Eastern Black Sea Tour, 5 Days Starts from Trabzon

Day 1 - Arrival in Trabzon and Hotel Check-in
Hello, welcome to Trabzon! When you arrive at Trabzon Airport, you will be welcomed by our team and transferred to your hotel in the city center. Hotel check-in is at 14:00 and after. After checking in to the hotel, you can spend the rest of the day relaxing at your hotel or spend 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.

Day 2- Uzungol and Haldizen Valley 
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 of brewing the best tea, and then we take a shopping break at the factory outlet. While we are ready to start shopping, we take a short shopping break at Sürmene Knife factory outlet on the road. We set off for Uzungöl again along the Solaklı Valley and arrive in Uzungöl, accompanied by the beauties 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 at your hotel at the end of a happy day, and give free time until tomorrow's departure.

Day 3 - Ayder Plateau and Storm Valley 
After breakfast at our hotel, we move to Ayder Plateau, and after a pleasant journey along the coast, we arrive in Fırtına Valley. After the break in Fırtına Valley, where we can participate in many activities such as rafting, zipline and swing, we move to Ayder Plateau.

Storm Valley, which is one of the 200 ecological regions in the world that needs to be protected, follows the stormy Stream, and after the Çamlıhemşin road, we arrive at Ayder Plateau. We visit the natural wonder Gelintülü Waterfall, located at the foot of Kaçkar Mountain, at an altitude of 1400m above sea level, and then we have free time on the plateau. In your free time, you can take a pleasant walk in Ayder Plateau and sip your tea or coffee in front of Gelintülü Waterfall.

After sightseeing and free time, we meet in our tour vehicle at 16.00 and leave Ayder Plateau. After a necessary break on the road and at the end of the day, our Ayder Plateau Tour ends in Trabzon. We arrive at your hotel at the end of a happy day and give free time until tomorrow's departure.

Day 4- Sumela Monastery, Zigana and Hamsiköy 
After breakfast at our hotel, we set out for the Sumela Monastery tour and after a pleasant 1-hour journey, we arrive at Altındere National Park. 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 similar to 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.

After lunch, we continue our journey to visit Zigana Pass. Zigana, one of the most important passes of the historical Silk Road, is a place where many famous travelers, including Marco Polo, have traveled. After seeing the pass, which is located at an altitude of 2050 meters above sea level, we head to Hamsiköy. The road to Hamsiköy, also known as the Historical (Old) Zigana Road, offers a mesmerizing view. In Hamsiköy, we make sure to try the famous rice pudding (sütlac).

At the end of a happy day, Sumela Monastery, Zigana and Hamsiköy Village Tour ends at your hotel and we give free time until tomorrow's departure.

Day 5- Trabzon City Tour
We start the Trabzon City Tour with a visit to the Atatürk Mansion, which is one of the most beautiful examples of the city's civil architecture and where Atatürk stayed during his visits to Trabzon. We visit the Villa, which is decorated with the most luxurious and original furniture of the period, and then, after spending time in its wonderfully designed garden, we move to Trabzon Botanical Park.

Trabzon Botanic Park, established on 103 decares of land, is the first and only botanical garden of the Black Sea Region. After the joyful time we spent in the park with its rich plant variety and social areas, we move to Trabzon Aquarium. The project, which has the distinction of being the first aquarium in a tunnel in the world, was planned to connect the Zagnos and Tabakhane Valleys. Along the way, you can see the panoramic view of Trabzon Castle, Gülbahar Hatun Mosque and Tomb, Zağnos Valley, Historical Zağnos Paşa Bridge and Ortahisar (Kaleiçi) District. After the aquarium visit, we are moving to Trabzon City Museum.

After visiting the Trabzon City Museum, which presents the history, folklore and trade of the city from ancient times to the present in chronological order, we move to the Hagia Sophia Mosque.

Hagia Sophia, which is used as a mosque today, was built as a Byzantine church in the 13th century and has a unique value with its early Renaissance frescoes. After seeing the Hagia Sophia Mosque, historical frescoes and many historical artifacts in its garden, we move to Sera Lake Nature Park for lunch. After a lunch break at a local restaurant in Sera Lake, we move to Boztepe Observation Terrace for a bird's-eye view of the city. You can have a great time on the Boztepe Observation Terrace with its 1200m walking path and 3 glass viewing terraces and watch the city's exquisite sunset view.

At the end of the day, our tour ends, we 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 buy your flight tickets for the return flight at 20.30 and after.

Hotels:
You will be staying at the following hotel or similar, subject to availability. Our hotels are in the city center. After a day of adventure and fun alone with nature, you will have the opportunity to benefit from all activities within walking distance of your hotel in the city center.

• Usta Park Hotel (video)