Eastern Black Sea Tour, 6 Days Starts from Trabzon
Start and end in Trabzon. Visit the unique natural beauties and highlands of the Eastern Black Sea during the day, and stay at your comfortable and modern hotel within walking distance of the city's activities at the end of the day.
-Start your Eastern Black Sea Tour from Trabzon and enjoy accommodation in comfortable hotels in the city center.
-Spend wonderful time with nature in the highlands of the Eastern Black Sea for five days, renew yourself and refresh your energy.
-Stay at the city center at the end of the day, and benefit from all the city's activities within walking distance.
ItineraryDay 1: Arriving in Trabzon and Check-in to HotelPass By: Trabzon, Trabzon, Turkish Black Sea Coast
Hello, welcome to Trabzon! When you arrive at Trabzon Airport, you will be met by our team and transferred to your hotel in the city center. You can spend the rest of the day relaxing at your hotel or have a pleasant time in the city center (Meydan), which is full of restaurants, cafes and shopping opportunities. If you want to extend your stay in Trabzon, you can contact us before or during the tour. If you arrive early, you can optionally join our Trabzon City Tour, which departs at 10:00 in the morning.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: 3-4 stars hotel / city center
Day 2: Trip to Uzungöl and Haldizen ValleyStop At: Vatan Çay Dükkanı, Trabzon Rize Yolu Yalıboyu Mahallesi Sahil Caddesi No:33 Yalıboyu, Yalıboyu, 61700 Araklı/Trabzon, Turkey
After breakfast at our hotel, we move to Uzungöl and make our first visit to a tea factory on the way. We learn the story of tea making and the secrets to brewing the best tea, and then we take a shopping break at the factory outlet.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: Sürbısa - Pazarlama, Çarşı Mah, Rıhtım Sk. No:6/1, 61600 Sürmene/Trabzon, Turkey
As we start shopping, we take a short shopping break at Sürmene Bıçak factory outlet on the road.
Stop At: Uzungol, Uzungol, Turkish Black Sea Coast
We set off for Uzungöl again along the Solaklı Valley and reach Uzungöl, accompanied by the beauty of traditional village houses, tea and hazelnut gardens.
We start our visit in Uzungöl with the Observation Terrace, then visit the Artificial Waterfalls built to protect the lake from floods. We give you free time to participate in many activities in Uzungöl and its surroundings, and to spend pleasant time in decent restaurants and cafes with lake and nature views. We depart from Uzungöl at 16.00, arrive in Trabzon. We arrive at your hotel at the end of a happy day and give free time until our departure tomorrow.
Duration: 4 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight at 4 stars hotel / Trabzon city center
Day 3: Ayder Highland and Storm (Fırtına) ValleyStop At: Firtina Deresi, Ardesen 2 km batisinda, Rize 53100 Turkey
After breakfast, we move to Ayder Highland. Following the Storm Valley, which is one of the 200 ecological regions to be protected in the world, we arrive at Ayder Highland after the zippline and tea break we will give in the Storm Valley.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ayder Yaylasi, Camlihemsin 53890 Turkey
We offer free time after visiting Gelintülü Waterfall, which is located at the foot of Kaçkar Mountain, at the altitude of 1400 m. You can take a pleasant stroll during your time at Ayder Highland and sip your tea or coffee with the view of Gelintülü Waterfall. Accompanied by the sound of bagpipes coming from all around, you can watch people playing horon and you can join if you wish. Among all these, you shouldn't forget about the hot spring.
