Coruh River, one of the top ten rivers on the globe, is at Northeastern Turkey. Coruh is a white water delight, with seemingly endless rapids surging through deep gorges in a frantic bid to reach the sea. In the slower sections, calls to prayer echo across the valleys and our boats swirl in the quiet pools beneath the canyon walls.
The Coruh River is the younger, wilder and lesser known cousin of the biblical Euphrates River. It raises high in the remote north-east of Turkey a world away from the crowded Mediterranean coast.
Crumbling Byzantine castles cast shadows across the lush valleys of this fairy tale land, clear mountain streams tumble between acres of wild flowers and groves of olive trees witness the passing of the seasons.
Friendly villagers forget their laden donkeys and rush to wave our passing rafts. Life continues here much as it has done for centuries. These timeless mountains have been overlooked by invading armies for centuries and are still well beyond the reach of the conventional tourist.
The area surrounding the river is rich in wildlife, including gray bear, mountain goat with hooked horns, wild boar, wolf, jackal, fox, badger, marten, water sable, rabbit, partridge, wild rooster, woodcock, wild duck, stock dove, golden oriole, siskin, fieldfare, pigeon and wood pigeon.