Places to visit
Things to do in Düzce
60 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 60 described destinations within Düzce. The themes that come up most: Local culture, History, Faith heritage, Nature, Hiking, Camping.
Districts of Düzce
Dadalı Köyü
Dadalı Köyü is one of our regions that has attracted attention in recent years in the fields of rural and eco-village tourism with its unspoiled nature and high organic farming capacity. The village, whose economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry, has become a model village throughout Turkey with the project titled 'Branding and Quality Management in Tourism of Dadalı Köyü' prepared by the Akçakoca Hazelnut and Chestnut Producers Union and supported by the East Marmara Development Agency (MARKA).
60 minutes
Cumayanı Mesire Alanı
The Cumayanı picnic and recreation area located in our Akçakoca district is within the borders of Göktepe Village, 3 km southwest of Akçakoca. It is a place of relaxation with its centuries-old monumental plane trees and the stream right beside it. The area, arranged as a picnic and recreation area, also draws attention with the ruins of a historical bath remaining from the Seljuks, the historical Evliya mosque, and the Evliya Ahmet Dede Tomb.
60 minutes
Orhan Gazi Cami
It is known that Orhan Gazi, one of the founders of the Ottoman State, came and stayed here (1323 AD) and also had a mosque built bearing his own name. This cultural heritage, recorded as Sultan Orhan Camii Şerifi, was restored in 2007 by the General Directorate of Foundations and reopened for worship and visits.
20 minutes
Tarihi Uğurlu Köyü Yeni Meze Cami
It is located in Uğurlu Köyü, 16km from Akçakoca. The mosque, which is a fine example of stone workmanship, was built in 1885. The mosque, which contains inscriptions dating back to the Ottomans, is one of the important values of the province.
20 minutes
Sarıyayla Şelalesi
Aktaş Waterfall is located within the borders of Aktaş Village, 11km. from Akçakoca city center. With its nature and the rich vegetation around it, it is one of Akçakoca’s natural beauties worth seeing. Aktaş Waterfall, one of the places that tourists coming to the region for sea tourism have only recently begun to discover, is quite suitable for nature sports such as trekking and photo safari among the sound of the water falling from 50mt. and the greenery surrounding it.
45 minutes
Saz Köy
For those looking for an alternative holiday with a traditional lifestyle and wanting to experience village life, the 90-year-old Tekir Village House, located in the village and built according to the Abhaz Culture tradition, serves those who wish to stay. Its nature and the farm animals in its garden, the wood stove burning in winter, dinners eaten by the fireplace, and its authentic atmosphere win the appreciation of visitors.
60 minutes
Hasanlar Barajı
The lake, of a size and beauty too great to fit in the eye, attracts people by offering pastoral delights in all its exuberance and beauty from every curve and every height. While the road running parallel to the lake occasionally allows descent all the way to the lakeshore, it offers the chance to picnic on the shore.
45 minutes
Antik Tiyatro
The Konuralp Ancient City, whose history dates back to the 3rd century BC, contains the historical and cultural values of Düzce province with the Konuralp Museum, Roman Bridge, Aqueducts and Ancient Theatre.
45 minutes
Düzce'nin Endemik Bitkileri
Düzce has a very rich floristic structure in terms of herbaceous and woody species and is home to 700 different plant species and 71 endemic plant species within the diversity of dune, maquis, stream, rock, forest and alpine vegetation. Of these species, 11 have been evaluated as "Endangered" in the Red Data Book of Turkish Plants. Cornflower: This plant taxon, which is unique to the Düzce-Elmacık mountains, is a local endemic species.
45 minutes
Abant Gölü Milli Parkı
Abant Lake National Park is a popular holiday destination located southwest of Bolu, known for its natural beauty. It offers different landscapes throughout the year and is ideal for activities like hiking and picnicking.
180 minutes
Efteni Gölü
Efteni Lake is at the nodal point of an ecological network where, at the foot of the Elmacık Mountain range, the stream network of the Düzce Plain converges (the waters of Aksu, Asar, Uğur, Küçük Melen and side streams) and flows into the Black Sea through the Büyük Melen channel. Efteni Lake, located within the borders of Gölyaka in Düzce, is 5 kilometers from the district center and 25 kilometers from Düzce center.
