Midday Travel Turkey

Full Black Sea Tour Package 9 Days 8 Nights

Day 01: Arrive to Istanbul
Arrival in Istanbul, transfer to hotel.
Check-in to hotel. Overnight stay in Istanbul.

Day 02: Fly to Trabzon City.
Transfer to Istanbul airport in early morning. Fly to Trabzon City. Upon your arrival , our local transfer department will be at the airport of Trabzon to pick you up. We will start our first day Black Sea Tour by visiting the Monastery of Sumela. The monastery was built on the high steep slopes of Karadag insider the border of Altindere National Park. You will have the opportunity of tasting the traditional and local dishes of Black Sea Region on our lunch break. Our next stop will be at the Ayasofya Museum which is famous for its frescoes. Then the last stop will be at Ataturk's Museum in Trabzon City. Transfer back to hotel at the end of the trip. Overnight in Trabzon.

Day 03: Uzungol -> Demirkapi Plateau ->  Lake of Ices
We will meet at your hotel's lobby at the second day of our Black Sea Trip. Drive on the high mountains of the region and reaching at the Uzungol Lake. We will have a nice lunch at this nature's paradise of the area. Depart for the Demirkapi Plateau at afternoon.  We will have the sightseeing of Fish Lake on the Soganli Mountains (2700 m.). Enjoy a local dinner along with the local music of Black Sea. Overnight.

Day 04: Uzungol & Rize Ayder Plateau
We will leave Uzungol after the breakfast. We will visit a tea factory at Of Town. Break for lunch in Camlihemsin. We will hike for about 1 hour 30 minutes toward sot Waterfalls of Goksu after visiting the ancient stone bridge which was built over the Firtina Creek in Camlihemsin. We will reach the world-wide famous Ayder Plateau after the hiking. Spending the night in a mountain house at the plateau.

Day 05: Ayder Plateau -> Caglayan Creek -> Borcka Karagol -> Macehel
Begin our 5th day of the trip after the breakfast at hotel then drive to Borcka and Macehel. A sightseeing tour among the famous tea gardens and fields of Black Sea and the famous wooden houses of the region.  Another sightseeing trip of Borcka Karagol located on the footstep of Karcal Mountain. Transfer to hotel and overnight after the dinner.

Day 06: Macehel  - Camili
Short time nature and mountain walking to enjoy the unique beauties of the region after the breakfast. Hiking around the Maral Waterfall, Valley of Efeler and a sightseeing of Kayalar Villages. Free time and spend the night in a local guesthouse after the dinner.

Day 07: Artvin Savsal and Kars City.
Leave for Kars City after the breakfast. We will reach Aydanuc after following the route along the Coruh Valley, and observing the Artvin Deriner Dam. Hike in the Cehennem Deresi Canyon. A journey to Sahara National Park for panoramic landscapes. Arrive to Kars. Dinner & overnight.

Day 08: Kars & Fly back to Istanbul.
Breakfast at hotel.  We will depart a sightseeing city tour of Kars City to explore the history and culture.
Visit the Ani Ruins which is the host for the first mosque in whole Anatolia and was the city where the Ashdod III (the king of Belgrade) moved his capital to. A visit to Kars Castle and the Havari Church (Apostle Church) is included in today's excursion. Transfer to Kars airport to take your flight back to Istanbul. Transfer to your hotel in Istanbul after arrival. Spend the night in Istanbul.

Day 09: Farewell!
Breakfast at hotel and transfer to airport for the farewell with unforgettable memories of Black Sea region in your mind.