This important tourism region is located in the southwest of Turkey, 42 km south of Antalya. This region has grown very fast in this field, especially within the last 15 years and has added new 5 star hotels and vacation villages into its structure.
Besides the great holiday villages around the district, many big and small hotels are in a position to answer all kinds of accommodation requirements.
During the trip from Antalya to Kemer, which takes 40 minutes, pine trees will accompany you. At one side where is the Taurus Mountains, on the other side many impressive panoramas worthwhile to see, will fascinate you. Then you will arrive at the center of Kemer.. Kemer, at the feet of the western Taurus Mountain, extending down the 52 km long coast, seems to mix up with the blue of the Mediterranean and the green of the Taurus pine trees. Many bays and small natural harbors are present in its indented coast - line.
Kemer also offers many opportunties to those who intent to stay away from crowded places. You can participate to boat tours in the turquoise colored coasts of the Mediterranean sea or you can experience different excitements in the tracks of the Taurus mountains by joining one of the jeep safaris.
A modern marina with a capacity of 320 yachts makes Kemer also an important yachting tourism center. The marina and the 52 km long coastline has fulfilled the criteria set by the European Foundation for Environmental Education (FEEK) and obtained the right for the Blue Flag.
The sea and the pine tree covered high mountains will give you a comfortable peaceful feeling in the hot summer days of the Mediterranean climate. The average air temperatures in Kemer are 10°C in winter and 28°C in summer. With its 300 sunny days in the year, Kemer provides you a wide range of time to select your holiday period. How many places in the world do you know, where you can go for skiing and have fun on the beach on the same day?. . .
The Turkish textile industry and the Turkish fashion is famous worldwide. You have the chance to obtain products from this sector, which are at top quality, much cheaper compared with world prices. You can also find worldwide known trademarks in the shops and in the shopping centers. The handmade jewellery, silver, decorative articles, carpet and kilim's, which bear the best patterns of Turkish tradition and handcraft, will attract you. Most of the people speak foreign languages; you will have no communication difficulties.
All the souvenirs, for yourself or for your loved ones at home, are waiting for you at the shops. The folks bazaar is also a very interesting place for tourists. You should see the bazaar to get an idea of the products growing in the region and of the life style of the regional people. The Bazaar is set up every Sunday opposite the Kemer Bus Therminal, from 08:00 am to 18:00 pm.
Thalasso CentersWouldn't you like to freshen up your body and mind during your holiday and turn back to your home like newly born? If your answer is yes, you should visit the Thalasso centers at Türkiz Hotel, Rixos Alatu Hotel and Hillside ma biche Hotel, to enjoy the feeling of relax and restorage. Thalasso, having its name from the ancient Greek word thalasso, which means sea, and its effect from the unique waters of the Mediterranean Sea, is the application of moss, which has been nourished with warmed up sea water, mud, air and sunshine, under medical control,is put on certain parts of the body.
It's a method, which will energize and beautify you. In the Thalasso centers you can benefit from, water gymnastic, swirl pool, solarium, Turkish bath, jet stream shower and rain type showers. If you wish you can attend to massage, care and health cure sessions, applied by thalasso experts. Seawater contains 104 main elements and minerals, like blood plasma. The Mediterranean seawater is rich of salts and magnesium. Don't neglect to benefit from the beauties the sea offers you.Wellness & SPAUnder the observation of experts, you can meet all your health and beauty needs, during your holiday and restore yourself, physically and mentally, with many therapy methods, like the patented German Kneipp method, aroma cabins, La Stone therapy and the Cleopatra bath.
Turkish Bath
During the era of the Ottoman Empire, a special importance was given to one of the main preconditions of the Islamic religion, which is cleanliness. To spread out this habit by building many bathes, called "Hamam", to the benefit of the folk. You can find old Hamams, which still carry the interesting architectural features of that period in the city or similar ones in the hotels.
In this historical Hamams you pass through a sequence of heat and steam phases, which purify you from stress and toxins, regulate the blood circulation and relax you. While traditional Hamams have separate sections for male and female, some Hamams at Hotels have special sections where male and female can have their bath together. In the middle of the bath is a heated marble slab, called "Göbek taşı". With the cleaning and massaging cure the masseurs apply on you on this slab, using a bath glove made of coarse cloth called "kese", you will experience a wonderful feeling.
In Kemer you have the choice not only of the Mediterranean cuisine but also of regional foods from many places of Turkey as well as from the world and up to fast food. The Turkish cuisine is one of the five richest cuisines in the world, however the common opinion is that it consists only of kebabs and other meat meals cooked on ardent fire. Actually, the Turkish cuisine has a magnificent richness with its flaky pastry containing thin layers of cheese, minced meat, its stuffed vegetables (paprika, vine leaf, cabbage leaf, aubergine etc.), its soups, with uncountable different vegetable meals and its delicious deserts. You should try out all these delicate meals to discover the real Turkish cuisine. Restaurants in Kemer and in its vicinity, hotels and holiday village resorts offer you the most approved meals from the Turkish cuisine as well as from world cuisines.An important part of the Turkish food culture, the Mediterranean cuisine, has a variety of fishmeals. You can meet with this taste at fish restaurants and at the fish farms in Ulupınar Village. The name Ulupınar Village takes its name from a natural spring flowing through the village spurting out of the mountains and burbling both in the winter and summer. In addition to its delicious taste, this cold water is suitable for trout breeding. The fame of this village comes from trout breeding farms where you can also catch fish and cook yourself. The natural spring of the village had allowed growth of a century old pine trees and created a natural park which presents you every tone of green color. The oldest and embedded restaurant of the village "Park Restaurant" is located just nearby the burbling water with its natural park view. A century old pine trees around the restaurant have been protected in a great care, and the restaurant was completely made of stone and wood without using any unnatural material. Its architecture of terrace layers towards flowing water constitutes an excellent example of protection of the environment. Also as a natural product of the Mediterranean climate, olive oil has its special place in the food culture. You should try the tasty vegetable meals, the stuffed vegetables, the appetizers made with olive oil.
You can even find taste from the Far East parts of Turkey in this region. Lahmacun, pide, döner and kebabs are popular food from the east. Beside your meal, you can have specially made Turkish ayran and afterwards a Turkish coffee. Different to the known versions, Turkish ayran is made of yogurts with different taste. The coffee is made with in a forged small pot called "cezve" and served in small coffee cups. You should also try ice cream, served in local fresh fruits.When you travel in the region, you should give a break at one of the tea gardens and taste the delicious Mediterranean "gözleme".
Sailing & Boat ToursKemer is one of the most important centers of the Blue Voyage. Kemer is also an important stop point for some routs departing from Bodrum and Marmara. Daily, three days long tours and charter boats are available to explore the bays of the Mediterranean sea. At these tours you will also visit the ancient cities on the west coasts of the Mediterranean sea. These tours are also arranged by the hotels and the holiday villages, open for all individuals. Detailed information can be obtained from your hotel or from the yachting companies shown below.
Rout
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Kemer - Kekova - Kemer
Stops
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Kemer - Sazak - Adrasan - Demre - Gökkaya
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Kaleköy - Üçağız - Finike - Olympus - Ceneviz Port - Kemer
Daily tours
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Phaselis - Üç Adalar -Phaselis - Üç Adalar - Olympus
Three day tours (Charter)
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Kemer / Kekova , Kemer / Kalkan
(Tours to Mediterranean and Aegean coasts are arranged upon request.)The Beaches
Along the 100 km long coast line, which extends from the Adrasan Bay to Beldibi, the nature appears with its most generous attitude and offers all its beauties to you. By preventing the draining of waste waters in to the sea, the coasts of Kemer preserved their cleanness and the nature maintained its liveliness and purity. Due to this structural features, the whole coast line has been awarded with the "Blue Flag" of the European Foundation for Environmental Protection (FEEK). Even in summer times the beaches are not crowded. Its possible to swim everywhere, except the marina of Kemer. The ideal place is the Moonlight Park Beach in Kemer. The hotels and the holiday villages have their own beaches as well. These are not open to public.Rafting
Some of the rivers in the mountain regions of Antalya are very suitable for adventurous rafting enthusiasts. Köprülü River, Alara River, Dim River are some of the rivers where rafting tours are organized.
Horse - Back RidingIn recent years many horse farms, offering different activities, are established in the regions of Kemer, Çamyuva, Tekirova and Kiriş. Horse riding courses, riding tours to ancient cities, riding tours in the woods and much more activities are arranged by these managers. In these farms you have also possibilities for accommodation.Night Life
The entertainment in Kemer is very active as well. Kemer is a never sleeping region and has another beauty especially at night. With the chilliness of the evening, everybody fills the streets of Kemer. The tables of the restaurants and cafes, which are now placed at the roads as well as at the streets and the avenues, which are full with counters where you can find all sort of gift articles, are full with foreign and domestic tourists, who want to enjoy the city.Turkey, serving as a bridge between Europe and Asia, has always been interacting with the different cultures in its surroundings. This interaction can be seen best in music. In night clubs, in discos, in bars and cafes of Kemer you have the possibility to listen to; Turkish folk music, with its rich philosophy from Anatolia and its surrounding, to Turkish art music, to music from the Balkans, to pop music from Turkey and to music from the World charts. Here you can taste excellent meals from the Turkish and the world cuisine while listening to music.
Göynük Canyon
The canyon in Göynük maintains its mystery as an unknown natural wonder for years. Some hotels and tourism agencies arrange jeep safaries to reach the canyon, which is 5 km at the upper side of Göynük. Early in the mornings, accompanied by a guide, you can go tracking in the pine woods.
