Kas is perhaps the most popular of the small fishing villages along Turkey’s Mediterranean coast that has been discovered by Brits and northern Europeans. With a year-round population of only around 7,000 it feels like a small town, and it’s quite easy to walk from one end to the other in under 15 minutes.
This is a destination that is very popular with the diving and adventure crowd, as well as with Europeans from drab climates who come to swim or read a book in the sun. The scuba diving in Turkey is exception, and quite reasonably priced in Kas as well. There’s also paragliding, mountain biking, sea kayaking, and trekking nearby.
| Population | 7,000 |
| Area | 20,000 |
| Timezone | UTC+2 |
| Currency | Turkish lira |
The food in Kas is competitively priced due to scores of similar outdoor restaurants throughout the city center. It’s a good bargain, though don’t expect anything too exotic. Beer is available everywhere, usually at the same prices, and raki is the local spirit that costs just a bit more.
| Budget breakfast | All hotels include breakfast, but you can still get food elsewhere at good prices | $2.94 - $5.88 |
| Budget lunch | A chicken sandwich is a cheap and filling lunch, but plenty of other options are available. | $3.43 - $7.35 |
| Budget dinner | Meals at sit-down restaurants can be cheap if you scan menus looking for the right one. | $4.90 - $9.80 |
| Beer (.5l) | Every restaurant and bar serves Efes Lager in half-liter bottles, almost exclusively. | $6.37 - $8.82 |
| Wine (glass) | Local Turkish wine is widely available, and pretty good for the price. | $6.86 - $9.80 |
| Month | High F | Low F | PRECIP (inches) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59 | 43 | 9.25 |
| February | 61 | 43 | 6.1 |
| March | 64 | 46 | 3.6 |
| April | 70 | 50 | 1.7 |
| May | 77 | 55 | 0.6 |
| June | 86 | 62 | 0.4 |
| July | 94 | 66 | 0.2 |
| August | 94 | 66 | 0.1 |
| September | 86 | 62 | 0.4 |
| October | 80 | 59 | 2.4 |
| November | 70 | 50 | 4.7 |
| December | 62 | 46 | 8.3 |
Kas has an exceedingly agreeable climate, even for a Mediterranean town. Summers are hot, with rarely so much as a single cloud in the sky, and humidity is rarely a problem like it is in many other resort towns. Spring and autumn are even nicer and also very dry, so this is when most adventure sports people prefer to come. December and January can be wet and cool so they are best avoided.
| 21 Mar | 6:00am | 6:09pm |
| 21 Jun | 5:38am | 8:20pm |
| 21 Sep | 6:44am | 6:56pm |
| 21 Dec | 7:06am | 4:44pm |
Hotels in Kas are quite cheap by European standards, especially outside of the July and August busy season. Basic rooms start at around US$20 per night, including breakfast and free wi-fi. There are plenty of upscale hotels out on the peninsula and along the Hotel Strip just by the harbor and they are more expensive, though many also offer private beaches as well as swimming pools.
Hotels in Kas have their peak season during all of July and August, with August usually being a bit more crowded even. From April through June and September and October you can get much better deals to go along with the more moderate weather. From November through March many Kas close completely, but it’s still low season at those that stay open.
| Rating | Price(USD) |
|---|---|
 | 40.86 - 75.27 |
| 60.22 - 150.54 |
| 107.53 - 268.82 |
| 166.67 - 322.58 |
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| Type | Price(USD) |
|---|---|
| Hostel Bed | 26.88 - 43.01 |