Kayakoy ghost town tour with Mount Babadag cable car

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Duration: from 2 hours to 4 hours

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Why you’ll love this…

You'll learn about the Fethiye district on a guided visit to one of Turkey's most scenic areas

There's the ghost town of Kayaköy to explore, which was abandoned a century ago by the Greeks

You'll find an eerily empty basilica with faded frescoes and mosaics painting a picture of the past

The cable car will take you 1,700 meters up Mount Babadağ for impressive views of Fethiye's coast

Your local guide is an expert on the facts and fables of this historic region of Turkey

What to expect

From an abandoned hillside village to the summit of Mount Babadağ, there's a variety of views on this tour. You'll feel like you've stepped back in time exploring Kayaköy, one of the best-preserved ghost villages in Turkey. Elif, one of our expert local guides, says, ‘There are close to one thousand deserted stone houses as well as churches and chapels, even a bakery. At one point there was a plan to convert the whole village into a tourist resort, but thankfully this historic place has been preserved.'

We'll start off the tour in Kayaköy, which was abandoned by Greeks fleeing war...

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What to remember

Cable car available to all to reach 1200m.Cable car to 1700m open only between June & September.1700-1900m portion is a chair lift and only available to guests aged 8 and over for insurance purposes

Itinerary may be adjusted according to month

Not suitable for guests with reduced mobility

Food and drinks not included

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Based on 98 reviews from verified customers

All ratings (99)

Excellent (56)

57%

Great (29)

29%

Average (8)

Poor (3)

Bad (3)

Adam R

July 2026

From United Kingdom

Traveled as With family - 45 years old

Poor

Trip got cancelled as we were waiting to board the cable car

John

Traveled as As a couple - 85 years old

Excellent

Couldn’t fault the trip the guide was excellent truly a must for every visitor to this part of Turkey

Dickie

Traveled as With family - 42 years old

Great

I liked the views, price of food at the top of the cable cars was expensive. Ghost town was nice to see. Very hot and great wee bar/cafe at the end. Would have liked to buy the leather items at the end as I didn’t take money as wasn’t made away there would be an opportunity to buy things.

Simsek

From Germany

Traveled as With family - 34 years old

Also bei der Buchung Strand dass wir Babadag am Abend besuchen. Das war nicht der Fall. Es war sehr enttäuschend,dass wir den Sonnenuntergang nicjt sehen konnten. Bei der Buchung stand es leider nicht so. Von der Reiseführerin haben wir die Info dann bekommen,dass das seit 4-5 Jahren nicht mehr gemacht wird. Was noch rin Minuspunkt ist,dass wir in Babadag nur 1 Std Zeit hatten um was zu machen,da die Fahrt hin und zurück knapp 30 Minuten dauert. Hier sollte mehr Zeit für Besichtigungen sein

Petr

Traveled as As a couple - 78 years old

Super

Huw

Traveled as As a couple - 62 years old

Mount Babadag Cable Car experience was good, Kayakoy Ghost Town Tour was ok, but more emphasis should be placed on uneven paths around the Ghost Town. Barish was a nice fellow, but sometimes found it difficult to understand him.

Traveled as As a couple - 46 years old

Cicek

Traveled as As a couple - 52 years old

Stanley

Traveled as As a couple - 57 years old

Loved the views, cable cars and chair lifts at Baghdad but it would be nice to have a bit more time at the top as 1hour goes so fast. First time we did it we got to see the sun going down which was lovely. Maybe an evening trip as well as a day trip would be nice. The ghost town is so peaceful and full of history. We have done this trip 3 times already and still enjoy it each time

Sian Siddall

Traveled as With family - 52 years old

The guide was very knowledgeable and told us clear instructions for the day. History of the places we visited

David Cresswell

Traveled as As a couple

Our tour guide was brilliant. Very informative and took loads of time and effort to explain and inform. 5 star service. Driver very safe and friendly.

Dav-Ina

June 2026

Traveled as As a couple - 67 years old

The tour overall was amazing. My first cable car experience. So would it have been helpful to get information and guidance beforehand. We were picked up from our hotel just as lunch started so we took packed lunches only to be told we had to leave them on the coach! We had just enough cash to get one portion of chips between us. I recommend facing your fears of heights and do the cable car and the ski seats. The views from the top are stunning. Ghost town story very interesting.

emma griffiths

Traveled as With friends - 50 years old

Average

Cable car brilliant but Kayakoy waste of time

Jayne

Traveled as As a couple - 73 years old

The cable car experience was excellent.

