4 Nights Private Tour in Black Sea

Day 1: TRABZON-SERA LAKE-HAHAIA SOFIA-SUMELA MONASTERY-UZUNGOL

1. Sumela Monastery
   3h · Admission ticket included
   After welcoming you at Trabzon airport, we go to Sera lake, which is a landslide barrier lake in Akçaabat. After having our breakfast at Sera Lake, we drink our tea and relieve our travel tiredness.
   
   After some rest, we go to visit a history of approximately 800 years. After visiting the Hagia Sophia Mosque, which was opened for worship in 2013, we visit the Sumela Monastery, which dates back to the 4th century and is based on the hard rocks of the Black Sea, in the Altındere Valley decorated with pine forests.
   
   We start the day from Maçka, in the Altındere Valley adorned with pine forests. We visit the Sumela Monastery, which dates back to the 4th century and is based on the hard rocks of the Black Sea.
2. Uzungol
   3h
   After Sumela Monastery, we eat the famous honey and hazelnut Hamsiköy rice pudding on the Altındere Valley National Park route. We continue our day with Uzungöl, which has become the symbol of the Black Sea. We spend time drinking tea at the samovar in Uzungöl and walking or cycling by the lake. After seeing Uzungöl from the terrace view, we go to our hotel to stay.

Day 2: FIRTINA VALLEY – ÇAT VALLEY – ZİLKALE – POKUT and SAL PLATEAUS

1. Zilkale
   6h · Admission ticket included
   Bugün Doğu Karadeniz’e Fırtına Vadisinden harika bir giriş yapıyoruz.
   
   İkinci günümüzde Karadeniz’i doyasıya içimize çekeceğiz, dereleri, yaylaları, köyleri ve Hemşin kültürünü yakından tanıyacağız. Karadeniz’in derinliklerine Çat vadisini yola çıkıyoruz. Yaylaların hava ve yol durumuna göre bol manzaralı sisli bulutlu Hemşin’in en güzel yerlerinden Pokut – Sal yaylalarına gideceğiz.2050 metre rakıma biraz sarsıntılı bir yolculukla ulaştıktan sonra zirvelerde yürüyüşümüz ve öğlen yemeğimiz olacak..
   
   Pokut yaylasına çıkmadan önce güzergahımız boyunca olan Zilkale’yi, Şenyuva köyünü ziyaret ediyoruz. Güzergahımız boyunca vereceğimiz fotoğraf ve dinlence molalarında tarihi köprüleri, dereleri ve harika manzaraları göreceğiz.

Day 3: KAMİLET VALLEY – DOUBLE BRIDGES – MENÇUNA WATERFALL – LOCAL DISHES – MACAHEL

1. Twin Bridge
   3h · Admission ticket included
   After waking up in the plateau, we start the day with a nice breakfast. On our second day, we will stop by Ayder Plateau and watch the Gelintülü Waterfall, then we will move on to Kamilet Valley, another natural wonder with its endemic vegetation. After reaching Arhavi from the coastal road, following the Kapistre Stream, our first stop in the valley is the Historical Double Arch Bridge, one of the most beautiful examples of stonemasonry, located at the intersection of Kamilet and Soğucak streams. After a photo break at the historical bridge, we drive to the place where we will walk through the valley for a while. After a mild to moderately difficult hike, we arrive at Mençuna Waterfall, which feeds the creatures of Kamilet Valley. After cooling off by the waterfall, we enjoy the view with the delicious highland tea.
2. Mencuna Waterfalls
   3h · Admission ticket included
   After the Mençuna waterfall, we descend from the waterfall for lunch to taste the most delicious local dishes of the valley.
   
   Our next route is Macahel, an untouched geography with a wonderful nature journey that will appeal to all our senses. We will have a pleasant journey within the borders of Georgia until we reach Macahel. After stopping at some places and enjoying the view, we move on to our wooden boutique hotel with a wonderful view, intertwined with nature, where we will stay in the evening.

Day 4: MACAHEL – MARAL WATERFALL – CAMİLİ VILLAGE – İREMIT MOSQUE

1. Maral Selalesi
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Today we will enjoy Macahel on the day of Pleasure. We will start the day with a delicious and long local breakfast that we cannot find anywhere else.
   
   Our first stop after breakfast is the 63-meter-high Maral Waterfall, which is the highest waterfall in Turkey falling from a single stream, with a magnificent visual of the streams coming from the Karçal mountains. In addition to enjoying the view from a front facing the waterfall, we can go down under the waterfall with those who want to. On the way back, we have lunch at another nice place.
   
   After dinner, we will visit the oldest mosque in the region. İremit Mosque is a small but different mosque where wood craftsmanship and madder dyes meet. We think that your admiration for this magnificent mosque will increase with the interesting and historical information that our guide will tell you.
2. 3h
   Our next stop is Camili village on the Georgian border and the Georgian border gate located in the village. This border gate is full of stories, which is currently not allowed for normal citizens to use, but used to be used when the roads were closed due to heavy snowfall. Again, we visit the old wooden mosque that gave its name to the village of Camili. It is known that the mosque, which is mostly made of wood, was built in 1819. The mosque was destroyed by an avalanche in 1955, and the remaining parts were repaired and the local people repaired it with the timber they brought themselves and had it rebuilt by craftsmen from Arhavi. The restoration of the mosque was completed in 2018. At the same time, Macahel is included in the Biosphere Reserve area by UNESCO. Tema Foundation carries out special work for the region in order to protect the naturalness and famous honey of the Macahel Valley, which is the first and only biosphere reserve area of our country.

Day 5: MACAHEL PASSAGE – BREATHING THERAPY – BORÇA KARAGÖL – TEA FACTORY – TRABZON AIRPORT

1. Borcka Karagol Tabiat ParkI
   5h · Admission ticket included
   We leave Macahel, an untouched geography that we believe will make a significant contribution to our quality of life, after a nice breakfast.
   
   After setting off towards Borcka, we take a break for scenery and oxygen at the Macahel Pass. We hope to be able to take as many wonderful photos as the fog and clouds allow while enjoying the view with breathing therapy.
   
   Our next stop is Borçka Karagöl, which was formed after landslides. We take a nice walk around the lake with its wonderful view, taking lots of photos...
   
   After our trip to Karagöl, we go to lunch. After dinner, we go to the coastal road and go to the Tea Factory, the last stop of our trip. In workshops where we can see the stages that tea goes through, we learn the processes it goes through before it reaches our tables and the brewing methods of Black Sea tea by seeing it firsthand.
2. Trabzon Province
   1h
   (depending on our flight time, we can stop by Rize Bezi fabric workshops and Sürmene Bıçak workshops)
   
   After our visit to the tea factory, unfortunately, we are heading to Trabzon Airport to see you off…

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels