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Contents 1 Kaş (Port of entry) 2 Charts 3 Radio Nets 4 Local Weather 5 Approach and Navigation 6 Check-in facilities 7 Offshore Islands 8 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 9 Anchorages 9.1 Buçak Deniz 9.2 Bayindir Liman 10 Yacht Repairs and Services 10.1 Marine Stores 10.2 Repairs/Yards 10.3 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 11 Tourism and Things to do Ashore 11.1 Tourism 11.2 Grocery Stores 11.3 Eateries 11.4 Internet/WiFi 11.5 Laundry 11.6 Motorbike & Car Rentals 11.7 Garbage Disposal 11.8 Transportation 12 Routes/Passages To/From 13 Cruiser's Friends 14 Forum Discussions 15 External Links 16 References & Publications 17 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here) 18 Personal Notes 19 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Kaş (Port of entry)

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	36°11.8′N, 29°38.6′E
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Kaş which means eyebrow in Turkish, was the Greek town of Antiphellus and was populated by Greeks until the 1921 population exchange after the disastrous Greek-Turkish war. In antiquity it was the Lycian city of Habesos. During Roman times it was an important sponge trading center. It is just 4 nM from the Greek island Kastelorizo (Meis in Turkish).

Today Kaş is a delightful town, full of activity, it has a wonderful fruit market and many restaurants. Also it is a good place for staging land expeditions. The only drawback is that the harbor is crowded with gulets and is extremely noisy at night with the discos competing on which one will out blast the other.

Kaş is a port of entry. Unfortunately the various authorities are widely scattered around the town (see chart).

Charts

BA

236 Hisarönü Körfesi to Taslik burnu

Imray-Tetra

G40 Kas to Antalya

NIMA

54421 Kadiga to Ilbiz Burnu

54420 Isakandil Burnu to Didarde Burnu

Turkey

313 Fethiye - Kaş

3131 C) Kaş Limanı

3211 Kaş Limanı

Radio Nets

Also see Cruiser's Nets

Submit details of local radio Nets.

Local Weather

See Turkey

Approach and Navigation

Details?

Check-in facilities

The harbor is crowded with gulets. Fouled anchors and collisions here is a way of life. When we were here, we waited until 10 AM by which time all the gulets have gone before going on a land excursion. Sleeping at night was a problem because of the noise from the discos. There is an attendant who may direct you on arrival. Charges are very reasonable.

Kas is a port of entry. Unfortunately the various authorities are widely scattered around the town.

Offshore Islands

• Kastelorizo or Meis
• Ra

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

The rumor is that a marina is being built in Buçak Deniz the cove N of the harbor.

Anchorages

Buçak Deniz

GPS: 36°12.3′N, 29°387.6′E
A good place to anchor in 10-15 m depth. The cove is just N of Ada Burnu, the cove of the harbor, but it you will have to sail for about 5 nM around the headland.

The rumor is that a marina will be built here.

Bayindir Liman

Another possibility, further away from the town, is at Bayindir Liman about 1 nM south of the harbor.

Yacht Repairs and Services

Marine Stores

Submit addresses and contact details of marine related businesses that are of interest to cruisers.

Repairs/Yards

None.

Fuel, Water, & Electricity

Fuel

A fuel track comes to the harbor every evening

Water

There is plenty of excellent and very cool water at the quay

Electricity

Available at the quay

Tourism and Things to do Ashore

Tourism

The Theater in Kaş Click for larger view "

Street in Kaş Click for larger view

Lycian Tomb in Kaş Click for larger view

Roman Arch at Patara Click for larger view

The Saklikent Gorge Click for larger view

• In town there is the Hellenistic theater, which is just out of the town. From the theater there is an exquisite view of the islands Ra and Kastelorizo. Next to the theater there are a number of Lycian tombs, in bad shape, and a small Doric temple, also in a pitiful state.

• From Kas one can visit the Hellenistic sites of Xanthus, and Patara, the sites of Elmali, Arykanda, and Limyra.

• Another worthwhile place to visit is the high village of Gömbe with its market

• The Saklikent Gorge a 18 km deep ravine of great beauty.

Grocery Stores

Wonderful open market with excellent fruits and produce.

Eateries

Very good assortment of mezedes at the Bahçe restaurant.

Internet/WiFi

Available?

Laundry

Right at the harbor, there is a laundry service.

Motorbike & Car Rentals

Tthe Phellos agency rents cars.

Garbage Disposal

There are bins around the harbor.

Transportation

Ferry service to Kastelorizo.

Routes/Passages To/From

See Aegean.

Cruiser's Friends

Contact details of "Cruiser's Friends" that can be contacted for local information or assistance.

Forum Discussions

List links to discussion threads on the Cruiser Log Forum

External Links

• Kaş (Wikipedia)

References & Publications

See Turkey.

Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here)

Date of member's visit to this Port/Stop & this page's details validated:

• September 1997 --Istioploos

Personal Notes

Personal experiences?