Black Sea Tour
Start From 675.00€
DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION | From Airport / to Airport | ||||||||
WEAR | Comfortable athletic clothing. | ||||||||
INCLUDED |
|
||||||||
NOT INCLUDED |
|
||||||||
Pick Up Info | For All Regular Daily Tours, Pick-up is included. Pick-up from the Taksim, Sultanahmet, Fatih and Beşiktaş districts only. Please contact the tour operator for instructions if your hotel is outwith these districts. |
All natural beauties of Eastern Black Sea can be seen on this tour such as Sumela Monastery, KaracaCave, Uzungol, Camlihemsin, Ayder, Rize and Trabzon cities.
Day 1: SUMELA MONASTERY, ZIGANA, KARACA CAVE
Day 2: TRABZON CITY TOUR, UZUNGOL
Day 3: RIZE, CAMLIHEMSIN, ZILKALE, AYDER
Day 4:AYDER, TRABZON
Day 1: SUMELA MONASTERY, ZIGANA, KARACA CAVE
We will come to pick up you from your istanbul Hotel for your istanbul - Trabzon Domestic Flight.
(Flight Time 1H.45 min.)
After arriving at Trabzon Int'l Airport, we begin our trip with visiting the 4th century Sumela Monastery ( it's under restauration ; we will see it from outside ) and Altindere National Park. Later on we drive you up to Zigana Mountain, crossing the mountain with spectacular views of villages on Pontic Mountains. We arrive at Gümüshane to visit Karaca Cave, considered the most beautiful in Turkey for its colours and formations. Drive back to our hotel located at the centre of Trabzon .
Check-in to hotel, dinner and overnight at Hotel Usta **** (D)
Day 2: TRABZON CITY TOUR, UZUNGOL
Today we will explore the highlights of Trabzon city; study the extraordinary collection of Byzantine frescoes in the 13th century church of St. Sophia, visit Ataturk's Mansion on Soguksu hill facing Black Sea, Girls' Monastery on Boztepe Hill, Sera Lakeon the way to Akçaabat, lunch at a seaside restaurant serving famous Akcaabat Meatball. In the afternoon we drive to Uzungöl (long lake). It's a hidden paradise in the Pontic Alps. We hike around the lake and village and check-in to our wooden hotel, dinner and overnight at Inan Kardesler Hotel & Bungalows (S) (B,D)
Day 3: RIZE, CAMLIHEMSIN, ZILKALE, AYDER
Today we are leaving from Uzungöl. Short break at Rize for panoramic view of the city from the Botany Garden, we visit kiwi and tea plantations here, then we arrive to Firtina(Storm) Valley which takes us to Ayder Plateau. Before arriving in Ayder we will see Camlihemsin, Konaklar, Senyuva Bridge, Zil Kale. Gentle trekking to Goksu Fall which is the highest and most beautiful in the region. we arrive in Ayder, check-in our wooden hotel, dinner and overnight at Hasimoglu Hotel (S) (B, D)
Day 4:AYDER, TRABZON
Today we have time to explore that beautiful Alpine Plateau is Ayder until noon. Traditionally dressed village ladies, thermal spring, waterfalls dropping down from hundreds metres and beautiful plateau houses are going to be interest of you. In the afternoon we drive to Turkish - Georgian border on Eastern Black Sea coast, after viewing Georgia from Sarpi Gate, we drive along the Black Sea coast back to Trabzon Airport for a homebound flight.