Full-day tour of Kekova, Myra and St Nicholas with boat trip

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Why you’ll love this…

A boat trip to the island of Kekova and its collection of underwater ruins is on the cards

If the weather's warm, the skipper will drop the anchor so you can go for a cooldown dip

Lunch is included in the tour, and you'll tuck in to Turkish fare at a restaurant on the mainland

You'll visit the ancient city of Myra and the 1,400-year-old Church of St Nicholas, in Demre

Your guide for the day is a local expert who knows everything about the sights you'll see

What we expect

Authentic cuisine, a lost city and Santa – this trip offers an eclectic mix of attractions. You'll glide along the coast to Kekova island and its sunken town, then visit the church of St Nicholas and the ancient city of Myra. Ahmet, one of our expert local guides, says, ‘The highlight of the day for me has to be the ruined Lycian city of Myra. The rock-cut friezes carved with theatrical masks and the stacked tombs hewn into the cliffs are a unique sight. It still takes my breath away that parts of this site are thought to be around...

✔Transport
✔Guide
✔Lunch
✔Food tasting
✔Entrance fees
✔Boat trip

What to remember

May not suitable for families with small children due to the long coach ride

Boat trip is available only if weather conditions are suitable – visit Demre museum on days when conditions are not suitable

There may be an initial, unaccompanied pick-up from your hotel to a meeting point from which the tour proper departs

Bring bathing gear and sunblock

Bring suitable footwear

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great

4.3/5

Based on 59 reviews from verified customers

All ratings (59)

Excellent (27)

46%

Great (23)

39%

Average (8)

14%

Poor (1)

Bad (0)

Jessi

October 2025

From United States of America

Traveled as As a couple - 22 years old

Poor

An sich war die Tour nicht schlecht, aber keine 125€ Wert! Wir waren erstmal 2,5 Stunden unterwegs bis die richtige Tour angefangen hat! Uns wurde gesagt es gibt Frühstück, gibt es aber laut Guide schon 1 Jahr nicht mehr! Kurzer Stop an einer Tankstelle an der man nicht mit Euro bezahlen könnte! Das Boot hatte kein Glasboden wie versprochen und das Mittagessen war auch gerade so ok!

Sharon

Traveled as With friends - 37 years old

Great

It was a lovely day out but unfortunately a very long way to travel by bus to get there. We had lunch at the end at a cafe but unfortunately it wasn't the cleanest, no toilet roll, toilets wouldn't flush

Alan

Traveled as As a couple - 50 years old

Average

The trip was good to St Nicholas Church and to Mira and the meal was adequate. The guide was very informative and interacted well with guests. The boat trip did not happen due to the weather, which is out of your hands, but the alternative trip to the museum did not happen as the museum was closed till the end of the year.. this should have been checked by the company before being offered as an alternative.

denis

September 2025

Traveled as With friends - 64 years old

was on the coach for 6 hours three out and three back. tour overall took 12 hours. no breakfast was provided which was supposed to happen, overall tour was good

Georg

Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Das Mittagessen war nicht besonders, es waren auch kleine Portionen. Bei der Bootsfahrt war für die Dusche und für die WC-Spülung kein Wasser mehr vorhanden. Der Tagesausflug ist sehr gut durchorganisiert.

Miranda

Traveled as As a couple - 31 years old

We vinden het erg jammer dat alle softdrankjes uit de prijs zijn gebudgetteerd, maar hiermee de prijs te drukken vinden we erg jammer. Dit gaat ten kosten van een fooi etc. 1 of 2 drankje bv op de boot. Moet toch kunnen. Die 5 euro extra vind niemand erg

Lutie

Traveled as As a couple - 30 years old

Het enige wat goed was aan deze excursie was de boottocht. De rest was niet bijzonder voor het geld wat je er voor betaald. De gehele dag meer in de bus gezeten dan iets gezien te hebben. Totaal 7 uur in de bus, daardoor bijna geen tijd voor de lunch en om de laatste 2 locaties te bekijken.

Hans-Peter Mayer

Traveled as Alone - 43 years old

Stephan

Traveled as With family - 41 years old

Excellent

Bootstour und Baden war super Nikolaus Kirche war ein emotionales Erlebnis Amphitheater war beeindruckend

Fen

Traveled as Alone

Alex

August 2025

Traveled as As a couple - 33 years old

Es war eine sehr schöne Tour besonders schön war die Fahrt an der Küstenstraße lang tolle Schiffstour könnte länger dauern und Myra war super Was gar nicht ging ist das man uns an der Nicolas Church vergessen hatte und wir ohne Geld und Internet versucht haben Hilfe zu holen Nach 40 min Wartezeit fiel der Besuch in Myra für uns kurz aus das war Schade und sehr unangenehm und auch bei beängstigend

Charlie59

June 2025

Traveled as With family - 21 years old

Le guide Dural est un guide exceptionnel, qui aime partager son savoir. Tout le programme est exeptionnel

Sarah

Traveled as With family - 34 years old

Boat trip was great - would have liked longer. Church was interesting and Myra ampitheatre fab. Informative guide who made the long bus journey interesting. I would have preferred to know in advance that the trip involved 2hrs there and again back on a coach at the time of booking as might have reconsidered but the drive was spectacular and comfortable.

