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Turkey is a unique place for
watching birds considering the diversity of both
migratory and non-migratory bird species. There are two
major reasons for this abundance. Turkey's range of
different ecosystems and it's position on bird's
migratory routes.
Turkey has 7 geographical areas, each with it's own
natural features, ecosystems, climate and wildlife.
These include, arid steppe, deciduous and coniferous
forests, mountains, coastal areas and more .So there are
many opportunities for wild birds and other wildlife of
all kinds.
Many birds which migrate between Europe and Africa each
year, choose to fly via Turkey. Some of these, stay and
breed here when many more just pass through. Therefore
Spring and autumn offer opportunities to see the
migrating masses. Even in the metropolis of Istanbul,
migrating birds can be seen in significant numbers.
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Periods
It is possible to observe the birds live permanently in
the rushes and lakes all year long apart from the time
periods between the middle of March and the end of May,
and from the middle of August until the end of October.
Wetlands
Manyas Kuscenneti, south of the Marmara sea near
the town of Bandırma.
Sultansazligi is a splendid wetland that includes
marshes, swamps, fresh and saltwater lakes. Included in
the species seen here is a very large colony of greater
flamingos.Located south of the Erciyes mountain,
Izmir Kuscenneti, a coastal wetland, located on
Gediz Delta. Despite the close by city, this wetland
exhibits an enormous variety of water birds
Yumurtalik and Akyatan are also places of
extreme importance for wintering waterfowl in cold
winters.
Egirdir and Beysehir lakes are located to
the Northwest of Taurus mountains, part of the seven
lakes region, and are resting points for migratory birds.
Eregli Sazliklari (marshland) on the North of
middle Taurus range, has fresh and salt water ecosystems
and of course a variety of bird species.
Karamuk, Eber and Aksehir lakes are freshwater
wetlands at the west part of Central Anatolia. They are
the favorite localities of wintering geese.
Tuz Gölü, a saltwater lake and the second largest
lake of the country, is a place to look for Greater
Flamingoes, Cranes, Avocets, Geese, Gulls and other
waterbirds.
Rivers
Euphrates, Kızılırmak , Göksu River.
Mountains
The Kackar mountains in the North East of the
country
Soğuksu National park close to the capital
Ankara.
Olympos National park near Antalya.
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Code LRT 152 |
Istanbu
l - Bandirma - Manyas - Izmir - Kusadasi (9
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Arrive Istanbul. Meet at the airport and transfer to the
hotel.
Overnight in Istanbul.
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Visit Camlica Hill early in the morning where we will
have our breakfast ( Black Stork, stork, peregrine
falcon, little forest eagle,
herring gull, black winged stilt, marsh swallow, Mediterranean gull, night
heron, squacco heron, little egret, grey heron,
cormorant, pygmy cormorant, white-tailed eagle,
gallinule, gold finch ).
Drive to Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire.
Visit The Green Tomb, Green Mosque and Silk Market.
Overnight in Bandirma.
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Start early in the morning for Manyas (Bird's Heaven
where we can watch more than 200 bird species live in
the area,
Rush nightingale, pelican, crested pelican, copper crow,
rice grover ) and explore all day.
Overnight in Bandirma.
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After breakfast visit Manyas ( Bird's Heaven ) again.
Drive to Izmir via Pergamom where the first sanitarium
was built in the name of Asklepios (The God of Health )
after the visit of Acropolis drive to Izmir.
Overnight in Izmir.
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Before breakfast, we will visit Camalti Saltpan (
Camalti hosts 490 species permenantly. Plover, crested
pelican, flamingo, meditterranean gull, penduline
kitmouse, king fisher, marsh swallow, herring gull )
then back to the hotel for breakfast.
After a short sightseeing tour of Izmir, we will return
to Camalti Saltpan again.
Overnight in Izmir.
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Drive to Kusadasi, via Ephesus ancient city and the
house of Virgin Mary. Visit The Basilica St.John and
Ephesus Museum after lunch.
Overnight in Kusadasi.
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Visit Buyuk Menderes Delta ( Cormorant, Pygmy Cormorant,
Dalmatian Pelican, Squaco Heron, Little Egret, Great
Egret, Grey Heron, Flamingo, Marsh Swallow, Herring Gull,
Oyster Catcher )Transfer to the airport for the flight
to Istanbul in the afternoon.
Overnight in Istanbul.
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Visit Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, St. Sophia and Topkapi
Palace. After lunch with a great view of Bosphorus visit
The Basilica Cistern.
Overnight in Istanbul.
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End of the tour. Transfer to Airport. |
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