Uzumlu Bay

Uzumlu Bay is a quiet cove on the Lycian coastline between Kas and the Kekova roadstead, a stretch of Antalya province shaped over centuries by Lycian, Roman and Ottoman settlement. Unlike the marinas further along the shore, the bay has no road of its own, so visitors arrive almost exclusively by boat, dropping anchor for a swim in clear, sheltered water framed by pine-covered hills rising steeply from the shoreline.

Small, unmarked coves like this one were historically used as fishing shelters long before yachting turned them into cruising stops, and the surrounding coast remains largely undeveloped today. Pine and olive trees grow right down to the waterline in places, and the water stays noticeably clear even close to shore, which makes the bay a favourite for a quick swim break. The appeal is simple: no crowds, no facilities, just a calm place to break up a longer sailing day between two of the region's better-known harbours.

Because it has no infrastructure of its own, Uzumlu Bay is one of the anchorages you'll visit on a private gulet charter from Kas, usually combined with neighbouring bays such as Aperlai on a full-day route along the coast.