Tour Detail
DAY 1 SANLIURFA DEPARTURE DAY
Dear guests, At 20:00, our first departure point is NOVADA . We are starting our tour full of culture and entertainment by passing through Kahramanmaraş.
DAY 2|
ORDU, ORDU BOZTEPE, GİRESUN, GİRESUN HAZELNUT SHOPPING, TRABZON AYASOFYA MUSEUM&MOSQUE, SÜMELA MONASTERY, MAÇKA
Dear guests, After approximately a 10-hour journey , we begin living the Black Sea in Ordu Fatsa. After breakfast in Fatsa, we head to Boztepe, where we will go up by cable car. Boztepe will offer us the unique harmony of green and blue, where we can watch all the beauties of Ordu province and the Black Sea. With a view where one side is the Black Sea, one side is Ordu, and one side is magnificent hazelnut orchards, we will face a breathtaking scenery. In Boztepe, known for sudden (brief) fog settling, we will enjoy tea and coffee and capture beautiful photos on the walking trails and unique views. After Boztepe, we go to Giresun province, about 45 minutes away from Ordu, where cherry and hazelnut are believed to have spread to the world from this city. We do hazelnut shopping in Giresun city center. We begin to explore the Black Sea. After bidding farewell to Giresun, we go to Trabzon for lunch. After lunch, we visit the Trabzon Hagia Sophia Mosque & Museum, which was converted into a mosque following Fatih Sultan Mehmet's conquest of Trabzon in 1461. Then, within the boundaries of Altındere National Park, we arrive at the Sümela Monastery’(Monastery of the Virgin Mary), which, according to legend told among the Black Sea Greeks about 1500 years ago, was founded by two monks named Athenian Barnabas and Sophhronios, and will impress us with its frescoes and magnificent structure. We board the vehicles waiting for us and tour the sections of the monastery that have been opened to visitors. After photographing the magnificent view, we meet back at our vehicle. Then we go to our hotel to have dinner and rest.
Breakfast: By the seaside in Fatsa, Hünkar Restaurant (Extra)
Lunch: Köfteci Nihat Usta (Extra)
Dinner: At our hotel (Included in the price)
Day Activities: Cable car and Mountain Sled (Extra)
Shopping: Giresun Fiskobirlik
Accommodation: 4*BÜYÜK SÜMELA HOTEL / ZİGANA İVME HOTEL etc.
DAY 3|
TRABZON, TEA FACTORY, SÜRMENE KNIFE WORKSHOP, ÇAYKARA-UZUNGÖL, GARASTER AND LUSTRA DEMİRKAPI PLATEAUS, OF
Dear guests, After the open buffet breakfast we will have at our hotel in the morning, we set off towards Uzungöl. On the way, we visit the Tea Factory, one of the main sources of livelihood of the Black Sea Region and located among tea gardens. After local kemençe and horon entertainment at the region's quality-certified distinguished factory, we learn from engineers and local people how green leaf tea turns into its black and dry form before reaching our table. While refreshments are offered from tea varieties classified according to quality, we will also have the chance to buy tea from the special campaigns offered to us. After touring the tea factory, we stop by the knife facilities in Sürmene, famous for its knives. After our knife shopping, we have lunch at our seaside restaurant and then move on to Uzungöl. After a one-hour journey, we arrive at Uzungöl, a place of peace that cannot be described with photos, formed in the middle of the valley when rocks falling from the slopes blocked the Haldizen stream. After our guide's narration and regional introduction, we visit the natural wonder Garaster Plateau and the Lustra Plateaus above Uzungöl, accessible only by small vehicles, or, if weather conditions do not permit, the Demirkapı plateau. In our free time in Uzungöl, those who wish can rent bicycles and tour around the waterfall and lake, while those who wish can enjoy tea/coffee around the lake and say, "We've had enough of Uzungöl." Immediately after, as we pass through Of, the point where we reach the coast on our route, we do our Trabzon Vakfıkebir Bread shopping with those who wish. Then, about 1 hour away, we arrive in Rize, the city that adds color to the Black Sea, born from the high mountain foothills. Then we go to our hotel to have dinner and rest.
