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Hiking in Belgrad Forest – 27-3-2021

Our last hiking was in Belgrad Forest on the European side of Istanbul. We meet new friends and people who never hiked in the forest before. During the first hour we spent it hiking into the forest and explore the eastern side of it, heading north toward the black sea! next we after about half […]

Hiking: Hiking in Asian Side (Kurtdoğmuş) near Kartal

This Saturday we will be heading to Kurtdoğmuş village which is on the Asian side near the famous Dam (Ömerli Barajı), We have been on the other side of this dam many times and it is a beautiful place but needs some cleaning. The village has few other villages next to it which we’ll also […]

Fethiye Sea Tour – 4 days + 5 days Camping and Hiking

April 21 departure from the harbor of Fethiye ..Due to some people might arrive late, The departure might be delayed a bit which means the maximum departure time could be during the noon time on 21 of April. In the first day we’ll have a snack / cake / .and in the evening […]

Omerli Baraj – Sultanbeyli

Last week our trip was to a place called Omerli Baraj which stands for “Omerli Dam”. The place is situated north of Sultanbeyli on the main road toward Şile. It’s easily accessible from Kadikoy via the bus number 19E, then a Minibus from Latest station would easily take you toward Paşakoy which is right next […]

Ballıkayalar Canyon – Gebze

It’s one of the most unique natural parks that’s still alive in Istanbul, it’s about 40Kms from the center of the Asian side of Istanbul (Kadikoy). It is easy reachable as you can get to it by two minibuses. From Harim you can go to Gebze by Minibus and from Gebze you can take another […]

Hiking in Kent Forest – Beykoz

Kent forest located on the Anatolian side in Beykoz https://goo.gl/maps/CNGUaftzbTU2Is in a very easy and reachable location where you can hike to it from Beykoz right after leaving Bus number B15 it is only 20 mins walking distance from the bus stop. The forest used to have a dim that’s now dried and apparently being […]

Mountain Hiking – Trabzon

In Trabzon we were hosted by a Moroccan host who was very generous, very kind and he with his wife made us food and made sure we set comfortable in their house. In the next day morning we moved to Uzungol, a lake which is very famous of its nature and the surrounding beauty of […]

Rafting Championship – Artvin

Turkey Rafting Championship .. We participated in rafting championship The rafting took place on the suburb of Artvin city in a town called Yusufeli. The surrounded nature of this town is amazing however it can be very hot in the summer due to the mountains around it. In this town there’s also a castle that’s […]