Sunken City Kekova, Demre, and Myra Day Tour from Kemer: Discover Underwater Ruins and Ancient Tombs

Explore the sunken city of Kekova, visit the ancient tombs of Myra, and discover the history of St. Nicholas on this exciting day tour from Kemer. Dive into the underwater ruins, marvel at the rock-cut tombs, and immerse yourself in the legends of Santa Claus.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Rock tombs in Myra - Myra
  • Kekova Island - Boat Trip
  • Church of St. Nicholas - Demre
What's Included
  • Sunken city Kekova boat cruise
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Lunch
What's Not Included
  • Drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Entrance fees 30€
Additional Information

Begin this action-packed yet leisurely tour along Turkey’s Turquoise Coast by taking a ride on a cool glass-bottomed boat where the underwater ruins of Kekova, an ancient Lycian city, can be seen. After the boat docks, head to Myra, the ancient city that is famous for its rock-cut tombs. Then stop by St. Nicholas Church in Demre, where you can marvel at…

Location
Rock tombs in Myra
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Aymanmc9542md
Sep 12, 2025
Excellent Trip with Kamal - Today’s trip was wonderful from start to finish. The van arrived on time, air-conditioned and comfortable, and the group was very friendly. Kamal, our guide, was so nice, helpful, and knowledgeable — he made the whole experience even better. The places we visited were beautiful and well chosen. Overall, it was an amazing trip that I would highly recommend.
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Natalie_w
Aug 15, 2025
Demre and Myra tour - Well organised and informative trip. Lovely lunch and chances to buy gifts and have time to explore.
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Kevin_w
Jul 14, 2025
A Perfect Day Trip! - We recently went on the Sunken City Kekova, Demre, and Myra Day Tour from Kemer, and it was absolutely fantastic from start to finish! Our guide was exceptional—incredibly knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about the history and sights we visited. The entire tour was well-organized and smooth, with no delays or issues. We particularly loved: The boat ride seeing the underwater ruins. The ancient rock-cut tombs. Church of St. Nicholas were fascinating. Scenic Boat & Coastal Views. The lunch was fresh, delicious, and much better than "tourist buffet" we’ve had on other excursions.
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Liamroberts
May 10, 2025
An interesting and relaxing day trip. - We had a highly relaxing and interesting day tour, with our guid having a comprehensive knowledge of not only the locations visited, but also the wider region. The boat cruise to the Sunken City was relaxing, with a boat more than spacious enough for our relatively small group, the ideal place to go for a quiet swim and we even got to see some sea turtles on our way. Myra was also very impressive with its well-preserved theatre and rock tombs, all within a short walk and easy access to get some great views. Though we didn’t choose to go in to the church, the area was nice to visit and look around. In addition, we had good lunch options and the quality and flavours were great (plus a very friendly restaurant owner). A thoroughly enjoyable tour and the pre-trip communication from our organiser, Gafar, was both friendly and helpful.
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Valentinabc7870an
Nov 1, 2024
We liked IT very very much do IT if you want - The Trip was very beautyfull and interesting, we liked IT a lot. Our guide was doing a realye god Job, we want to share IT whit You so if You want to Do IT to book abdel Thank you very much!
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Nicole_g
Oct 26, 2024
Great day out - Beautiful Turkey so much to see and do! Boat broke down and another turned up to take us on our way.
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Anne_j
Oct 3, 2024
Beautiful boat trip - The sunken cities are amazing and Myra was beautiful. There is a chance to swim off the back of the boat so bring swimming gear it is not mentioned on the trip info so I missed out.
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Zsombor
Sep 9, 2024
Lovely tour visiting ancient Lycian sites - Very attentive, kind and knowledagble English guide. Lovely sights, interesting facts about Türkiye, the region, their histories and the ancient sites we visited.
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Susan_m
Oct 9, 2024
Good trip - Excellent trip - with a knowledgeable guide. Could do with a better description of timings and what to bring for the day out. I didn’t realise there was an opportunity for a swim. Depending where you are being picked up from it can be a long day.
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Jessica_r
Oct 6, 2024
Ok, but hidden costs and unadvertised stops. - This trip was ok, the boat trip was lovely (small group so not crowded on the boat) - we actually saw some turtles in the harbour which was very unexpected! Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. There's not much to see of the sunken city at all, we couldn't see anything through the very dirty glass window on the bottom of the boat. Myra is a really brilliant site, but we were only there for 45 minutes which is nowhere near long enough to look around properly. Also had the classic unadvertised stop at a tourist trap on our way to the harbour - this time it was a zultanite place - which is very annoying as it eats up time during an already busy day (we were there for almost an hour). My biggest annoyance with this tour was that the church of St Nicolas isn't actually included in the price and to go into the church (which is fenced-off so you can't see it from the road) we were asked to pay an extra €20 each. We thought this was quite deceptive of the tour, whilst it was stated that entry for the church isn't included it does not make it clear how expensive the entry is and that if you don't go into the church you will essentially just have to spend an hour milling around outside whilst waiting for that bit of the tour to happen for the rest of the group. Why this cost couldn't have just been included from the start I just don't understand. There's absolutely nothing to do outside of the church beyond looking around one very expensive tourist shop. I would have much preferred to have longer at Myra, the two sites are very close together, IMO it would have been much better to visit Myra first and then those who wanted to go to the church could leave Myra early to do that so those who don't want to pay to see the church could enjoy more time at Myra. Overall the trip was fine, but I wouldn't recommend it to a friend.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).