The coastline of Akamas is famous for beaches with names like Lara Bay, where green and loggerhead turtles come ashore every summer to lay their eggs in the warm sand. Rangers guard the nests carefully and help the baby turtles reach the sea safely when they hatch. It is one of the most important turtle nesting sites in the Mediterranean.
The landscape is rough and beautiful. Goat paths wind through juniper and carob trees. Orchids grow in rocky crevices, and colourful lizards sun themselves on the limestone. The sea in the little bays changes colour depending on the light — from pale mint green in the shallows to deep sapphire further out.
Because the Akamas has no big roads, the best way to explore it is on foot, by bicycle, or aboard a boat that follows the coastline. Many visitors go snorkelling in the crystal clear water to see fish darting around underwater rocks. The sunsets here are spectacular because there is no city glow to dim the colours.