Konuralp: Prusias ad Hypium and the Konuralp Museum
The city to which Akçakoca's ancient port, Diapolis, belonged: a theatre, an agora, aqueducts and the regional museum.
Güzeldere Waterfall
A large waterfall in the forest, 120–135 m high depending on the source, with a picnic area.
Lake Efteni
A wetland on the Düzce plain, loved by birdwatchers for its reed beds.
Samandere Waterfall
A waterfall surrounded by forest, protected as a natural monument.
Melen River
A 110 km river forming the border between Düzce and Sakarya; its mouth is in Akçakoca.
Acarlar Longoz (Karasu)
Turkey's largest continuous longoz (floodplain) forest: a lake, water lilies, a wooden boardwalk and migratory birds.
Cehennemağzı Caves (Karadeniz Ereğli)
Where Heracles descended to the underworld in myth: three caves made from ancient quarries, one of them used as an early church.
Karadeniz Ereğli Museum (Halil Paşa Mansion)
The region's archaeological and ethnographic finds, from ancient Herakleia to the Ottomans, in a stone mansion built in the late 19th century.
Lake Küçükboğaz (Karasu)
A small lake ringed with reeds near the coast between Karasu and Kocaali; for a quiet break and angling.
Maden Stream Waterfall (Karasu)
A waterfall in the forest, reached on foot along the streambed and past mine tunnels from the late Ottoman period.
Gazi Alemdar Museum Ship (Karadeniz Ereğli)
A full-size replica of the ship of the Alemdar Incident in the Turkish War of Independence: a museum ship opened on the Ereğli seafront in 2008.
Ereğli City Museum (Cıbıroğlu Mansion)
The city museum opened by Karadeniz Ereğli Municipality in 2014: the town's history in the traditional 19th-century Cıbıroğlu Mansion.
Ereğli Toy Museum
A toy house and toy library opened by Karadeniz Ereğli Municipality in 2021, with an exhibition and a workshop area for children.
Yassıkaya Early Bronze Age Settlement (Ereğli)
The first prehistoric settlement found on the western Black Sea coast, on a rock spur above the Gözeren Stream east of Ereğli.
Frequently asked questions
What is there to see near Akçakoca?
The ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium and the Konuralp Museum in Konuralp (about 25 minutes), Güzeldere Waterfall (about 1 hour 15 minutes), Lake Efteni (about 1 hour) and Samandere Waterfall (about 1 hour 10 minutes) are all easy day trips from Akçakoca.
How long does it take from Akçakoca to Konuralp?
Konuralp is about 30 km from Akçakoca by road; the drive takes about 25 minutes.
How do you get to Güzeldere Waterfall from Akçakoca?
Güzeldere Waterfall is about 65 km from Akçakoca; the drive takes about 1 hour 15 minutes. The directions button on the waterfall's page takes you straight to it.