45 minutes
Abant Tabiat Gölü
Abant Nature Lake is a natural lake located in the southwest of Bolu. With its rich vegetation and various activities, it is an ideal destination for nature lovers.
180 minutes
Yabali Dede Türbesi
According to legend, this person, known as Yabalı Dede, used to work as a shepherd for an agha. In the war the agha joined, he sees this person, who was shepherding beside him at the front, together with his pitchfork. During the battle, the agha sees a tine break off from the shepherd's pitchfork and takes this tine with him. After the war, the agha returns to his village and the local people congratulate him. He says that the one who should actually be congratulated is not himself, but this person known as Yabalı Dede, who was shepherding beside him.
45 minutes
Akçakoca Yürüyüş Parkurlari
Akçakoca is attractive for local and foreign tourists with its sea, sand, Fishing Shelter, varieties of fish depending on the characteristics of the season, sunset, historic houses and religious architecture, mountain strawberries, chestnut honey, hazelnuts, beaches stretching for kilometers and healing sand, lush green vegetation, picnic and recreation areas, historic monumental trees, the historic Ceneviz Kalesi, Fakıllı Mağarası, Aktaş Şelalesi, and local flavors.
45 minutes
Ceneviz Kalesi Ve Plaji
Ceneviz Kalesi and Beach is located to the west of Akçakoca, 3 kilometers from the district center. Ceneviz Kalesi and its surroundings, which have survived from the Hellenistic, Roman and Eastern Roman periods to the present day, were registered as an archaeological and natural protected site in 1996 by decision of the Ankara Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board. The castle, built with rubble stones, has an entrance gate on the land side and a high tower next to it.
45 minutes
Yiğilca'dan Yedigöller'e
Yığılca, which contains many beauties such as magnificent honey forests, Hasanlar Dam, Saklıkent and Yoğunpelit Waterfalls, and Sarıkaya and Gökçeağaç Caves, is also one of the important destination pillars of our province because it is 35 kilometers from Yedigöller National Park, one of the important tourism assets of our country, and has an easy and convenient transportation network.
45 minutes
Sarıkaya Mağarası
Sarıkaya Mağarası, Düzce’nin Yığılca ilçesinin 5 km kuzeybatısında bulunan Sarıkaya köyünün 1,5 km kuzeydoğusunda yer alır. Paleosen-Alt Eosen yaşlı kireç taşları içinde yarı yatay eğimli olarak gelişmiş, düden konumlu, yarı aktif fosil bir mağaradır. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Ankara Kültür ve Tabiat Varlıklarını Koruma Bölge Müdürlüğü tarafından I. derecede sit alanı olarak tescillenmiştir.
45 minutes
Büyük (yeni) Camii
Located in the city center, Büyük (Yeni) Camii was built in 1912 with a rectangular plan. Its outer walls, 1,10 meters thick, were built of rubble stone, with the corners made of cut stone. On the lower floors, the tops of the 5 windows on the east-west facade, 1,40 meters wide and 3,42 meters high, are surrounded by cut-stone frames with round arches. One secondary door with a round-arched stone frame, providing access to the mosque from the east and west sides, was placed on each side.
45 minutes
Hasanlar Baraj Gölü
Hasanlar Dam Lake is located in our Yığılca district. Yığılca, in addition to its honey forests, waterfalls, caves, fertile lands and natural beauties, is also one of the important pillars of Düzce’s destination network due to being 35 km from our province’s Yedigöller National Park. The lake, of a size and beauty that cannot be contained by the eye, attracts people by offering pastoral delights with all its exuberance and beauty from every curve and every height.
45 minutes
Kutbu'l Aktab Halil Fevzi Hazretleri Türbesi
Hacı Halil Fevzi Hazretleri was born in the Karnobat district of Bulgaria. In 1877, when he was thirteen years old, he came to Turkey and settled in Düzce Muhacir Taşköprü village. Being the youngest of eleven siblings, H. Halil Fevzi Hazretleri completed his education at İstanbul Fatih Medresesi at the age of twenty-nine and became a müderris. In the same year, during the month of Ramadan, he was appointed as a preacher at Edirne Selimiye Camii. One year later, he went on pilgrimage, and upon his return, he was appointed as a pulpit preacher in Düzce.
