Activities
Visit the thermal resorts of Bolu which offer lots of health benefits; Bolu Thermal Spring, Karacasu Thermal Tourism Center, Babas Thermal Spring, Sarot Thermal Spring, Pavlu (Kesenözü) and so on.
Enjoy the peaceful nature of Abant Lake which is a crater lake, located 34 km. southwest of Bolu province, on the Abant Mountains. Picnic, camping, sportive line fishing , trekking, yachting, horse riding, phaeton riding and natural ice skating in the winter are the activities of this nature park. The other lakes in the region are; Gölcük Lake, Gölköy Dam Lake, Yeniçağa Lake, Karamurat Lake, Çubuk Lake, Sülük Lake, Sünnet Lake and Karagöl.
Enjoy the plateaus; Aladağ, Değirmenözü, Sarıalan, Gölcük, Ardıçtepe, Üstyaka, At, Gerede, Kıbrısçık, Mengen, Sarıklı, Soğucak, Mile, Sepetçiler, Çelebioğlu, Çiftçatak, Mudurnu, Göynük , Seben and Kızık.
Ski Centers Esentepe : The ski resort is located to the north of Gerede District at an altitude of 1.300 meters. The three-star Esentepe Hotel is available for winter sports and skiing possibilities. The hotel has a wonderful view dominant to the entire district and is possible to do grass skiing at the hotel. The name Esentepe was given to the region by Atatürk, because of the permanent winds blowing in the region. There are century old pine trees in the area.
Kartalkaya Ski Center: Located in the Koroglu Mountains in the region around the Black Sea near the city Bolu. Kartalkaya is located in a beautiful setting among pine trees where you can think of yourself being anywhere else but in Turkey. The ski season here lasts from late December to late March and can count on as much as 3 meter of snow each year.
Hunting: The forest stratum and rich fauna and flora surrounding the Bolu Province in four directions accommodates various hunting games. The terrestrial hunting games like bear, lynx, wild boar, deer, roe deer, wolf, marten, fox, badger, rabbit, skunk, weasel, beaver and red squirrel and avian hunting games like partridge, stock dove, quail, freckled partridge, toy bird, crane bird, woodcock, dove and predator birds like sparrow hawk, hawk and eagle are frequently encountered in the forest region.
Fishing: Bolu region is also an ideal region for line fishing activities as is accommodates lots of lakes. The fishes like trout, crap, coral fish and silver fish are available for line fishing at the Abant Lake, Gölcük Lake, Gölköy Dam Lake, Yedigöller (Seven lakes) and Aladağ lake.
Paragliding : There are very convenient places for the paragliding activities at the Abant Mountains and touristic tours are arranged from major cities to Abant Mountains for paragliding.