Breakfast: At our hotel (Included in the price)
Lunch: Hancı Restaurant (Extra)
Dinner: At our hotel (Included in the price)
Accommodation: 4*NEWARİSE HOTEL / AYDER GELGÖR HOTEL etc.
DAY 4|
ÇAMLIHEMŞİN, FIRTINA VALLEY, AYDER PLATEAU, GELİNTÜLÜ WATERFALL, FIRTINA VALLEY, ARCH BRIDGES (KALE, HALA, MİKRON), RAFTING, ZIPLINE ACTIVITIES, ZİL CASTLE, PALOVİT WATERFALL, RİZE CLOTH WORKSHOP, ÇECEVA TEA GARDENS
Dear guests, After having our open buffet breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we depart for Çamlıhemşin. From there we move on to Ayder Plateau. After our free time in Ayder, we carry out our Şenyuva – Zilkale – Palovit tour. Continuing along the Fırtına valley with an enjoyable ride, with those who wish we take small vehicles and see the historical Ottoman bridge, the Şenyuva Bridge, located in the Şenyuva Village from the Sevdaluk TV series, and take wonderful photos on it. We will visit Zilkale, which consists of 8 bastions, a watchtower, outer and middle walls, and an inner castle, and was built during the Trebizond Empire. Then we see the roaring Palovit Waterfall. After our Fırtına Valley tour, we go to our restaurant by the Fırtına Stream, have lunch here, and carry out rafting and zipline activities. After our fun activities, we stop by the famous Rize Cloth business, where bandanas, shawls, etc. souvenir items are also available. Then with those who wish, we go up to the natural wonder tea gardens of Çeçeva. After wandering among the tea gardens here and taking wonderful photos, we go to our hotel to rest and have dinner.
Breakfast: At our hotel (Included)
Lunch: Fırtına Valley Ottoman Restaurant (Extra)
Dinner: At our hotel (Included)
Accommodation: 4* ARHAVİ HOTEL / 4*NEWARİSE HOTEL etc.
Day Activities: Rafting and Zipline (Extra)
Shopping: Tea Factory, Sürmene Knife Workshop, Local delicacies, Rize Cloth
DAY 5|
HOPA, BATUM, GONIO FORTRESS, UPSIDE-DOWN RESTAURANT, MEDEA STATUE, BATUM PIAZZA, POSEIDON STATUE, ALİ AND NİNO, BORÇKA, KARAGÖL, ÇORUH RIVER, ZIPLINE, ERZURUM CAĞ KEBAB
Dear guests, After breakfast at our hotel in the morning, we leave the hotel and set off towards Batum. Guests who cannot enter Batum can spend time in Hopa with our guide's recommendations or can take the Mençune waterfall – Twin bridges tour (Extra). After our passage procedures at the Sarp Border Gate, we enter Batum. After boarding our vehicle waiting for us inside, we will first begin a panoramic tour of Batumi, the pearl of our neighbor Georgia, a city worth discovering and which has recently become a popular holiday destination in our country. We see the Roman-era Batumi Gonio (Gönye) Fortress, which had no castle culture and was used as a marketplace during Ottoman times, from our vehicle. We photograph the Upside-Down Restaurant and see Metro City Batum, which is both a hotel and a shopping mall. After seeing the Grand Gloria Hotel, which stands out with its architecture, Orbi, another architectural marvel, the 5-star Colosseum Marina Hotel built in Colosseum style, the Government House, the Courthouse and many other places panoramically, we leave our vehicle and start exploring Batum on foot. We take wonderful photos at Batum Piazza (Square), which reminds us of European city centers and contains hotels, restaurants and cafes, and walk toward the Medea Statue. After listening to the story of the statue from our guide here, we photograph the Poseidon Statue, which cost 1 million lari. Then, we pass through the green Batum Boulevard and reach the coast. We have lunch at New Ship Restaurant, a Turkish restaurant. Here, enjoying pear juice, a beverage from Georgia, we walk along the coast and watch the Alphabet Tower and the Ali and Nino Statues, erected for their epic love story, which reunite every 10 minutes as they turn around each other. After the free time we will give here, we go to our vehicle and before leaving Batum, we get the chance to buy Chestnut Honey at the place we selected. Then we cross into Turkey at the Sarp Border Gate, and with our vehicle we travel along the bank of the Çoruh River toward Artvin, which