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.
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.
onur
29 Jun 09 at 15:57