After an hour walk, having a splendid panorama all the time, you will reach the canyon. To go further you have to go in to water. When you reach the spring of the canyon, you will be fascinated by the view you encounter. The magnificent view, ensued by the step 300 - 350 m high mountains, which are worn out by waters by the time, captures big and little waterfalls as well. The canyon, with its deep valleys, narrows down to 6 m from time to time. It also provides opportunities to swim in its large ponds. The mysterious panorama of embraced mountains is approximately 6 km long. Tracking the valley takes approximately 3 hours. The valley, with its magnificent waterfalls, is a natural wonder worthwhile to see, and waiting to be discovered.
The peninsula, extending from the north end of the bay of Antalya, to the district Fethiye is covering the historical area where the Lycian civilization was settled presumably 600 B.C. This area, which gave us only a few findings about its historical development, has hosted many different civilizations. The archeological researches realized to this day, could not clarify the borders of this region, which has changed many times during historical periods.
The mosaic, created by historical remnants belonging to different periods, is creating a rich accumulation of culture. Lycian, in its time, used to be an important haunt on the trade rout from the Near East to ancient Greek. Therefore, the harbors of the cities at the coastline gained an important function. After two earthquakes in 141 A.D. and 240 A.D. the cities were reconstructed. After Lycian, the control of the area went over to Persian, Roman and Byzantine. Most of the remnants extant are from the Roman. You will set off towards a pleasant journey to ancient times when you visit Lycian cities.
Tourism Information Office
Antalya Tourism Information Office:Cumhuriyet street Nr.2 Antalya
Tel / Fax:+90.242.241.17.47Kemer Tourism Information Office:Tel : +90.242.814.11.12
Fax :+90.242.814.15.37MoneyThe Turkish currency is Turkish Lira. The coins in circulation are 50.000, 100.000 and 250.000 TL. The Bank notes incirculation are 250.000, 500.000, 1.000.000, 5.000.000, 10.000.000 and 20.000.000 TL.
You can follow up the exchange rates in the newspapers,banks and foreign exchange offices. You change your currency at the banks, the foreign currency exchange offices, the post office, at the hotels and at the shops.Banks & ATM
The banks are open from 08:30 AM till noon and from 13:00 PM till 17:00. ATM's are available at all bank branches and at main point of the district. You can exchange currency and traveler's checks at the banks.Urgent Telephones Urgent TelephonesAmbulance : 112
Police : 155
Police Station : +90 242 814 1545
Gendarme : 156
Fire : 110
Wake up Sevice : 135
Post Office : +90 242 814 22 22
Useful Telephone Numbers
Provincial district governor's office : +90 242 814 44 81
Kemer Goverment Hospital : +90 242 814 15 50
Kemer Health Center : +90 242 814 11 41
Çamyuva Municipality : +90 242 824 60 02 - 824 73 80
Göynük Municipality : +90 242 815 13 00
Kemer Municipality : +90 242 814 15 03
Tekirova Municipality : +90 242 821 40 81
Tourism İnformation : +90 242 814 11 12 - 814 15 37
Post Office : +90 242 814 13 32
Kemer Park Marina : +90 242 814 14 92
TÜRSAB (Turkish Travel Agency Association) : +90 242 243 19 96
KETAV (Kemer Tourism Promotion Foundation) : +90 242 814 59 11
KETOB (Kemer Association of Touristic Hoteliers) : +90 242 814 51 82
KEMIAD (Kemer Businessman's Association) : +90 242 814 54 64NAME ADRESSS TELEPHONE FAX WEBAnex Tour
Cağlayan mah. 2058.sok No:27 Antalya 324 21 28 324 23 07 www.anextour.com
Aquasun
Zerdalilik mah. 1385.sok No:20/3 Antalya 322 61 76 322 61 80 www.aquasun.com.tr
Equinox Travel
Fevzi Çakmak Caddesi 1315. Sok. No:1/10 247 88 36 242 67 91 www.equinox.com.tr
Gti
Çağlayan mah. 2053 Sok. No:41 Barınaklar 323 58 60 323 58 93 www.kayigoup.com.tr
Its Tui
Havaalanı Yolu Cihadiye Köyü/AKSU 462 15 02 462 15 20 www.tui.de
Öger Tour
Anafartalar Caddesi Saraçoğlu İş Merkezi No:78 Kat:1 247 46 60 248 90 23 www.oger.de
Pamfilya Tourism
Işıklar Caddesi No:57/B 243 15 00 242 14 00 www.pamfilya.com
Vasco Tourism
Fevzi Çakmak Caddesi No:75/5-8 243 99 94 241 55 55 www.vasco.com.tr
Yehuu - Tour
Ulupinar Köyü - Çirali Mahallesi - Kemer/Antalya 825 73 53 825 71 02 http://www.yehuu-tour.com
