İğneada Flooded Forests
- İğneada National Park, one of the ecosystems that features swamps, floodplain forests, fresh and saltwater lakes, and coastal dunes all together
- The largest floodplain forest in Turkey
- Bird paradise
- Floodplain lakes under special protection
- Easy forest walking trail
- Rich fauna housing dozens of bird, fish, mammal, and reptile species.
Custom tour
There are no planned dates for this tour yet.
If you would like to arrange a private tour, please contact us. We are here to listen to your requests and prepare an unforgettable experience for you.
Tour days
We depart from Istanbul in the morning and enter the TEM highway towards Çorlu-Lüleburgaz. After a journey of about 3 hours, we arrive at Demirköy. Here, we sit down for a village-style breakfast at Samakof Kır Lokantası. After breakfast, we continue on our way to İğneada. In a 45-minute drive, we reach our hotel. Once we've placed our belongings in our rooms, we leave the hotel and, after a short drive, arrive at the starting point of the route.
During our 5 km hike, we’ll see Bulanık Creek and its floodplain forest, Hamam Lake and its floodplain forest, Saka Lake Coast and its floodplain forest, as well as the Bulanık Oak Forest. After completing the hike in about 3 hours, we take a lunch break. Afterwards, for those who wish, we head to Mert Lake for canoeing. After an activity lasting roughly 1 hour, we return to our hotel. Dinner will be at our hotel.
NOTE: Depending on the season and weather conditions, the guide may change the route and opt for the 'Limdik' trail near Beğendik Village; both trails are equally challenging and enjoyable.
Alternative 1: Şahindere & Longozu, Erikli Lake
After breakfast, we leave the hotel and head towards the starting point of the trail. Throughout our 9-kilometer hike, we will see Şahin Dere and Longozu, Gaydaroz Longozu, Korfa Kazalı Oak Forest, Efendi Dere and Longozu, and Erikli Lake. At the end of our approximately 3-hour walk, we have lunch. After the meal, we check out from the hotel and begin our journey back to Istanbul. Depending on road and weather conditions, we expect to arrive in Istanbul around 20:00 to 21:00, and we bid farewell until we meet again on another Bukla Tour trip.
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Alternative 2: Limanköy-Beğendik (Limdik) Hike
After breakfast, we go to Limanköy, the fishing village of İğneada, which is the starting point of our hike. Our route begins here and ends in Beğendik Village, one of Atatürk’s model villages. The Limdik (Limanköy-Beğendik) hiking trail, about 11 kilometers long, moderately difficult and taking about 4 hours, offers different beauties in every season.
In the first stage of the trail, we proceed through a 1-kilometer easy path within the Istranca Forests and reach the coast. The real adventure starts from here. We enter the most scenic and serious sections of the trail, where we step through hidden coves, cliffs, and bluffs. In some places, the paths narrow so much that you'll feel as if you're flying over the cliffs. The trail features short, steep ascents and descents at a few points. But once completed, you'll be glad to have participated in this route.
During our hike, we will walk through Kızıl Gerdan Bay, Ay Parçası Bay, Uzunkum Bay, Bakırdere Bay, Çakıl Taşı Bay, Karanlıkdere Bay, and the bays of Beğendik. On this route, adorned with hundreds of flowers that color the earth in spring, we will take beautiful photos; in summer, we will enjoy the sea.
After completing our hike, we set off back to Istanbul. Depending on road and weather conditions, we expect to arrive in Istanbul around 20:00 to 21:00, and we bid farewell until we meet again on another Bukla Tour trip.
Other information
- Professional guiding service
- Transportation
- 1 village breakfast
- 1 breakfast
- 1 dinner
- National park entrance
- VAT
- Treats
- Friendly and high-quality service…
Flight Tickets
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Single Difference
The difference you need to pay when you want to stay alone in the hotel room. This difference is not requested by Bukla Tour, but by the hotels, and generally the full cost of the second person's accommodation. All single room requests are adjusted according to the availability of the hotels, but are not guaranteed.
Special Tours
Other names are Closed Groups. These are tours prepared according to your requests and requests, or tours prepared by changing existing tours. We can prepare tours for you according to the number of people you want, at the date you want, at the place you want, and only for you.
Cash Installment
This is a payment method where the cash price of the tour is divided into 3 fixed installments. In this method, your information is taken with the mail order form, and when the day comes, you are expected to make the installment by bank transfer. If you do not pay the installment, the payment is made by adding the overdue fee to your credit card.
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