round a fantastic trip
Anthony_C, Apr 2022
Our guide barbie was very knowledgeable about the history, geography and society. Pleasant fascinating tour. Highly recommended, great lunch as well
Peggy_P, Oct 2019
Threat day, safe and very enjoyable day with a very knowledgeable guide, highly recommend for the whole family.
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