Tingaki is approx 11km from Kos Town; it’s separated from Marmari by the salt pans. It’s a busy, bustling beach resort which has been and continues to be a great hit with the British and Germans.

The beach is north facing so gets the worst of the Meltemi wind which whips in from the ocean, known by the old Greeks as the Etesian northern winds. You can expect it to be at its strongest during July and August. Usually the wind starts in the early afternoon and dies out at sun set. However, it doesn’t always die; sometimes the effect can last for nine or ten days.

If you own or rent a boat, and sailing to windward cannot be avoided, it can be very wise to lift anchor at dawn and to cover as many miles as possible before the wind starts.
Tingaki unlike the quieter resort of Marmari is affected more by the winds. So not so ideal for windsurfing, though all the major water sports including windsurfing are covered such as swimming, snorkelling, pedalos, jet skiing, banana rides, extreme rings, water skiing and parascending. The beach has plenty of facilities such as sun beds, brollies etc.
Further west the beach is less crowded the sand becomes finer and the sea shallower you can wade out quite away. But for safety’s sake, make sure you’re not alone because a little further out the sea becomes a deep trench and the large vessels which pass can make quite large waves. Another point to be aware of Tingaki if you go past the salt lake there’s an unofficial naturist/nudist beach, so either give it a miss, avert your eyes or join in. I personally would give it a miss, Kos as an island isn’t short of mosquitoes. Who knows where they’ll bite.

The resort is continuing to grow and is packed with the usual bars, cafes and tourist shops. Apart from the normal tourist tat you can find some very fine ceramics which might make better gifts or mementos. You even find some late opening stores, almost like being back home.

The place is not exactly Ibiza but does have a great nightlife, and most of the clubs are hopping till early morning.

The food in the tavernas is quite often of a high standard and you’re served plenty of it.

Tingaki might have all you require in a resort but with the regular public buses, with plentiful taxis or the ever popular bicycle (Kos even has some bicycle lanes) visiting Kos Town or any other part of the island is very easy.

Besides the hotel bungalows mentioned earlier many other types of accommodation are available and the permanent resides who number approx 300 are amazingly welcoming.

This resort even with its noisy nightlife would almost suit anyone, and with its salt pans, whose surroundings offer a bountiful array of flowers, shrubs, trees, insects and birds this might just be the place for horticulturists, ornithologists and photographers. Enjoy.