45 minutes
Fakilli Mağarası
Fakıllı Mağarası, Düzce’nin Akçakoca ilçesinin 8 km güneydoğusundaki Fakıllı köyünde bulunmaktadır. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Kültür ve Tabiat Varlıklarını Koruma Bölge Kurulu Müdürlüğü tarafından I. derece sit alanı olarak tescillenmiştir. Bulunduğu köyden ismini alan mağaranın toplam uzunluğu 1.017 m ziyarete açık alanı ise 350 m’dir. Doğal özellikler taşıyan mağaranın içinde çeşitli yönlere giden galeriler, sarkıt ve dikitler vardır.
45 minutes
Çayağzi Köyü Orhangazi Camii
Çayağzı Village Orhangazi Mosque is known as the place where Orhan Gazi, one of the founders of the Ottoman State, came and stayed (1323 AD), and where he also had a mosque built bearing his own name. This cultural heritage, recorded as Sultan Orhan Camii Şerifi, was restored in 2007 by the General Directorate of Foundations and reopened for worship and visits.
45 minutes
Kardüz Turizm Merkezi
Kardüz Plateau, located in Gölyaka District, is 48 kilometers from Düzce, 28 kilometers from the district center, 38 kilometers from the D-100 Highway, and 19 kilometers from the nearest settlement. The plateau area, which is 1,830 meters above sea level, is 180 hectares. Kardüz Plateau, one of the highest points of Düzce, is a candidate for winter tourism. The area was declared a "Culture and Tourism Protection and Development Region" by a decision taken by the Council of Ministers in 2013.
45 minutes
Cumayeri Dokuzdeğirmen Köyü Rafting
Cumayeri-Dokuzdeğirmen Village is known for the Büyük Melen River that passes by it, as well as for its natural beauties and its suitability for alternative nature sports. The region is one of the rare places where you can experience high adrenaline amid unique natural beauties.
45 minutes
Aktaş Şelalesi
Aktaş Waterfall is within the borders of Aktaş village in the Akçakoca district of Düzce, located at the point where İstanbul and Ankara meet the coast. The waterfall, which is 55 km from Düzce and 11 km from Akçakoca district, is one of Akçakoca’s natural beauties worth seeing with its nature and the rich vegetation around it.
45 minutes
Gümüşova Yeşilyayla Köyü Kuyudüzü Göleti Yürüyüş Parkuru
The Gümüşova Yeşilyayla Köyü and Kuyudüzü Göleti walking trail is a 14 km trail between Yeşilyayla Köyü and Kuyudüzü Göleti. The trail, which starts from Yeşilyayla Köyü, ends upon reaching Kuyudüzü Göleti through hornbeam and oak forests. It is a moderately difficult trail that any healthy person can walk in all four seasons. In Gümüşova, the last district of Düzce in the direction of İstanbul, a landscape of lush green hills and oak and plane trees welcomes you.
45 minutes
Yılançati Kanyonu Tabiat Parkı
It is 55 kilometers from Düzce, within the borders of Karakaş and Hoca Village in Düzce Yığılca District. The area where the canyon is located is on the transportation route to Yedigöller National Park and is in a position that can be easily reached and preferred by visitors using this route.
45 minutes
Sinekli Yaylası
Sinekli Yaylası, located 33 kilometers from Düzce, is reached via the Beyköy, Uğur Köyü, Samandere Köyü and Samandere Şelalesi Tabiat Anıtı route. It is also accessible via the Abant Gölü road route. It is at an altitude of 1.450 meters and has a plateau area of 100 decares. Participation in the Sinekli Yayla Şenlikleri, which are held every year in July and have become traditional, is quite high.
