İZMİR PROVINCIAL DIRECTORATE OF CULTURE AND TOURISM

Rural Tourism - Eco Tourism

Nif Mountain within the boundaries of İzmir Province, Bozdağlar, Madra Mountain, Aydın Mountains hold activities that are based on rural tourism and eco-tourism.

Eco-Tourism; It provides the integration of local people and has created a unique culture by revealing the values of environment and culture, helps the economic, social and cultural development of the local people, increases the attitudes and sensitivities of the people who provide and receive eco-tourism services and increases the natural balance. and sustainability is a kind of tourism.

There are 180 eco-tourism routes suitable for eco-tourism that can be explored to date in İzmir . Some of these routes; nature lovers, amateur athletes, students and those who adopt the principle of healthy living are the places where the group walks daily. Most of the routes are also suitable for daily commuting. However, very few of the routes offer accommodation at the start / end. Some of the routes are only for Exploration of Nature (Beydağ,Buca, Güzelbahçe and Menemen), some are for Culture Exploration (Bergama, Ephesus), and the majority of them are both Nature + Culture.

ALİAĞA

1-Samurlu-Kyme Ancient City (Discovering the Culture)

2- Güzelhisar River Delta-Aliağa Bird Sanctuary (Exploring Nature)

3-Güzelhisar-Uzunhasanlar-Karakuzu (Discovering the Culture)

4-Güzelhisar-Çıtak (Discovering the Culture)

5-Helvacı-Helvacı Dede Recreation Area (Culture + Exploring Nature)

6-Lower Şakran New Şakran (Discovering Culture)

7-Çaltılıdere-Kalabak (Culture + Exploring Nature)

8-Kapıkaya-Algai Ancient City (Manisa) (Discovering the Culture)

BALÇOVA

1-Balçova-Manastir-Halkapınar Fountain (Exploring nature)

2- Balçova-Manastir-Halkapınar Fountain-Behzat Hill (Exploring Nature)

3-Balçova Thermal Facilities-Balçova Dam (Culture + Exploring Nature)

4-Balçova-İnciraltı-Sahilevleri (Culture + Exploring Nature)

5-Üçkuyular-İnciraltı Youth Center (Culture + Exploring Nature)

BAYINDIR

1-Bayındır-Turan-Ergenli-Dereköy (Culture + Exploring Nature)

2-Bayındır-Alder-Alankıyı (Exploring nature)

3-Bayındır-Karahalili (Exploring nature)

4-Ahmetler Neighborhood-Alşankıyı-Yenikurudere (Kemalpaşa) (Exploring nature)

5-Çamlıbel-Balcılar (Exploring nature)

6-Hisarlık-Ovacık (Kemalpaşa) (Exploring nature)

7-Kızılcaova-Mersinli Quarter-Çınardibi (Exploring nature)

BERGAMA ( PERGAMON )

1-Bergama-Askepion-Bergama (Culture + Exploring Nature)

2-Pergamum Acropolis-Kestel Dam (Culture + Exploring Nature)

3-Bergama-İncecik (Culture + Exploring Nature)

4-Narlıca-Ovacık Mine-Aşağıkırıklar (Exploring nature)

5-Kaplan-Aşağıbey-Demircidere (Culture + Exploring Nature)

BEYDAĞ

1-Beydağ-Adaküre (Exploring nature)

2-Beydağ-Çamlık (Exploring nature)

3-Beydağ-Erikli-Çomaklar (Exploring nature)

4-Beydağ-Yeniyurt-Plates (Exploring nature)

5-Halıköy-Ovacık Plateau (Exploring nature)

BORNOVA

1-Bornova-Homer Valley-İkizgöl (Culture + Exploring Nature)

2-Çamiçi-Karagöl (Karşıyaka) (Exploring the nature)

3-Evka 3 Mah.-Çiçekli (Culture + Nature exploring)

4-Gökdere-Nifaltı-Resources (Buca) (Exploring nature)

5- Gökdere-Nifaltı-Kavaklıdere (Exploring nature)

