Kemer is the green, dramatic side of the Antalya coast. West of the city, the Taurus Mountains drop almost straight into a startlingly clear sea, pine forests run right down to the shore, and a string of resort villages — Beldibi, Göynük, Kiriş, Çamyuva and Tekirova — line a coast of clean pebble-and-shingle beaches where the water is some of the clearest in Turkey. It is cooler and more scenic than the flat, sandy strips further east, with mountain walks, ancient ruins and boat trips on the doorstep. If you want a beach-and-pool week with a backdrop of forested peaks rather than a city skyline, Kemer is the most beautiful base on the Antalya Riviera.
Every Kemer package we sell carries full ATOL financial protection under licence #11211, and your ATOL Certificate arrives the moment you book — you can read how your ATOL financial protection works before you commit. Each resort on this page has been hand-picked and inspected in person against our 22-point criteria, not chosen from a brochure, so when we recommend a hotel it is because a member of our team has walked the grounds, eaten in the restaurants and timed the walk to the water.
"Kemer is the prettiest stretch of this whole coast — the mountains come right down to the sea and the water is glass-clear," says Raşit Eti, our Turkey Destination Specialist, who has spent more than thirty years in Turkish tourism — from senior management at Sunrise Queen and Mylome Luxury to director roles at Air Tours — and still walks the Antalya coast every season, re-checking the hotels on this page in person. He tastes the buffets on quiet weeknights, times the walk to the water in flip-flops, and reports back honestly when something has slipped. If you want the bigger picture before you choose, his overview of holidays along the Antalya coast sets Kemer next to Lara, Belek and Side, and his shortlist of the best all-inclusive hotels in Antalya is the honest place to start. Meet Raşit Eti, our Turkey specialist.