Ewelina

From Poland

Traveled as With family - 33 years old

Po pierwsze to rezydent Tui powinien przekazać,że nie jest to wycieczka dla osób z małymi dziećmi (zapytana powiedziała, że każdy zna swoje dziecko). Droga w opuszczonym mieście jest bardzo wyboista, pełno kamieni, dużo śmieci. Rezydentka nie wspomniała również, że jest to wycieczka tylko po angielsku a były z Nami osoby nie znające języka. Ogółem samo Babadag Cable Car warto zobaczyć. Uczulam na górze jest bardzo zimno. Kayakov również,ale bez dzieci

Momas

Traveled as As a couple - 42 years old

Ein Ausflug der sich sehr lohnt ohne Wartezeit und keine Abzocke!Reiseleiter hat alles sehr gut in Deutsch erklärt.

Kurt

Traveled as As a couple - 60 years old

Netter Reiseleiter und toller Ausflug! Kann ich nur empfehlen.

Gerald and sally

Guide is awesome a credit to tui fantastic day very informative ! Great day had

Richard

May 2026

Traveled as With family - 19 years old

At this time of year (May) do not expect to go all the way to the top of the mountain as it is closed due to the weather at the top you only go up to 1200 metres. The restaurant is fair priced for food and drinks. The abandoned city was very informative. The 2 excursions in one is a great idea and me personally felt that you wanted more time at the 2 stop location to experience and explore better! All in all a good half day out!

Pd

Traveled as As a couple - 44 years old

Could have done woth a little more time than 20 mins at top of cable car

Brian

Traveled as As a couple - 53 years old

Wasn't enough time to really enjoy the places we visited. Seemed very rushed

Franz-Josef

Traveled as Alone - 55 years old

Dave

April 2026

Traveled as As a couple - 50 years old

Tour guide was very good and helpful, and knowledgeable. Dissapointed that we only went up 1200 meters, and didn't have much time.

Anita

Traveled as Alone - 61 years old

Anonymous

Had a very nice day really enjoyed going around old town and thank you for the lovely experience

Kty

Coach arrived exactly on the time stated to pick us up from our hotel. Our guide Mel was very good (as was the driver) she was very informative and clear with instructions about timings etc. the cable car was good with great views over olu deniz . The ghost village was very good, we were glad to have worn good shoes, as it would be impossible to do in flip flops. We were fortunate to see a large wild tortoise walking around one of the houses. 😁

Suzi182

October 2025

Extremely good value for money. We worked out that it was less than 10€ each per hour! Rosie, our guide, and the drivers, were friendly and helpful. The cable car ride was superb. At the beginning the staff told Rosie the top part was closed us to the weather, but when we got there it was, so we were able to go up. It was the last day, however, so not surprising! The “ghost town” was fascinating and Rosie was very knowledgeable.

Traveled as With family

Für einen Halbtagsausflug finde ich die Preise etwas hoch.

Flossie

Traveled as As a couple - 63 years old

Please tell everyone to wear walking shoes or trainers for the ghost village

Mustangsjc

Traveled as As a couple - 33 years old

A very good trip. Unfortunately the top lift section was not running so only got to 1800m Great guide and very knowledgeable

September 25

Have it added to description that it can be cold at the top of the mountain and suitable footwear is required for the ghost town tour

Rohmig

September 2025

Traveled as With friends - 54 years old

Hassan

David J Smith

Traveled as With family - 62 years old

The cable car ride was spectacular and the views were amazing. The facilities at the top were very good, toilets, burger bar etc. The chair lift was also safe and enjoyable.The tour of the Ghost town was very interesting and the guide was informative.We would certainly recommend this trip.

Frno

From France

Pas un mot de français Le minimum serait de traduire les infos importantes en français ( heure de retour au car, ...) Les francophones ne semblent pas les bienvenus chez Tui en Turquie

Joanne Dixon

Traveled as As a couple - 38 years old

We enjoyed the whole experience.our tour guide was very good and he was very knowledgeable about Kayakoy .

Nadja A.

