Eastern Black Sea Tour, 3 Nights 4 Days Starts from Trabzon
- 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 4 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.
Day 1 - Arriving in Trabzon and Check-in to Hotel
Hello,
welcome to Trabzon. Our program starts at 18:00 with a welcome meeting at your
hotel. There are no events planned until this important meeting, so feel free
to come at any time of the day. Your hotel is within walking distance of the
city center, also known as Meydan Park. Meydan
Park is full of restaurants, cafes and shopping opportunities, and there are
many activities in its surroundings where you can have a pleasant time.
Day 2 - Trip to Uzungöl and Haldizen Valley
After breakfast at hotel, we move to Uzungöl and start our trip with a
visit to the Tea Factory on the way. After learning the secrets of tea
production and brewing the best tea by factory officials, our guests can buy
gift teas from the factory outlet for themselves and your loved ones. While we
are ready to shop, we also give a short shopping break at Sürmene Knife Factory
Outlet on the road.
We
continue our journey, which continues along the coast, to the OF along the
Solaklı Valley. We arrive in Uzungöl accompanied by the traditional village
houses on the steep slopes of the valley and the beauties of tea and hazelnut
gardens. Uzungöl, which is 1090 meters above sea level, is one of the most
important tourism centers of Trabzon with its steep slopes and magnificent
forest cover. We offer free time after the visit to the Uzungöl's Viewing
Terrace, where you can see the lake from the floods in the past and the
Artificial Waterfall that you will have a good time today. You can take part in
many activities around Uzungöl and the lake in the free time that you will use
in Uzungöl until 17:00, and have a pleasant time in decent restaurants and cafes
with a view of the lake and nature. We arrive at our hotel at the end of a
happy day. Free time until tomorrow's departure time.
Day 3 - Ayder Highland and Storm (Fırtına) Valley
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. 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.
Day 4 - Sumela Monastery, Karaca Cave and Zigana Trip
After breakfast, we leave our hotel and move to Sumela Monastery, which is located in Altındere National Park. [Due to the restoration, Sumela Monastery will be closed between 03 November 2020 and 31 January 2021. For this reason, monastery can only be seen from the outside.] The Sumela Monastery, which is located on the steep slope of Karadağ Mount rising from the valley, can be reached by the local minibuses in the National Park. After the free time given for the visit to Sumela Monastery, we meet in our vehicle and move again for the Historical Zigana Pass. We have a lunch break at a local restaurant on the road.
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 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.
Our next stop is
Torul SkyWalk Terrace. We move to Hamsiköy after the Torul Skywalk Terrace,
where you will feel the adrenaline intensely. Our tour ends at 19.00 after having a
nice feast with the famous rice pudding of Hamsiköy. For your return from
Trabzon, we make your transfer according to your transportation preference and
say goodbye with the hope to meet on another trip.
End of tour : 19.00
Transfer : 19.00 - 23.00
- 3 nights accommodation including breakfast at centrum hotel.
- All the transportation and excursions specified in the program with the new model comfortable vehicle.
- Free pickup and transfer from Trabzon Airport and intercity bus terminal.
- Travel insurance
- VAT and other taxes
- Lunch and dinner.
- Museum and historical sites entrance fees.
We arrive 10 minutes before the tour departure time, across McDonald's in Atatürk Area (Square). The tour vehicle will meet you shortly after its departure.
Open in Google MapsPublic bus station next by Intercity bus terminal at Değirmendere distric.
Open in Google Maps- Before departure we will contact you for the list of participants.
- Pick-up and pick-up service is available from Trabzon Airport and intercity bus terminal and city center hotels between 09.00-10.00. Please contact us for your different requests.
- Zenofon Holidays has the rights to change the timeline of itinerary regarding places for example in tour package Uzungol first and Ayder Highland is second sometimes we can replacing to be mention.
- Zenofon Holidays transfer guides will inform the customer about tour departures and transfer times. All our customers should be ready in the lobby approximately 15 minutes before the transfer/tour bus coming. If the bus gets late they should wait the bus without leaving elsewhere.