Back in Scotland after 2 1/2 weeks in paradise!!!!

[dblma]

Hi. Just arrived back in Scotland after our first, though def not our last visit to Kalkan!!

I went on this holiday with high expectations after reading so many fab reviews and I was not at all disappointed!!

We flew out with Fly Thomas Cook - slight delay and back with Fly Globespan - no problems.

We used Adda Tours for our transfers to and from Kalkan and was very impressed with this service.

Our villa was situated about 50 m above the Mediteran.
I still can't believe the view out of the windows when we opened the curtains on our first morning - amazing!!! The best view from a villa I have ever had. I could never get fed up, sitting by the pool, over looking Kalkan Bay watching boats coming and going. As for the sunsets - amazing!
The slight down side of this location was the walk back up from town - not enough to put us off staying there again though. It is, as many people have said very steep, we found the conditions of the roads - often just rubbly, sandy tracks harder to cope with than the hills themselves.
The silver lining to this is that I have not put on much weight at all while on holiday this year!!!

We visited 2 beach clubs while in Kalkan - Kalamar and Palm Beach - we had great days out at both - very relaxing and good value we thought.

We also went on a Jeep safari to Zanthos / Saklikent Gorge and Patara beach - this was a great day out, good value for money and I would recommend it to anyone.
Water very cold, but I managed to keep my shorts dry - just!!!

We also spent a day on a boat trip - on the Falcon - another fabulous day, great food, great weather - relaxing on the boat and swimming in the clear turquoise water - fab!!!

Now on to the food!!! Where to start?!!
Food is a very important part of a holiday and this was another part of the holiday that lived up to expectations.

We ate out every night and never had a bad meal.
We tried loads of different restaurants and particularly enjoyed - Kosk, Baharat, Ozlap - the Chocolate brownie was to die for!!!, The Nar - the chocolate pudding here was one of the best I have ever had!! Kaya - very reasonable and delicious food.

The service we received everywhere was excellent - very friendly and efficient. We also enjoyed the little extras that came with some of the meals - all the bread was delicious and we enjoyed some lovely after dinner complimentary drinks too!!

Looking back, the only 2 slight negatives to our holiday was the steep hill - a nuisance but not a problem - and the stray dogs which were expected but did cause us a bit of a problem - 2 children who don't particularly like nosey stays!!!

Over all Kalkan exceeded expectations and I would definately love to return.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the contributors to this forum who made planning for this holiday so easy.

Linkback: https://www.enjoykalkan.com/forum/index.php?topic=4620.0

[Chucky]

So glad you enjoyed your holiday, and that the info on here was helpful.
We must have overlapped with you!
Joan

[fitwenchdidyell]

If you were above the Mediteran then it was indeed a steep climb back... but so worth it for that view 

Sounds like you had a great time, cheers for the report