13 DAYS 12 NIGHTS GREEN TURKEY TOUR ( ISTANBUL & TRABZON)

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13 DAYS 12 NIGHTS GREEN TURKEY TOUR ( ISTANBUL & TRABZON)

 

DAY 1

 

Arrival Istanbul (No meal).

 

Welcome to Istanbul where the West meets the East. Enjoy your transfer to the hotel.

 

Transfer from Istanbul airport to the hotel in Istanbul old city.

 

DAY 2

 

Full Day Sapanca- Maşukiye Tour from Istanbul (Breakfast, Lunch included).

 

Departure:

We’ll pick you up from your hotel between 08:00-08:30 AM

(Only from Sultanahmet, Laleli, Taksim areas)

 

Itinerary:

Pick up from the hotel and join the group. Drive to Masukiye located 120km far away from Istanbul. Masukiye is well known for its nature and green forests. We will spend some free time in Masukiye. For guest who wishes to join the activities, Optional Zipline and Optional ATV Ride are available in Masukiye, ATV Rides are the best way to discover the green nature of Masukiye.

 

Before driving for lunch, we will have stops in local stores to taste the regional honey produced in Sapanca and regional produced Turkish Delight.

 

After our lunch, we will visit Ormania Natural Habitat Park and Zoo (Between March - November). Ormania Zoo is replaced with Kartepe Snow Resort during the winter season (between December - February) to enjoy snow games.

 

Our last visit will be Sapanca Lake and we will spend some time in the coast. (Depending on the traffic on our way back to Istanbul, we visit Palladium Shopping Mall) Drive back to Hotel around  20:00 – 21:00.

 

 

 

DAY 3

 

Free (Breakfast included).

 

 

 

DAY 4

 

Trabzon by flight (Breakfast included).

 

   Transfer from hotel to the Airport.

   The flight to Trabzon.

– Arrival to Trabzon, and transfer from the airport to the hotel in.

 

 

FREE DAY

 

 

DAY 5

 

Full Day Ayder Tour (Breakfast, Lunch included).

Departure:

We’ll pick you up from your hotel between 09:00-09:30 AM

 

Itinerary:

Our driver will meet you at the address and time you want according to your reservation. Then, we will start our day tour with private car.

You will visit Sürmene Knife Factory Outlets. Next, we give a break for the experience of Zippline and Rafting in Storm Valley. Then, we continue our trip in the Storm Valley, Which is one of the 200 ecological areas that need to be protected in the world. We pass through Çamlıhemşin district and make our first visit to Şenyuva (Çinviva) Village, which hosted series and commercials. In Şenyuva, we visit old wooden and stone houses, Historical Çinçiva Stone Arch Bridge and Sevdaluk TV Series. After visiting Zil Castle, which was built on a steep slope 100m high from the valley, and seeing its exquisite view, we turn our route to Ayder Plateau. We visit the Bride Tulle Waterfall in Ayder Plateau and then we give you free time to meet again at 17.00.

You can take a pleasant walk while you are on the plateau. So too, you can sip your tea or coffee against the Bride’s Tulle Waterfall. You can watch the horon played with the jumpsuits playing in almost every corner, you can accompany the horon if you wish. Among all this, one should not forget the spa.

We leave Ayder Plateau at 17.00 after sightseeing and free time. On the way, we take a break at Rize Cloth Factory Outlets and visit the traditional weaving workshop and sales departments. At the end of the day, our tour ends in Trabzon and we bid farewell to meet on another tour.

 

 

DAY6

 

Full Day Hidirnebi Kayabasi Tour (Breakfast, Lunch included).

 

Departure:

We’ll pick you up from your hotel between 09:00-09:30 AM

 

Itinerary:

Our driver will meet you at the address and time you want. It’s according to your reservation and your request. then, we will start our day tour with our private car.

