Turkey
Kabak
A cove reached by steep forest trail, wooden cabins under the pines above an almost-empty beach.
The path drops steeply through pine forest and the sound reaches you before the view: waves on shingle, birdsong layered over silence. Kabak reveals itself gradually, a deep cove where wooden cabins hide among the trees and the beach below holds little more than a small summer café. Only the Mediterranean, wide and uninterrupted.
Kabak is a small bay south of Ölüdeniz, reached on foot down a 45-minute forest trail from Faralya, by boat, or by camp shuttle down a hairpin track with a final walk to the sand. The valley's eco-camps keep power scarce and lights low: platform tents, wooden bungalows and long communal tables under the pines. The beach sits at the foot of steep wooded cliffs, and the Lycian Way climbs out of the valley over the Alınca ridge, sea views the whole way. For through-hikers it is a natural stopover; for everyone else, it is the Lycian Coast without the crowds.
Solo
A place that rewards arriving alone: communal dinners under the stars, books in hammocks, and days with no plan beyond the beach and the trail.
Couple
Candlelit cabins above the Mediterranean, breakfasts of menemen and honey overlooking the bay, and nothing to do but swim and read. Romance without trying.
- The cove is reached by a 45-minute downhill forest trail from Faralya, a camp shuttle track, or by boat.
- Simple eco-camps line the valley path under the pines, deliberately dim and low-powered after dark.
- The beach holds nothing but shingle, sea and one small summer café.
- The Lycian Way climbs out of the valley over the Alınca ridge, sea views the whole way, multi-day stages ahead.
Camp breakfasts of fresh bread, honey, olives and menemen scrambled eggs above the bay.
Communal dinners at one long table: mezze-heavy, vegetarian-leaning, family recipes under the stars.
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