Traveled as With friends - 40 years old

Der Babadag hat sich gelohnt. Der Guide hat jedoch, außer die Tickets zu holen, nicht dazu beigetragen! Die Geisterstadt ist sicher für einige Menschen interessant, wir fanden es langweilig. Danach mussten wir noch 1,5 Stunden Pause machen in einem Lokal, wo nichts los war und wir nur rumgesessen haben. Vermutlich gab es hier einen Deal zwischen Guide und Wirt. Das war war absolut unnötig und Zeitverschwendung. Den Ausflug kann auch alleine machen,

Kati

August 2025

Traveled as With family - 27 years old

Wird als 2 bis 4 Stunden Tour angeboten, waren aber 7 Stunden, davon 2 Stunden alleine die Transferzeit. Über Berg Babadag wird nur erzählt, dass die Schweizer die Seilbahn gebaut haben. In Kayaköy musste man 45 min am Ende in einen Restaurant sitzen und konnte zu erhöhten Preisen was Trinken. Außerhalb gab es günstiger Trinken. Man hätte sich aber den Schluss sparen können und gleich wieder zurück fahren können. Geschichtlich war es dennoch interessant.

Sinabs

Traveled as With family - 40 years old

Great day out … trip up to babadag by cable car was full of exceptional views lovely smooth ride in the cars. Tour of ghost town was very enjoyable tour guide was very informative about the history of the vacated town nice tavern and shops at the end before short trip back to hotel . Would definitely recommend this trip

Kayakoy

Traveled as With family - 24 years old

Janet Dinsdale

July 2025

Traveled as With family - 43 years old

Patricia

Traveled as As a couple - 37 years old

Lovely afternoon with knowledgable guides. We had two guides - one for English speaking guests and one for Polish families. Both were cheerful and helpful. Views from the top of the cable car were amazing and was very relaxing watching the scores of paragliders taking off whilst enjoying a drink in the cafe. Kayakoy Ghost town was random in a good way. Having the story of how it became the way it is today was very interesting.

Safia

From Netherlands

Traveled as As a couple - 39 years old

Zeer goede en vriendelijke behulpzame gids! Lekker en leuk restaurant op 1700 meter. Prachtig uitzicht. Spookstad goed om gezien te hebben maar weinig spectaculairs.

Alex

The tour bus was over an hour late; our rep did keep us informed and offered a taxi alternative but by this time the trip would have been shortened, our 5 year old had lost patience. Turns out traffic is a well known issue for this trip, wish our rep informed us of this, instead of finding out from a hotel staff member!!

Heinz57

Traveled as As a couple - 51 years old

Guide put us off taking the chair lift to the top. Kept saying he wouldn't wait for us if it broke down. Surely this should have been mentioned when booking, then we could have made alternative arrangements and not do this trip. The ghost town part was very good. BUT surely a 45 minute break before returning back was excessive.

Lengen

Traveled as With family - 30 years old

Preis völlig überrissen, kann auf eigene Faust viel billiger und mit mehr Zeit unternommen werden!

Mark

Traveled as With family - 39 years old

The trip was good, but it states 2-4hrs, actual trip was approx 6hrs. Long day.

Di

Traveled as With family - 3 years old

Familie uit Rotterdam

Traveled as With family - 32 years old

Als ik ter plaats contant moet betalen, dan verwacht ik dat bij annulering Tui ook ter plaats ontant betaalt terug en niet 2 weken later via bank! We hadden dat geld ook aan iets anders kunnen besteden! We zullen geen tui excursies aanbevelen aan anderen. Grote teleurstelling was dit ook omdat de annulering pas 1 uur van te vooren was verteld. We zullen kennissen aanraden niet van te vooren aan jullie betalen. Pas als ze op de boot zitten.

Cable car and ghost town

June 2025

Loved watching the paragliding up the cable cars Fascinating to learn the history of the ghost town The restaurant after ghost tour was beautiful, would be a fantastic idea for a little barbecue after in the process then buy your own drinks Maybe start tours a little later for so be perfect for the bbq

Anna

Traveled as As a couple - 43 years old

Mike and teresa

The guide was excellent. Cable car excellent. Ghost town, should of been warned about uneven and rocky footpath. There was elderly people with mobility issues and had great problems negotiating the footpath.

David and Bev Todd

Traveled as As a couple - 47 years old

The cable car experience was first glass, however before you can get on the cable car you have to go through a security area with scanner and metal detection, not for security reasons other than to makesure you are not carrying any food, so you have to buy the food when you get to the top, which is ridiculous. The ghost town was ok very hard to walk on the cobbles.

steve

Traveled as As a couple - 35 years old

was sold trip for evening,,when picked up tour guide to us it was day trip ???, 2 days and still not got money back , quick to take money flow in giving it back

Aspects disappointing

Coach driver arrived 40 mins late , drove too fast . Cable car was excellent . Ghost town was interesting , but place for drinks was too long , full of flies , dirty , small penned animals in pens too small , large peacock penned up in small cage , rabbits in run far too small , 2 chained up camels for photos on entrance …. Horrible in this day and age .