After the trips around and free time, we meet in our vehicle and leave Ayder Highland. On the way, we take a break in Rize Cloth Factory Outlets and visit the traditional weaving workshop and sales departments. We arrive at Trabzon and our hotel at the end of the day and give free time until the departure time of tomorrow.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3-4 stars hotel / Trabzon city center
Day 4: Karaca Cave, Zigana and Hamsiköy TourPass By: Zigana, Zigana, Gumushane Province
Zigana Pass, which was one of the most important passages of the historical Silk Road, has connected the East Anatolia and Iran to the West throughout the history. We visit the Zigana Tunnel, and then we arrive at Karaca Cave
Stop At: Karaca Cave, Gumushane-Trabzon highway, Gumushane Turkey
Karaca Cave located within the provincial borders of Gümüşhane. After the visit to Karaca Cave, which is an art gallery with its stalactites, stalagmites and travertines, we take a break at the factory outlet store that sells the famous Pestil (dried layers of fruit pulp) and coals of the Black Sea.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Torul Glass Observation Terrace, Gumushane Turkey
Our next stop is Torul SkyWalk Terrace. We move to Hamsiköy after the Torul Skywalk Terrace, where you will feel the adrenaline intensely.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hamsikoy, Hamsikoy, Turkish Black Sea Coast
After having a nice feast with the famous rice pudding of Hamsiköy, we return to our hotel and end the day.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Overnight at 3-4 stars hotel / Trabzon city center
Day 5: Hıdırnebi Plateau, Çal CaveStop At: Cal MagarasI, Calkoy, Duzkoy 61350 Turkey
After breakfast, we pick you up from your hotel and start our trip by moving to Çal Cave, which is considered to be the second longest cave in the world. The cave, which is reached at a distance of 50 km and with an hour travel, is located at a height of 1050m above sea level and within the boundaries of Çal Village. After touring the cave and a short break in the cafes next to it, we turn our route to Hıdırnebi Plateau.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Hidirnebi Yaylasi, Hirnebi Yaylasi, Akcaabat Turkey
We arrive at Hıdırnebi Plateau with a magnificent view and nature, located at an altitude of 1600m above sea level, with a journey of about an hour and 40km. In the free time we will give you on the plateau, you can take great photos in the open air with a view of the sea, and explore the natural beauty of Hıdırnebi Plateau with walking routes. Hıdırnebi Plateau, which is an oasis to shelter near the city to cool off in the hot summer months, has many activities that you will have a good time with its traditional highland life, mosque, restaurants, shopping and entertainment venues.
After free time, we meet in our vehicle and leave Hıdırnebi Plateau and our tour ends at about 19.00. For your return from Trabzon, we make your transfer according to your transportation preference and say goodbye with the hope to meet on another tours.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: Sumela Monastery TourStop At: Sumela Monastery, Trabzon Turkey
After breakfast at our hotel, we depart for the Sumela Monastery tour. After a pleasant 1-hour journey, we reach Sümela Monastery by first using the National Park minibuses and then the 300m forest road. At the end of the pathway, historical aqueducts, stone stairs and visitor social areas welcome you. Before visiting the Sümela Monastery, which has a magnificence and inaccessibility unlike the medieval castles, we take a short rest break in the social area and enjoy the nature and the scenery.
Then we visit Sümela Monastery with its main rock church, chapels, student rooms, library, guesthouse, holy spring and many more.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Altindere Vadisi National Park, Merkez Altindere, Macka, Trabzon Turkey
After the visit, our return starts from the same road. First, we arrive at Altındere National Park Social Facilities by the pathway in the forest, then the national park service. Here we give a short free time and then we move to Trabzon. At the end of the trip, we arrive in Trabzon and transfer you to the airport (or your hotel). We bid farewell with the hope of meeting in another trip.
Our tour will end at Trabzon Airport and Trabzon City Center between 18.00-19.00. Airport transfers will be made between 19:00 and 23:00. We recommend that you book your flight tickets for the return flight for 20.30 and after.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Informacion Adicional
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
"Not wheelchair accessible"
"Stroller accessible"
"Near public transportation"
"Most travelers can participate"
"This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund"
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers"
"Face masks provided for travelers"
"Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff"
"Social distancing enforced throughout experience"
"Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized"
Duration: 6 Days
Start location: İskenderpaşa, İskele Cd. No:1, 61100 Trabzon Merkez/Trabzon, Turkey
Traveler pickup is offered
Airports- Trabzon Airport, Trabzon Turkey
Cancellations and refunds:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.