Kocabey lies 15 kilometres from the Şavşat district, within the bounds of the Sahara Karagöl national park, and the winter houses there are known for their particular timber architecture.
Camping and caravanning are possible on the site. The Sahara beet festival is held in this district in the last week of July every year. Any vehicle can reach it.
Getting there
- Access
- Fifteen kilometres from Şavşat and reachable by any vehicle.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Artvin as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 2.8 °C in January to 21.3 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (87 mm) and lightest in August (29 mm). Long-term means for 1949-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
