Day Trip Düzce Rafting Tour / Melen River

EVERY WEDNESDAY – SATURDAY – SUNDAY A MOVING, ADRENALINE-FILLED ADVENTURE!

🚍 VEHICLE DEPARTURE POINTS AND TIMES 🚍

⏰07:00 - Incirli Metrobus Stop Dilek Bakery Front
⏰07:15 - Mecidiyekoy Square IETT Stops
⏰07:30 - Kadikoy Marriage Office Parking Lot Front
⏰07:40 - Under Bostanci Bridge (Ankara direction)
⏰07:50 - Kartal Bridge (Ankara direction)
⏰08:00 - Under Pendik Bridge (Ankara direction)
⏰08:10 - In front of Cayırova McDonald's
⏰08:20 - In front of Gebze Center
⏰09:00- Izmit People's House Stop

SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

✅Round-trip Transportation
✅Breakfast
✅Lunch
✅Guidance Service
✅Rafting
✅Rafting Training
✅Rafting Equipment
✅Photo Shoot
✅Travel Insurance

🍴BREAKFAST PLATE

* Boiled egg
* Tomatoes and cucumbers
* Cheese varieties
* Black and green olives
* French fries
* Pastry rolls
* Honey and butter
* Jam
* Walnut
* Seasonal fruit
* Bread varieties
☕ Served with unlimited tea.

🍽️ LUNCH FIX MENU

Our Rafting Lunch Menu 🍽️
* Grilled meatballs
* Grilled chicken
* Rice
* French fries
* Roasted peppers

🥤 Beverage included.
One of the options cola, soda, or ayran can be chosen.
☕ Tea is served after the meal.

What Awaits Us in This Event?

FUN!
EXTREME!
NATURE!
HIGH ADRENALINE!

Morning Tour Program
10:00
Facility Meeting Breakfast Time
11:00
Rafting Preparation Training
12:00
Rafting Start
13:00
Roasted Tea Break
14:00
Rafting Finish
14:30
Facility Return Shower Preparation
15:30
Return Meal and Free Time
Capacity
300 People

After picking up our guests from the specified stops, we head to the restaurant where we will have breakfast. After a nice breakfast, we get information about rafting with our guests who will raft and go down to the riverbank. (Our guests who will not raft can enjoy nature.) After about 2 hours of rafting excitement over a 14 km route, we take our shower and lunch, and relax at our facility in the middle of nature. Guests who want to walk in nature can do so and photograph the unique beauty of nature.

Rafting

It is a water sport that causes your body to secrete a lot of adrenaline. Everyone from seven to seventy can do rafting. It does not require any technical knowledge or skill. It is a sport that everyone can do by following the advice of the guides at the head of the teams. Technical equipment includes life jackets, helmets, and waterproof clothing.

It can be done in every season, but because the flow rates of rivers change depending on the season, the routes may become more challenging. Above all, rafting is a team sport. Before going down to the river, guides give a training on how this sport is done.

Melen Stream Rafting
An adrenaline and excitement-filled day awaits you at our rafting facility in Dokuz Değirmen village, Cumayeri, Düzce. Make your rafting reservation now and share in this pleasure.
Rafting is a stream, river, or river sport done by paddling with inflatable boats called rafts (barges) ... Rafting is an adrenaline-filled activity in our country done as a day trip for fun.
In the rafting activity, each boat consists of 6 to 8 people, and each boat has river guides who have received rafting training. For the activity to take place, at least two teams are required (each rafting boat is a team). Rafting is a coordination sport, and everyone in the team acts according to the commands of the rafting guide; to adapt to the river, understand the nature of rafting, get less tired, and most importantly have fun, the team must act as one body. In addition to having fun, you can scream inside the boats, chant marches and slogans with your team, and it is one of the most natural remedies for relieving stress.

Pre-preparation for rafting activity
• Participants should wear suitable clothing for the activity such as swimsuits and shorts.
• Wear the neoprene clothing, neoprene booties, and life jacket provided by the guides,
• The pre-preparation is completed by putting on the rafting helmet and paddle.
Rafting info – Safety Briefing
This is the training given by the tour leader before entering the river. The training content includes;
• River structure,
• Introduction to rafting equipment and how to use the equipment,
• Paddling styles,
• Basic rafting commands,
• Safety procedures and rules to follow,
• Safe swimming position – bodyrafting
• Techniques for getting a swimmer out of the water onto the raft,
• The safety briefing is completed with team formation and guide assignments.

Along the way, by following the commands of your guide, you will enjoy taking your boat as a team through the rapids formed in the wild waters of the Melen stream (large waves occurring in the Melen stream) and reaching calm waters; excitement will accompany you throughout the journey.
At the end of this unique and adrenaline-filled day, we begin our return journey to Istanbul, dropping our valued guests off at the points where we picked them up and saying goodbye until we meet again in another itctur.com organization.

⬆️ ITEMS THAT MUST BE BROUGHT

🔹T-shirt
🔹Swimsuit/Shorts
🔹Towel
🔹Shampoo
🔹Suitable shoes for the river

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

⚠️The minimum participation age for the tour is 12.
⚠️Knowing how to swim is not required!
⚠️Anyone who knows how to swim and does not have health problems such as asthma, heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy, or pregnancy can join our tour.
⚠️Rafting experience is not required.
⚠️Those with health problems should inform their guides. (Such as asthma, diabetes, epilepsy)
⚠️The program flow is determined by the guide.
⚠️The program may be changed due to weather, road, social, natural events, timing, etc.
⚠️The vehicles used in the tour may vary according to the number of people.
⚠️Average arrival time in Istanbul is 21:00/22:00 depending on road and weather conditions

Frequently Asked Questions ?

+ When does the rafting season in Düzce start and end?
The rafting season usually starts in March and continues until the end of November. Since the Melen Stream has sufficient flow for most of the year, the season is quite long.

+ Is it necessary to know how to swim to do rafting?
No, knowing how to swim is not mandatory. All participants are given life jackets and helmets. Rafting is also done with experienced guides.

+ Is there an age limit during rafting?
Generally, everyone aged 7 and above can do rafting. Special safety measures are taken for children. The upper age limit is evaluated depending on the general health condition.

+ How many hours does rafting take?
The rafting route is on average between 8-12 km, and depending on the length of the route, the activity takes approximately 1 to 1.5 hours. The total program duration, together with preparation and training, can be 3-4 hours.

+ Is rafting dangerous?
Thanks to trained guides, proper equipment use, and necessary safety precautions, rafting is a very safe sport. However, since it is still a nature sport, care should be taken.