İzmir Bird Sanctuary

Bird Sanctuary, also known as Kuş Cenneti (Bird Paradise) spreads over an area of 8000 hectares within the Çamaltı Salt-pans in Çiğli.  Sanctuary is home to over 270 bird species with  endangered crested pelicans, pygmy cormorants and black storks, is one of the most important wetlands of our country. Çamaltı Salt-pans and Bird Paradise are a rare blessing for nature lovers and photographers. Salt-pans, which is at Gediz Delta , meets an important part of Türkiye's salt needs with an annual capacity of 600 thousand tonnes. It is the largest sea saltworks in Türkiye. Bird Sanctuary, where 50 thousand birds visit annually, is on the migration route of the birds and is also an archaeological site. Bird Sanctuary has a visitor center, bird watching towers, binoculars and a touring bikes.