TREKKING HIKING CANYONING TOURS IN TURKEY

8 DAYS MOUNT KACKAR PLATEAUS TREKKING TOUR

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HIGHLIGHTS: • Sumela Monastery • Ayder Plateau • Kavron Plateau • Glacial Lakes • Cinciva Old Bridge • Zil Castle • Palovit Waterfall • Boxwood Forest • Avusor Plateau • Great Lake • Huser Plateau • Pokut Plateau • Sal Plateau • Galler Duzu • Ceymakcur Plateau

Price:  cont@ct us 

Included: 
all equipment, all meals, all local transfers, professional guide

Excluded: 
flight tickets, personal expenses

DAY 1 - SUMELA MONASTERY - AYDER UPLAND (PLATEAU)
Pick up from Trabzon Airport and transfer to Macka. First, we will visit Sumela Monastery. After that, we will have a lunch which involves local tastes (Kaygana, kuymak, meatball, trout and rice pudding). Then we drive along the Firtina Valley to reach Ayder Plateau. 

Accommodation in Ayder

DAY 2 - KAVRON UPLAND (PLATEAU) - GLACIAL LAKES
After breakfast, we drive to Upper Kavron Plateau. Then we will start to walk from Upper Kavron to Glacial Lakes. We will see Little Deniz, Great Deniz and Blacksea lakes respectively. After lunch, we will return on the same route to Ayder. 

Accommodation in Ayder

DAY 3 - CINCIVA OLD BRIDGE - ZIL CASTLE - PALOVIT WATERFALL - BOXWOOD FOREST
Today you get more information about the culture of the people in Black Sea region.

First, we drive along the Buyukdere Valley. On the way, it is possible to see old wooden and stone mansions in Ortan village, old stone bridges on the Firtina stream and Zil Castle. Then we walk to Palovit Waterfall for a lunch.

Accommodation in Ayder

DAY 4 - AVUSOR UPLAND (PLATEAU) - GREAT LAKE
Today, we drive to Avusor which is the most original laz people upland. You can also see Mount Kemerli Kackar and Mount Altiparmak from this plateau. We will walk about 2 hours from there to Avusor (Great) Lake. After a lunch near Lake, we will return to Ayder Plateau by following a different route. 

Accommodation in Ayder

DAY 5 - HUSER UPLAND (PLATEAU)

Huser upland is also called Mount Nemrut of the Black sea region, because you can see the most popular peaks of Mount Kackar such as Main Kackar, Kemerli Kackar, Altiparmak, Vercenik …etc. We should walk the pick of the Huser hill to see other peaks. After a lunch there, we will return to Ayder Plateau by following a different route again.

Accommodation in Ayder

DAY 6 - POKUT & SAL UPLAND (PLATEAU)
Today, we will see Pakut and Sal which are the most beautiful uplands in the Black Sea region. We need to get a special land truck to go to these uplands. We will stop several times to collect likapa (bluebarry) on the way. After truck trip, we will walk around Pokut and Sal. We can also take the best "cloud sea" photos from there. After lunch, we will return to Ayder.

Accommodation in Ayder

DAY 7 - GALLER DUZU - CEYMAKCUR UPLAND (PLATEAU)
This time, we start to walk from our Hotel to Galler Duzu. After lunch, we continue to Ceymakcur Plateau. Then we return to Ayder.

Tonight, time to show your talent on "Horon*" (You will take a few short horon lessons during the tour from your Guide).

* Horon is a traditional local folklore dance in Black Sea region.

DAY 8 - LEAVING DAY!
Today we transfer you back from Ayder to Trabzon Airport

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NOTES
• Programmes may change due to bad weather conditions.
• The cost of this tour is changeable according to your travel dates. Please let us know your travel dates to check package tour cost. 
• You can make any changes on the programme, if our programs are not suitable for you. We can work together on your itinerary.
• We can also arrange ticket bookings for domestic flights. Flight fares are changeable according to your travel dates.