S.L

May 2025

Traveled as As a couple - 26 years old

Audio Guides könnten angeboten werden, sollte die Tour in einer anderen Sprache sein. Der Guide hat so viel erzählt aber leider haben wir keine Ahnung was die nicht ausreichend vorhanden Sprachkenntnisse unsererseits und der Dialekt des Guides haben dazu beigetragen.

Claudia

Traveled as With family - 43 years old

Wilson Family

You really need to explain how long the journey is from Lara. We spent 7 hours on the coach. We were also told that there would be a breakfast provided which there wasn't. This is a quick fix because the drivers swapped over about a hour into the journey after passing a cafe 200 yards away. I'm also thinking that if you tell people there is a breakfast included it should be reflected in the price we paid. You might think about having food on the boat has it would be a good compromise to brekky

Miss ellis

Traveled as As a couple - 41 years old

Enjoyed it all

Gerhard

Traveled as As a couple - 49 years old

Alles hat mir sehr gut gefallen

Guido Tramaseur

Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

Heel goed concept

UK Traveller

Traveled as As a couple - 24 years old

The trip was to take approximately 8 hours or just above. Bus was on time. We left the hotel at 5:50 AM only to return at 7:25 PM. That is almost 14 hours in total out of which 8 hours on the bus. Not something that you want to do when on holiday. We came back tired, hungry and upset. The boat trip was dissapointing as very little to see, with no safety briefing, no safety vests. Lunch was plain and cheap. Church just ok. Ruina of Myra good with good input from guide. Massively overpriced.

Michel

Traveled as With family - 58 years old

D'abor merci à Monsieur Ramazan qui nous a bien expliquer le déroulement de la journée. Cette journée découverte a été pour nous quatre magnifique, conforme à nos attentes et ceci grâce au guide francophone qui fut au petits soins pour nous et surtout de ses commentaires historiques. Merci

Jens

Yann

Traveled as With family - 24 years old

Trop chère pour ce qu on vois nous a renseigner sur 3heure de bus on était septique car 3 h était long mais tui nous a vivement conseillé de faire Kekova au lieu de grand canyon mais vite était déçu avec non pas 3 h mais 4 h de bus pas de déjeuner à l hôtel alors qu on nous dit la veille pas de soucis vue sous marine pas visible vitre sale meme le guide la signaler échelle cassé sur le pond bateau déjeuner froid 350 euro pour perdre une journée de vacances point positif guide très bon merci

Lola

Uns wurde gesagt, dass es während des Ausfluges Frühstück gibt. Dem war nicht so, offenbar gibt es das seit November nicht mehr. Bitte informieren Sie Ihr Personal noch einmal darüber. Ansonsten war es wieder ein schönes Erlebnis.

Atze

April 2025

Traveled as As a couple - 47 years old

Das versprochene Frühstück gab es nicht - wir hatten aber schon im Hotel gegessen. Eine Flasche Wasser für den Ausflug hätte ich schon erwartet. Unser Führer Hassan war eine Koryphäe und hat uns bestens informiert - Großes Lob!!!

A. K.

Ich würde nicht nochmal über TUI buchen, da wir pro Person 129€ bezahlt haben und ich die gleiche Tour hinterher für um die 60€ pro Person auf einer anderen Seite im Netz gefunden habe.

Cody

Traveled as As a couple - 45 years old

Merytoryczna wiedza przewodniczki Tutko. Szeroka wiedza, dowcip, mila osobowosc. Bardzo polecam

Patrick Van der hoeff

January 2025

Traveled as As a couple - 32 years old

Er is mij niet verteld dat er ALLEEN in de Duitse taal uitleg zou worden gegeven. Zo heb ik veel nuttige informatie gemist. De boottocht zou in de ochtend zijn. Boot was niet op de afgesproken plek ( kapitein verslapen hoorde ik ergens in de groep) Door omdraaien bezienswaardigheden is uiteindelijk wel alles gelukt. Dat is op zich goed opgelost! De andere excursie die ik had geboekt ( kabelbaan naar sneeuw) was de taxi uiteindelijk 90 minuten te laat. Wij stonden op de afgesproken plaats.

Sealily

December 2024

Traveled as With family - 50 years old

The boat trip & visit to Kekova did not take place due to unsuitable weather. This was unavoidable; however, the guide did not announce that the boat trip was cancelled, and did not explain that it was impossible to visit Kekova without the boat trip. The experience information stated that if the boat trip wasn't possible, it would be replaced by a visit to Demre museum. However, the visit to St Nicolas' Church in Demre was part of excursion anyway and was rushed. Better communication needed.

