August is not gone yet.
Villa Savad is still open July 23–29, August 5–8, and any time after August 20. If you have an open week, there is still time to turn it into a trip to Kaş.
You do not need a finished itinerary. Tell me when you are free, who is coming, and what sounds exciting.
Some of my favorite trips have started with almost no plan at all.
A few years ago, Roman arrived at Villa Savad from Kazakhstan with his family.
Their time in Kaş was short. Soon after arriving, he mentioned that he wanted to dive. The next day was his only chance.
That could easily have been the end of the idea. He could have spent the evening searching dive companies, sending messages, trying to understand the different boats, and finding out whether there was any space left.
Instead, he asked me.
At the time, I was working and volunteering on a local dive boat in Kaş. I made a call and found him a spot for the following morning. The boat had a large sundeck, so his family could come along, swim, and spend the day at sea while Roman and I went underwater.
The next morning, we were on the boat. Later, we were diving.
One free day became one of the experiences he remembered from Kaş. That is probably the simplest way I can explain Likya.
Sometimes a guest arrives knowing exactly what they want.
Roman wanted to dive.
Alison, a solo traveler from Texas, once mentioned that kiteboarding was something she had always wanted to try. I had spent years teaching the sport, so the idea did not stay a conversation at the villa. We traveled farther along the coast to Akyaka, and I taught her myself.
Other guests have asked about boat trips after arriving. Some want to know where locals actually eat. Others want to swim, hike, see ruins, go out at night, or simply find somewhere beautiful and stop making decisions for a few days.
Those are much easier questions for me to answer than, “Can you send me a generic Türkiye itinerary?”
Tell me what interests you. That gives us somewhere to begin.
One of the questions I hear most in the United States is how far away Türkiye actually is.
So I timed it.
From my front door in New York City to the front door of Villa Savad in Kaş: sixteen hours. That includes leaving home, getting to the airport, flying to Türkiye, and continuing down to the villa.
I find that funny because Kaş feels much farther away.
You arrive on the Mediterranean with the Taurus Mountains behind you. Boats leave the harbor every morning. You can kayak or paddleboard above ancient history, dive from the coast, follow the Lycian Way, spend a day on the water, and eat dinner outside long after the sun disappears.
New York feels very distant.
But, door to door, I have done it in sixteen hours.
My family has been coming to Kaş since the late 1990s, and I spent my summers here growing up.
Over the years, friends and neighbors became divers, boat operators, guides, restaurant owners, and local business owners. I learned Kaş by being there: getting on boats, diving, driving the coast, and spending time with the people who live there.
Today, I work closely with my friend Ece, one of the owners of Kaş Stay N Sea, a fully licensed local tourism company.
Likya is based in the United States, but we do not sit in New York and search for “best boat tour in Kaş.”
We call Kaş.
When someone wants to dive, find a boat, arrange a transfer, or figure out what is worth doing with five free days, there is usually a real person we know on the other end of the phone.
That means less time searching and more time going.
Early August in Kaş is hot, busy, and full of energy. The harbor is moving early, the boats are full, and everyone seems to find their way into the sea.
Personally, I love late August. You still get the heat and long days on the water, but the season begins to settle. September brings fewer crowds, warm days, and boat trips without quite the same peak-summer rush.
By October, evenings cool down and the coast slows. Then Republic Day brings the streets back to life, and one local restaurant even throws a Halloween costume party.
Kaş is good at mixing things: ancient tombs and cocktail bars, dive boats and long dinners.
There is never just one version of the place.
Maybe your friends have spent all summer saying you should take a trip together. Maybe your family finally has an open week. Or maybe you want a villa, a boat, good food, and a few stories to take home.
Villa Savad can be booked privately, or Likya can help build and host a trip around Kaş and the Lycian Coast.
I do not need a finished itinerary.
I need your dates, your budget, who is coming, and what sounds fun.
Do you want to dive, hike, explore the history, spend the week on the water, or let someone else take the lead for once?
Tell me that.
We can start there.
My favorite part of summer is the moment August begins to turn into September.
August is loud. The heat follows you through town, boats leave the harbor every morning, and the easiest answer to almost any question is to get in the water.
Then the season begins to change.
September arrives, but summer does not disappear. The sea is still warm, the boats are still running, and dinner is still outside. There are simply fewer people rushing to catch all of it at once.
I think that is why I like it.
There is still plenty to do.
You just have a little more room to decide what happens next.
Villa Savad currently has select availability from July 23–29, August 5–8, and again any time after August 20.
This season, Likya is planning private and custom trips for families, groups of friends, couples, and women's groups. A stay can be as simple as taking over the villa and having trusted local support when you need it, or we can build and personally host a fuller journey around the coast.
Have dates but no trip?
Send me the dates, who is coming, your approximate budget, and one thing you would love to do in Türkiye.
We will take it from there and send you a quote.
See you later,
Jordan
Founder & Director, Likya
