Kalkan [110] [CE51] – Trekopedia

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Kalkan

ID:

110

Lively tourist town overlooking a drop-dead gorgeous bay, with constant comings-and-goings of both private and tourist boats. Located between Akbel and Bezirgan.

English is surprisingly common here, with many signs in English and a large British expat community.

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Nitty-Gritty

Transport

Kalkan’s bus station is located just south (down from) the main road. It is quite large – if you aren’t sure where you should be waiting for your dolmuş, just ask anyone and they’ll point you in the right direction. Service to most destinations is fairly frequent.

Highlights

Scenery is a major highlight of Kalkan. It’s nestled in a very attractive bay.

Swimming is available at Kalkan’s own small beach, as well as nearby at Kaputaş Beach (on the road to Kaş).

Accommodations

There’s a good selection of accommodations.

The Kleo Pension and the Courtyard Hotel Kalkan are both popular places that we’ve heard good things about.

Amenities

Because it is a tourist town, it is a bit more expensive than non-tourist communities but generally still (mostly) reasonable. Lots of markets, restaurants (not surprisingly, fish restaurants are particularly common), and other services are available.

Tips & Recommendations

There are some very interesting hiking opportunities off the Lycian Way not far from Kalkan. For example, hiking Kaputaş Gorge, located about 4 km from town. Excursions to many attractions in the region can be arranged from Kalkan (as they can from Fethiye and Kaş).

The weekly market is on Thursdays, located near the bus station.

Notes

While Kalkan has become a very popular tourist resort, especially among the boating and diving set, it still retains a very Turkish flavor, with friendly people and not too much tourist ‘hustle’ (relatively speaking, at least!).

That said, as a general rule prices increase the closer you get to the harbour… restaurants and markets further up the hillside are equally excellent but usually cheaper (sometimes notably).

Accommodations

Here’s what we’re currently tracking for this community:

Hotel

Courtyard Hotel Kalkan
Guesthouse

Gül Pansiyon
Guesthouse

Kleo Pension
Guesthouse

Neruda Pansiyon
Hotel

Old Town Hotel Kalkan
Hotel

Rhapsody Hotel
Hotel

Türk Evi (Hotel)
Guesthouse

White House Pension

Pretty Pictures

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View of Kalkan

Photo by
T Roszkowski

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Spring 2022
Approaching Kalkan from Delikkemer

Photo by
Rebecca Scheer

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Fall 2022

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