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Giresun's glacial lakes become a new destination for nature enthusiasts

Giresun's Dereli district, Gölobası, and Avşar plateaus are homes to glacial lakes, welcoming canoe and trekking enthusiasts.

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Giresuns glacial lakes become a new destination for nature enthusiasts

Ibrahim Aslan, who's from Yozgat, expressed that he had been visiting Giresun at certain times for about 3 years, stating, "This year was a different experience for me. This place has a truly beautiful landscape. The canoe activity was also fantastic, it was really nice to paddle along with such a scenery."

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Giresuns glacial lakes become a new destination for nature enthusiasts

Aslan also emphasized that despite the hot weather in the city center, they were wearing jackets while exploring the area with the glacier lake, and he invited everyone to see the captivating view of it.

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Giresuns glacial lakes become a new destination for nature enthusiasts

The hotel manager, Orhan Kılınç, from the Koçkayası Nature Park in Dereli, also mentioned that they had contributed to the canoeing activities.

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Giresuns glacial lakes become a new destination for nature enthusiasts

Kılınç stated that the hotel's customers had requested the canoeing activity, they had came with a group of 15 people this week and they were planning to return with a group of 16 people next week. He also mentioned that they were intending to continue the activity with increasing numbers in the following periods. They are planning to organize the canoeing events every weekend during July and June, which also serves as a great promotion for Giresun.