Things to do in Samsun

You can walk around the centre of Samsun, along the seafront and in the bazaar. You can go shopping. You can visit the historical buildings, mosques, inns, bazaars, churches and madrasas in Samsun. You can visit museums. You can see the bronze statue of Atatürk near the town hall.
If you come to Samsun in the summer, you can enjoy the sea and sun in holiday resorts such as Atakum. You can do water activities such as diving and canoeing in the sea, dam lakes or natural lakes.
You can go bird watching in the Kızılırmak Delta. You can go to the highlands, go hiking, cycling or picnicking. You can also camp if you wish. Many festivals are held in the highlands during the summer months. You can participate in these.
A cable car has been built between Samsun Batı Park and Baruthane Tumuli. You can enjoy the magnificent view and see the tumuli from the cable car. You can go to Amisos Hill. Here you can see the tumuli and treasures. You can see Samsun Castle and the Amazon statue.
You can go paragliding in areas such as Kocadağ and Lâdik. You can go rock climbing on the trails located on the Samsun Asarcık Road and other locations. You can go fishing in the dam lakes and rivers.
You can take a nice walk along the sea during the day. In the evening, you can enjoy raki and fish at a nice fish restaurant while watching the sunset. You will enjoy it even more with fresh seasonal fish, seafood and olive oil appetisers.

• Watch the sunset at Atakum Beach.
• Mingle with the crowd on Çiftlik Street.

• Take a walk in Adapark.
• Stroll around Cumhuriyet Square.

• Take a cable car ride for a bird's-eye view of the city.
• Swim at the blue flag beaches in summer. Fener, İnci, Mert, Huzur, Geyikkoşan, Gümenez, and Atakum are the most popular ones.
• Take lots of photos at Simenit Lake in autumn.
• Find healing at the Havza hot springs.
• Take a boat tour in Turkey's second-largest canyon.

For accommodation recommendations, please visit our Samsun Hotels page.