Shaped by tectonic movement and karst erosion, the bay reaches several hundred metres inland and ends in a pebble beach. Its southern slopes are cloaked in native vegetation, while the bare, rocky cliffs on the northern side run towards neighbouring Krorëza Beach. On the hill above stands the Monastery of St. Mary, whose church was painted in the late 17th century; badly damaged during the Second World War, it has since been partly restored.
Access to the beach itself has long been restricted, as the shore is privately owned and a resort project here was halted. A road leads down towards the bay and ends at a guarded entrance, from where a marked path of about a kilometre climbs to the monastery and a coastal trail continues to Krorëza in just over an hour. Many visitors see Kakome from the water on a summer boat trip from Sarandë, when boats pause in the bay for a swim.
Clear, calm and enclosed by green hills, Kakome offers a rare glimpse of an undeveloped Ionian bay.
