What is the Sunken City of Kekova?

Kekova's Sunken City (Batık Şehir) is a row of half-submerged Lycian ruins along the north shore of Kekova Island — stairways, walls and foundations slipping into crystal-clear water, best seen by boat as you drift slowly past.

Why charter a gulet around Kaş and Kekova?

It's the clearest, most dramatic stretch of the Turkish coast — ancient ruins at the waterline, the Sunken City, the castle village of Kaleköy and deep-blue swimming, all quieter than the gulfs further west.

Where do Kaş–Kekova charters start?

Either from Kaş itself, or as a one-way gulet route down the Lycian coast from Fethiye or Göcek; Dalaman and Antalya airports are each about 2.5 hours away.

What else is there to see near Kekova?

The castle village of Kaleköy (ancient Simena), the rock tombs and St Nicholas church at Demre (ancient Myra), the deep bay of Gökkaya, and the harbour town of Kaş facing the Greek island of Meis.

Kaş & Kekova Yacht Charter

Kaş and Kekova are the jewels of Turkey's Lycian coast — a dramatic stretch where pine-clad mountains drop into the clearest, deepest water on the Mediterranean shore, and ancient ruins line the waterline. A yacht charter here is quieter and wilder than the gulfs further west, built around the sunken city of Kekova, the castle village of Kaleköy and the relaxed harbour town of Kaş.

A Kaş–Kekova charter is about history and clear water. Drift over the Sunken City's half-submerged Lycian ruins off Kekova Island, anchor below the Crusader castle at Kaleköy (Simena), swim in the deep blue of Gökkaya Bay, and walk the rock tombs and St Nicholas church at Demre (ancient Myra). Kaş itself is a charming hillside town facing the Greek island of Meis.

Most charters reach Kekova on a one-way gulet route from Fethiye or Göcek, or start from Kaş; Dalaman and Antalya airports are each about two and a half hours away. Book a private gulet for your group and explore the most spectacular corner of the Turkish coast.