45 minutes
Geyikbeli (yilançati) Kanyonu Tabiat Parkı
Geyikbeli (Yılançatı) Canyon Nature Park is located within the borders of Karakaş and Hoca villages in Yığılca district of our province, 55 km from the provincial center. The area where the canyon is located is on the transportation route of Yedigöller National Park and is in a position that can be easily reached by visitors using this route.
45 minutes
Melen Çayi Rafting
Melen Stream Location: Starting from Dokuz Değirmen Village in Düzce, it ends in Kocaali Beyler Village. Course: 12 km long. Features: Along the course, there is unspoiled naturalness and rapids with winding steep drops.
45 minutes
Göller
Our province is a region quite rich in terms of water resources. The water resources originate from the mountains surrounding the Düzce Plain, gather in Efteni Lake, and are carried by the Büyük Melen River to flow into the Black Sea. Its four large streams, countless small streams, the beautiful waterfalls fed by these streams, a dam lake, and the Efteni Wetland, which is also a nature conservation area, are among the natural riches of our province.
45 minutes
Göktepe Köyü Camii
The building, constructed in 1932 in Göktepe Village of Akçakoca District, was built with brick infill walls between a timber frame on a base where wooden consoles were laid horizontally, and its exterior was plastered. The mosque’s last congregation area, ceiling, floor coverings, and minbar are wooden. Its floor centerpiece and minbar have vegetal decorations in carving technique, and its mihrab and walls have vegetal decorations in relief technique. The mosque, which has no minaret, has a hipped roof.
45 minutes
Hafiz Hasan Şen Efendi Modern Anıt Mezar Yapisi
Hafız Hasan Şen Efendi was born in 1894. He received his hafiz diploma at a ceremony held at Çilimli Fatih Medresesi. He learned the Mısır and İstanbul tarik and received an icazetname on 16 Temmuz 1943. He was appointed to Düzce Büyük Camii as an honorary official in the years 1945-1951, and permanently in 1952. At the beginning of 1945, he first served as an honorary instructor at the Merkez Kuran Kursu, and in 1946 he carried out this duty permanently.
45 minutes
Orhangazi İlköğretim Okulu
The historic Orhangazi Primary School located in Akçakoca is situated in Orhangazi Neighborhood, where examples of civil architecture are concentrated in the district. Built in 1928, Orhangazi Primary School is one of the first schools constructed by the state. The restored school is also where our famous writer Rıfat Ilgaz worked as a teacher and wrote his work "Karadeniz’in Kıyıcığı" during this period.
45 minutes
Odayeri Ve Derebalik Yaylaları Yürüyüş Parkuru
It is a 10 km route between Odayeri Yaylası and Derebalık Yaylası in Düzce Merkez. The walk starts by reaching Beyköy from Düzce and then reaching Odayeri Yaylası from the Uğur Köyü turnoff. It should be walked by those who are in good condition and have long-distance walking experience and route-finding ability. It is a route that exceeds medium difficulty and has slopes, and can be walked in seasons other than winter with high-ankle walking shoes and a raincoat.
45 minutes
Hemşin Köyü Camii
The historic Hemşin Köyü Camii, located 15 kilometers from Akçakoca and built in 1877 by Hemşin people who came from Artvin after the Ottoman-Russian War, is one of the best examples of çantı-type mosques. The mosque, built with an example of stonework on the first floor and using the çantı technique on the second floor, has a history approaching 150 years. Hemşin Camii, whose minaret is also wooden, draws attention with its ceiling workmanship, mihrab and minbar.
45 minutes
Kurugöl Kanyonu
Kurugöl Canyon, located in Kurugöl Village in Akçakoca District of Düzce Province, is 14 kilometers from the district center. With a hiking trail along the stream consisting of easy and difficult sections, it is one of the must-see beauties of Akçakoca for nature and adventure lovers, away from stress, with its unique nature. The area is quite suitable for trekking, photo safari, and rock climbing, and offers visitors a visual feast with its lush green nature.
45 minutes
Paddle Board
Paddle Board (Paddle Surfing) has become one of the water sports that has attracted considerable interest in recent years. Unlike surfing, it is an activity that enthusiasts can easily do in calm sea, lake, river, stream, etc. conditions. Düzce has a rich potential in terms of water resources. These water resources rise from the mountains surrounding the Düzce Plain, gather in Efteni Gölü, and are carried by the Büyük Melen Nehri and flow into the Black Sea.
