Tour Program
DAY 1 - TRABZON - SUMELA MONASTERY (D)
We meet you our valuable guests at Trabzon Airport with our crew and we start to see very green Black Sea without losing time. Firstly, we visit Sumela Monastery which was constructed on the step slopes of the Black Mount and is located in Golden River National Park. We will have our lunch at a restaurant located on the skirts of the Mount Zigana and among the mystical pines. After the meal, we visit the Cave Karaca that is located in Torul, Gumushane and presents us a visual resital with ıts stalactites and stalagmites. We give a break at the Mount Zigana which has two climates on its both sides passing the Zigana Pass and then we reach Hamsikoy which is the original land of rice pudding following the old Iranian Road. We taste the rice pudding, drink our tea a country tea house and do a nature walk dinner.
DAY 2 - TRABZON - UZUNGOL (B,D)
We begin our day after the breakfast taken at our hotel. Firstly we visit Hagia Sophia which had been used as a museum and was converted into a mosque. Then we visit Ataturk’s Villa in which the father of the Turk stayed during his visits to Trabzon. After that, we go up to the hillside Boztepe to see the panoramic view of the city. We sip our teas coming with traditional semouvers by watching the city from the hillside. Araund 12.00, we will have our lunch at the Lake Sera (the ones who wish can get on pedalo) After the lunch we depart for the Lake Uzungol at 2 p.m. On the way, we observe knife artisanship in Surmene and visit a tea factory in Of. Then we arrive at the the hotel in Uzungol. After the check-in, we are free until the dinner. We will have our dinner
accompanied with live music.
DAY 3 - UZUNGOL - RIZE - AYDER (B,D)
After the breakfast, we depart fort he highland Ayder. On our way, we will give a tea break in Rize Botanical Garden, observe the workbenches weaving local fabrics, see the rafting area on the River Fırtına and experience the Lazic culture. We will arrive at our hotel in Ayder 1.30 p.m passing by the rain forests and the waterfalls. After the check-in we are free fort he lunch and a nature walk. By the way our guests can go to the hot springs. We will have our dinner accompanied with local violin and pipes.
DAY 4 - AYDER - TRABZON (B)
After the breakfast taken at our hotel, we depart fort he village Caglayan located in Fındıklı at 9 a.m. This village is famous for tea and kiwi plantations and traditional Lazic mansions. Recorded all these beauties to our cameras, we do one hour nature walk along the River Caglayan. Then we go to Cayeli in order to have our lunch with the famous beans all around Turkey. After the meal, we arrive in Trabzon following the
Black Sea coastal road. By giving free time to our guests, they find a chance to see the historicalbazaar area of Trabzon and to buy souveniers. And we finalize the tour transfering you our valuable guests to the airport according to your flight times.
Included
Transfers with the luxury vehicles
Guiding in English or Arabic
Overnight stays at the authentic hotels of the region
Breakfast and dinners taken at the hotels
Entrance fees to the sites mentioned in the itinerary