Eastern Black Sea Tour, 5 Nights 6 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 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.
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 - Trabzon
City Tour and Sera Lake
Today you will have the chance to get to know more about the modern city
Trabzon and the historical heritage inherited by Byzantine, Ottoman, and Roman
Empires. We will also get to know Trabzon, the modern city of today.
After breakfast,
we leave our hotel and start the first trip of the day by visiting Atatürk
Mansion, one of the most beautiful examples of the city's civil architecture,
most of its original furniture and magnificent garden, and then moving to the
Hagia Sophia Mosque / Museum. On the way to Ayasofya, we walk in Trabzon
Botanical Garden and see the fascinating castle of Trabzon, Gülbahar Hatun
Mosque and Tomb, the Valley and Bridge of Zağnos Paşa, and the old district of
Ortahisar (Kaleiçi). The building, which was built as a Byzantine church in the
13th century, has a unique value with its rare frescoes. After seeing the structure
used as a mosque today and the works exhibited in its garden, we visit the
Natural Park Sera Lake. At the end of day, drive up to Boztepe where you
will see the city in bird’s eye view, and then we arrive at our hotel and
give free time
Day 3 - 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 brewing tea 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 4 - 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 5 - Sumela
Monastery, Karaca Cave and Zigana
After breakfast, we leave our hotel and move to Sumela Monastery, which is
located in Altındere National Park. (The restoration process that has been going on since
2015 has come to an end and the monastery was opened to partial visits in
2019.)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. After having a nice feast with the famous rice pudding
of Hamsiköy, we return to our hotel and end the day.
Day 6 -
Hıdırnebi Plateau, Çal Cave
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.
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.
End of tour : 19.00
Transfer : 19.00 - 23.00
- 5 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.
- Park and National Park entrance fees
- VAT and othertaxes
- Hotel Extras
- Lunch and dinners
- 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. 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 Hidirnebi 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.