Sapanca Attractions

Sapanca is a very rich place for many different places that will attract your attention; Beşkayalar Nature Park, Serindere Canyon, and Çatalkaya Valley, where guided tours are organized, are other places that will attract your attention in Sapanca. You can have fun with summer festivities in Keremali Plateau and Karagöl Plateau, Soğucak Plateau, where the oxygen level is quite high. We have prepared for you some very beautiful places worth seeing in Sapanca. Serindere Canyon and Çatalkaya Valley, organized by guided tours, are other places of interest in Sapanca. You can have fun during the summer festivities in Keremali Plateau, Karagöl Plateau, and Soğucak Plateau, where the oxygen level is quite high.

Sapanca Lake

Sapanca Lake, visited by nature lovers from all over the world, is the most visited natural wonder close to Istanbul. Sapanca Lake is surrounded by bungalow hotels, 5-star hotels, recreation areas, walking paths in pine forests, orchards, and water ski facilities in nature. Sapanca Lake, which has a fascinating effect in all seasons, is one of the most beautiful places you can go to relax alone with nature. You can go on boat and canoe trips in Sapanca lake in summer, or you can relieve the tiredness of the year in a quiet atmosphere with fishing tours organized with small boats. Sapanca lake, one of the most developed points in terms of nature tourism, is also one of the first places you should stop by for those who want to take nature photos with its dozens of waterfowl and migratory birds.

Maşukiye Attractions

Maşukiye, with beautiful fish restaurants and breakfast & brunch providers serving on wooden piers built on the Aygır Stream, you can start your day by having breakfast in the wonderful place of nature, visited by thousands of people from nearby cities every season of the year, and you can spend a nice day by participating in activities such as Zipline, ATV, and Horse riding. You can also explore adventure and hiking trails on horseback or with one of the ATV tours. Discover all the beauties of the town, which is home to untouched natural beauties such as the viewing terraces where you can watch the panoramic views of Sapanca Lake when you climb the slopes of Maşukye, the lush Kirazlı Plateau lying on the mountain slopes, and the Maşukiye Waterfall.

Kartepe Ski Center

Kartepe, which attracts great attention in the winter months in Sapanca, which is famous for its nature tours during the summer holidays, also offers excellent opportunities for winter holidays. Kartepe Ski Center, which has the most beautiful ski slopes in the region close to İstanbul after Bursa-Uludağ, is 25 kilometers away from Sapanca. During the winter months, you can stay at the 5-star Green Park Hotel and have a very comprehensive ski holiday. Kartepe is undoubtedly Sapanca's worth-seeing spot. Kartepe is at an altitude of 1600 meters above sea level and has the longest runway in Turkey at 42 kilometers. In Kartepe Ski Center, ski slopes are arranged according to every difficulty level and international standards, quality ski hotels where you can have a pleasant winter holiday, restaurants where you can taste delicacies from the world cuisine, and are completely filled on special days such as winter months and New Year's Eve. You can rent ski and snowboard training, snowmobile, and ski equipment. You can take wonderful photos of the pine forests on the white-clad summit of Kartepe Ski Center.

Kuzuluk Hot Springs

Kuzuluk Hot Springs, famous for its untouched natural beauties, Sapanca is frequently visited not only for nature holidays but also for health tourism. Kuzuluk thermal springs, which are only 30 minutes away from Sapanca center, are seen as one of the most popular healing centers close to Istanbul. The healing waters of the thermal springs, which are extremely rich in sulfur and carbon dioxide at 25 degrees, where you can find many opportunities from thermal hotels to spa houses, from health facilities to indoor and outdoor spa pools; It is used in the treatment of dozens of ailments such as rheumatism, muscle, kidney and skin diseases. After the Sapanca trip, you can go to the Kuzuluk thermal springs, which you can also use as drinking water for your digestive problems, both for healing and relaxation. It is possible to go to Kuzuluk hot springs with Akyazı and Kuzuluk shuttle busses, which you can find every hour in Sapanca.

Kırkpınar, which stretches along the shores of Sapanca Lake, is an area full of boutique hotels, recreation areas, and orchards. Kırkpınar, famous for its long coastal road offering magnificent lake views, is a peaceful place that attracts a lot of attention where you can have a relaxing holiday in all seasons. Kırkpınar, which is frequently visited with its quality restaurants serving the popular flavors brought to the local cuisine by Circassian immigrants, is also frequented by gastronomy lovers. Kırkpınar, which you can reach in 5-10 minutes from Sapanca, is a nice place to visit to taste local flavors and watch the most beautiful view of Sapanca lake.

