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Uncategorized | Zehra Arslan | 14 Jun 2009 |
Ida Mountain spread a wide area and this area has most abundant oxygen in the forests of Turkey. If you would like to be in the middle of this nature place you can set up tents and sleeping with bird sounds and wake up with bird sounds. Let me warn you when you turn back to city it will be torture for you to live there. Ones you see this place you want to be free in nature forever. I’ll try to explain Mihli River region, Bas Degirmen and Hasan Boguldu Lake. This place is about 430 km to Istanbul.
Hasan Boguldu is the first stop. Here is a completely paradise when nobody is there. A waterfall flowing over the middle of the forest, beautiful sound of birds chirping and the sun shining, imagine that you’re there. This place call Sutuven Waterfall, if you walk approximately 500 m from this place you will see Hasan Boguldu Lake. This lake certainly natural and interesting. There is love story about this lake. Briefly, two lowers can’t reach each other and they die on the side of this lake.
Camping area is in the Basdegirmen if you go there along you can come back that you think is the way is finished but don’t give up drive your car in to the river. This part is a bit like Camel Trophy. You will reach to place full by olive trees. When you come to the side of water you will receive your reward. There is a wooden bridge on the river and a stony soil way to continue. I suggest you leave your car here and walk. During water side tables, small wooden shed was built on the water. At the end you will see the miller which gives name to this area Basdegirmen, today some part of it destroyed. Next to the mill there is a half moon stone bridge, still standing with all the magnificence and the beautiful reflections in water. Bridge dated to Roman period, today abandoned mill building were using as prison during that time, then used as mill. Today, inside of the mill has nice light to use to take photos with beautiful walls.
Don’t go to camping area, with toilet and electricity expectation. There is a toilet stone surrounded by a wall around, that is all. Food for dinner change according to your capability. First you had a fire then you make skewer from the trees cook the sausages on it. Before dinner you can put some beer, coke or something else in to cold river water and drink together with dinner. After dinner owner of the place Mr. Hasanaki begins night program with Egyptian Ahmet. Ahmet playing clarinet and singing song, he is some of our black citizens. Hasanaki well spoken person. You sign with them there all the night when you stop birds are singing in stead of you.
In the night everybody is trying to sleep in their tent with this fresh air. In the morning you weak up very early because of fresh air. When you look at to out side from your tent you see a flying falcon on the air. Next to your tent a neighbor makes a fire and make to tee on embers. You can’t buy this fun and these moments by money you should be there to live this.
If you say that you can’t stay in the tent but want to be in forest, I recommend you to stay very cute boutique hotel close here. When you go in from the Hera Hotel you understand that this hotel decorated by a woman. There are only 12 rooms. We have a long chat with the owner, they want to make a tour for the photographers to show the environment. Price of the hotel for half-board (breakfast and evening meal) around 45 $ but I think you can bargain from this price. Phone number is 0286 752 26 36
To see around another option is rent a safari jeep with driver. This cost for the full day tour 30 $ you can do this with 6-7 people. It is including lunch and guidance to this price. This tour starts at 10:00 o’clock in the morning. You have a few different directions you can choice. You can visit Kazdagi tour page to get more details.