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Why Book Your Kundu Holiday with GotoBeach?

Kundu is Antalya's eastern beach strip, the next stretch of coast once you pass beach hotels in Lara heading away from the city. It is a long ribbon of soft sand and fine shingle, backed by a screen of umbrella pines, with a handful of landmark all-inclusive resorts sitting right on the seafront and Turkey's biggest theme park anchoring the eastern end of the bay. Antalya Airport is only about 15 to 30 minutes away by transfer — the shortest airport hop of any major resort on this coast — so you are on a sunbed the same afternoon you land. If your idea of a holiday is a warm Mediterranean sea, a generous buffet and a pool you never have to leave, Kundu does exactly that and very little else, which is rather the point.

Every Kundu package we sell carries full ATOL financial protection under licence #11211, and you receive your ATOL Certificate the moment you book — you can read how your ATOL financial protection works before you commit a penny. Both of the resorts on this page have been hand-picked and inspected in person against our 22-point criteria, not chosen from a brochure, so you are booking somewhere a member of our team has actually walked through, eaten in and timed the walk to the water.

"Kundu is small and I like it that way — a couple of big, serious resorts on a beautiful beach, and the old town twenty minutes up the road when you fancy a change," 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 Kundu 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.

 

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Top hotels in Kundu

Inspected in person · 22-point criteria

Kundu is a short strip, so our programme here is deliberately small — two standout resorts that earn their place rather than a long list padded out for the sake of it. One leans luxurious and grown-up; the other is built around an aquapark and the school holidays.

Kundu · Antalya

Mardan Palace

Adults & Couples Luxe
★★★★★

A grand Ottoman fantasy on the Kundu seafront, styled after the Bosphorus palaces, with a vast lagoon-style pool you can be ferried across by gondola, a marble spa and hammam, a row of à la carte restaurants and its own private sandy beach. Theatrical, opulent and built for couples who want a holiday that feels like an occasion.

🏖 Private sandy beach on the Kundu shore

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Kundu · Antalya

Voyage Kundu Hotel

Family Splash
★★★★★

A family ultra-all-inclusive right on the Kundu beachfront, built around an aquapark with proper slides, several pools and a full day of kids' clubs and animation. The buffets are generous and varied, the à la cartes hold a serious standard, and there is enough on site to keep everyone busy for a week without ever leaving the grounds.

🏖 Directly on the Kundu beachfront

View Voyage Kundu Hotel

Two resorts is the honest answer for a strip this compact. If you want more to choose between — and most of our guests do — the bigger line-ups sit right next door: browse beach hotels in Lara a few minutes back towards the city, or look east to the golf resorts of Belek. For the all-inclusive style Kundu does so well, our list of all-inclusive hotels in Lara is the natural next step, and you can see the whole Kundu programme on the Kundu hotels page.

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What gives Kundu its character is space. The beach runs for a long, uninterrupted stretch, the pine forest sits behind it rather than a row of bars and shops, and the resorts are large enough to be self-contained worlds — pools, restaurants, spas and beach clubs all within the grounds. It feels calm and a little set apart, which is why people who book Kundu tend to come back to the same place year after year.

That seclusion does not mean you are stuck. Lara's long seafront promenade, with its cafés and the cliff-top park, is a short taxi ride away, and the harbour and old town of Antalya are roughly twenty minutes on. So you get the quiet, beach-and-pool rhythm of a resort holiday with a proper city to dip into whenever you want one. It suits two kinds of traveller especially well: families who want an aquapark and a kids' club on tap, and couples after a quiet, polished week of luxury. If you are weighing up the wider region first, our overview of holidays along the Antalya coast sets Kundu in context, and Lara sits just minutes back down the same shore when you want a wider pick of hotels.

Kundu beach & seafront

The beach is Kundu's headline. Much of this Antalya shoreline flies the Blue Flag, and Kundu's beach is a mix of soft sand and fine shingle that shelves gently into clear water, so it is comfortable underfoot and reassuring for paddling. Sunbeds and parasols line the shore, water-sports operators run jet-skis and parascending in season, and each resort manages its own private beach club with loungers, towels and a bar service for guests. The sea here faces west across the Gulf of Antalya, which means the evenings deliver genuinely lovely sunsets — sit with a drink on the sand and watch the light go down over the water before dinner. The same long, golden shoreline carries on either side of the Kundu resorts, so a stroll along the sand is part of the daily routine. If a wide, easy-paddling beach is the priority, our roundup of the best family-friendly hotels in Lara and Kundu picks out the resorts that get the beach week right.

