DAY 1–TRABZON- (Arrival Day)

• Welcome to Trabzon, Turkey (Trabzon Airport).
• Please meet with your tour guide.
• Our tour guides will transfer you to your hotel at Trabzon, where you will stay over night.

DAY 2 -TRBAZON (City Tour)

• After havig an open buffet breakfast at your hotel our tour guides will pick you up from your hotel at 11:00 am to visit city center of Trabzon. (Open buffet breakfast included at your hotel fees).
• Your first destionation is to visit Trabzon Square.
• Than our professional guides will take you to see Sera Lake. You can have a traditional cuisine at your lunch and have some free time to enjoy the lake .
• You can find details of the places we visit during Trabzon city tour below.

• TRABZON: Historically known as Trebizondin English, is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey . Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Persia in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast.

The Venetian and Genoese merchants paid visits to Trebizond during the medieval period and sold silk, linen and woolen fabric. Trabzon formed the basis of several states in its long history and was the capital city of the Empire of Trebizond between 1204 and 1461. During the early modern period, Trabzon, because of the importance of its port, again became a focal point of trade to Persia and the Caucasu

• SERA LAKE: The lake was formed in 1950, as a result of the large rocks breaking off the slopes of the Degik Valley, blocking the valley floor.

DAY 3-RIZE CITY & AYDAR

• After having a breakfast at the hotel our expert tour guies will pick you up at 08:30 am from the hotel and depart for Rize City &Ayder Tour. (Open buffet breakfast included at your hotel fees).
• First we will visit the city center of Rize. During Rize city tour you will have an oppurtunity to shop traditional clothing of Rize.
• Our next destination is to visit famous Ayder Plateu. Ayder Plateu is a natural beauty which will amaze you, with its unique nature.
• We will take our volunteer guests to expereience thrilling rafting sport at Ayder Plateau.
• After enjoying a delightful lunch you can use your free time to discover Ayder Plateau by your own.
• You can find details and attractions of the tour below.
• AYDER PLATEAU : Ayder is a resort town in Eastern Karadeniz region of Turkey, up in the lush Kaçkar Mountains, surrounded by waterfalls. You can see beautiful mountain scenery and maybe Hemshin people dancing and playing a peculiar sounding bagpipe.

DAY 4- UZUNGOL LAKE

• After having a breakfast at the hotel we will pick you up at 08:30 am to depart for The Uzungol Lake Tour. (Open buffet breakfast included at your hotel fees).
• During The Uzungol Lake Tour you will have an oppurtunity to see the historical places of Trabzon like Ortamahalle and other natural places like Sultan Murat River.
• When we reach the Uzungol you can enjoy the amazing natura and a traditional Karadeniz cusine at your lunch.
• At 5:00 pm we will come back to Trabzon City and give you free time for shopping.
• You can find details and attractions of the tour below.
• UZUNGOL LAKE ( Long Lake ) : Is a lakesituated to the south of the city of Trabzon, in the Çaykara district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Uzungöl is also the name of the village on the lake’s coast. Over the years, the picturesque lake, its village and the surrounding  valley  have become popular tourist attractions. The lake is at a distance of 99 km from Trabzon’s city center, and 19 km from Çaykara’s district center.

It was formed by a landslide, which transformed the stream bed into a natural dam, in the valley of the Haldizen Stream.

The area is most famous for its natural environment. Located in a valley between high rising mountains, the lake and village at first appear inaccessible. The surrounding mountain forests and fog, occasionally enveloping the lake at night, also add to the scenery. 