Gosc

November 2024

Traveled as With family - 20 years old

Rejs swietny, zabytki ciekawe. Polecam

AdelAlex

From France

Traveled as As a couple - 38 years old

le guide était sympa mais il était quasiment impossible de communiquer avec lui car il parlait turc et allemand et quelques rares mots d'anglais ; on a juste eu de la chance qu'un de ses amis (famille?) parlant très bien l'anglais, était là avec lui, par hasard ! et nous avons pu communiquer avec lui Sinon l'excursion était très chouette. Nous regrettons seulement que pour le repas, certains aliments restés posés sur les tables non réfrigérées, avaient déjà un goût de "pas très frais"...

Fred

Guide pas très impliqué

George

Daphne

October 2024

From Germany

Die Guides und Busfahrer waren Spitzenklasse. In Myrnastadt waren die Sicherheitsvorkehrungen (Geländer, Treppen) unverantwortlich schlecht. Das Essen mittags war nicht gut. Dafür das Frühstück umso besser.

Ciccio & Chiara

Posso giudicare un'ottima esperienza da ripetere e soprattutto da consigliare.

Häret Andreas

Cyril

I enjoyed the tombs ,it was amazing best part of the trip

Marek M

Traveled as As a couple - 42 years old

Wspanialy przewodnik Turek polskojezyczny . Ogromna wiedza historyczna religijna spoleczna i ogólna . Najlepszy przewodnik jakiego kiedykolwiek sluchalem. Skromny.

Ok

September 2024

Illu

Das Mittagessen war nicht gut. Die 3 kalten Pommes zum Fisch besser weglassen.

Bob

Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Church was boring Amphitheatre would have liked much longer

Andrzej

Przewodniczka do wymiany. Pomijam slaba znajomosc jezyka polskiego, ale poziom merytoryczny, zaangazowanie, umiejetnosc zainteresowania tematem i rozbudzenia wyobrazni sluchaczy na bardzo niskim poziomie. Jedynie pomoc w interakcjach ze spotkanymi osobami byla uzyteczna.

Martin van Oosterum

Traveled as Alone - 72 years old

De boottocht sprong er uit een superdag

Dave

Traveled as As a couple - 55 years old

Driver frightened us. He went through two sets of lights on red - one at a major junction and I felt his speed was in excess of the minibus capabilities. It felt like he was out of control on some of the hills and bends

Anonymous

August 2024

Guide was excellent, would recommend this trip as it includes so much. A really good day had by the whole family.

Michelle

The guide was excellent and really knowledgeable but also giving other interesting facts about Turkey other than the ones relevant to trip. Breakfast and lunch were good. Long bus journey but wasn't uncomfortable. Boat was great...bit of up selling with photos etc Overall great day

Merowech

July 2024

Traveled as With family - 42 years old

Sehr guter Reiseleiter. Top. Falls man im Hotel nicht gefrühstückt hat, fällt das später Frühstück unterwegs etwas „mager“ aus. Wasser etc. kostet Geld. Glasboot in Kekova - na ja. Da hatten wir etwas anderes erwartet. Leider wenig Zeit bei Kekova und Myra. Sonst ok.

Yvonne Brandt ??

Traveled as With family - 35 years old

Die Tagestour wurde top organisiert,unser Reiseleiter Achmed zeigte uns seine Heimat, auch mit anschaulichen Geschichten.Wir waren eine nette Reisegruppe und lernten uns schnell kennen, auch durch die Art und Weise von Achmed.Die kulturellen Sehenswürdigkeiten waren beeindruckend und Schildkröten ein Höhepunkt unserer Beobachtungen.Wir waren als Familie auf Tour.

Snezana

Auf jeden Fall Sehenswert. Der Guide war Top hat uns sehr viel historisches gezeigt und die Geschichte dazu erzählt. Die Landschaft auch wunderschön!

Natalia

Robert

Traveled as With friends - 34 years old

War ein rundum gelungener Ausflug mit einem sehr netten Tourguide!

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Özgür masdar

Traveled as With friends - 26 years old

Vali

From United Kingdom

Traveled as Alone - 34 years old

The Dude

June 2024

January 2024

Traveled as Alone - 13 years old

Aleksandra

September 2023

Traveled as As a couple - 8 years old

Instead of 8 hours, it was 12, no value for money, my rating is 5 out of 10

Janet and Mary

Traveled as With friends - 41 years old

Tas Mehmet was knowledgeable and approachable

Rich

June 2022

Traveled as Alone - 38 years old

The bus journey is 3 hours each way from Antalya. The first visit to have breakfast, the food was wonderful. I like boat trips so the first parr was great for me it was to short. The part to St Nicks is a wonderful medieval Chapel even without the connection to Santa. Myra is a nice amphitheatre but Aspendos is better.

November 2021