Ormanya Wildlife Park

Ormanya Natural Life Park is one of the most beautiful nature parks of the Sapanca region with its wide green area, it is located only 6 kilometers from the center of Sapanca, it is better known as Ormanya, it is famous for its equipped camping and caravan areas where you can set up your tent and camp in the pine forests: Peacock. It also attracts great attention with its zoo filled with dozens of cute animals such as deer, deer, and gazelle. A place where families with children can have a good time. Ormanya is decorated with Hobbit houses, fairy-tale castles, mushroom houses, children's playgrounds, picnic areas, viewing terraces with panoramic Sapanca Lake views, walking, and jogging tracks. Ormanya Wildlife Park is a natural habitat where you can spend time in both summer and spring.

Akyazi Attractions

Akyazı is one of the most special points of our country with its untouched natural beauties and healing spring waters. Kocaeli hosts one of the most popular thermal springs, Kuzuluk thermal springs. Akyazı is a place with mineral-rich hot spring waters gushing from every corner. Having very popular hiking trails with their high plateaus above sea level, Akyazı will refresh you by relaxing in the healing hot spring waters, you can taste delicious trout fish in fish restaurants, and after a short rest break, you can go on plateau tours. You can join outdoor sports such as camping, mountain biking, and rock climbing activities in Akyazı every season of the year. You can stay in tree rooms designed in harmony with nature and equipped with camping areas. Take advantage of Akyazı's healing waters and clean air with high oxygen.

Gölkent

Gölkent, another natural beauty close to Sapanca, offers a peaceful day trip on the shore of Akgöl. Gölkent, where you can both have a holiday in a calm and peaceful environment and have a pleasant day trip; It attracts a lot of attention with its streets adorned with centuries-old plane trees, natural beauties, and fish restaurants where you can take a break while enjoying the view of Akgöl. You can swim in the clean waters of Akgöl, sip your coffee under century-old trees in historical coffee houses, or take unique nature photos by doing sports on the hiking trails around the lake.

 Acarlar Longoz

Acarlar Taşkın Plain, the world's second-largest in a single piece and Turkey's only Longoz forest, is a nature paradise that every nature lover must see. You can reach the logos forest, which is only 1 hour away from the center of Sapanca, on your own or with nature trips organized from all over Turkey in all seasons of the year. Covering a large area, Acarlar Floodplain will offer you picturesque views, especially in spring, with the breathtaking view of Acarlar Lake. You can explore reeds, swamps, small streams, and waterfalls on well-arranged hiking trails surrounded by ash trees in the Longoz forest, which is protected as a first-degree natural site, dries up in the summer, and is revived by the rains in spring. You can take wonderful photos of water lilies, violets, and colorful water lilies while visiting the Acarlar Taşkın Plain, which is home to more than 2000 plants and hundreds of bird species. In Acarlar Longozu, which is frequently visited for angling with various fish such as Kızılbas, carp, and pike, you can go on boat tours in summer or rent a bicycle and get away from the chaos of the modern world among the rich plant diversity and wildlife beauty.

Maden Creek

Maden Stream, which is approximately 1 hour away from the center of Sapanca, is among the constant addresses of trekking tours organized in spring and summer. The fishermen's restaurants lined up around the creek, which is famous for its abundance of fish, are brimming with visitors from big cities, especially on weekends. You can enjoy the fresh air with your children in the recreation areas by the creek, where you can do sports in the fresh air on the well-arranged hiking trails, or spend a relaxing day at the fish restaurants. Since it is one of the closest and most popular escape areas to Istanbul, if you stop by the Maden Stream on weekdays, which is very crowded especially on weekends in summer, you can have a pleasant time fishing in a quieter environment.

Serdivan Gölpark

Serdivan Gölpark, where nature lovers and families with children can spend their time with pleasure, provides service on the edge of Sapanca Lake, accompanied by a fascinating nature view. Serdivan Gölpark, which is one of the most beautiful places to explore the natural beauties of Sapanca Lake with its 8.5 kilometers walking track, is approximately 15 kilometers away from the county and attracts great attention with the concerts and art events held throughout the county. The nature park, where you can find opportunities such as children's playgrounds, country gardens, picnic areas, wooden piers extending to Sapanca Lake, and viewing terraces, is also frequently visited because of its breakfasts prepared with organic products grown in the region and its natural beauties. In Serdivan Gölpark, you can enjoy a relaxing day with your children, accompanied by the clean lake waters on the beach on summer days.