DAY 5-GIRESUN & ORDU CITY  

• After having a breakfast at the hotel we will pick you up at 08:30 am to depart for Giresun & Ordu city tour. (Open buffet breakfast included at your hotel fees).
• The most exiting part of this tour is for you to enjoy beuatiful beaches of Giresun and Ordu for swimming and sunbathing.
• After enjoying the swimming we will take you to Giresun shopping malls to buy some world famous Giresun Hazulnuts.
• After having a lunch at Ordu you can take an exciting cable car tour to see magnificant nature of Ordu.
• At 5:00 pm we will came back to Trabzon City.
• You can find details and attractions of the tour below.
• GIRESUN CITY: Giresun formerly Cerasus is the provincial capital of Giresun Province in the Black Sea Region of northeastern Turkey, about 175 km west of the city of Trabzon.
• The surrounding region has a rich agriculture, growing most of Turkey’s hazelnuts as well as walnuts, cherries, leather and timber, and the port of Giresun has long handled these products. The harbour was enlarged in the 1960s and the town is still a port and commercial centre for the surrounding districts, but Giresun is not large, basically one avenue of shops leading away from the port.

Like everywhere else on the Black Sea coast it rains (and often snows in winter) and is very humid throughout the year, with a lack of extreme temperatures both in summer and winter. As a result, Giresun and the surrounding countryside is covered by luxuriant flora. As soon as you get beyond the city buildings you get into the hazelnut growing area and the high pastures further in the mountains are gorgeous.

• ORDU CITY :Is a port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, historically also known as Cotyora or Kotyora, and the capital of Ordu Province with a population of 217,640 in the city center.

Ordu is surrounded with many historical places such as Paşaoğlu Konağı  ,Ethnographic museum-an ethnographic museum, Taşbaşı Cultural Centre, Yali Mosque, historical houses and many more.

DAY 6-HIDIRNEBI  PLATEAU

• After having a breakfast at the hotel we will pick you up at 09:00 am to depart for Hidirnebi Plateau Tour. (Open buffet breakfast included at your hotel fees).
• During the Hidirnebi Plateau Tour you will have an oppurtunity to visit famous Cal Cave .
• At 4:00 pm we will take you shopping at famous malls of Trabzon City .
• You can find details and attractions of the tour below.
• HIDIRNEBI PLATEAU: Hıdırnebi was established on the hill which is behind the Hıdırnebi Stone. Today, Hıdırnebi Plateau can be reached by a 45minute trip from Trabzon’s center and half an hour from Akcaabat’s center. Located on the 1450-1500m altitude, it is one of the most important holiday resorts and stopovers of the Black Sea Region. It is asked and preferred with its natural beauty and Yayla Kent facilities that were made in 1998 and have a transmitter on the west.
• In the place which is called Argalos Lawn, a big country festival known as Hıdırnebi Club is held every year on July 19-20. Not knowing exactly the beginning dates of these festivals, we know that its origin is old. While Hıdırnebi Plateau Festivals are organized by the closest villages to the town, in recent years, Akcaabat District Governorship and Akcaabat Municipality have come forward in the organization.

• CAL CAVE :Cal Cave is recognized as the second longest cave of the world. A small stream flows through the cave. There is a historical castle over the cave. It is 5 km to Duzkoy on the southwest and has an elevation of 1050 m above sea level. The cave bifurcates into two in 200 meters to the entrance. It is understood that the castle was communicated with the cave through inner passages and in time these passages were covered due to the landslides.

DAY 7- SUMELA MONASTERY 

• After having a breakfast at the hotel we will pick you up at 09:00 am from the hotel and depart for the Sumela Monastry Tour . (Open buffet breakfast included at your hotel fees).
• During the Sumela Tour you will have an oppurtunity to visit honey shop, Zigana Plateau , Hamsi Village (hamsikoy).
• After having a lunch at Hamsi Village we will complete our tour with visiting Gumushane Torul.
• At 4:00 pm we will came back to Trabzon City .
• You can find details and attractions of the tour below.
• SUMELA MONASTERY:Is a Greek Orthodoxmonastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary located at Karadağ within the Pontic Mountains, in the Maçka district of Trabzon Province in modern Turkey.

 Nestled in a steep cliff at an altitude of about 1,200 metres facing the Altındere valley, it is a site of great historical and cultural significance, as well as a major tourist attraction within Altındere National Park.The Monastery is one of the most important historic and touristic venues in Trabzon.

