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Travel
Dalaman the closest airport, is 1 hr 30 min drive to Kalkan. It is open year round and there are numerous direct flights from all major airports. Easyjet has sarted a service, showing the growing popularity of this beautiful part of the Turkish coast. One can also fly into Antalya, a 2 hr drive along a spectacular coastal route. See our website (weblink below) for information on airlines. Transfers are available, in good vehicles and along a good road. Cost UKL 90 return for 1-3 passengers.
Distances
Supermarket, weekly farmers market: 1 min walk. Chemist, doctor, hairdressers 2 min walk. Bus stop, taxi rank, fresh produce market, PTT, bank, old town: 5 min walk. Restaurants, bars, shops are all over the old town 5 min walk. Kalkan beach, swimming platforms and harbour for boat trips 10 min walk. Pictureque Kaputas beach: 5 min by minibus. The 17km long Patara beach and archeological site 25 min by minibus. Fethiye, Olu Deniz and Saklikent 1 hour by road.
Further details
Kalkan offers so much for the active guest. All water sports, including diving, canoeing and sea kayaking. Jeep safaris, paragliding, horse riding or hiking on well marked tracks, even hunting in winter! Visit the numerous historic sites, Kekova Island, Patara, Xanthos or Saklikent. Or just chill, shop to drop, go the gourmet route! See website for more details.
Changeover day
Guests may arrive any day. Daily rates available and extra special discounts for extended winter stays
Golf
The nearest golf course is outside Dalaman, at Sarigerme. This 18 hole golf course is a 1 & 1/2 hour drive from Kalkan.
For non golfers, there is an excellent beach at the resort.
Beach
Kalkan has a good pebble beach adjacent to the harbour and many diving platforms to reach the sea. Turkeys longest sandy beach, Patara beach, (Where the loggerhead turtles breed), is 25 minutes by dolmus. The much photographed sandy beach of Kaputas is 5 minutes ride by dolmus. Olu Deniz, one of the best beaches in the world, is an hour away. Explore - you are sure to find your own secret cove. A day cruise on a gulet will allow you to swim off the boat and have a therapeutic mud bath.
Accessibility
Outside
Enjoy the really large pool, belonging to just 5 apartments, from the comfort of your own balcony. The apartment has 4 loungers with padded cushions and a large parasol, for the exclusive use of our guests. There is also a large outdoor table and chairs should you wish to eat outside. Use the balcony or paved area behind the apartment for your outdoor BBQ. The gardens have lovely, shady trees and are well maintained. The hotel pool ( separate from our apartment pool,) has an attractive outdoor bar where drinks and light lunches are served, or you can order drinks to be brought to you. Breakfast may also be ordered at the pool, should you wish to make use of this facility. Baris organises a not-to-be-missed Turkish Barbeque evening which is a highlight of a stay at Nur.
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