Daily Manyas Bird Paradise Tour from Bergama – Suuctu Waterfall (Shared)

Manyas Bird Paradise National Park and Suuctu Waterfall Day Tour from Bergama

The Manyas Bird Paradise tour from Bergama is a nature-focused day tour for anyone who wants to swap ancient ruins for forests, falling water and birdlife. This fully guided daily excursion, a true daily nature tour, leaves from your hotel in Bergama (Pergamon), visits the impressive Suuctu Waterfall and then explores Bird Paradise National Park on the shore of Lake Manyas, one of the most important wetlands in Turkey, before returning in the early evening.

• Suuctu Waterfall: a 38-metre cascade, the largest in the region
• Forest setting: beech, oak and pine woods around the falls
• Bird Paradise National Park: protected since 1959
• Breeding colonies: pygmy cormorants, Dalmatian pelicans and night herons
• More species: spoonbills, little egrets and grey herons
• Guided nature walk with an English-speaking guide

Suuctu Waterfall lies near Mustafakemalpasa, south of Bursa. It was created where a fault line collapsed along the Karadere stream, and the water now drops 38 metres through a green curtain of trees. Besides its beauty, the waterfall supplies water to the surrounding district. A photo stop here gives you time to enjoy the cool air and the sound of the falls.

Bird Paradise National Park, known locally as Kuscenneti, was declared a national park in 1959. Willows and tamarisks line its southern and eastern shores, while reed beds, rushes, grasses and hundreds of flowering plants fill the surrounding marshland. This mix of habitats makes the area a key breeding and resting ground for waterfowl on their migration routes. Colonies of cormorants, Dalmatian pelicans, night herons, egrets and spoonbills nest here. Bring binoculars and comfortable shoes for this Manyas day trip; lunch is not included.

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