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As a negative effect of consumption culture, people are stuck between extreme stress from their daily lives and a busy work environment. Out of this confusion, consumers want to get away from their leisure time with the recreational facilities they want to return to their own soul and mind for a while. Recreational facilities are activities that the individual participates in to achieve spiritual, physical and social satisfaction. In the study, it is aimed to compare the outdoor recreational facilities of Konya and Nevşehir, branded in culture and religious tourism. Thus, it is aimed to diversify the touristic product range of the two destinations and to contribute to branding in new niche markets. Document analysis, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the study. Secondary data was used for the documents in the study. The documents used in the study were obtained from the web pages of the Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorates, Provincial and District Municipalities, travel-nature clubs and as a result of the literature review. The data obtained for Konya and Nevşehir destinations were categorized in four groups as land, snow and ice, air and water. While the diversity of outdoor recreational activities on land there are 20 in Konya; 23 in Nevşehir, diversity of outdoor recreational activities in snow and ice there are 3 in Konya; 1 in Nevşehir, the diversity of outdoor recreational activities in the air there is 1 in Konya; 2 in Nevşehir and the diversity of outdoor recreational activities in water there are 12 in Konya; 6 in Nevşehir. According to the results of the study, it has been determined that Konya and Nevşehir provinces have many touristic products that can be used for outdoor recreational activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]