Sumela, Hamsiköy Village and Karaca Cave Private Tour
Zenofon Tours
Private Service
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Trabzon
- 1 hours
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Sümela Monastery
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Zigana Pass
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Lunch (optional)
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Karaca Cave
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Torul SkyWalk Terrace
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Hamsiköy
- 1 hours
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Trabzon
- Enjoy the driverguided air-conditioned car and experienced service with your own chauffeured service and adjust the stopping places and times.
- Explore the natural beauty of Altındere National Park and Historical Sumela Monastery.
- Travel on the Historical Silk Road and Zigana Pass, visit Karaca Cave and Torul SkyWalk Terrace, then take a break in Hamsiköy
Depending on your reservation preference, you can join this tour from your hotel or an address at the meeting place and meeting time.
We depart for the Sumela Monastery and arrive at Altındere National Park after a pleasant 1-hour journey. We continue our journey by using the National Park minibus and then the 300m forest road to reach the Sumela Monastery. At the end of the path, historical aqueducts, stone stairs, and visitor social areas welcome you. Before visiting the Sumela Monastery, which has a grandeur and inaccessibility like the medieval castles, we take a short rest break in the social area and enjoy the nature and the scenery.
We visit Sumela Monastery with its main rock church, chapels, student rooms, library, guesthouse, holy spring and many more. After visiting Sumela, we arrive at our tour vehicle and set off again for Zigana Pass. We take our lunch break at a local restaurant on the way.
Zigana Pass, one of the most important passages of the Silk Road, has been the gateway of Eastern Anatolia and Iran to the West throughout history. The New Zigana Tunnel, which was put into service in April 2023 on the Zigana Pass, which still maintains its importance today, is the longest road tunnel in Europe. We arrive at Karaca Cave via the 14.5 km long New Zigana Tunnel. After visiting Karaca Cave, which is almost an art gallery with its stalactites, stalagmites, and travertines, we take a break at the factory outlet that sells the famous Black Sea fruit pulp and köme.
Our next stop is Torul Glass Terrace. After the Glass Terrace experience, we move to Hamsiköy. Hamsiköy Road, which is also the Historical (Old) Zigana Road, will fascinate you with its view. We do not neglect to arrive in Hamsiköy and eat the famous rice pudding.
At the end of the day, our Sumela Monastery, Hamsiköy and Karaca Cave Tour ends where it started, and we say goodbye to hope to meet you in another trip.
- Transportation by driver-guided new model air conditioned vehicle.
- Pick-Up and drop-off service from your hotel
- All trips mentioned on the program
- Admission fees for Sumela Monastery, Karaca Cave and Torul SkyWalk Terrace.
- Shuttle service fee for the monastery
- Before departure we will contact you for the list of participants.
- Free pick-up and drop-off service from the hotel or address is provided from Trabzon Merkez, Akçaabat, Yomra, Pelitli, and Kaşüstü. Please contact us for your different location requests.
- After arriving to Altındere, due to the restriction for tour vehicles to go up the Monastery, our guests should take the Shuttle Services to the monastery.
Know Before You Go
- Expenses (per person):
- Sumela Monastery Entryfee: 20 €
- Shuttle Service: 52 TL
- Karaca Cave Entryfee: 40 TL
- Torul Glass Terrace Entryfee: 30 TL