There are rivers in the mountains all around Yusufeli and it is a bit of a whitewater Mecca in Turkey.
Supposedly the town will go under with a new dam being built in a few years. Opinions about this differ and there is a bit of new construction going on while the majority of structures slowly crumble away.
Be that as it may, I came for a bit of rafting. Based on my previous “experience” I found myself in the front right position, usually the wettest in a raft. I knew what I was getting myself into, it was a hot day and they river wasn’t as cold as I thought. My major challenge was figuring out the commands in Turkish but I got the hang of it quickly. A fun day and the drive to the put in was almost as exciting as the rafting.
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this is almost the best time for yusufeli and the kackar mountains. you should go up in the mountains to the barhan and yaylalar village. at least for a day trip.