Daily Demre, Myra & Kekova Tour from Kemer – Boat Trip (Private)

Demre, Myra and Kekova Day Tour from Kemer — Lycian Tombs and a Sunken City

This Demre, Myra and Kekova day tour from Kemer brings together the finest Lycian monuments of the south-west coast: rock-cut tombs, a Roman theatre, a famous church and a boat trip over the sunken city of Simena.

In Myra, close to the town of Demre, you see sets of cliff-face Lycian tombs carved to imitate the timber houses of the period, together with a large, well preserved Roman theatre built against the rock. The Church of St. Nicholas honours the bishop of Myra, born near Patara around AD 300, whose generosity and legendary miracles are linked with the figure of Father Christmas. Many travellers choose this excursion simply for the story behind Santa Claus.

The second half of the day is on the water. A boat trip takes you across to Kekova Island, where earthquakes long ago left parts of ancient Simena beneath the clear sea; the remains of houses lie visible below the surface and along the shore. There is time to swim in turquoise water and to see the Lycian necropolis with its chest-type tombs at Theimussa. Lunch is included, and the group heads back to Kemer in the late afternoon. This day trip runs as a regular or private excursion with hotel pickup.