The Best 10 Beach Camps in the Gulf of Saros from Keşan to Enez..

Located in the Thrace region and serving as the capital of the Ottoman Empire for 88 years, Edirne is one of our must-see cities.. Our city, which has 9 counties as Enez, Havsa, Ipsala, Keşan, Lalapaşa, Meriç, Merkez, Süloğlu and Uzunköprü, is the gate of our country that opens to the west, as it is a border crossing to both Bulgaria and Greece. It was also of great strategic importance..

Located 2.5-3 hours from Istanbul, Edirne is also easily accessible from other major cities.. In this article, we will discuss the beautiful camping areas along the Saros Bay of Edirne, which offers many alternatives to visit both in the city center and in its districts.. However, while we’re here, we wanted to give a few short suggestions for those who have time and want to visit the center of Edirne.

Suggestions for a Day Trip to Edirne

– Places to visit in Edirne:

Apart from the Selimiye Mosque, which Mimar Sinan calls “my masterpiece”, one of the top places to visit in Edirne The Old Mosque, the Three Serefeli Mosque, the Edirne Great Synagogue and the Sweti George Bulgarian Church are also worth seeing.

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Mihran Hanım Mansion and Kaleiçi area with old houses with bay windows, Saraclar Caddesi, which can be compared to Istiklal street, Rustempasa Caravanserai strong>, going to Karaağaç On the way, the Mecidiye Bridge, which is located on the Meriç River and has 13 legs with a length of 263 meters, is one of the other attractions.

For those who have time and love to visit museums, II. We can recommend Beyazıt Complex and Health Museum, Edirne City Museum and Edirne Archeology Museum. In addition, we recommend the historical Sokullu Hammam.

– What to buy in Edirne?

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The direction to buy souvenirs from Edirne is Alipaşa Bazaar, Bedesten Bazaar or Selimiye Arastasi. Cheese, marzipan, Kavala cookies are among the souvenirs you can buy here.

– What to eat in Edirne?

While you’re in Edirne, you wouldn’t be able to complete your Edirne tour without eating the famous Edirne fried liver at Aydin Tava Liver or Cgerci Niyazi Usta.

Places to Camp in Edirne

Let’s come to our main topic.. We visited Edirne, okay, where are the places to camp?

With many coves and national parks lined up along the Saros Gulf in Edirne districts, there are different alternatives for campers.. In our previous articles, we discussed the bays to swim along the Saros Gulf from Keşan to Eceabat.. You can examine it in detail by clicking here.

In this article, we list the 10 campsites we would recommend to you, from Keşan, which we will consider as the beginning of the Saros Gulf, to Enez, located on the Greek border.

1- Gökçetepe Nature Park

In this camping area, which is also known as Gökçetepe Tent Camp, there is a minibus and a separate car for cars. you need to pay vehicle entrance fee. If you wish, you can stay in your own tent, in tents you can rent from the facility or in your caravan.. Of course, the price of each differs.. You can reach the official website for the current price list by clicking here.

All kinds of services are available for those who will camp in Gökçetepe nature park.. You can have a very comfortable holiday thanks to facilities such as WC, shower, electricity, picnic tables, restaurant/cafe.

2 – İbrice Harbor

İbrice Harbor will be very familiar to diving lovers. The port is especially popular with divers, with tours organized from cities such as Istanbul and more than one diving school.. We made our first scuba diving discovery here and shared our experience both on our youtube channel and on the blog. there is no campsite. This is a place where divers pitch a tent where they find empty.. Therefore, it is difficult to call İbrice a campground, but in our opinion it is one of the rare places to pitch a tent.. It is very crowded especially on the weekends, but if your holiday falls outside of the weekdays and holidays, you should pitch a tent in an empty and shaded place in the harbor for a day or two and enter the sea from İbrice harbor and enjoy swimming with hundreds of sea creatures.. Definitely don’t forget to take sea goggles with you.

There are restaurants in the port besides diving schools.. If you haven’t brought your own food, you can also fill your stomach in the restaurant.. Keep in mind..

3- Uzunkum Beach

Uzunkum beach is named after As can be understood, it is a beach with a long sandy beach.. This place also hosts the Thrace Fest held in July.. You pay the entrance fee to the beach by car. You can also stay in tents provided by the facility for a certain fee.. Uzunkum beach, which has many facilities such as sun loungers, umbrellas, cafes, WC, showers, and restaurant, is a very neat, tidy and clean place.

By the way, you can swim outside the area surrounded by wires by the beach’s management, but it is forbidden to pitch a tent in the evening. It was said that the gendarmerie checks were also carried out in the situation..

