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Tigaki Salt Lake – Flamingos at Alykes Salt Lake loop from Marmari

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Tigaki Salt Lake – Flamingos at Alykes Salt Lake loop from Marmari

Moderate

4.4

(43)

140

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Tigaki Salt Lake – Flamingos at Alykes Salt Lake loop from Marmari

02:43

10.7km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.74 km

Kiosk and small taverna

Highlight • Restaurant

Here you can take a break and purchase refreshments. Away from the tourist hustle and bustle.

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2.61 km

Salt Lake Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Be careful where you walk! You'll be very muddy under the salt on the side of the road! 🙈

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3.49 km

Alyki Salt Lake

Highlight • Lake

Very beautiful landscape. The highlight was the flamingo.

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3.68 km

Red Water at Alikes Salt Lake

Highlight • Lake

At the edge of Lake Alikes, the water suddenly shimmers reddish – almost unreal, as if someone had poured paint into it. But the phenomenon is entirely natural: It's caused …

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4.18 km

View of the chapel in Tigaki from the salt lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are many such chapels on the island. Beautiful color and shape. Blue white

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4.42 km

Alyki Salt Lake

Highlight • Lake

Salt was mined in the salt lake until 1989

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7.25 km

Tigaki Salt Lake

Highlight • Lake

Small salt lake by the sea with beautiful nature.

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8.43 km

Flamingos at Alykes Salt Lake

Highlight • Lake

Breathtaking
A salt lake with a diverse atmosphere and flamingos

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10.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.72 km

2.80 km

2.39 km

778 m

Surfaces

4.10 km

3.10 km

1.93 km

1.38 km

110 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

34°C

26°C

0 %

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Comments

October 6, 2022,Marmari-Tigaki, Runde um Alikes Salt Lake 06.10.2022

You don't necessarily expect such a salt lake on Kos, and with a bit of luck and the necessary peace and quiet, you can even see flamingos.
It's just a pity that nothing is closed off here, and the majority of tourists think they have to drive everywhere and even through for the quick picture.

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October 6, 2022,Marmari Runde um den Salzsee mit Tigaki

Really a highlight. We took a car for today to get to the other side of the island. Then walked from Marmari towards the salt lake. Already worth seeing. The 1st encounter with a flamingo, countless seagulls and other birds. In Tigaki it is very touristy. On the way back you can still see old salt flats. Then we went …

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June 26, 2024,Frühmorgens 5.45 Uhr um den Salzsee bei Marmari (Kos)

The last quarter of my circular route cannot be described as a "path". At some point I lost the path, or rather there is no path. I then walked carefully through the low dunes without trampling anything. But I was also happy to get back on the right path at the horse paddock

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Tigaki Salt Lake – Flamingos at Alykes Salt Lake loop from Marmari

Kiosk and small taverna

Salt Lake Observation Tower

Alyki Salt Lake

Red Water at Alikes Salt Lake

View of the chapel in Tigaki from the salt lake

Alyki Salt Lake

Tigaki Salt Lake

Flamingos at Alykes Salt Lake

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