A whole week of Lycian days, ours to map.
Boat trips, mountain villages, sunken cities, paragliding launches and quiet ruins. Each tour below is run year after year by the same local team — daily departures from May to October, smaller groups in shoulder season. Filter by category or scroll the full list.
−9% Save £5 Tours Jeep Safari Saklıkent
A full-day Saklıkent gorge tour from Kalkan that swaps the coast for the Taurus mountains. Your English-speaking guide leads a small, family-friendly group by off-road jeep into the cool, rushing waters of Türkiye's deepest canyon, then on to the hilltop ruins of ancient Tlos. Lunch of fresh-grilled trout is served on wooden platforms above the river — an unhurried, photo-rich day trip from Kalkan harbour.
−17% Save £10 Tours Meis Island Tour
A relaxed day trip from Kalkan harbour to the Greek island of Meis (Kastellorizo) — the easiest hop from Türkiye to the Dodecanese. After a 25-minute crossing your English-speaking guide points out the pastel harbour, the Blue Cave sea grotto and quiet tavernas perfect for a long lunch. A full-day, family-friendly small-group tour; passport is essential, and the Greek island stamp is a souvenir in itself.
Tours Xanthos River Canoe Tour
A gentle half-day canoe trip from Kalkan down the slow, willow-shaded Xanthos river, ending at the wide sands of Patara beach. Suited to first-timers and families, the route is led by an English-speaking guide in a small group and broken up by a generous village lunch served at a riverside table. A green, cooling counterpoint to the coast — easily the most refreshing day trip from Kalkan in summer.
Tours Kalkan Boat Tour
The classic Kalkan boat trip: a full day aboard a traditional wooden gulet leaving directly from Kalkan harbour, with six swim stops in clear coves you can't reach by road. A leisurely lunch is cooked on board and served under the awning while the boat drifts at anchor. Small group, English-speaking crew and a family-friendly pace — the easiest, most rewarding way to see the coast around Kalkan in a single day.
Tours Kalkan-Kaş Scuba Diving
A full-day Kalkan and Kaş scuba diving trip with two guided dives over wrecks, caverns and healthy Mediterranean reefs. PADI-certified, English-speaking instructors run small groups suited to qualified divers and curious first-timers alike, with try-dives available on request. Lunch and all kit are included, and the boat leaves directly from Kalkan harbour — one of the clearest, calmest stretches of water on the Turkish coast.
Tours Kekova Sunken City Boat Tour
A full-day Kekova sunken city tour from Kalkan aboard a glass-bottomed boat, drifting over Lycian ruins drowned by ancient earthquakes. Your English-speaking guide narrates the underwater walls and stairways before the boat moors below the Crusader castle at Simena and the fishing village of Üçağız. Lunch on board, swim stops in sheltered bays, and a small-group, family-friendly day trip from Kalkan harbour.
Tours Patara Ancient City & Beach Tour
A half-day Patara ancient city tour from Kalkan exploring the Lycian capital — a parliament building, triumphal arch, theatre and lighthouse spread through the dunes. Your English-speaking guide unpicks the layers of Lycian, Roman and Byzantine history in a small, family-friendly group, and the afternoon ends on the empty 18-kilometre beach next door. An easy, culture-rich day trip from Kalkan harbour with time built in for a swim.
Tours Butterfly Valley Boat Tour
A full-day Butterfly Valley boat trip from Kalkan via Ölüdeniz, anchoring in a sheer-sided cove only reachable by sea. After a swim, an English-speaking guide leads a short hike past the waterfall at the back of the valley — the most scenic walk on this stretch of coast. Lunch is served on board, swim stops are built in, and the small-group, family-friendly format makes it an easy day trip from Kalkan harbour.
−13% Save £20 Activities Fethiye–Ölüdeniz Tandem Paragliding
A half-day tandem paragliding trip from Kalkan to Babadağ, the 1960-metre peak above Ölüdeniz with one of the highest commercial launches in the world. Door-to-door transfers, a certified English-speaking pilot and a small-group, family-friendly format make it suitable for first-time flyers. The 30–40 minute flight floats over pine ridges and the turquoise Blue Lagoon before a soft landing on the beach — Türkiye's signature aerial experience.
−25% Save £20 Activities Patara Beach Horse Riding Tour
A late-afternoon horse riding tour from Kalkan along Patara, the longest beach in Türkiye, timed so you finish in the warm light of sunset. Calm, well-trained horses and an English-speaking guide make this a beginner-friendly, family-friendly half-day trip from Kalkan harbour. The pace is gentle, the dunes empty by evening, and the ride ends with the sun dropping straight into the Mediterranean behind the Lycian ruins.
Activities Kekova Sea Kayak Tour
A full-day sea kayaking tour from Kalkan paddling directly above the Kekova sunken city, where Lycian foundations and amphorae lie just below the surface. Stable sit-on-top kayaks make this beginner-friendly and family-friendly, with frequent snorkel stops and a long lunch break in a quiet bay. Led by an English-speaking guide in a small group, it's the most intimate way to see the sunken ruins on a day trip from Kalkan.
Activities Lycian Way Half-Day Hike
A guided full-day Lycian Way hike from Kalkan to Kaş along the most photogenic coastal section of Türkiye's long-distance trail. Your English-speaking guide sets a steady pace for a small group of moderately fit walkers, with a packed village lunch eaten on a sea-view ridge. Transfers from Kalkan harbour at the start and from Kaş at the end mean you walk one way only — the most memorable day trip from Kalkan on foot.