Discover the green highlands of north-east Türkiye at your own pace on this six-day private Eastern Black Sea tour from Trabzon, arranged in-house by Inca Tour, a TURSAB-licensed tour operator trusted since 2007. With your own guide and vehicle and a comfortable city-centre base, each day reveals a different plateau, lake or monastery while every evening returns you to the heart of Trabzon.
The adventure reaches the cliff-clinging Sümela Monastery in Altındere National Park, the stalactite galleries of Karaca Cave and the rice-pudding village of Hamsiköy, then the serene mountain lake of Uzungöl framed by tea gardens and traditional wooden houses. Deeper into the Kaçkar Mountains lie the Fırtına (Storm) Valley and Ayder Plateau with the Gelintülü Waterfall.
A full city day explores Trabzon itself — the Atatürk Mansion, the Botanical Park, the tunnel aquarium, the City Museum and the frescoed 13th-century Hagia Sophia — with lunch by Sera Lake and views from Boztepe. The finale takes you to Çal Cave, one of the longest caves on earth, and the breezy Hıdırnebi Plateau at 1,600 metres, before your departure from Trabzon.
Your full program, day by day — click a day to see every stop.
. The rest of the day is free to relax or explore the lively Meydan square with its cafés, restaurants and shops. Overnight in Trabzon.
Drive into Altındere National Park to the cliff-clinging Sümela Monastery with its rock church and frescoes. Continue through Europe's long New Zigana Tunnel to Karaca Cave, a gallery of stalactites and travertines, and the Torul Glass Terrace. A lunch stop in Hamsiköy, famed for its rice pudding, precedes the return to Trabzon. Overnight in Trabzon.
Follow the Solaklı Valley to the mountain lake of Uzungöl, stopping at a tea factory and the Sürmene knife workshops. Enjoy the lake-side observation terrace, the waterfalls and free time among the tea and hazelnut gardens. Overnight in Trabzon.
Travel along the coast into the Fırtına (Storm) Valley, one of the world's protected ecological regions, with optional rafting and zip-line. Climb to Ayder Plateau at the foot of the Kaçkar Mountains to see the Gelintülü Waterfall and enjoy highland tea. Overnight in Trabzon.
Discover the city — the Atatürk Mansion, the Trabzon Botanical Park, the tunnel aquarium, the City Museum and the frescoed 13th-century Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya). Lunch by Sera Lake is followed by panoramic views from the Boztepe terraces. Overnight in Trabzon.
After check-out you visit Çal Cave — reputedly the world's second-longest — then the green Hıdırnebi Plateau at 1,600 m with its highland village life and sweeping views. Transfer to Trabzon Airport (or the city centre) for departure.
Trabzon → Sümela, Karaca Cave, Hamsiköy → Uzungöl → Ayder, Fırtına Valley → Trabzon → Hıdırnebi, Çal Cave
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