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Feb 26

Kabak Koyu, Kabak Beach and Kabak Valley

Kabak Koyu, Kabak Valley and Kabak Beach
Kabak Beach is untouched by tourism. A jewel in a crown of wonderful scenery and peacefulness. Kabak beach in Faralya is Just 10 miles (around 15km) from the tourist resorts of Ölüdeniz, and Hisarönü it makes you wonder why you are the only people wandering down the Lycian Path which meanders down the Kabak beach valley side towards the camp beach.
The Lycian Way is an ancient long distance trekking route from Fethiye, Faralya Kabak beach to Antalya
Kabak is an unspoilt village, with the number of houses being counted on one hand, and is the last place to be reached by car or Dolmuş from Ölüdeniz. As you reach the end of the road, there is a restaurant at the top of the Lycian Way path, Faralya Art House. It is the sort of place that you hope no one else finds, except you also want the businesses to flourish. Turkish law protects the Kabak beach valley, and a big hotel project, thankfully, was stopped several years ago.
As we wound our way along the road to Kabak beach , going up and up, we looked back at Ölüdeniz and what a magnificent view we had. We could now clearly see the Blue Lagoon, the bays, small islands, St Nicholas Island and Gemeler Beach camp. We were the only English people going to Kabak beach on the dolmuş, and unsure of where we were going, sat more or less in silence and looked out of the window in awe of the astounding views at Kabak beach camp, as we made our way towards Butterfly Valley camp.
Finally the bus stopped and turned around, I paid the 5YTL fair and the driver pointing to us the route to the Kabak beach. The route to Kabak beach? We had a climb down of some 600m or so, which the driver said “20 minutes” to Kabak beach. I knew the Kabak beach valley was pretty isolated but it was quite a surprise to find such beauty.
We stood for a few minutes just looking at the views around Kabak beach, the mountains rising all around this magnificent valley, Kabak beach full of olive groves, citrus trees and we could see beehives too on Kabak beach. We stood at the sign, the Lycian Way, so another pleasant surprise, with a wonderfully marked trail Kabak beach, two painted lines, one red and one white, with every corner and turn marked with a downward pointing red line Kabak beach. We are used to well marked paths in the UK, but I must say this one out does most I have walked to Kabak beach .

 

 

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See you at Kabak köyü, at Kabak köyü Camp, or Camp Kabak köyü,

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