During its long history, the monastery fell into ruin several times and was restored by various emperors.During the 6th century, it was restored and enlarged by General Belisarius at the behest of Justinian.

It reached its present form in the 13th century after gaining prominence during the existence of the Empire of Trebizond. While the Emperors Basil and John II had endowed the monastery richly, it was during the reign of Alexios III (1349–1390) that Sumela received its most important largess: according to legend, the young Alexios was saved from a storm by the Virgin, and was bidden by her to restore the monastery. A chrysobull dated to 1365 confirms the freedom and autonomy of the monastery, together with all of its hereditary lands and dependents; exempts them from all taxes, except for one biannual tax; and restores to it the serfs whom the tax-collectors of Matzouka had illegally taken from it, listing 40 of the serfs by name. At that time, the monastery was granted an amount annually from imperial funds. During the time of Manuel III, son of Alexios III, and during the reigns of subsequent princes, Sumela gained further wealth from imperial grants.

Following the conquest by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in 1461, it was granted the sultan’s protection and given rights and privileges that were renewed by following sultans. The monastery remained a popular destination for monks and travelers through the years.

• ZIGANA PLEATUE: Reached through a 3,5-km stabilized road passing Zigana Tunnel at the 50th km of Gumushane-Trabzon highway is at a height of 2,032 meters. It welcomes visitors with its unusual landscapes, species of living creatures and plants, living styles and different colors and tastes. Steep and tough hills, plateaus connected to each other with pathways among the hills, nomadic camping grounds, houses and genial people call those who are lucky enough to visit the plateau to an unusual experience.

Zigana Plateau is one of the favored plateaus of visitors with grass skiing in summer months and courses convenient for skiing tourism in winter months.
Every kind of infrastructure and service unit such as electricity, drinking water, hotels, restaurants, country coffees, grocers, butchers and greengrocers is available in the plateau where there is a chair lift at a length of 800 meters, a skiing training center and a communication system.

• GUMUSHANE CITY (TORUL): Is a town and district of Gümüşhane Provincein the Black Sea region of Turkey.According to the 2010 census, population of the district is 12,385 of which 4,421 live in the town of Torul.The district covers an area of 1,079 km², and the town lies at an elevation of 1,113 m.

DAY 8-TRABZON (The Last Day)

• After having a breakfast at the hotel we will pick you up at 12:00 am from hotel to the Boz Tepe in Trabzon City Center . (Open buffet breakfast included at your hotel fees).
• You can have a lunch there and enjoy your last day at Trabzon.
• At 6:00 pm will pick you up from city center to The Trabzon Airport.
• We hope you had an unforgettable journey with us. It was a pleasure to show you our amazing country. We hope to see you in a different tour to discover the Turkey together. Thank you for choosing us and have a safe trip back home.

 Services Included in Tour Content;

• Arrival Airport Transfer From And to The Airport.
• 7 Nights Hotel Accomandation in Trabzon at a 4 Star or 5 Star Hotels
• 7 Open Buffet Breakfasts
• Guided Trabzon City Tour
• Guided Uzubgol Lake Tour
• Guided Rize and Ayder Tour
• Guided Hidirnebi Plateau Tour
• Guided Sumela Monastry Tour
• Transportation in a fully air-conditioned, non-smoking coach
• Professional English-Arabic speaking tour guides
• Price Difference For One Person A ccommodation is 4 Star 120.-€ – 5 Star 210.-€

Services Not Included In The Tour Content;

• International flights
• Giresun and Ordu Tour (Exstra)
• Personal expenses:Dinners and Lunches, Extras at Hotel or Additional Meals

Payment 

• By Cash Payment
• The Tour By Cash (USD, EUR, GBP)

PRICE INFORMATION AND OPTIONS

• Price Per Adult : 310.-€ (4 Star Hotel)
• Price Per Adult : 360.-€ (5 Star Hotel)

Additional Information

     • Confirmation Will be Received at Time of Booking