Limanağzı Coves, Kaş

How much does a day at Limanağzı cost?

Getting into the coves is free, but a day here isn't: you pay for the water taxi, and you settle into one of the beach clubs. Sunbeds and umbrellas are usually included as long as everyone at your spot orders food and drinks up to the club's minimum spend. Each club sets its own figure and it changes from season to season, so ask before you spread your towel.

We don't quote a boat fare: the harbour cooperative sets it each season, and the older figures online are out of date. Buy at the kiosk on the quay — most people get a return. Walking the Lycian Way costs nothing, so you only pay for a sunbed if you want one.

Honestly, if all you want is a quick swim between sights, Limanağzı is more effort and money than you need. Come for the whole day, or not at all.

Is Limanağzı worth it?

Yes, if you want a slow, full day by the water: clear, calm sea, no traffic, lunch on a deck and Kaş glowing across the bay. Kaş has no big beach of its own, and this is the best answer to “where do you actually swim here?”

Not if you want sand — it's rocks, platforms and shingle. For sand, head to Kaputaş Beach in its gorge west of town. And not if you only want a quick dip: the little town beach in the centre is free and five minutes from the square.

July and August, during the Turkish school holidays, get crowded. Take an early boat or reserve a sunbed through the clubs' social media pages. June and September are noticeably calmer.

What to see and do

• Swim off the platforms in very clear water — the reason everyone comes.
• The Lycian rock tombs above the coves — best seen if you swim a little way out.
• The view back across the bay to Kaş old town and harbour, lovely as the lights come on.
• Sea kayaks — some clubs have them for guests.
• The viewpoint on the trail above the coves: Kaş, the Çukurbağ peninsula and Kastellorizo in one frame.
• A long lunch by the water — simple café menus of köfte, pasta, burgers and salads.

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Limanağzı is for a whole beach day. Short on time? Use the town beach. Want sand? Go to Kaputaş.

What is Limanağzı?

In Turkish, liman ağzı means “harbour mouth”: the coves sit where Kaş bay opens to the sea, facing the town. The shore is steep and rocky with no road, so instead of hotels there are a handful of family-run beach clubs. Each has its own patch of rock with decks at different levels, ladders into the water, a bit of shingle, a café and a small jetty for the boats.

The bay is sheltered, so the water is usually flat and clear. It's shallow by the shingle — easy for children — and deep straight off the jetties. Above the coves, Lycian tombs are cut into the cliff; you can see them from the water, and the Lycian Way passes right beneath them. Guides count anywhere from three or four to five clubs; a couple have bungalows if you want to stay after the last boat.

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How to do it right

• Catch one of the first boats — in July and August the best decks are taken by lunchtime.
• Ask about the minimum spend before you sit down; every club has its own.
• Walk there on the Lycian Way and boat back — you see the coves from above and from the water.
• Pack shoes for the rocks: you get in by ladders off the decks, not over sand.
• Some day boats from Kaş anchor off Limanağzı for a short swim — nice, but it's no substitute for a day here. Kekova is a separate boat day of its own.

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