4- Italian Bay

stony road on the right before entering Uzunkum beach You reach the Italian Bay when you continue along. There are no facilities or special areas such as WC-Shower etc. in the bay, which is reached at the end of a bumpy road filled with large and small stones.. Unfortunately, this untouched bay is very crowded and dirty on weekends and especially during holidays.. Heaps of garbage and barbecue smells are suffocating, and the tents set up together create a very crowded and bad image.. Therefore, we recommend that you go during the off-season.. If you want to set up your tent and spend a quiet day or two in a bay where there is no one in late September or April-May, you can turn your route to Italian Bay.. But don’t forget to take all your supplies with you, because the closest place to shop is still within half an hour by car from the stony roads you passed on your way here.

5- Erikli Camping

Erikli Camping is located 100 meters from the sea and 20 meters from the center of the bazaar.. A reliable place especially preferred by families. You can stay in your own tents in the camp or by renting a tent from the camping area.. You can contact the camp’s website by clicking the link here to inquire about price and availability.

This fully-fledged campsite gets very crowded in summer, especially on weekends and holidays, so it’s a good idea to make a reservation in advance.. Camping is also preferred by those who take a long-term tent holiday, you can recognize these tents immediately because of the home environment set up.

By the way, 1 day tent is not allowed.. Keep in mind.

Alternatively, you can also consider the Green Camp, which is also located on the Erikli beach. Information about this campground can be obtained from Ms. Gülseren by calling 0542 342 82 91.

6- Danişment Nature Park

Danishment Forest Camp , located in the nature park. Located right by the sea in the shade of lush trees, this camping area has many facilities including WC, shower, market, cafe, restaurant.. Apart from seasonal tents, this forest camp becomes very crowded with tents set up on weekends and holidays.. At the entrance of the camp, you have to pay the overnight tent accommodation fee depending on the number of days you will stay, excluding the vehicle fee.. Apart from its clean, tidy and peaceful environment, Danişment Nature Park is a place you should definitely visit with its clean sea and lush green nature with plenty of oxygen.

7- Checkers Campground

This campground, also known as Esentepe Campground, is located on the Karaincirli coast of Enez.. You can stay with your own tent or with tents you can rent from the camp.. The camp also has family-style tents with two double beds.. Apart from these tents, there are also tubes and stoves.. Prices are quite reasonable. At the camp, there are also activities organized on weekends with buses departing from Istanbul.. For more information and contact you can click the link here.

8- Foundation Beach Camp

The village of Vakıf, which is connected to Enez, has a beach with white sand.. Apart from the motels and pensions where you can stay in the village of Vakıf, you can also set up a tent on the beach.. We did not try, but as far as we researched, there were no gendarmerie controls here, and there were even those who set up tents during the season.. Vakıf Village is one of the places that you should definitely stop by while continuing towards Enez.. On the road from the village to the beach, there is a salt lake and a nature park just ahead..

Alternative camping area is: Seahorse camping

9 – Enez Kamp

While continuing from the Foundation to Enez, the Sultanice village, which is on your way, is both very close to the Gala Lake national park, which has an incredibly beautiful nature, and is immaculate. has a beach with a sea.

In Enez district, there are more than one camping area, beachfront motels and hostels, diving centre, Enez castle, places to visit with historical ruins such as the King’s Girl Basilica and Çataltepe Tumulus, plenty of buffets, restaurants and cafes..

If you want to pitch a tent by the sea, our recommendation is Enez Camp.. It is a bit of a makeshift and neglected place, but it is a very pleasant place in terms of location.

Enez also includes the social facility of Trakya and Istanbul Universities.. If you are a public institution employee, the prices of the facilities that you can evaluate on a weekly or long-term basis are quite reasonable.. Weekly and 3 meals a day at the price stated on their website. Don’t forget to make a reservation as there will be a lot of demand in the season..

10- Gala Lake National Park

The bird sanctuary of Thrace Gala lake national park, known as. Gala Lake National Park, which is located in the wetland of Meriç Delta, has a total area of ​​6,087 hectares, including Big Gala Lake, Small Gala Lake, Pamuklu Lake and Hisarlı Mountain and its foothills.

Camping is not allowed in the national park, but again In our opinion, this is the place to pitch a tent.. If you cannot stay in the park, you can choose one of the camps or motels in Enez..

This is one of the rare places that is both close to Istanbul and easily accessible, especially for long nature walks in the spring, and where you can spend a lot of time..

These are the alternative accommodation addresses that we will recommend for an affordable holiday where you will enjoy the magnificent sea, Saros Gulf and the charming Edirne districts to the fullest.. We look forward to your comments and suggestions.

Have a pleasant trip..