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How to get there
Many chartered and scheduled airlines fly into the new airport at Dalaman from all over the UK. Easyjet, the low cost airline, also has a service flying from Gatwick. Flight time is around 3hrs 45 minutes. Dalaman airport is around 90 minutes from Kalkan via good road links. Our partners in Kalkan provide our guests with air-conditioned taxi transfers from around £12.00* per person each way. We can also arrange your car hire from £29.00 per day.
*Based on maximum vehicle occupancy of a private minibus transfer
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The Turquoise Coast/ Lycia Region
Holiday in Kalkan on the stunning Turquoise Coast...
At a latitude of 36 degrees, Kalkan is one of the most southerly points of Turkey's Mediterranean coast and enjoys sunny, warm weather most days of the year. Spring and autumn are popular times to visit with temperatures into the 70's not unusual right through to December.
For those who have yet to visit the 'hidden secret' resort of Kalkan, there is a real treat in store. Set in one of Europe's most breathtaking grand sweeping Mediterranean bays it is further endowed with the truly majestic backdrop of the Taurus mountains and an exquisite harbour full of Turkish wooden gulets and fishing craft. And yes, the water really is turquoise and hence the aptly named Turquoise Collection.
Formerly a Greek fishing village Kalkan is now a thriving but still unspoilt resort with the bustling historic Old Quarter being the heart of the town. After dusk its winding streets full of traditional houses with overhanging balconies teem with people as the tantalising aromas of Kalkan's renowned cuisine entice people down to the harbour and surrounding streets. With a climate often compared to that of Southern California you can be guaranteed sun from May to October and beyond. Endless warm days can be spent at your private pool, on the town beach, visiting the many beach clubs, enjoying lazy days at sea, learning to sail, scuba dive, water ski - the choices are endless. And if the mood takes you there is plenty more to see outside the confines of Kalkan, the 12 mile long sandy Patara Beach in the next bay;-one of the top ten in the world (Sunday Times 2005),'Kaputas'- within 15 minutes of Kalkan and 'Olu Deniz'- 45 minutes away, add to Lycia 's unique historic and scenic appeal to visitors. The ancient villages of Islamlar and Bezirgan in the hills behind the village and the historical sites of Xanthos, Letoon and Tlos are within easy reach.
Ancient Lycia in south western Turkey runs from Ekincik to Antalya in a semi-circle of some of the most mountainous and dramatic landscape anywhere in Turkey. The Taurus mountains rise to over ten thousand feet and the highest peaks are snow covered right into early summer. Its magnificent scenery with its lakes, woods and forests, its stunning turquoise coast line and superb ruins of two dozen cities make Lycia a place to explore and enjoy. Lycia's coastline runs for several hundred kilometers, borders the Mediterranean and attracts yachtsmen to the crystal clear waters and near perfect climate.
The UNESCO world heritage site of Xanthos was Lycia's capital city for much of its history and the ruins of the principal cities of Tlos, Myra, Pinara and Patara, all close to Kalkan attract visitors from all over the world to look at the ancient ruins dating back over 2000 years. The British museum also has an extensive collection of Lycian artifacts.
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