Serçin – Sobran Bay

Total Distance: 12,5 km

Average Time: 2 hours

Starting Elevation: 6 m

Highest Elevation: 140 m

Difficulty: Medium

 

Transportation to the Starting Point of the Route

Aydın – Serçin Village: 74,5 km (Bus Route 405 and inter-district dolmush)

Didim – Serçin Village: 33 km (Bus Route 405 and inter-district dolmush)

 

Route Details

Serçin junction is 4,5 km from Söke – Milas main road. Serçin is a tourism centre which is also a part of Aydın Metropolitan Municipality’s ecotourism projects. Here, you can taste and buy fish such as eel that migrate from the Sargasso Sea, as well as sea bass and gray mullet. In Serçin you can visit Serçin Ecotourism Centre which was opened by Aydın Metropolitan Municipality, and travel to Kışla either with the bikes that you can get from the ecotourism centre for free or by your own vehicle. On the way to Sobran Bay from Kışla you can enjoy the unique scenery of Lake Bafa and Latmos; you can visit the ancient Sobran Castle and the marble mine, and see the white beach located in Sobran Bay. In addition, during the hike you can observe various bird species and endemic plant species.