Sakarya city is an important tourism center of the Marmara Region. First of all beaches lies along Black Sea shores, lakes, rich forests and plateaus, valley and canyons, hot springs and mineral waters springs are natural values that Sakarya has.
First settled nation in region is Frig’s after them by the appearance order ; Brithian’s, Kimmer’s, Lydian’s, Persians, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empire dominate the region.
Sapanca Lake : Sapanca Lake and environs that founded by tectonic formations of Sakarya, is a center that occupy especially weekend needs, recreation and resorting purposes of, city center and firstly Istanbul and other cities of region, because preserving very interesting natural beauties and location ease of arrival to dense settlement places. In Arifiye forest at high’s of Sapanca Lake, there are beautiful camping and picnic places present.
Sapanca lake that national and international surf, sail and rowing competitions arranged in, attract lots of sportive visitors with those kind of organizations.
Maşukiye Lake : Maşukiye, formerly Voçbe Hable, was founded by Circassians who settled in the region at the end of the Caucasus-Russian wars that ended in 1864.