Kekova and Demre Tour: Ancient Ruins and Turquoise Waters

Explore the ancient ruins and breathtaking turquoise waters on a day trip to Kekova, Demre, and Myra from Kas. Discover underwater ruins, swim in stunning bays, and learn about Lycian history.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Kas - Kaş is a town that has something for everyone, with its lively centre, boutique shops, amazing sunsets, and incredible views of the coastline. With this tour, you can explore sites further afield with ease, as we start with a morning transfer from pick-up point in Kaş.
  • Demre (Kale) - We’ll head to Demre harbour where the boat awaits you…
What's Included
  • Lunch included
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
What's Not Included
  • St. Nicholas Church entrance fee (12 euro)
  • The Ancient City of Myra entrance fee (9 euro)
  • Simena Castle entrance fee (4 euro)
Additional Information

If you are staying in the quaint town of Kas (Kaş), take advantage of our day trip to Kekova and Demre (Myra) for ancient ruins and striking turquoise waters that are just too good to leave!
Highlights of the boat trip include the underwater ruins of the Sunken City, wandering around the village of Kaleköy (ancient Simena), and swimming in numerous…

Location
Smiley's
İskele Sokak
Pick-up times may vary depending on the season. We will notify you of the pick-up time one day before the tour via WhatsApp or email.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Cbr78
Sep 28, 2024
100% recommended experience - We spent a great day on a boat with comfortable loungers and magnificent staff attention. We visited beautiful bays and were lucky enough to see turtles. It was a great day!!!
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Jade_l
Aug 28, 2024
Swimming with the Turtles just wow - What an experience swimming with Turtles, great transfer food amazing just a wow factor. The pictures are unreal
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Renate_d
May 5, 2024
Beautiful trip, relaxed and comfortable - Really great trip and such awesome boat staff! We had unfortunate wind change and they made every effort to still make our trip amazing 🙌 food was amazing (and really proper food) views and stops are spectacular. Tip for foreigners - rather ask to pay entrances in TL (cards are accepted) and take additional TL for souvenirs. I have recommended this to all our friends and family and all have had amazing experiences.
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Gemalista
Dec 3, 2023
Fantastic Tour! - What an amazing tour!!!!! You will not be disappointed!! My cousin and I had such a lovely day. I especially enjoyed the fact that this is a small boat with only 8 people including the captain Ozden and his lovely wife Fitnat. Be sure to have your bathing suit because you will have lots of time to swim in beautiful turquoise waters. We listened to Turkish music and all of us just danced and came together as if we had been friends forever. Such a warm atmosphere created by out hosts. The tour continued by bus to the jaw-dropping Rock Tombs of Myra and 5th century B.C. Amphitheatre. It was a long fun-filled day! If I return to Turkey I will definitely do this tour again!!! Shoutout to Ozden, Fitnat and our bus driver for making this day so memorable!!!
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Eleni_a
Sep 20, 2023
Excellent experience - It was a wonderful day sailing around Turkish coast. It was almost a private tour, since we were only 6 people and our lovely captain and his wife. We combined swimming and visiting ancient Lycian places. The lunch was excellent and rich. Thanks to "Sail'nstay" and Ibrahim!
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Michelletl6984lz
Sep 18, 2023
Memorable - If you are looking for a day trip that combines swimming in the bays of the Aegean coast with sightseeing- sunken city, ancient city Myra, St Nicholas church. Look no further. We spent a lovely and memorable day with Kaptan ozden and his wife fiknat. They attended to all of our comforts. The boat had a covered middle deck and a sunny upper deck. Lunch prepared by fiknat was delicious. the memories from this day trip will always hold a special place in our hearts.
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Alan_p
Sep 5, 2023
Excellent long day out with so much to see and do - The trip to Myra itself was stunning and worth the journey in its own right. We had done a boat trip to Kekova before, but it was nice to travel from a different start location. The final stop at Turtle Bay was amazing to see turtles in the wild. The visit to St Nicholas's Church was probably not worth the entrance fee, but was interesting to see. The tour operator was very helpful despite the low number of us on the day.
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Rzzmajzz
Jul 8, 2024
Not quite as advertised. - Overall, a great experience, excellent lunch and very full day. No glass bottom boat or hotel pickup as stated when I booked, though. Our group of 7 in Kaş was transferred to a large boat with at least 60+ persons s from everywhere. We were the only tourists among the locals, so a great cultural immersion.
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Danny_k
Sep 3, 2024
An ok trip, that could easily be improved on - An ok trip. Quite a lot of time on the water and enough time to swim. We received tea and biscuits on arrival at the boat. In the afternoon some fruit. Lunch was at a small restaurant. 2 options, fish or chicken. The issue was however that the 'guide' they speak of is non-existent. Crew barely spoke more than 2 words English (or where unwilling to do so) apart from the captain. It felt like he had to do everything. There was no bottom window in the boat for the underwater city and they did not inform us (tourists or Local Turkish travellers) that we where moving past/over it. The communication was just bad all round (also to the turkish travellers). Only because we asked about Myra where we driven there. Think about what you wish to see and how before booking. This is not a bad trip but know what you book.
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Marie_c
Jun 14, 2024
Nice boat/bus tour but somewhat misleading - This trip was not a small group tour. We were picked up from Smiley's by a small shuttle (max 15 people) to be transferred to Demre where we boarded a 45 ppl capacity boat. The "glass bottom boat" was infact 4 small glass panel tables (approx 30cmx100cm) in the main boat. The bus driver only spoke Turkish however most of the crew on the boat spoke (besides Turkish) English and perhaps other languages. The guide on the boat gave good commentary in both English and Turkish at each stop. All the crew were friendly and lunch was nice with a good selection of dishes. The highlight for me was visiting Simena and walking up to the castle from which the views were amazing. The sunken city was interesting but we couldn't see much below the water. The 4 swim stops were great and enjoyed by most on the boat. After boat tour we returned to Demre to be picked up by same bus driver and taken to Myra for half hr followed by St Nicholas church for half hr. No one on our bus paid the €15 entry for Myra and €17 for St Nicholas church as we felt it was too expensive for half hr visit.
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