While going to Hıdırnebi Plateau; You will have the opportunity to see the hazelnut gardens, cornfields, traditional village houses and village life up closely. Also, if you wish. You will be able to take a break at one of the shopping stalls opened by the villagers on the side of the road. next, we will reach Hıdırnebi Plateau at an altitude of 1600 meters above sea level in a 40 km journey that will take about an hour. With its traditional highland life, its unique natural beauty, a mosque, restaurants, shopping and entertainment places, the Hidirnebi Plateau is like an oasis close to the city for summer in the hot summer months.

As time passes on the Hidirnebi Plateau, we move to Cal Cave. Which is the second longest cave in the world. So too, it is the next step of our tour. The cave can be reached at a distance of 50 km. In contrast, is located at an altitude of 1050 meters. and after a journey of about an hour and within the boundaries of the village of Cal. After visiting the cave and taking a short break in the cafes next to it, we drive on our way to the Kayabasi plateau. finally After walking and free time on the plateau our tour ends in Trabzon and we bid farewell to meet on another tour.

 

DAY 7

 

Sumela Monastery Zigana and Hamsikoy Tour (Breakfast, Lunch included).

 

Departure:

We’ll pick you up from your hotel between 09:00-09:30 AM

 

Itinerary:

Our driver will meet you at the address and time you want according to your reservation or your request. Then we will start our day tour with our private car.

The first step is going to Sumela Monastery which is located in Altındere National Park. After a journey that takes about an hour. Then, we arrive to Altindere National Park, you can take a short break in the cafeteria of amazing nature next to the monastery. So too, you can start visiting Sumela Monastery immediately using the tickets purchased from the toll booths in the national park. In order to reach Sumela, monastery transportation is used to reach it. After reaching the monastery, which consists of guard rooms, a library, a kitchen, rooms for guests and students, the sacred fountain, and the main rock church,

we return to our tour vehicle by the same transportation for the monastery that were boarded. Then, we continue our tour with the historic Zigana Pass.

We recommend that you take your lunch at a local restaurant in Zigana. Where many famous travelers travel. It is also considered one of the important passages on the historic Silk Road. After seeing the Zigana Pass, which reaches a height of 2,050 meters above sea level. Then we move to the village of Hamsiköy. It’s also famous for its natural beauty and a rice-milk dessert called Sutlaç.

Finally, we visit Limni Lake Nature Park and give you time to relax in it. After the visit, our tour ends in Trabzon and we bid farewell to meet on another tour.

 

 

DAY 8

 

Full Day Uzungol Tour (Breakfast, Lunch included).

 

 

Departure:

We’ll pick you up from your hotel between 09:00-09:30 AM

 

Itinerary:

After the check out from the hotel our driver will meet you. Then, you will move to Uzungöl with our special tourist car. You will make your first visiting to Sürmene Knife factory outlet where you can shop for your loved ones and yourself. Then, when you’ll arrive to Of town you can visit Alibaba shopping and gift shopping center. Next destination is the Tea Factory on the road.

 

we continue our journey along the Solaklı Valley. Finally, We will arrive to Uzungöl by passing through the traditional village landscapes built on the natural beauty and slopes surrounding it. We will take you to visit the Observation Terrace of Uzungol, where you can see the bird’s-eye view of Uzungol and the most beautiful photographs are taken. Then, We continue our trip along the Haldizen Valley and take you to the artificial dam lake and artificial waterfalls. Then we give free time until 17:00 in the center of Uzungol and we take you to your hotel near the lake.

 

 

 

 

Include:

•  Hotel pick up & drop off (central hotels)
• Transportation in A/C vehicles
• Professional English & Arabic-speaking tour guide
• Lunch with one soft drink

 

 

 

DAY 9

 

Free day in Uzungol (Breakfast included).

 

DAY 10

 

Istanbul by flight (Breakfast included).

 

  After the check out from the hotel we transfer you to Trabzon Airport.

 

   The flight to Istanbul.

– Arrival to Istanbul, and transfer from the airport to the hotel.

 

 

 

DAY 11

 

 Free day (Breakfast included).

 

 

DAY 12

 

Morning Bosphorus Cruise Tour in Istanbul (Breakfast, Lunch included).

 

 

DAY 13

 

Flight back to your country (Breakfast included)

Transfer from hotel to the Airport (Ist or Saw).

The flight.