8 Trabzon Tours That Fill an Honest Day

1.Sümela Monastery, Cave, and Hamsiköy Daily Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 87 reviews · from $56Our pick

Review of Trabzon’s Sümela Monastery tour, with Zigana views, Hamsiköy pudding, Karaca Cave, costs, hiking tips, and honest advice.

“Transportation to the monastery is the biggest benefit of this trip. It‘s a long way would be impractical to do on your own - the small group van trip was a nice alternative to a big bus tour or renting a car. The guide spoke English and was helpful. The cave visit was OK. The lunch stop was nice, with a good view and not expensive. We could have skipped the glass viewing platform for sure, but it was an opportunity to get high into the mountains and see the scenery.”

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2.Sumela Monastery, Zigana and Hamsiköy Village Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · 6 hours (approx.) · from $59Top rated

Review of the Sumela Monastery, Zigana Pass, and Hamsiköy tour from Trabzon, with practical advice on cost, walking, weather, guides, and lunch.

“Shamil our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. Sumela Monastery is amazing, we learned about the tunnels and its connection to the Silk Road. Lunch was fine, I would have preferred a bit better but still is was fine.”

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3.Uzungöl Group Tour, Explore The Nature & Taste Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 51 reviews · 8 hours · from $47

Explore Uzungöl from Trabzon with tea tasting, Sürmene knives, Turkish sweets, mountain views, lunch time, and a historic bridge stop.

“We had a nice experience, our guide took us and to all the places explaining what is unique about each. We had one issue communicating with the organizer as they don't confirm or get in touch with you until after the starting time of the trip.”

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4.Uzungol Tour: Full-Day Nature Adventure with Tea Factory Visit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $58

Review of Trabzon’s Uzungol day tour, with tea factory, Sürmene knives, lake views, costs, timing, guides, and practical tips.

“This trip shows you the beauty of Uzungol. Mr. Taner has a very nice smile & amazing character. He showed us all the attractions starting from the Tea factory (Vatan Cay) & explaining the tea fermentation & making process, Surmene knife factory, the artificial waterfall, the lake view terrace, up the mountain & lunch. I recommend this trip especially with Mr. Taner & driver Mr. Ismael.”

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5.Eastern Turkey 12-Day Sightseeing Tour from Trabzon

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 12 days (approx.) · from $3,850

Explore Eastern Turkey from Trabzon to Gaziantep in 12 days, with Sumela, Ani, Mount Nemrut, Göbekli Tepe, local food, and private guiding.

“I had been planning this trip to the Black Sea and Eastern Turkey for a year and it lived up to almost all my expectations. I have been to Turkey many times but never to this part of the country. The Black Sea highlight was of course the Sumela Monastery at Trabzon. But the ultimate goal was Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilization. Turkey is a country of myriad layers of civilization and history and we saw tons of it: prehistoric, Urathian, Roman ruins and mosAics, Syriac monasteries, Selcuk tombs, medieval bridges and current-day bazaars. But Turkey is also a gloriously beautiful country, hills, orchards (pistachios), fields and mountains, not least…”

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6.Full Day Tour In Uzungol Lake with Turkish Tea Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 21 reviews · from $38Best value

Review of Trabzon’s Uzungol Lake tour, with Turkish tea, Surmene knives, an Ottoman bridge, transport tips, costs, and honest advice.

“This tour was led by IDK travel. It was so bad I asked Viator to refund our money which they did. Transit arrived for our party of 7 with only 6 seats.. One of our group had to cram in the front with driver and guide. Guide never spoke to us.,I thiRead more”

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7.Full-Day Private Tour to Uzungöl from Trabzon

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $354

Review of the private Trabzon to Uzungöl tour, with tea, Sürmene knives, flexible stops, pricing, transport, and practical booking advice.

“Amazing views of the lack and the urban setting around. Different kinds of restaurants and cafes around”

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8.Rize: Ayder Tour & Kaçkar Mountaıns & Fırtına Valley

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 19 reviews · 9 hours · from $50

Explore Rize, Ayder Plateau, Kaçkar Mountains, and Fırtına Valley with rafting, zipline, waterfalls, and hotel transfers.

“The trip was good.. Mainly for activities. It was very much organised.”

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