Great tour guide, fascinating tour, very knowledgeable guy. Highly recommended

Hayri

May 2025

Traveled as As a couple - 21 years old

Fantastisches Panorama auf dem Babadag, und unmittelbar Blick auf die abspringenden Paraglider. Danach Besuch von Kayaköy, historisch interessant und sehr authentisch. Tolle Tour!

Kiril Gelemerov

Traveled as As a couple - 31 years old

Nice things to see but the free time on the top is too long for a place having only a coffee shop. It’s kind of a waste of time. The whole tour must be no longer than 3 hours even at the same cost. Won’t waste the tourists holiday time. Overall it’s a nice attraction, spectacular view from the cable car and the coffee shop. I would recommend it !!! Thanks

Allan med

The ghost town was a fantastic experience I would do it again and spend a little longer there exploring.The cable car ride was enjoyable but we couldn’t go all the way to the top due to the time of year

Jill

April 2025

Traveled as With family - 31 years old

This excursion was not very interesting at all. The cable car ride was good and the views amazing but once we up there, then we just had to sit and wait for 1.5 hours with the o Lu option to go to the restaurant. The guide have no interesting facts (eg when was it built, why…). Then the guide took us to Kayakoy and spoke to us for 10 minutes with very general information about the Turkish and Greeks. Then walked around the site for 5 minutes, then gave us 1.5 hours to go to the restaurant again.

PJL

Enjoyed cable car but was disappointed that we didn’t go all the way to the top. We were not informed of this beforehand.

Jo

£275 for a family of 5. 15 min ride up cable car and 15 min back. 1hr45 min at restaurant( only thing to do after taking pics was buy lunch £100). 30 mins guide tour of ghost town ( then another 45 min stop at cafe £20 for drinks) spent more time in restaurants/ cafes than on the actual trip. Felt like we were brought to these locations just to spend money in local eateries rather than see the sights. Very disappointed

Natalie smith

December 2024

Traveled as With friends - 30 years old

The guide was very friendly. He took us for our walk & answered questions

Jess

November 2024

Would’ve been nice to have down the ghost town first and then go up mount babadag as could’ve seen the sunset, but all the same it was a very enjoyable day out

Malcolm

October 2024

Traveled as As a couple - 49 years old

First time in Turkey

Cable car was brilliant. Glorious sunny day and fantastic views. Not enough time (and no time alone) in Kayakoy.

Rob

September 2024

Traveled as With family - 36 years old

Zeker de moeite waard

Gail

Traveled as Alone - 35 years old

Brilliant day out. Our guide was brilliant and very informative. Cable car was amazing and watching the people run off the mountain was awesome.

Penny

Fabulous experience very well organised. Guide very helpful and knowledgeable.very friendly

Kas

Traveled as As a couple - 7 years old

Loved the cable cars, so amazing n beautiful views up there looking down the island Didn’t go to ghost town

August 2024

Absolutely loved it! It was one of the best experiences of my entire life. The views from the top of the mountain were absolutely phenomenal and i took some gorgeous pictures qnd made memories to cherish forever. Food and drink up there was fairly priced, at least from what we saw. Loved it to bits!

Michael

Traveled as Alone - 51 years old

Fantastic views on the way up and from the top of My Badabag. Area history very fascinating.

Julie

July 2024

It was perfect , exactly as described

Jules

Traveled as As a couple - 41 years old

Great trip up to the top via the cable car and chair lifts - awesome views from the top !! Very friendly and informative guide.

Sarah

Traveled as As a couple - 20 years old

We were picked up 25mins late. When we arrived to the cable cars she said to leave at highest point 3:20pm. We left 3:25pm and the cable cars stopped in the air. When we got to the bottom the guide had left us there and we didn’t see the next part of the trip so we had to get a taxi back she also left another family there which was poor. She should allow for the cable cars stopping that was out of our control. Appalled if I knew that I wouldn’t have rushed back to the bottom

Donna and Steve

June 2024

The guide was lovely. The only thing I didn’t like was I don’t think there was enough time to fully appreciate these experiences. Usually we would do our own excursions but due to the festival on and the traffic that it caused we decided to go with Tui. I like to take my time and take in everything and have a nosey around but I felt there wasn’t enough time to do this. Other than that I can’t fault it.

David

San and Trev

We really enjoyed the cable car ride and beautiful views from the mountain. Our guide was polite and knowledgeable The Ghost town part was good but it was extremely hot by the time we got there (40c) and so not comfortable! Aside from the weather it was a really good trip. Maybe an idea to do the trip in the morning or the Ghost town first.

