Ayvalık Islands Nature Park
Ayvalık Adaları Tabiat Parkı
A nature reserve made up of more than twenty small islands, where a day island-hopping boat tour takes in the bays and swimming in turquoise shallows, the signature summer activity in Ayvalık.
The Ayvalık Islands Nature Park covers 22 islands offshore from Ayvalık, along with the surrounding waters. Pine forests, olive groves, and clear shallow bays are interwoven across the area, making it an important marine protected area on Turkey's Aegean coast. The most common way to explore is a day island-hopping boat tour from the old town harbor. Boats usually leave at 10:30 and return at 17:00, and include lunch. The price is about 700 to 1,000 lira per person, subject to change each year. Along the way, the boat stops at three or four small bays for swimming and snorkeling, passing sights such as Love Island and Tavşan Island. Boats are plentiful in high season, so compare vessel condition and group size before booking. Littering and collecting marine life are prohibited within the reserve. Bring sun protection and seasickness medication.
Opening hours
May–Oct island-hopping boats approx. 10:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Şeytan Sofrası
- Badavut Beach
- Sarımsaklı Beach
- Rahmi M. Koç Museum Cunda (Taksiyarhis Church)
- Cunda Island (Alibey Adası)
- Ayvalık Old Town
- Saatli Mosque
- Taksiyarhis Church Museum