has 95% of its area covered by forests and has the richest land in Turkey in terms of tree species, with photo breaks along the way, and turn toward Artvin's Borçka district. Here we board minibuses and reach Karagöl accompanied by the unique views of the Karçal mountains. Karagöl is a fascinating natural wonder at an altitude of 1430 meters above sea level, with a different ecosystem resembling rainforests around it. During our walk around Karagöl, called a forest sea, those who wish can take an enjoyable boat trip on the lake, and can enjoy tea and coffee at the Karagöl cafeteria. Then we do our 400-meter outbound and 400-meter return zipline entertainment at the Çoruh Artvin Zipline facilities on the Çoruh River. After that, we head toward Erzurum. In Erzurum, we get the chance to eat the famous Cağ kebab for dinner. Then we set off towards Şanlıurfa.
Tour Program
01 Ordu - Giresun - Trabzon - Rize - Batumi - Artvin
Boztepe, Sümela Monastery, Hagia Sophia, Hamsiköy, Zigana, Sürmene Knife Workshop, Uzungöl, Garester and Lustra Plateaus, Çaykara, Çeçeva Tea Gardens, Ayder, Fırtına Valley, Zilkale, Palovit Waterfall, Ali Nino, Piazza Square, Coruh River, Borçka, Karagöl
What's Included
INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
· 3 Nights hotel accommodation
· 3 Breakfasts
· 3 Dinners
· National Parks entrance fee
· Professional guiding services
· TURSAB travel insurance
· Travel with high-model tourism vehicles
· Activity and entertainment transfers
· Parking and highway fees
· cem göncü tourism assurance
Not Included
NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
· Breakfast on the first day
· Lunches
· Dinner on the last day
· Personal activities and expenses
· Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
· Departure tax
What to bring with you?
Season-appropriate clothing and shoes, umbrella
Important information
• Our guide may make changes to the tour program according to unexpected weather and road conditions, provided that the specified program is followed as closely as possible. The agency is not responsible for places that cannot be visited as a result of guests not following the times given by the guide during the tour, even though they are included in the tour program. The agency is not responsible for tours that cannot be carried out before or during the tour due to adverse weather conditions or force majeure.
• Before the tour begins and during the tour, if cancellations occur due to natural disasters, terrorism, street disturbances, crises, or other national reasons, and if the required number is not reached, our agency has the right to cancel the tour or tours or postpone them to the following week. In the event of cancellation, our agency is obliged to inform its guests personally.
• While lunch is taken freely according to the region, in areas where dining options are limited, meals will be taken at the facilities recommended by our guide and by our operators in the tour program, and menu prices are determined by the restaurants. Our guests may obtain receipts or invoices from the facilities where they receive service.
• Pregnant women who are 28 weeks (7 months) or more on the return date cannot legally join the package tour. However, they may travel with a report from a doctor stating that there is no objection to travel. (The doctor's report date cannot be older than 7 days.) In the 36th week (9 months) and beyond of pregnancy, pregnant passengers are not legally allowed to travel even with a doctor's report.
For museums and archaeological sites that can be entered with a Museum Card, our guests may obtain a Museum Card or pay the entrance fees. It is at the guest's discretion. The Museum Card is a card issued only to citizens of the Republic of Turkey by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Those who have a Museum Card gain the right to visit all museums and archaeological sites affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism free of charge for one year. Museums are free for those under 18 years of age.
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