Antalya Turkey

Koprulu Canyon

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It is simple to arrive this parkland via chasing the asphalt street which separates towards the north at the 49. km. of Alanya - Antalya highway. This street arrives Beskonak afterwards passing Tasagil.
The national park’s recreational texture is shaped via the river Kopru.
This river’s variable personality composes an ideal track for the rafting sport. Daily visit sites and camping along the river which are shadow with the trees produce upward the majority significant actions of the National Park.
The geological formation of the region prepared of conglomera, sandstone, clay and limestone masses of rocks produces the carstic ground formations possible. Owing to its duration of 14km. and its walls exceeding 100m. height the valley shaped via the river Kopru between the Beskonak and Bolasan town, which produces upward the natural origin of the National Park, is the longest canyon of Turkey.
The plant wrap in National Park shaped via the cedar, cypress and pine trees and a lot other tree species with retires which continue from the feet of the valley upward to the naked tops of the mountains are advocated with the wealthy maqui groups.
The species have diminished in figure as a result of the illicit hunting althouh National Park had a quite varied wild life. The main membership of the wild life include marten, wolf, badger, deer, fox, rabbit, chamois and bear. In the river Kopru and its forks there is abundance of trout.
Inside the National Park there are also spoils of the ancient city of Selge.
Among the other archaeological wealth of the parkland there are Oluk and Bugrum bridges on the river Kocacay and Kopru, and the historical street draped with stone which joins Selge to the coastal cities of Pamphylia.
National Park dwellings the positions like cafeteria and buffet and also the fields reserved for picnic and camping.