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DAY 1
TRABZON & SUMELA MONASTERY
Meet at Trabzon Int’l Airport,
depart for
Sumela Monastery
visit the 4 th century Sumela
Monastery, clings to a sheer
cliff face in a deep forest,
relax beside a fast flowing
stream at
Altındere Valley National
Park, return to city centre and
visit Ayasofya,
a 13 th century church and
study extraordinary collection
of byzantine frescoes, depart
for Gulbahar Hatun Mosque,
Ataturk's Mansion(a picturesque hilside retreat)
visit Ortahisar
Mosque (a Comneni cathedral in the
old town) drive to
Boztepe, enjoy your
tea with the panoramic view of
the city. Check-in to
hotel, dinner and overnight at
Hotel Usta Park ****
DAY 2
TRABZON, UZUNGOL, DEMIRKAPI
Depart for Uzungol
(long lake),
one of the most photogenic
locations in the region, lunch
at a fish restaurant, a
full day excursion to Demirkapi
on the foothills of Soganli
Mountains, sightseeing around Balikli &
Aygır glacier lakes, enjoy the panorama with beautifull landscapes, return
to Uzungol, it's a hidden
paradise in the
Pontic Alps. We
hike around the lake and
village surrounded by
emerald green forests and
check-in to our boutique
hotel, dinner and overnight
at
Inan
Kardesler Hotel (S)
DAY 3
UZUNGOL, RIZE, AYDER
Sightseeing at
Uzungol.
And depart for Ayder,
visit to a tea factory, short break at
Rize
for panoramic view of the city from the
Botany Garden
we visit kiwi and tea
plantations here, then
we arrive to Firtina
Valley which takes
us to Ayder Plateau,
gentle trekking to Goksu Fall which is
the highest and most beautiful
in the region. We arrive in
Ayder before sundown, check-in
our wooden hotel, dinner and
overnight at
Kuşpuni Mountain House
(S)
DAY 4 AYDER, CAGLAYAN VALLEY, BORCKA-KARAGOL, MACAHEL
Sightseeing at Ayder, enjoy
the panorama with many of
waterfalls, traditionally
dressed village ladies, thermal baths and
lush green forests on the
foothills of the magnificient
Kachkar Mountains. We drive
to Ortan villiage and have
great view of Hemsins'
mountain villiages on the side
of Firtina river and leaving
for
Caglayan
Valley
in Findikli town to see
typical laz houses and
panoramic tea plantations then
we drive to Borçka sightseeing
around
Karagol (Black Lake)
and pass Mt. Karchal to get to
Macahel, famous for
its untouched nature, local
life and Caucasus bee honey, dinner and overnight at
Tema Guest
House (S)
DAY 5
MACAHEL ( CAMILI )
Discover
Macahel,
the area is renowned throughout
Turkey for its intensive
practices of
beekeeping and the high
quality of honey it produces,
a short brief about beekeeping and visit nicely decorated
wooden mosques of Macahel and
Maral villiages, hiking to
Maral fall and sightseeings in
Efeler Valley and Kayalar
villiage, dinner and overnight at
Tema Guest House (S)
DAY 6
MACAHEL & ARTVIN & KARS
Drive to Kars, following the fastest
flowing River Coruh valley
reach Artvin,
visit Hell's Gorge
at Ardanuc and have a
scenic drive to Kars via Savsat Sahara National
Park, arrival in
Kars, dinner & overnight at
Grand Ani Otel 4****
DAY 7
KARS ----
Drive to Ani, visit medievel
armenian capital from 10’th C,
Ani Ruins at
the Turkish-Armenian border
and return Kars,
the city is very well planned
especially during Russian
invasion before World War I.
And have a great castle with
many chuches before 12.th
centry, visit Kars
Castle and
The Holly Apostles Church,
transfer to Kars or Erzurum
airport and say farewell....
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Tour Price Includes :
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6
nights accommodations at 3 - 4
stars hotels,
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Modern, spacious, air-conditioned,
vehicle for land transportation.
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Professional English speaking tour
guide,
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12
meals : 6 Breakfasts, and 6
dinners.
Parking, portage, tipping (except
guide, driver), tolls
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Admission fees to sights and
museums
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V.A.T.
Tour Price Exludes :
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Airfare of Int'l and domestic
flights within our program
itinerary,
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Air
and departure taxes,
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Bottled beverages or alcohol,
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Travel insurance ,
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Visas, laundry, and personal items,
Accommodation:
Flight arrangements: Our program
prices do not include international or
domestic air arrangements. Please contact
us for a current quote on the airfare
required for your trip. Should you prefer
to make your own air arrangements, please
check with us prior to scheduling to
ensure you have the proper flight dates
and times.
P.S. :
Foreigners need permission to
accomodate at Macahel on
Turkish-Georgian border,
please e-mail us your passport
copy at least 30 days before
tour date,
to arrange your stay at
Macahel
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