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6 days, 5 nights
6 days, 5 nightsJourneys
Eastern Black Sea & Highlands
Trabzon, the cliff-side Sümela Monastery, Uzungöl, the tea gardens of Rize, Zil Castle, the Ayder plateau and Artvin's Karagöl and Macahel.
- Duration
- 6 days, 5 nights
The programme
- Day 1 · TrabzonArrive in Trabzon. The Hagia Sophia of Trabzon, the old town and sunset from Boztepe.
- Day 2 · SümelaSümela Monastery, built into a cliff face above the Altındere Valley, and lunch by the river.
- Day 3 · UzungölTo Uzungöl, a lake ringed by mountains and wooden houses. A quiet afternoon and a night by the water.
- Day 4 · Rize & Zil CastleRize's tea gardens and a tea factory, then the Fırtına Valley with its stone bridges and Zil Castle.
- Day 5 · AyderAyder plateau: hot springs, wooden highland houses and the Gito and Pokut plateaus above the clouds.
- Day 6 · ArtvinBorçka Karagöl and the Macahel valley, a UNESCO biosphere reserve, then Rize–Artvin airport for your flight home.
Included
- Private guide for the whole journey
- Private car or van with driver
- Domestic flights to Trabzon and home from Rize–Artvin
- Selected boutique hotels and lakeside or mountain lodges
- Lunch every day, with Black Sea specialities