Kaş Travel Guide
Plan your stay in Kaş with our guide to beaches, bays, restaurants, local spots and practical tips. Discover Luna Kaş’s favorite places in Kaş, Turkiye.
Activities & Sports
Events
Meis–Kaş Swim Race (Kastellorizo to Kaş): 7 Kilometres Between Two Countries
The last Sunday of June, early morning. Boats leave Kaş harbour carrying swimmers to the far shore, to Meis. A few hours later the same people will return to the same harbour by sea: seven kilometres of strokes, two countries, one finish line. The International Meis–Kaş Swim Race has been held every June since 2005; […]
Events
Local Tips
Kaş Jazz Festival: The Last Three Nights of August
The last Friday of August, half past six. The sun is sinking toward the tip of the peninsula, painting the masts in the marina orange. The gates open. For three nights, Kaş sounds different. Kaş Jazz Festival completed its eighth year in 2026. This guide covers what the festival is, how to get tickets and […]
Transportation
Driving an Electric Car from Istanbul to Kaş: A Guest’s Road Trip
One of the questions our guests have asked most often in recent years is this: “Can I come by electric car?” Rather than answer it ourselves, we decided to share the story of someone who actually did it. Between 8 and 15 August 2026 our guest drove a MINI Countryman E from Bostancı in Istanbul […]
Local Tips
When Is the Best Time to Visit Kaş? A Month-by-Month Guide
There is no single right answer to “when should I go to Kaş?” — because the answer depends on what you want to do. The month with the warmest sea is the worst month for walking. The week the town is at its liveliest is the wrong week for anyone seeking quiet. Below we set […]
Activities & Sports
Staying in Shape on a Kaş Holiday
The town is built on a hill, the sea is cold enough to swim properly and the local food is vegetables and olive oil. What actually matters here is heat and water, not calories.
Activities & Sports
Kaş Dive Sites: Eighteen Places and How Deep They Are
From a first try-dive at Güvercin Ada to a Savoia-Marchetti bomber at 71 metres. Wrecks, walls, canyons and caves, with depths, plus what is protected and must be left alone.
Local Tips
The Plants of Kaş, Including One That Grows Nowhere Else
Ophrys lycia has 237 plants left and exists only in Kaş district. Plus carob, sage, oregano and nettle, with a photograph of each, where to find them and what not to pick.
Local Tips
Why a Holiday in Kaş Is Different
Not the beaches and not the ruins. What actually makes Kaş work is the difficult drive, the fifteen-minute radius, the absence of resorts, and cold fresh water coming up through a limestone seabed.
Local Tips
Places to Visit in Kaş: The Complete List
Everything worth seeing from Kaş, grouped by how far you have to go: the walkable town, the beaches, six ancient cities, the boat days, and the mountain villages. With distances and links to the full guides.
Transportation
The Nearest Airports to Kaş, and Which One to Book
Dalaman is 154 km away and Antalya 199 km, but the drive differs by only twenty minutes. Measured distances, transfer options, and why the Atatürk advice you may have read is six years out of date.