6-Karaçam-Beşyol-Yaka-Ulucak (Kemalpaşa) (Culture + Exploring the Nature)

7-Kavaklıdere-Nifaltı Çatak Tepe (Exploring nature)

BUCA

1-Kırıklar-Vişneli (Kemalpaşa) (Exploring the Nature)

2-Resources-Kavaklıdere (Bornova) (Exploring nature)

3-Resources-Buca Pond Recreation Area-Belenbaşı (Exploring nature)

4-Resources-NifkarlığıTepe (Kemalpaşa) (Exploring nature)

ÇEŞME

1-Çeşme-Alibostan (Sakızlıköy) (Culture + Exploring the Nature)

2-Çeşme-Çiftlik-Altınkum Beach (Exploring nature)

3-Ovacık-Alaçatı (Culture + Exploring Nature)

4-Germiyan Ildır (Culture + Exploring Nature)

5-Ovacık-Azmak Bay (Çatalazmak Beach) (Exploring nature)

6-Azmak Cove-Tuber Cove (Alaçatı Körfez) (Exploring nature)

7-Şifne-Büyükkoy (Exploring nature)

8-Çeşmeköy (Old Mosque) -Alaçatı (Culture + Exploring Nature)

ÇİĞLİ

1-İzmir Wildlife Park (Sasalı) (Exploring nature)

2- İzmir Wildlife Park-Mavişehir / Bostanlı Cycling Road (Culture + Exploring Nature)

DİKİLİ

1-Bademli-Denizköy (Exploring nature)

2-Çandarlı-Demirtaş (Culture + Exploring Nature)

3-Denizköy-Çandarlı (Culture + Exploring the Nature)

4-Dikili-Almond (Culture + Nature exploring)

5-Dikili-Ilıca-Dikili (Culture + Exploring the Nature))

6-Dikili-Karakum-Gökçeağıl-Nebiler (Culture + Exploring the Nature)

7-Dikili-Kıroba-Kocaoba-Dikili (Culture + Exploring the Nature)

8-Dikili-Esendere-Katıralan-Stairs-Bademli (Culture + Exploring Nature)

FOÇA

1-Kozbeyli-Şaphane Hill (Culture + Exploring Nature)

2-Yeni Foça-Kozbeyli (Culture + Exploring Nature)

3-IV.Mersinaki-White Nose (Exploring Nature)

4-Büyükdeniz-Aslanburun (Culture + Exploring Nature)

GAZİEMİR

1-Gaziemir-Cihanbeğendi Cave (Konak) (Exploring nature)

2-Gaziemir-Tırazlı (Mansion) (Exploring nature)

3-Gaziemir-Görece (Menderes) (Culture + Exploring Nature)

4-Gaziemir-Çatalkaya-Social Housing (Exploring Nature)

5-Sarnıç Picnic Area-Kısıkköy (Exploring nature)

6-Sarnıç-Buca Pond Recreation Area (Buca) (Culture + Nature exploring)

GÜZELBAHÇE

1-Güzelbahçe-Altın Vadi-Narlıdere (Exploring the Nature)

2-Güzelbahçe-Yelki-Çamlı (Exploring nature)

3-Güzelbahçe-Payamlı (Exploring nature)

4-Güzelbahçe-Çamlı (Exploring nature)

5-Payamlı-Çamlı (Kocadere Valley) (Exploring nature)

6-Küçükkaya-Çamlı (Exploring nature)

KARABURUN

1-Karaburun-Çullu-Karaburun (Exploring nature)

2-Karaburun-Monastery-Saip Rock (Exploring nature)

3-Karaburun-Saip-Ambarseki-Eşendere Mah. (Exploring nature)

4-Karaburun-Cheese Cave-Yukarıdeveci Cave (Discovering the Nature)

5-Parlak-Badembükü (Exploring nature)

6-Yaylaköy-Bozköy (Uzundere Valley) (Exploring nature)

7-Sazak-Sarpıncık-Karaburun Lighthouse (Culture + Exploring Nature)

8-Tepeboz-Yeniliman Mah.-Kömürburnu (Exploring nature)

