Day 1 Morning flight to Trabzon. Transfer to hotel and lunch. Visit to 14th. century Sumela Monastery, keeping the remains of magnificent frescoes, built at an altitude of 1300 meters in the National Park of Virgin Mary, and Saint Sophia well preserved 13th. century Byzantine church, Mosque of Gulbahar Hatun.
Return back to hotel, dinner and overnight.
Day 2 Departure after breakfast by the black-seaside highway towards Russia, viewing Surmene, Of, Caykara, towns all enjoying a sub-tropical climate, green settings and nice traditional style houses, Rize, typical Black Sea city covered with tea plantations, Cayeli, Pazar, Ardesen, Arhavi, Hopa and the Russian border-gate Sarp. Lunch on the way and visit to a tea factory.
Drive to Camlihemsin and Ayder plateau, if time permits, before return to hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3 Start after breakfast for Uzungol, lovely alpine lake and lunch at a trout farm. Stop at Ganita for a short tea break and watch the fascinating sunset. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
Day 4 Free morning to explore the old market place and typical arhitecture within the still extant fortifications of Trabzon. Transfer to the airport for return flight.
Tours Include
Roundtrip flights, all transfers, hotels (half-board), tours, lunch on the tours, entrance fees, guidance