Sapadere Canyon

After finding an upmarket campsite on the beach on the outskirts of Mersin - Alcakil Kamping, we rested for a bit and got sunburnt. We then headed the amazing windy mountainous coast road between Mersin and Alanya, with mile after mile of banana plantations, something we didn't expect in Turkey. We absolutely loved a coastal village on the way called Soğuksu (cold water) where a beautiful turquoise river flowed out into the deep blue sea. We were headed to Sapadere Canyon, a beautiful river canyon with waterfalls and and natural swimming pools. We ate lunch and walked the dubiously rickety wooden walkway through the canyon to the waterfall at the top. Most of the pools where signs indicated you could swim were so deep we dare not risk it with H but we all took a dip in the freezing cold blue green pools towards the bottom where the water was shallower and more still. There were actually quite a lot of tourists here so we moved on. We loved some of the farmland in the valley here.Read more