Kuzuyayla Nature Park

Kuzuyayla Nature Park, located approximately 25 kilometers from the center of Sapanca, between Kartepe Ski Center and Altıoluk Plateau, covers a large part of the Kuzu Plateau, which has been under protection since 2011 with its untouched natural beauties. You can take pleasant nature walks among hundreds of tree species such as chestnut, Hungarian oak, Black Sea oak, ash, maple, and gum tree in the nature park, which is the constant address of trekking tours with its cool air even on hot summer days. You can stay in highland houses and bungalow hotels designed in harmony with nature in the Kuzuyayla Nature Park, where you can join the snow walks organized among the snow-white landscapes of Kartepe during the winter months. You can also cool off in the icy waters of tiny waterfalls in Kuzuyayla Nature Park, where you can find country restaurants, resting areas, and equipped camping areas.

Ayrı Gezegen Glass Terrace gives you one of the best views If you like to take pictures, you should definitely stop by the 85-meter-high Ayrı Gezegen Glass Terrace to watch the fascinating panoramic view stretching from Sapanca Lake to the Saman Mountains and take magnificent photos. The viewing terrace, which is one of the largest viewing terraces in the region and only 20 kilometers away from Sapanca center, covers a large area of 460 square meters. Separate Planet Glass Terrace, which has attracted both nature lovers and photographers since its opening in 2019, is shown as one of the most beautiful places in Turkey with its playgrounds, hiking trails, country gardens, and trout, and is visited by thousands of people, especially in summer.

Kirkpinar Botanical Park

Kırkpınar Botanical Park, located only 5 kilometers from Sapanca, offers a pleasant sightseeing experience for both flower and nature lovers. The botanical park is decorated with hundreds of kinds of flowers, plants, and trees brought from many corners of the world; It is among the first places you should visit in Sapanca to take wonderful nature photos with its walking areas, country gardens, and viewing terraces. You can visit Kırkpınar Botanical Park, which has attracted great interest since its opening in 2013, between 09:00 - 22:00 every day of the week, and you can experience a beautiful day among colorful flowers.

Serindere Canyon

You can spend an unforgettable day by participating in many activities such as rafting, rock climbing, mountaineering, photo safari, and nature walks in Serindere Canyon, which is one of the most popular trekking trails not only in Sapanca but also in the region. Serindere Canyon, which is a true nature sports paradise and is located on the skirts of Kartepe, about 40 kilometers from Sapanca, is one of the most special points of the region to take wonderful nature photos with its 6 waterfalls up to 20 meters high. You can take walks among the steep cliffs of the canyon, where daily excursions from big cities are organized, and you can enjoy the untouched beauty of the region by rafting and canoeing in the ice-cold waters.

Parachute Hill

If you want to experience an exciting day in Sapanca and watch the fascinating natural beauties from a bird's eye view, you should definitely stop by Paraşüt Tepe, which is located within the borders of the Serdivan district, which is about 20 kilometers from Sapanca. Even if you have no experience, you can paraglide with professional instructors at Paraşüt Tepe, which is visited by thousands of people every year as the paragliding center of the region with its slopes 220 meters above sea level. With paragliding flights lasting between 15-20 minutes, you can spend unforgettable moments on Sapanca Lake and the lush pine forests surrounding the lake, and take magnificent panoramic photos. In the spring and summer months, you can enjoy the mountain view by sipping your tea at Paraşüt Tepe, which is frequently visited with paragliding as well as photo safari and nature walks.

Doğançay Waterfall (Water Falling Waterfall)

Doğançay Waterfall, one of Sapanca's hidden natural wonders, is only 27 kilometers away from Sapanca and offers a pleasant day trip opportunity. You can relax by watching the white waters pouring from a height of tens of meters at Doğançay Waterfall, which has become one of the most popular addresses for photo safaris and nature walks in every season, whose untouched natural beauties have been taken under protection since 2013. Since it is located 600 meters above sea level, its cool air and ice-cold Doğançay Waterfall, where you can experience a beautiful summer day with its rock ponds, is surrounded by recreation areas, fish restaurants, and hiking trails. and viewing terraces where you can take beautiful pictures. Doğançay Waterfall, which is a combination of three different waterfalls, is one of the beauties of the region that nature lovers must see.

Uzunkum Beach

Uzunkum Beach, which is the most visited place to enjoy the cool Sapanca Lake waters on hot summer days, is only 1.5 kilometers away from the center of Sapanca. In addition to hotels and family pensions, Uzunkum Beach, where you can find rich tourism opportunities from fish restaurants to boutique hotels, also attracts a lot of attention with dozens of water sports such as sailing, paragliding, kite surfing, and canoeing. Uzunkum Beach, where you can explore the beauties of Sapanca Lake by canoe and pedalo, and take evening walks on the long coastal road accompanied by the enchanting sunset and lake view, is ideal for both a holiday and a pleasant sea day.