The mountainous province of Hakkari in Türkiye’s southeast has emerged as a extremely most popular vacation spot for each home and international guests owing to its pure magnificence, ski middle and snow-covered peaks.
Recently, the town, at present blanketed in snow, has change into one of many favourite spots for adrenaline-seeking vacationers, with snow depths reaching as much as 3 meters (9.84 ft) in some locations.
As a part of this development, a gaggle of 12 individuals from Germany and Austria arrived within the metropolis a few days in the past via a tour firm to ski, in keeping with an Anadolu Agency (AA) report Sunday.
The ski lovers, guided by firm consultant Yüksel Yılmaz and Hacı Tansu, the president of Cilo Mountaineering and Nature Sports Club, skied on the three,050-meter-high Şivekör peak and the peaks within the Durankaya area.
Skiing down from the summit, the skiers loved the thick layer of snow.
German Alexander Graym, talking to AA, expressed that Hakkari is a small and exquisite metropolis.
Emphasizing the extraordinary great thing about the snow and mountains within the area, he famous there was “a large amount of snow.”
“The region is very good. We have to travel for a long time to see this much snow in our country, but here, the snow is right next to you. I have been to Türkiye a few times before. I will come again in the future,” mentioned Graym.
“We skied in abundant snow. It was magnificent,” he added.
Austrian Stephan Clain equally expressed that they’ve arrived within the metropolis for snowboarding, touching upon the plan of their keep.
“We came together, 10 Germans and two Austrians. We plan to stay here for a few days. The weather was a bit unfavorable for the first day, but this place seems beautiful,” he famous.
Tour firm consultant Yılmaz, for his half, famous that they had climbed the hill subsequent to the ski middle and skied with their visitors.
Describing the thrill they skilled as magnificent, Yılmaz mentioned, “The snow is very beautiful. Hopefully, we will ski here for another four to five days and then go to Yüksekova.”
“There is not (much) snow in Europe this year. It was a big surprise for them. They were not expecting to see more than 2 meters of snow and such high mountains here,” he famous.
“Hakkari’s scenery is unique in Türkiye. There is a magnificent view. We didn’t see much yesterday due to the fog. The amount and quality of snow are rare,” he added, expressing the goal to draw extra vacationers to the situation.
Tansu of the Cilo Mountaineering and Nature Sports Club additionally highlighted the efforts to advertise the area near Iraq and Iran’s borders.
“We are hosting our first group from Europe. In the future, we will host people from all over Europe here. Our region has wonderful natural resources. We should evaluate this.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com
