Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: Madbaz on July 28, 2014, 19:45:10 PM
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Does anyone know if there areany boat trips to gocek from calis heard its very nice place to visit and has a market ?
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I have not heard that there are. The Gocek Market is on Sunday same day as Calis Market. I know there are trips from Oludeniz. Gocek is a nice little town with a lovely Marina. No beach, but I heard you can get a boat over to a beach.
The market is very small and very disappointing. If you want to go to Gocek go to see the town and forget the market.
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I don't recall visiting anywhere in Turkey that I found as disappointing as Gocek.
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Oh sounds like ill give it a miss. Find somewhere else to visit Any suggestions. Done Olu Deniz etc
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Kalkan, Kas, Kayakoy ??
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Thank you Jacqui will look into them
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You can go on the boat from Calis to Gocek, but apart from the actual trip the market is very disappointing, the water taxi people try to flog you the trip if you are around at the weekend, but don't bother!!
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Kalkan. Kas kayakoy. Are these reachable by dolmus ? Or is it a cab ride . They all look lovely
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Kalkan. Kas kayakoy. Are these reachable by dolmus ? Or is it a cab ride . They all look lovely
Kayakoy is reachable by dolmus, you change at Fethiye then on to the village, don't worry about catching the wrong bus as the Dolmus manager will put you right, don't forget to call in to Sarnic restaurant for mezze and a glass of beer is fabulous, and the village is awesome, we also went to Saklient gorge which was beautiful also reachable by dolmus.
Have a great time.
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Cheers mate. Done saklikent last year. Great place. Water bit chilly ha ha
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You can easily get to Kalkan and Kas from the bus station in Fethiye. We really loved our visits to Kas - Kalkan is beautiful but you need to be fit as it's extremely steep!!
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That's me in trouble then ha ha. Is there a bar half way up
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You need more than a bar, you need one long leg and one short leg :D
My ex-boss came over to see us as he was staying in Kalkan on holiday. He said it was nearly killing him - and he is a super fit kick boxing instructor - so no hope for me!!!
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I know that the market is nothing to write home about but the boat trip is very enjoyable and reasonably priced and there are some very good restaurants by the water. I know that friends of mine visit Gocek this way and top up their wine cellar from the very good boat victualler in the harbour. Mind you, you have a pretty fair chance of bumping into Scunner's mates Boris and Dave who often holiday there ! Can't have it a all. :)
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I've visited Gocek several times and enjoyed it, it's got some lovely little boutiques along the Main Street, and one or two nice bars. But... Half a day is plenty! The market is disappointing, don't bother. The boat trips are ideal really because you can enjoy the journey, and have a couple of hours in Gocek, any longer and you would be bored. So don't rule it out, but don't go with high expectations either, it's also a bit expensive, I suppose that's because they cater for the yachting fraternity !
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The streets down to the Harbour in Kalkan are steep. I always wear flat shoes with backs on them as with flip flop they slip off your feet walking down to the harbour. It's a lovey place very picturesque and we love lunch at the harbour restaurants,the views there a really beautiful. It's quite upmarket and more expensive than Calis. Lots of expensive yachts docked in the harbour.
Daniel Craig came back to Turkey for a holiday after he filmed Skyfall and he took a villa at Kalkan.
IMHO worth a visit. No comparison to Gocek, Kalkan wins hands down. If there is a Mrs Booty, some really nice shops in Kalkan. I have never found a shop I liked in Gocek.
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Kas is lovely, its a couple of hours on the bus, but at 16tl each its a bargain. The coastal drive between Kalkan and Kas is beautiful. It's much more Turkish than Kalkan, there are bars beyond the harbour who all have sunbeds on wooden decks overlooking the rocks, which are free as long as you are buying drinks, as usual, and they are a lovely way of spending a few hours. The harbour and the town itself are very pretty, especially at night, and its much less precipitous than Kalkan for walking around.
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We prefer Kas to Kalkan, it's one of our special places and we always go for a couple of nights when we are in Fethiye for holidays. It's less boutiquey and I agree Angela, it's definitely more Turkish. We always just walk in to a Pansyon on the front (see photo) and never pay more than £30-£40 per night for a front - sea facing room. (B&B)
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