Bayburt is one of Turkey's smallest provincial capitals, set on the Çoruh River on the old trade route between Trabzon and Erzurum. This short private tour stays three nights in the city and offers one guided sightseeing day and a cooking class, with transfers from and to the Bayburt-Gümüşhane Airport.
The sightseeing day begins in the hills at the Baksı Museum, founded by artist Hüsamettin Koçan to bring contemporary art and traditional crafts together in a rural village, and an award-winning example of a museum rooted in its community. It continues to the underground city of Aydıntepe, carved into the soft rock, and ends in town at the massive Bayburt Castle and the Clock Tower.
The cooking class introduces galacoş, Bayburt's signature dish of bread layers baked with butter and walnuts, together with a local dessert, followed by free time for shopping. The rest of your stay is free to walk along the Çoruh River or relax in the city's tea gardens.
Bayburt is also tied by local tradition to Dede Korkut, the legendary storyteller of the Oghuz Turks, whose tales are celebrated in the region every year. Its high plateaus, the Çoruh valley and quiet villages make it a rewarding stop for travellers exploring the route between the Black Sea and Erzurum.
Breakfasts, one lunch, guiding, entrance fees and transfers are included; other meals are paid locally.
| Tour type | Private · multi-day tour |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4 Days 3 Nights |
| Price | From €833 per person |
| Departures | Every day |
| Guide | Licensed guide in your language |
| Stops | 4 |
| Entrance fees | Included |
| Booking | Instant request online, confirmation within 24 hours · TÜRSAB-licensed operator (A-5751) |
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Our driver meets you at Bayburt-Gümüşhane Airport and takes you to your hotel in Bayburt. Check in and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Bayburt.
Start at the Baksı Museum, a contemporary art and crafts museum set in the countryside north of Bayburt, with workshops, galleries, a library and guest houses in striking modern buildings (closed on Mondays). Visit the underground city of Aydıntepe, a network of rooms and corridors carved into the rock a few metres below the surface. Back in town, see Bayburt Castle, which dominates the city from its hill, with a church ruin to the east and Yağlı Cave to the west, and the Clock Tower visible from almost everywhere in the centre. Return to your hotel. Overnight in Bayburt.
Spend the morning with a local cook preparing Bayburt's best-known dish, galacoş – layers of thin bread baked with butter and topped with walnuts – along with a regional dessert, then enjoy the meal you have made. Later you have time to browse the shops downtown before heading back to the hotel. Overnight in Bayburt.
Enjoy a free morning, then transfer to Bayburt-Gümüşhane Airport for your flight home.
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