| Itinerary: |
DAY 1 TRABZON
Meet at Trabzon Airport, transfer to hotel, welcome cocktail and briefing,
dinner & O/N in Trabzon,
DAY 2 TRABZON
Breakfast depart for St. Sophia, study the extraordinary collecting of
Byzantine frescoes from 13th. C, visit citadel, Ortahisar Mosque; the
imperial cathedral of the Comneni Empire, Atatürk's Mansion; a
picturesque hillside retreat, and a short drive will take us to Altindere
Valley National Park to see the 4th. C. Monastery of Sumela; clings to a
sheer cliff face in a deep forest, return to hotel, dinner & O/N in
Trabzon
DAY 3 TRABZON - UZUNGÖL
Breakfast and depart for Uzungöl; an Alpine lake hidden in emerald green
forests, sightseeing at Uzungöl, dinner & O/N in bungalows at Uzungöl,
DAY 4 UZUNGÖL
Breakfast and a full day trip to Sekersu, an Alpine meadow or 'yayla' as locally
known at a height of 2.000.m. barbecue party beside a glacier lake, soft
trekking on Soganli Mountains and return to Uzungöl, dinner & O/N in
bungalows at Uzungöl,
DAY 5 UZUNGÖL - AYDER
Breakfast and depart for Rize, visit botanic garden on a hill facing Rize,
drive to Ayder, through the beautiful Firtina Valley with waterfalls,
rhododendrons, impassable forest and historical carved stone bridges in Çamlihemsin,
arrive in Ayder, enjoy the nature with its unlimited shades of green,
traditional houses and hot springs, dinner & O/N in Ayder,
DAY 6 AYDER
Breakfast and a full day excursion to Kavron meadows and trekking to Çenkovit,
a glacier lake on smoggy peaks of the magnificent Kaçkar Mauntains Range,
picnic lunch and return to Ayder, dinner & O/N in Ayder,
DAY 7 AYDER
Breakfast and an interesting driving through Zilkale Valley will take us
to Çat and Elevit meadows, picnic lunch and return to Ayder, relax in hot springs,
dinner & O/N in Ayder,
DAY 8 AYDER - TRABZON
Breakfast and free time, depart for Trabzon in the afternoon, free time to
shop in the old markets of Trabzon, dinner & O/N in Trabzon,
DAY 9 TRABZON
Breakfast and transfer to Trabzon Airport for a homebound flight and say
farewell... |
