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5 Days Trabzon City & Cooking Tour
About This Tour
Trabzon is the jewel of Turkey's dazzling Black Sea coastline, with thousands of years of history and Byzantine and Ottoman architecture lining its charming cobbled streets.
Tour Highlights
St. Sophia Church/Mosque from the 13th century and its Byzantine frescoes
Gulbahar Hatun Mosque, the Castle and Ataturk's Mansion
Ortahisar Mosque, a Comneni cathedral in the old town
The cobbled stone streets of Trabzon
Tea from a samovar at Boztepe with a panoramic view of the city
Lake Sera
The 4th century Sumela Monastery on a sheer cliff face
Altindere Valley National Park beside a flowing stream
The Silk Road through the Zigana Mountains
Karaca Cave, considered the most beautiful cave in Turkey
A cooking class by the chef of a local restaurant
Local dishes from Trabzon cuisine, with desserts and salads
The lunch you prepare yourself, eaten at the restaurant
A hamam with cold, warm and hot sections, like a Roman bath
The natir and tellak staff for the scrub (peeling) ritual
Itinerary
Trabzon – Arrival Day
Meet at the Trabzon Airport. Transfer to Trabzon City and check-in to the Hotel. Overnight in Trabzon.
Trabzon City Tour
(Breakfast included)
We will pick up from your hotel. We depart for St. Sophia Church/Mosque, a 13th century church and see its extraordinary collections of Byzantine frescoes, depart for Gulbahar Hatun Mosque, Castle and Ataturk’s Mansion (a picturesque hillside retreat), visit Ortahisar Mosque (a Comneni cathedral in the old town). Afternoon we explore the cobbled stone streets of Trabzon. Drive to Boztepe; enjoy our tea from samovar with the panoramic view of the city. We will visit Lake Sera. Then depart for Sumela Monastery, we will visit the 4th century Sumela Monastery which clings to a sheer cliff face in a forest, relax beside a flowing stream at Altindere Valley National Park, we will drive along the Silk Road through the Zigana Mountains which will take us to Karaca Cave, considered to be the most beautiful cave in Turkey for its colors and formations. After the tour return to the hotel. Overnight in Trabzon.
Cooking Lesson & Shopping Tour
(Breakfast and Lunch included)
After breakfast we will go to a local restaurant to get a cooking class by the chef of the restaurant. The guide will also explain all the details to us. You will prepare the lunch with Chef and after the preparation you will eat that lunch at the restaurant. In our food menu we will learn local dishes from Trabzon Cuisine which inspire of Turkish cuisines. Of course some desserts and salads will be on the menu. After the lunch we will return to the hotel. Overnight in Trabzon.
Turkish Bath
(Breakfast included)
We will pick you up from your hotel and go to Hamami (Turkish Bath). This hamam culture dates back to the Roman empire. Today Turkish baths have three sections: cold part, warm part and hot part, like a Roman bath. Also Turkish baths have special staff for the scrub (peeling) ritual. Female staff are called natir and male staff are called tellak in the Turkish language. We will relax and chill. After this local relaxing ritual return to hotel. Overnight in Trabzon.
Trabzon– Transfer to Airport – End of The Tour
(Breakfast included)
After breakfast check out from your hotel and transfer to Airport for your flight back home.
We hope you have enjoyed our 5 Days City Tour of Trabzon. We hope this was a memorable tour for you and we look forward to seeing you again on another tour of ours. Thank you for joining us.