Turkey – A Wildlife Paradise
Don’t say goodbye to Turkey without seeing the natural wonders created from abundant wildlife.
Amazing Mountains & Caves
Turkey’s Above And Underground Magnificance
Turkish geography, with its wide variety of geological structures, awaits the adventure and exploration enthusiasts to visit its mountains and caves. Turkey’s growing cave tourism attracts tourists with equipped or unequipped guided cave tours. Ample in geological structures, the famous summer resort city of the Mediterranean, Antalya, is one of the richest regions in terms of caves. Antalya offers a perfect nature experience for tourists with its exquisite shores and caves. These caves are, Damlataş, Dim, Karain, Yalandünya and Zeytintasi caves. In particular, one of Turkey’s biggest natural caves, Karain, is home to the oldest human remains in Anatolia and, around the cave area you can also find Greek and Roman remains and inscriptions.
If your trip is mainly based around Istanbul, and if you want to experience the excitement of exploring a cave, you should visit the Yarımburgaz cave located in Altınşehir district 1.5 kilometers north of Küçü kçekmece lake. If you’re planning your trip near the famous resort areas of Muğla, you can visit the Fosforlu Cave and Yerküpe cave. For those of you who are planning on going to Cappadocia and Central Anatolia, you can drop by Konya and explore yet another cave called the Tınaztepe Grotto.
One of the many natural wonders you can choose to see during your visit to Turkey are its magnificent mountains. In Ağrı, a city named after the highest mountain in Turkey, Mount Ağrı, is truly a natural wonder, famous throughout the history with its breath-taking view.
An alternative is to drive to the peak of Mount Nemrut, located in Adıyaman, to see giant sculptures of the ancient Kingdoms of Commagene. Seeing these sculptures at dawn or at sunset is usually one of the most enjoyable moments for tourists.
Ski enthusiasts and mountaineers travel to Mount Erciyes in Kayseri. Mount Erciyes, an extinct volcano, offers its guests a spectacular view of a wide area stretching from the Taurus Mountains to Cappadocia.
One of the main preferences of mountaineers are the Kaçkar Mountains located in Rize. During your visit to Turkey, if you happen to travel along the Black Sea Region, for an adventure stop by the Kaçkar mountains, four thousand meters in height. Kaçkar is also home to a glacier lake called Deniz Lake. Kaçkar Mountains has many different climbing routes and will leave you with unforgettable memories.
Lastly, due to its location being in the West, Mount Uludağ is frequently visited by tourists from nearby cities. You can add Mount Uludağ, home to the largest winter tourism center in Turkey, to your list of places to visit. With its wide variety of climbing routes, Uludağ offers a real challenge for climbers, especially during the winter months.