The Samandere falls, at Samandere village in the central district of Düzce, are a registered natural monument of 10.19 hectares. What makes the walk worth taking is the mix rather than a single feature: a rich, untouched plant cover with monumental trees here and there, and the geological formations of the falls themselves — cascades, the drops between them, plunge pools and the rock hollows called witches' cauldrons.
The water joins the Uğursuyu, reaches Lake Efteni, and from there joins the Büyük Melen to run into the Black Sea through Akçakoca. The falls are 24 kilometres from Düzce, 15 from the Beyköy township, 20 from the TEM motorway and 26 from the D-100 road; from Düzce take the ring road south to Beyköy and carry on south to Samandere. The site has capacity for 90 visitors and 30 vehicles.
- Designated
- 19.12.1988
Entry fee
- Black Sea group 2 · category 1 · Per person
- 65 ₺
Visiting hours
- Visiting hours
- 08:00 - 20:00
When to go
- Climate
- Across Düzce as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 3.8 °C in January to 22.5 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in December (101 mm) and lightest in July (47 mm). Long-term means for 1959-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
