Places to see in Kocaeli

When you come to Kocaeli, you can first go to Maşukiye, which is about 20 minutes from the center. Maşukiye, covered with lush green trees, is one of the greenest and most beautiful areas of the city. Moreover, you can also see the magnificent lake here.
You can go to Kartepe. If you go to the town, which is at the forefront with winter tourism, you will be mesmerized by the white cover. You can also visit Kuzu Plateau National Park in Kartepe.
You can go to Kerpe, one of the most suitable places to swim in Kocaeli. You can enjoy the sea and the sun in Kerpe, which has a magnificent nature where the deep blue sea meets the greenery.
You can go to Saatçi Ali Efendi Mansion and Ethnography Museum in the center of Kocaeli. You can visit the Eskihisar Osman Hamdi Bey Museum of the famous museologist Osman Hamdi Bey and see the marvelous paintings here.
Floating Museum - You can see the Gayret Ship. You can visit Gölcük Naval Museum, which summarizes Turkish Naval History. You can visit the Clock Tower and Eskihisar Castle. You can visit the Otağı of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror.
You can visit Izmit Palace, Abdulaziz's Hunting Mansion, Kaiser Wilhelm Mansion and Pink Mansion in the center of Izmit. There are many inns, baths, fountains and mosques in Kocaeli. You can visit these places.You can visit monuments such as Süleyman Pasha Bath, Mimar Sinan Bridge, Orhan Mosque.
You can take day trips to Kocaeli plateaus. You can go to green areas such as Kuzu Plateau, Soğuksu, Şehitler Grove. Kocaeli is a city with healing waters in the field of thermal tourism. You can go to Yeniköy and Maşukiye Hot Springs. 

Other Places; Ballıkayalar Valley and Beşkayalar Nature Parks, Darıca Bird Sanctuary, Maşukiye, Kartepe and Kuzu Plateau, Çoban Mustafa Pasha Complex

For accommodation suggestions, you can check our Kocaeli Hotels page.