Stay at this private villa in Kalkan Turkey and visit Saklikent Gorge, a 20km long canyon is 50km from Kalkan on Turkey's Turquoise Coast. It is a lovely place to go and spend an afternoon at less than an hour away from Kalkan. For those looking for alternative holidays to Turkey, it's an excellent place to indulge in outdoor pursuits including canyoning, hiking or rafting.
The locals have set up a series of wooden platforms suspended just a foot or two above the bubbling snowmelt of the Xanthos River. Decked out with Turkish rugs and comfy cushions and shaded by fig trees, they serve freshly caught trout for lunch or supper and beer cooled by the ice-cold waters.
Four kilometres of the gorge are walkable after April, when most of the snow in the Taurus Mountains has melted and passed through on its way to the Mediterranean Sea. However, water levels can still be fairly high in late spring, so if you want to paddle it is a better idea to visit in late summer when the water is not quite so cold and the 4km are an easy paddle rather than a death-defying adventure!
There are also pleasant walking trails through the mountains on either side of the gorge and tree houses offer unusual overnight accommodation. Places of interest to visit from Kalkan Villas - Turquoise Coast Map.
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Private villa in Kalkan Turkey near Saklikent Gorge