9-Sarpıncık-Hamzabükü-Kömürburnu-Yeniliman Mah. (Exploring nature)

10-Küçükbahçe-Denizgiren-Tolas-Eğriliman (Exploring nature)

11-Yenicepınar-Çatalkaya-Eski Mordoğan-Mordoğan (Culture + Exploring Nature)

12-Kaynarpınar Mah.-İnecik-Kösedere (Exploring nature)

13-Mordoğan-Eski Mordoğan-Eğlenhoca (Culture + Exploring Nature)

KARŞIYAKA

1-Doğançay-Melanpagos (Culture + Exploring Nature)

2-Örnekköy-Senatorium-Melanpagos (Culture + Exploring Nature)

3-Yamanlar-Karagöl (Exploring nature)

4-Karşıyaka (Soğukkuyu Junction) -World Peace Monument (Culture + Exploring Nature)

KEMALPAŞA

1-Armutlu-Selale-Mahmut Mountain (Exploring nature)

2-Bağyurdu-Dededağ (Exploring nature)

3-Bayramlı-Ören (Exploring nature)

4-Beşpınar-Spil Mountain National Park / Spil Summit (Manisa) (Exploring nature)

5-Çambel-Çırpıcı-Beşpınar (Exploring nature)

6-Dereköy-Mahmut Mountain (Exploring nature)

7-Kemalpaşa (Stone Wall) -Nif Karlık Tepe / Nif Summit (Exploring Nature)

8-Nazarköy-Kurudere Canyon-Dede Mountain-Nif Fish Farm-Kemalpaşa (Culture + Nature) 

    Discovering)

9-Sinancılar-Ovacık (Exploring nature)

10-Cherry-Babadağ (Exploring nature)

11-Upper Kızılca-Mahmut Mountain (Exploring nature)

12-Upper Kızılca-Dereiçi-Mahmut Mountain (Exploring nature)

KINIK

1-Kınık-Elmadere (Exploring nature)

2-Çan-Karadere (Exploring nature)

3-Çan-Köseler (Exploring nature)

4-Kınık-Poyracık (Culture + Nature exploring)

KİRAZ

1-Suludere-Ovacık (Exploring nature)

2-Cherry-Backers-Oils-Karaman (Culture + Exploring Nature)

3-Kiraz-Hisarköy-Gedik (Culture + Exploring Nature)

4-İğdeli-Altınoluk-Çayağzı (Exploring the Nature)

5-Kiraz-Haliler-Vakıflar Mah.-Kale Ancient City (Culture + Exploring Nature)

6-Cherry-Haired-Yesildere-Catak (Exploring nature)

KONAK

1-Tırazlı-Kavacık (Exploring nature)

2-Tırazlı-Görece (Menderes) (Culture + Exploring Nature)

3-Tırazlı-Balçova (Culture + Exploring Nature)

4-Kavacık-Efemçukuru (Menderes) (Exploring nature)

5-Kavacık-Payamlı (Güzelbahçe) (Exploring nature)

MENDERES

1-Değirmendere-Karacadağ-Özdere (Culture + Exploring the Nature)

2-Yeniköy-Kuyucak-Eski Orhanlı (Seferihisar) (Exploring nature)

3-Efemçukuru-Yeniköy (Exploring nature)

4-Yeniköy-Şaşal (Exploring nature)

5-Ahmetbeyli-Klaros Sanctuary-Notion Ancient City (Culture + Exploring Nature)

MENEMEN

1-Bird Paradise / Visitor Center-Homa Dalyan (Blue Cruise) (Exploring nature)

2-Bird Paradise / Visitor Center-Lodos Tepe (Green Tour) (Exploring nature)

3-Çukurköy-Suuçan Waterfall (Exploring nature)

4-Emiralem-Karagöl (Karşıyaka) (Exploring nature)

5-Hatundere-Dumanlı Mountain-Çukurköy (Exploring nature)

6-Hatundere-Dumanli Mountain-Hatundere (Exploring nature)

7-Maltepe-Gediz Dialect (Exploring nature)

