Beaches
Kaş has a small central beach called Little Pebble Beach which is flanked by two beach clubs where you can use the sun loungers as long as you make purchases from the café/bar. Big Pebble Beach is about 1km east and, as the name suggests, offers more space. Incebogaz Beach is on the peninsula on either side of the road and has a small café. Around 25 minutes away from central Kaş lies Kaputas Beach, a sandy cove at the foot of a stunning mountain gorge, which offers full facilities for visitors. Patara Beach can be reached in around 45 minutes; with its 17km of unspoilt golden sands, along with its picturesque backdrop, the beach is considered one of the most beautiful on the Mediterranean coast.
Shopping
Kaş market is held on a Friday, offering local produce, and there is an array of clothes shops, leather goods and carpet shops in this bustling old town. In summer shops tend to stay open late into the evening when the temperature is cooler for browsing and bargain hunting.
Eating out
There are numerous restaurants and cafés in the old town in Kaş, you will be spoilt for choice. Restaurants are very cosmopolitan, but the local specialities include various Turkish meze platters which may be eaten as a main or a starter and often served with a strong Turkish raki. Whilst lamb is common on Turkish menus, you can pick and choose your dishes to suit most diets, including many delicious vegetarian delicacies.
On the Cukurbag peninsula are a number of hotels with restaurants, many with their own swimming platforms straight into the sea.
Nearby
Kalkan is about 45 minutes' drive along a spectacular coastal drive and is a small but pretty harbour town with an abundance of shops, supermarkets for provisions, restaurants and cafés. Further afield at Fethiye, around an hour and 45 minutes from Kaş, this larger market town offers a taste of the real Turkey.
Greek Island of Meis
Day trips to the Greek Island of Meis are possible from Kaş. The ferry leaves daily during the season and takes about 30 minutes. Once there and you’re through the small passport office, the island is peaceful, traffic free and colourful. Stroll along the harbour, swim in the sea, take a boat tour or walk in the hills before eating in a café and catching the ferry back to Kaş.
