1 Day.: Fly from Istanbul to Trabzon & Sumela Monstery, Karaca Cave, Hamsi Village Tour. Overnight.

04:30 AMPick up from Hotel for Trabzon Day Tour.
06:00 AMFly from Istanbul to Trabzon.

07:40 AMUpon arrival to Trabzon Airport and met on arrival and transfer to meeting point for the day tour to meet with tour guide and other participants.

 

Trabzon Day Tour I. (Sumela Monstery, Karaca Cave, Hamsi Village Tour) starts by a drive from meeting point to Sumela Monastery, (Turkish:Sümela Manastırı) is a Greek Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin Mary (Panagia, meaning "All Holy" in Greek) at Melá Mountain (Turkish: Karadağ) within the Pontic Mountains (Turkish:Kuzey Anadolu Dağları) range, in the Maçka district of Trabzon Province in modern Turkey. After visiting the Sumela Monastery, continue to restaurant in Zigana to have local foods for lunch in Trabzon. And then continue toKaraca Cave; (Turkish:Karaca Mağarası) is a network of caves located near the town of Torul in Gümüşhane Province, Turkey.

 

Although the cave was known to the people living in that region, it became open to tourism as a result of the scientific research conducted by Sukru Eroz, a geological engineer from Cebeli Village, between the years 1983-1990. Prof. Dr. Remzi Dilek and his team from the Department of Geological Engineering at the (Karadeniz Technical University) contributed a lot of research and scientific studies of the cave. As a result of these studies, it was opened to tourism in 1996 after the Ministry of Culture and Tourism was informed and the cave was officially registered.

 

After visiting the Karaca Cave drive to Hamsi Village: was known as a Hamse Village then the name changed to Hamsi (Anchovy), the village is famous with the food and mostly foods are from the anchovy that is why now a days it is called Hamsiköy (Hamsi Village). After visiting the Hamsi Köy, transfer to hotel. Overnight in Trabzon.

17:30 PMAt the end of the tour, drive to hotel. Overnight in Trabzon.

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2 Day.: Uzungöl (Long Lake) Tour & Transfer to Airport fly to Istanbul.

10:00 AMAfter breakfast, you will be picked up from hotel for Uzungol Tour.

Trabzon Day Tour II. (Knife Artisan Street, Tea Factory in Of, Horse Farm, Uzungöl Tour) starts by a drive from meeting point toknife artisans in Sürmene, the knife has sharp or round tip and the section between incisive part and handle is embroidered by carving.

 

Built in Sürmene at least since Byzantine times. And then drive tothe tea factory in Of. The tea is famous hot drink in Turkey and you will be see how it is going to be made and and the joy of tea and then drive tohorse farm in Çaykaraon the way of the Uzungol, watching the horses and the continue toUzungol.

 

Arrival toLong Lake(Uzungöl) and Sightseeing around the artificial waterfalls and photography from the hill in Uzungöl and then lunch time, after lunch it is a free afternoon to walk around the Uzungöl and discover the area personally and then return to Trabzon. Upon arrival in Trabzon, you will be transferred to Airport to fly back to Istanbul.

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17:00 PMTour will be ended.
18:30 PMArrival to Hotel, take your luggages and continue to Airport.
19:00 PMArrival to Trabzon Airport.
21:30 PMFly from Trabzon to Istanbul.
22:50 PMArrival in Istanbul and transfer to hotel. The end of the Trabzon Day Tour from Istanbul.