Things to do around Kundu

You do not have to go far to fill the days. The Land of Legends, the region's blockbuster theme and aqua park, is a short drive east in Belek, with rollercoasters, slides and an evening show that pulls in families from all along the coast — our guide to the best hotels near Land of Legends is worth a look if the children fall in love with it. The Lower Düden Waterfalls, where the river drops dramatically straight into the sea, are a quick trip from the resort and a favourite boat-tour photo stop.

For something older, Antalya's Kaleiçi old town is a maze of Ottoman lanes, a Roman gate and a pretty marina, ideal for an afternoon of wandering and an early dinner. A Mediterranean boat trip from the harbour is the classic day out — swim stops, lunch on board and the coastline from the water. History buffs can reach the magnificent theatre at Aspendos and the colonnaded streets of Perge inland, while golfers have the championship courses clustered around Belek within easy reach. To plan beyond the hotel gates, read up on Antalya beyond the resorts.

When to go to Kundu

Kundu's season runs from spring to autumn, and the sea takes a while to catch up with the air — here is how the months actually feel, and when our specialist would book.

WhenAirSeaOur take
April–May21–26°C18–21°CWarm, green and quiet; the sea is still bracing but the beach and pools are lovely — great value before the crowds.
June30°C24°CReliable summer heat with a sea that's finally warm. A sweet spot before the school holidays land.
July–August34–35°C27–28°CPeak heat, peak buzz, peak prices — ideal if you want hot days, a bath-warm sea and you're tied to the holidays.
September31°C27°COur pick: summer-warm sea, softer heat, fewer families once schools go back.
October25–26°C24°CA gentle wind-down — still swimmable and sunny, perfect for couples and a calmer week.

If you can pick your week freely, late May, June and September give you the best balance of warm water, comfortable heat and sensible prices. Families locked into the summer break get the hottest, liveliest version of Kundu — book early, because the family resort fills fastest in July and August.

The practical parts

Getting there

You fly into Antalya Airport (AYT), the gateway for the whole eastern coast, and the transfer to Kundu is among the shortest on the Riviera — roughly 15 to 30 minutes by road. Many UK airports run direct services to Antalya right through the summer, and every GoToBeach Turkey package includes your flights and your airport-to-hotel transfer at both ends.

Passports & entry

British passport holders currently don't need a visa for short tourist stays in Türkiye (up to 90 days in any 180). Your passport must meet Türkiye's validity rules — at the time of writing, valid for at least 150 days from arrival, with a blank page for the stamp. Entry rules can change at short notice, so always recheck the official guidance close to departure.

Money

The currency is the Turkish lira. Cards work fine inside the resorts and at most larger venues, but it's worth carrying some cash for markets, taxis and small cafés in town. Tipping is customary and appreciated — a little for housekeeping, waiters and your driver goes a long way and is part of the local rhythm.

Health & insurance

A UK GHIC is not valid in Türkiye, so comprehensive travel insurance with proper medical cover is essential — we'd never send anyone without it. We can point you towards arranging suitable travel insurance when you book. In peak summer the sun is fierce, so pack high-factor sun care and take it easy on arrival day.

Getting around

The resorts are self-contained, so you can happily spend the week without transport. When you fancy a change, taxis and the dolmuş (shared minibus) run to Lara and into Antalya. Hire a car only if you plan to chase the inland ruins and the old town under your own steam — otherwise you simply won't need one.

Food & eating out

At the hotels you'll eat well from generous all-inclusive buffets plus à la carte restaurants. When you head out, Lara and Antalya reward you — order a spread of Turkish meze, fresh fish by the harbour, or a proper döner from a busy local spot. For the best catch in the city, see our guide to where to eat fish in Antalya.

Map of Kundu

Handpicked packages featuring the best destinations across the Kundu

Official guidance & sources

Entry and health rules for Türkiye can change at short notice, so always check the official advice when you book and again shortly before you fly. These are the sources we trust.