Sea kayaking Over The Sunkencity Of Kekova From Kas - Kalkan

Picked up from Kalkan by a nice man in a drafty old (but surprisingly powerful) minivan to join the group and two guides in Kaş. The kayaking itself was great fun — a bit windy and wavy at times, so definitely a workout! We did three paddling sessions of about 20 minutes each, with swim stops and a break on an island with a castle. The guide shared some interesting historical facts along the paddle route, and lunch afterwards — locally caught fish — was delicious. However, the staff could have been much more engaging en route and on return (1 hour drive from Kaş). Instead of talking with us or sharing facts about the scenery or culture one was on his phone, the other asleep, and there was not even a goodbye at the end. The driver, who didn’t speak English, actually made the most effort. There was also an extra charge for photos, which really should have been included in the tour price.

They split the groups into competent and incompetent which was annoying. I may be in my 60s but I have a kayak on a lake at home and have been ocean kayaking and white water kayaking. I went with the incompetent Mom, dad, kid were the other group on our tour. Mom was not an experienced kayaker but she took the kid in the heavier kayak because the kid (wisely) preferred to go with her. She and the kid were awesome By the first stop we were 30 minutes behind. We were given a choice, press on to the underwater ruins or swim. I was all in for ruins since it is a unique experience but dad actually Whined, “I want to swim”. So we swam. And sat about on a beach where some workers were burning trash We took off and were beginning our Kayak over the ruins when Dad, a bit of a show off on how fast he could go, flipped his kayak. We lost another 30 - 20 minutes while they fished dad out of the drink, drained his Kayak and reinserted him. The guide told us, despite the delay, we had missed nothing. Clearly untrue since group-competent went much deeper into the sunken runes than we did before we left Then we went to a rather pretty place with a good icecream stand and waited an hour while no one climbed the hill to the ruin. Group competent went some place else We kayaked back to the beginning… dad flipping his kayak once again, and had an okay meal and were taken by car back to Kas.

Excellent trip from start to finish. Well organised, friendly guides, great stops for swimming and beautiful to paddle over the sunken city. Highly recommend