Northern Marmara Green Route

2 daysCorridorKocaeli departure

A wonderful 2-day corridor tour discovering the most beautiful highlights of the Marmara region.

Highlighted stops

  • Ormanya
  • Kuzuyayla
  • Lake Taşkısığı

About Northern Marmara Green Route

Being one of the routes where you will be most satiated with green in the Marmara Region, this highly engaging two-day trip is carefully designed for you to discover the natural treasures of Kocaeli and Sakarya together with your family. Bringing together modern living spaces that will deeply attract children's attention and untouched nature parks, this itinerary is an absolutely flawless option for weekend getaways. Pleasant forest walks accompanied closely by pine scents, wetlands where bird sounds are never missing, and safe parks where you can spend quality time as a family make this journey special. The route, which possesses a lively atmosphere in the spring and summer months, strongly appeals to those looking for a peaceful holiday intertwined with nature and completely away from daily stress.

The first day of your journey smoothly begins with the popular and fascinating natural areas of Kocaeli. Your first stop will be Ormanya, which has effectively held nature park status since 2011, standing out with its rich animal flora and offering a wonderful habitat especially for families with children. After spending deeply enjoyable time as a family in this gigantic natural life park, you will confidently set off towards the Kuzuyayla nature park, widely known for its pristine air and lush forests. Following pleasant picnics in the lap of nature, you can rest your soul in the calm environment of the nearby Suadiye nature park. You will gracefully make the finale of the first day among the steep rocks and dense trees of the Beşkayalar nature park, registered in 1998, which possesses a much wilder and untouched nature.

On the second day, you turn your route towards the historical and natural beauties of Sakarya. You can cheerfully start the day by visiting the Sakarya Müzesi, where artifacts illuminating the deep-rooted past of the region are exhibited, and then closely examine the traditional architecture of the Sakarya Lüx Hamamı, which draws attention with its historical texture. Following the cultural tour, your route will extend back to nature, to Taşkısığı Gölü, a calm wetland of local importance. After the relaxing break you will take at this small lake where water and green unite, the most magnificent point of the trip will be waiting for you. Having enormous biological diversity and functioning as a vast floodplain forest, the Sakarya Kaynarca Acarlar Gölü Yaban Hayatı Geliştirme Sahası is a closing stop where you will take fascinating photos with your family along its wooden walkways and trees rising straight out of the water.

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