45 minutes
Motocross
Düzce's geographical structure offers many alternative areas in the field of motor sports. In particular, with its plateaus, lakes, forests and geographical location, the district of Kaynaşlı is rapidly progressing towards becoming our country's center for nature and motor sports.
45 minutes
Sinekli Yaylası
Sinekli Plateau, located 33 km from Düzce, is at an altitude of 1450 m and covers an area of 100 decares. It can be reached via Beyköy, or by the route of Samandere Waterfall Natural Monument or Bolu, Abat Lake Nature Park. The group of Sinekli, Kütüklü and Sakarca Plateaus is located around Kızılkaya Hill between the borders of Bolu and Düzce, to the north of Abant Lake Nature Park, and the distance between them is 1-3 km.
45 minutes
Tepeköy Camii
The mosque, located in Tepeköy Village of Çilimli District, has a rectangular plan, a wooden frame with brick masonry, and a hipped roof. The mosque inscription states that it was built in 1954. The mosque has a zinc-covered minaret. In addition to the mosque’s wooden minbar and mihrab, woodwork can be seen on the ceiling and balcony section. It has been registered by the Ankara Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board.
45 minutes
Samandere Şelalesi Sinekli Yaylası Ve Abant Yürüyüş Parkuru
It is a 14 km route between Samandere Waterfall Nature Park, Sinekli Plateau and Abant National Park. It is a medium-difficulty route and requires good fitness, long hiking experience and route-finding ability. The hike starts by reaching Beyköy from Düzce and from there Samandere village. After Samandere Waterfall Nature Park, it is a hiking route passing through beech, hornbeam, chestnut and fir forests.
45 minutes
Konuralp Antik Tiyatro Kemerkasim Su Kemerleri Yürüyüş Parkuru
It is a 5,5 km track between Konuralp Ancient Theatre and Kemerkasım Aqueducts. It is a track that every healthy person can walk comfortably and can be walked in every season. Reaching Konuralp, the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium, from Düzce, the walk starts from beside the ancient theatre.
45 minutes
Cumayeri Yeni Camii
Cumayeri Yeni Camii, located in Cumayeri District, was built in 1942. Its local wooden interior architectural features are quite striking. The mosque, whose original plan was rectangular, was later rebuilt with a square plan. Cumayeri Yeni Camii has been registered by the Ankara Cultural Heritage Preservation Board due to its wooden interior architectural features.
45 minutes
Odayeri Yaylası Torkul Yaylası Ve Göleti Yürüyüş Parkuru
It is a 9 km track between Odayeri Yaylası and Torkul Yaylası and Göleti. The walk starts by reaching Beyköy from Düzce, then reaching Odayeri Yaylası from the Uğur Köyü turnoff. It is a moderately difficult track, and those with good fitness, long-distance walking experience and route-finding ability can walk it in seasons other than winter. It is a track passing through beech, hornbeam, chestnut and fir forests.
45 minutes
Derdin Köyü Çiçekli Ve Şehirli Yaylaları Yürüyüş Parkuru
It is a 15 km walking route between Derdin Village Çiçekli and Şehirli Plateaus. The walk starts by reaching Beyköy from Düzce and from there Derdin village. It is a medium-difficulty route and requires good fitness, long-distance walking experience and route-finding ability. It can be walked in all seasons except winter. It is a walking route passing through beech, hornbeam, chestnut and fir forests. All kinds of wild animals native to the region may appear.
45 minutes
Harmankaya Şelalesi
Harmankaya Waterfall, located in Harmankaya village in Düzce’s Cumayeri District, is 31 km from Düzce and 11 km from the district center. Harmankaya Waterfall is 5 km from Turkey’s 3rd largest rafting area, with its 13 km course on the Büyük Melen River passing by Cumayeri - Dokuzdeğirmen village. In addition to its magnificent appearance, Harmankaya Waterfall is also the hidden paradise of the region with its 700 m medium-difficulty walking trail.