NARLIDERE

1-Narlıdere-Altınvadi-Narlıdere (Culture + Exploring Nature)

2-Narlıdere-Balçova Thermal Facilities (Culture + Exploring Nature)

3- Nartlıdere-Altıevler-Sahilevleri (Discovering the Culture)

ÖDEMİŞ

1-Bozdağ-Gölcük (Exploring nature)

2-Gölcük-Zeytinlik (Exploring nature)

3-Hacıhasan-Kemerköy-Yılanlı (Exploring nature)

4-Bozdağ-Ski Center-Bozdağ Summit (Exploring Nature)

5-Ödemiş-Birgi (Discovering the Culture)

6-Konaklı-Ovakent-Bademli (Culture + Nature exploring)

7-Birgi-Gölcük (Culture + Exploring Nature)

SEFERIHISAR

1-Seferihisar-Gödence (Culture + Exploring Nature)

2-Seferihisar-Beyler (Culture + Exploring Nature)

3-Seferihisar-Kavakdere-Cumalı-Ürkmez (Culture + Exploring Nature)

4-Kavakdere-Orhanlı (Culture + Exploring Nature)

5-Gödence-Çamtepe (Culture + Exploring Nature)

6-Sığacık-Teos Ancient City (Culture + Exploring Nature)

7-Ulamis-Duzce-Azmak Bay (Culture + Nature exploring)

8-Düzce-Turgut-; İhsaniye-Bademli (Urla) (Culture + Exploring Nature)

9-Azmak Bay-Demircili (Urla) (Exploring nature)

SELÇUK

1-Belevi-Şirince (Culture + Exploring Nature)

2-Barutçu-Zeytinköy (Exploring nature)

3-Sirince-Selçuk-Ephesus Antique City-Pamucak Beach (Culture + Exploring Nature)

4-Çamlık-Şirince (Culture + Nature exploring)

5-Ephesus Ancient City-House of Virgin Mary (Discovering Culture)

6-House of Virgin Mary-Arvalya-Pamucak Beach (Culture + Nature exploring)

7-House of Virgin Mary-Sultaniye (Culture + Exploring Nature)

8-Nursery-Sinan Dede Tomb (Picnic Place) -Belevi Mouseleum (Culture + Nature)  

    Discovering)

9-Belevi Road Separation-Goat Castle-Sarniclar Location (Culture + Exploring Nature)

10-Bülbül Mountain- Lysimakhos Walls-Çetin Culture Village (Museum) (Culture + Exploring Nature)

TİRE

1-Tire-Kaplan (Culture + Exploring Nature)

2-Kaplan-Hisarlık (Exploring Culture + Nature)

3-Toptepe-Cambazlı (Exploring nature)

4-Akceşehir-Değirmenbağ (Exploring nature)

5-Çayırlı-Akyurt (Exploring nature)

TORBALI

1-Torbalı-Yeniköy-Metropolis (Discovering the Culture)

2-Health-Goat Castle (Selcuk) (Culture + Exploring Nature)

3-Dağkızılca-Vişneli (Kemalpaşa) (Exploring the Nature)

4-Dağtekke-Çınardibi (Bayındır) (Culture + Exploring Nature)

5-Ahmetli-Zeytinköy (Selçuk) (Exploring nature)

URLA

1-İskele-Limantepe-Yıldıztepe (Culture + Exploring Nature)

2-Iskele-Quarantine Island (Culture + Exploring Nature)

3-Güvendik-Quarantine Island (Culture + Exploring Nature)

4-Özbek Village-Özbek-Cesmealti (Exploring nature)

5-Özbek (Gülbahçe Bay) -Torasan (Exploring nature)

6-İçmeler-Özbek (Exploring nature)

7-Nohutalan-Birgi-Barbaros (Culture + Nature exploring)

8-Zeytineli-Zeytineli Bay (Culture + Nature exploring)

9-Yağcılar-Demircili province (Arkadeniz) ((Culture + Nature exploring)

10-Demircili-Altınköy (Culture + Exploring Nature)