
KARFEST 2025, organized by Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, started with great interest from citizens. Citizens who showed great interest in the Kartepe Cable Car Derbent station go to Kuzuyayla, where KARFETS will be held, with its city and nature views.
CABLE CAR 50 PERCENT OFF, FREE RING TRIPS
Citizens coming to Kartepe Teleferik Derbent Station from Kocaeli and surrounding cities with their own vehicles and Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality's free shuttle services to Kartepe Teleferik. Citizens can use a part of the multi-storey car park consisting of 4 blocks, 6 floors and 598 vehicle capacity that the Metropolitan Municipality built next to Derbent Station free of charge. Due to the intense interest, the free parking lot was full. Kartepe Teleferik provides service to citizens with a 50 percent discount. Kocaeli residents show great interest in the Teleferik and go up to Kuzuyayla with a unique natural view.
ALL PREPARATIONS ARE OK
Organized under the leadership of Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, KARFEST will once again offer winter lovers a magnificent day this year. All preparations for KARFEST, which will be held between 12.00:21.00 and XNUMX:XNUMX in Kartepe Kuzuyayla, had been completed days in advance. Everyone will have plenty of fun at the event organized in collaboration with Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, Kartepe Municipality and Kartepe Tourism Association, Kartepe Natural Life Protection Culture and Tourism Association, Kartepe Platform for Seeing Without Leaving and Kavibu Association.
IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO CLIMB KUZUYAYLA BY PRIVATE VEHICLE
Plans were made for the necessary transportation coordination to prevent any disruption of transportation on the Kartepe Mountain road. Private vehicles are not allowed to exit from the 3 km road that branches off from the mountain road to Kuzuyayla. It was planned that participants would reach the KARFEST area with the cable car and free ring services.