Kev

Brian Kinney

Traveled as With friends - 49 years old

Enjoyed the tour very much tui

Alex Balint

Traveled as With family - 25 years old

The guide was amazing! The cable car really nice, just been less lucky as cloudy and the 1200 m covered in clouds...May, so common, nobody's fault.

Ayrshire Traveller

May 2024

Trip was good but originally booked for Saturday and never received cancellation notification. Email only received when contacted rep about bus not turning up. Cancellations text definitely wasnt received. Wasted a full morning of our holiday as a result. However enjoyed trip when rebooked for Wednesday. Tour guide was really informative and helpful.

Disappointed

Walk around the ghost town was really good - but cable car ride up Babadag was a real let down as only winter station was open & you are forced to into the restaurant as no other viewing area with seating was open. Plus all the toilets at this level were closed

Emma s

November 2023

Traveled as As a couple - 30 years old

Ghost town was a bit rushed would have liked more time there

Leah

October 2023

Our guide (Ferit) was fab. He was really knowledgeable and kept us informed with what was happening and when etc. The trip itself was great and the half day was just enough for us with a couple of teenagers in tow. We have visited Kayakoy before but good to see how it has changed. Our highlight was Babadag cable cars. It was really great. Although would have appreciated some info regarding the temp drop at the top prior to trip so we could take jackets.

Karen

September 2023

Traveled as Alone - 48 years old

The tour around the ghost town was for me a little bit far to walk but interesting. The cable car ride and then the chair lift to the top was fantastic, Rosie our guide for the day was really informative, funny and engaging, lovely lady.

Nikolai

August 2023

Traveled as As a couple - 15 years old

Die Tour war überaus Interessant und eindrucksvoll. Der Guide war sehr freundlich und hat super Englisch gesprochen. Es wurde viel Hintergrundwissen vermittelt. Die Atmosphäre war unbeschreiblich. Buchen lohnt sich!

GMG

July 2023

From Norway

Kunnskapsrik og trivelig guide

Lisa

Tracy

Traveled as As a couple - 40 years old

Very knowledgeable guide regarding the ghost town. Had plenty of time to explore too. The cable car was also a good experience, especially watching the paragliding. Able to watch the sunset as we rode back down.

Keeleigh T

May 2023

Traveled as With family - 17 years old

Mirco

September 2022

Traveled as As a couple - 25 years old

Der Guide war hervorragend, sehr gut zu verstehen und sehr bemüht, alle Teilnehmer zu informieren. Die Geisterstadt war interessant anzusehen, auch wenn dort natürlich nichts weiter los ist. Die Fahrt mit der Seilbahn auf den Berg war super. Wunderschöne Aussicht und ein toller Sonnenuntergang. Die Busfahrt war teilweise recht holprig, das liegt aber denke ich an der allgemeinen Fahrweise in der Türkei und nicht am Busfahrer.

Alan S

Traveled as As a couple - 45 years old

Great trip. Loved the whole day and Rosie and Jim were great as our guides for the day. Managed to pack in quite a bit but also felt quite relaxing

Andrea

More time inside Kayakoy village to look around would have been nice…… and less time at the cable car before sunset Maybe a good idea to warn people it’s cold at the top of the cable car…… we saw some silly people in swimwear/ very light clothes looking frozen

Leander

We loved the cable car ride and the spectacular views. What we didn’t enjoy was the so called organic farm we were taken to. To us it looked like a run down house where they are waiting for tourists to spend money on things they can’t use on holiday. The worst bit was a small chained up dog with water that was in a algae coloured bowl . We thought being an organic farm they would have care for there livestock with care and compassion. I’d recommend a taxi to the cable car. It’s 170lira a ticket.

Ann Jean Terry Stewart

Traveled as With friends - 45 years old

Cable car great experience Ghost town dusty and to hot to walk around Refreshment stop horrible, dirty, expensive Local working farm /house waste of time

The host was very informative. We enjoyed looking around the farm area. The journey wasn’t too long and there was nothing we didn’t enjoy.

Mandy

June 2022

Did not appreciate the guide (Rosie I think) shouting and lecturing us in front of a bus full of other people for standing at the front gate - we explained that on the ticket (which I still have) it states to stand at the gate. This did not stop the lecture and she continued to shout and lecture us saying well next time wait at reception because that’s what that means? Sorry but rude and not appreciated when we are paying for a service and doing what we have been told to do on the ticket. Genuinely was mortified and this marred an otherwise fab trip. We were not the only people to get shouted at, there was another couple at our hotel who were treated in the same manner.