Today, the preferences of tourists are directed towards eco-tourism, which is intertwined with nature and includes alternative tourism activities. This situation has been taken into consideration Turkey 2023 tourism strategy and Lakes Region has been determined as “Lakes Region Eco-tourism Development Area”. Lake Salda, which is in Lakes Region Eco-tourism Development Area, has started to be visited by lots of tourists recently with the effect of its tourism potential appropriate for the tourists and its location. While the increase in the number of tourists visiting Lake Salda affects the development of tourism in the region positively, especially the environmental pollution occurring in and around Lake Salda along with the inadequacy of services to meet the needs of tourists coming to the region affects tourism in the region negatively due to the increasing number of visitors. This situation requires some studies to be done for the development of tourism in Lake Salda and for the protection of the lake. In this sense, it is important to determine the opinions of the tourists visiting the district in order to make a good tourism planning that will accomplish and produce solutions to the problems faced by the tourists in Yeşilova District. Therefore, this study aims to reveal the perceptions / opinions of local tourists towards Yeşilova District and their suggestions for tourism development. The data of the study was obtained from literature review, field visits and the semi-structured interview method, which is one of the qualitative research methods of social sciences. The people to be interviewed were selected by random sampling among the tourists coming to the region. In the study, it has been determined that there are many deficiencies related to infrastructure and superstructure in Lake Salda and its nearby area, and it has been tried to present proposals focused on the protection of Lake Salda through the solution of these problems. Keywords: Geography, Nature Tourism, Lake Salda, Views of Tourists.