45 minutes
Mudurnu Sarot Kaplıcası
It is located 30 km northwest of Mudurnu in Ilıca Village of Taşkesti Town. The spring has a distinct characteristic from all the mineral waters within the province and is 66 degrees hot and sulphated. It belongs to the bitter waters group. Physically, it is a hyperthermal hypotonic mineral water. Sarot Hot Springs, the thermal facilities built around Sarot Hot Springs entered service in 2012, and the construction of new facilities has begun.
45 minutes
Kocayayla
Kocayayla is 35 kilometers from Düzce. The plateau, at an altitude of 1.450 meters, has an area of 86.159 square meters. Together with Şehirli, Çiçekli and Sinekli Plateaus, Kocayayla forms a group of plateaus. This group of plateaus is located on the shortest transportation route, 7 kilometers from Abant.
45 minutes
Saklikent Şelalesi
Saklıkent Waterfall, located in Yağcılar village in our Yığılca district, is 45 kilometers from Düzce and 5 kilometers from the district center on the Yedigöller National Park route. The area is suitable for activities such as hiking, photo safari, etc., with its lush green nature.
45 minutes
Çilimli Kaplandede Şifali Su Yürüyüş Parkuru
It is a 35 km route between Çilimli, Kaplandede and Şifalı Su. The walk should begin by reaching Çilimli from the Çilimli turnoff on the Düzce İstanbul road. It is a medium-difficulty route that any healthy person can walk comfortably, and it can be walked in every season. The route mostly follows the forest interior. In winter, snow precautions must be taken.
45 minutes
Sakarca Yaylası
Sakarca Plateau, part of which belongs to Bolu and part to Düzce, is 40 kilometers from Düzce and 25 kilometers from Kaynaşlı District. The plateau, which has an altitude of 1,550 meters, has a unique natural beauty. The plateau, with pine forest to the east and beech forest to the west, is continuously covered with thyme.
45 minutes
Dikmen Yaylası
It is located within the borders of Hendek district. The distance between Hendek and Dikmen Yaylası is 1,5 hours. Dikmen and Çiğdem villages can be reached via Hendek-Karadere, and from there the plateau can be reached. Electricity is available on the plateau, which is famous for its rhododendrons. It is the highest peak of our province at an altitude of 1722 meters. Summer season festivities are held here every year.
45 minutes
Olta Balikçiliği
Düzce has a very rich potential in terms of water resources. Many lakes and streams offer areas suitable for recreational angling. These areas are Hasanlar Baraj Gölü, Topuk Yaylası Göleti, Efteni Gölü, Kurugöl Tabiat Parkı, Torkul Yaylası Göleti, Yayakbaşı and Muncurlu Göletleri, Melen Nehri, Akçakoca, which is our province’s Black Sea coast, etc.
45 minutes
Sariçökek Köyü Camii
It is located in Sarıçökek Village in the Kaynaşlı district of Düzce. The mosque, which belongs to the Orhan Gazi period, has been registered as a first group monumental work. Sarıçökek Camii was built in the 14th century using the çantı technique.
45 minutes
Düzce'nin Tabiat Parklari
There are 4 Nature Parks within the borders of our province. These are; Güzeldere Waterfall Nature Park, Kurugöl Nature Park, Aydınpınar Waterfalls Nature Park and Yılançatı Canyon Nature Park.
45 minutes
Uğurlu Köyü Yeni Meze Camii
Uğurlu Köyü Yeni Meze Camii is located in Uğurlu village, 16 km from Akçakoca. The mosque, which is a fine example of stone workmanship, was built in 1885. In the garden of the mosque, which contains inscriptions from the Ottoman Period, there is also a water well.
45 minutes
Kizik Yaylası
Kızık Yaylası is located in Gölyaka District, which stands out with Düzce's lush green nature. The plateau, which is 38 kilometers from Düzce, has an altitude of 1600 meters.
45 minutes
Toptepe
Toptepe is one of the most beautiful points from which Düzce Plain can be viewed from a bird’s-eye perspective. On the observation terrace, you can watch the magnificent view of Efteni Lake and taste local dishes at the country casino.
45 minutes