A VISIT TO A VISIT TO BALLIKAYALAR BALLIKAYALAR NATURAL PARKNATURAL PARK

We visited the Natural Park Ballıkayalar We visited the Natural Park Ballıkayalar in Gebze on 27th of April.in Gebze on 27th of April.

It is deep and narrow. It is deep and narrow.

There are many There are many small waterfalls small waterfalls

in the hill slopes.in the hill slopes.

You can see You can see sparrows, hawks,sparrows, hawks,white crows, doves, white crows, doves, hoopoes, skylarks and nightingales.hoopoes, skylarks and nightingales.

There are other animals such There are other animals such as fish, jackals, foxes, pigs as fish, jackals, foxes, pigs and moles.and moles.

FishFish

There is an area for rock climbing and There is an area for rock climbing and mountaineering.mountaineering.

The Canyon is 40-80 m width, so it’s The Canyon is 40-80 m width, so it’s very narrow; the scene is beautiful!very narrow; the scene is beautiful!

There is Ballıkaya CreeThere is Ballıkaya Creek inside thek inside the Valley, which makes a small lake.Valley, which makes a small lake.

BBallıkayalar Natural Park iallıkayalar Natural Park iss inin KocKocaeli, 70 km away from Istaeli, 70 km away from Istanbul.anbul.

You can go there by your private car. You can go there by your private car. It’s on the Istanbul-Ankara It’s on the Istanbul-Ankara motorway.motorway.

We went there by schoolbus.We went there by schoolbus.

We had a great We had a great time there. We time there. We

enjoyed the enjoyed the

visit very much.visit very much.

We weWe weren’t only interested in the ren’t only interested in the visit, bvisit, but we also really enjoyed ut we also really enjoyed it.it.

We took a lot of photographs there.We took a lot of photographs there.

The viThe visit was so enjoyabsit was so enjoyable thatle that we we dididn’t want to leave dn’t want to leave there…there…

Prepared by:FATMA MARLALI

(Year 1 Level A2)