Black Sea Anatolia & Batumi Tour

Tour Programme

Samsun Bandırma Steamboat – Samsun İlkadım (First Step) Manument – Samsun Ataturk Sculpture – Ordu Boztepe – Ordu Nut Home – Giresun (1st Day Accommodation) –Tirebolu Castle – (Tripolis) – Hagia Sophia Mosque (Trabzon) – Ataturk Mansion – Uzungol – Rize Fabric Workshop – Tea Factory Trip – Fırtına Valley (2nd Day Accommodation)

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Batumi (Georgia) Gonio&Apsaros Castle – Poseidon Sculpture – Old Bank Building – Astronomical Clock – Batumi Clock Tower – Alphabet Tower – Europe Area  - Ali and Nino Sculpture – Medea Sculpture – Reverse Restourant – Piazza Area – Artvin Hopa ( pass from Batumi to Rize) – Ayder Plateau (Rize) (3rd Accommodation)

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Ayder Plateau – Gelintulu Waterfall – Fırtına Valley – Historical Stone Arched Bridges – Zipline&Rafting – Wonderful Horon Amusements – Zilkale Packet (extra) – Palovit Waterfall – Çat Valley – Chinchiva Bridge 

We come together in front of the HRT TOURS Agency with you, esteemed guests at 18:30 and start to move to paradisical place with services in the bus.

1st Day, Thursday

Destinations

*Samsun Bandırma Steamboat

* Samsun İlkadım Manument

*Samsun Ataturk Sculpture

*Ordu Boztepe

*Ordu Nut Land

*Giresun (1st Day Accommodation)

After breakfast we move to our first route, Samsun Bandırma Steamboat. We learn that Badırma Steamboat was builded as transportative ship with 279 grosstones capacity for cargo and passenger  in England in 1878 and it is symbol of Turkish National Struggle for war of the independence , and visit Kurtulus Park having the one of the identical maquette of this ship.  We completed the trip with waxworks and period reflactions. Then we visit Tobacco Pier, the first point where Ataturk and 18 fate and war friends take step, and Ilkadım (first step) Manument. Then we reach Samsun Archaeology and Ethnography  museum. At our visit here, Amissos treasure and ground mosaics are most attractive among the here’s pieces. Next, we move to Samsun and reach Ordu fromon route Yesilırmak and Çarşamba river, Unye and Fatsa district. Then we climb up to Boztepe that overwiev the sea from 475 mt. Height. Her’s landscape  make you feel to fly with plane. With this wonderful scenery, we take a tea and coffee break. After our tour, which smells with history and influences us, we reach Giresun, which is known as the motherland of cherry and the capital of hazelnut. Dinner and resting at hotel.

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2nd Day, Friday

Destinations

Tirebolu Castle (Tripolis) – Hagia Sophia (Trabzon) – Ataturk Mansion – Uzungol – Rize Fabric Workshop – Tea Factory Trip – Fırtına Valley – Zipline&Rafting – Horon Amusement (Folkloric dance of region) -  Zİlkale Packet (Extra) – Palovit Waterfalls

After buffet breakfast, we go up to Giresun Castle. Following the trip at Topal Osman Monument and city wall, and hazelnut shopping, we come to Tirebolu Castle which is small castle located  at northern city, on peninsula. Builded relevantly with nature of peninsula, this castle is gone up by a steep stair of southern. The castle is builded with rubble stones. Entrance- exit is done at arched pressing down space. The city wall is supported by outriggers at intervals, and inside the castle there are a small chapel called the Church of the Virgin Mary in salnames and the remains of a masjid. And we see many grave stones which aparted from a district’s primary school garden.The city wall is still standing. Here’s is processed alot of restoration and repairing. After castle trip, we go to Ataturk Mansion and Hagia Sophia and take a lunch break. Next, we reach Uzungol where located on Solaklı Creek and be 1090 mt height. Following informed by our guide, we go to Karaster and Lustra Plateaus where we can overview panaromically Uzungol, (Extra). The guests who don’t wish to join this extra trip can spend this times by enjoying coffee/tea or bicycle tour around Uzungol. Following here, we visit Tea Factory where is among the tea garden, region people save their life. We listen story of green tea until coming in our glass by Engineer how become black and dry in this quality certificated factory. We can even buy this teas classified as their quality. Then we can buy knife famous with its sharpness from Surmene knife shop, too. Next, we start to trip the Fırtına Valley  which is long termed recipitation region of Turkey and have rich flora and fauna. The wished guests, can do rafting or zipline here. The guests unwished to join  this activities can join the trip of eagle’s nest located , Zilkale Castle or Palovit Waterfall trip with guide. After this nice and tiring trip, we go to the hotel for dinner and resting.

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3rd Day, Saturday

Destinations

Batumi (Georgia) – Gonio&Apsaros Castle – Poseidon Sculpture – Old Bank Building – Astronomical Clock – Batumi Clock Tower – Alphabet Tower – Europe Area – Ali and Nino Sculpture – Medea Sculpture – Reverse Restaurant – Piazza Area – Artvin Hopa (Passing toRize from Batumi) – Ayder Plateau (Rize)

After buffet breakfast at the morning, we pass from border gate by only ID Card. We start to trip by vehicle where  is Georgia’s side of the border. We visit Gonio&Apsaros Castle, Poseidon Sculpture, Old Bank Building, Astronomical Clock, Batumi Clock Tower, Alphabet Tower, Europe Area, Ali and Nino Sculpture, Medea Sculpture, Reverse Restaurant, Piazza Area and take wonderful photos, then , we have lunch in center of the city and take a free timebreak to taste region’s famous meals and to shop. Next, we pass Rize from on Artvin-Hopa. And, we see Camlıhemsin district and reach covered by spruceand oriental beech trees, Ayder Plateau at height 1350 mt. . Then we take place at our hotel, one of the here’s best hotels,  in Ayder Palteau area. Dinner and accommodation are at hotel.

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4th Day, Sunday

Destinations

Rize – Ayder Plateau – Gelintülü Waterfall – Çat Valley – Cinciva Bridge

After buffet breakfast, we go on a trip at Gelintülü Waterfall and Kalegon, and take free timebreak for shopping and nature walking. We go to the Rize’s smallest district, Camlıhemsin and start Çat Valley’s route. Our first stop point is Hemsin settlement, Senyuva (Cinciva) village. After the trip of wooden and stone houses, Cinciva bridge, and produced place of TV serie,Sevdaluk, we can move to Pokut Plateau. After 75 minutes travel, we reach the Pokut Plateau at height 2050mt. Here, we can see Çat Valley, Amlakit Plateau and Hazindağ sceneries. Pokut Plateau has a unique beauty and nature and here is subjected  many times at newspaper and magazines. After watching here, we have lunch. Then, we start to come bact Gaziantep.

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After full cultured tour and enjoying travel, we reach the first point of our tour, in Gaziantep. We leave each others on to come together at another HRT TOURS.

Services included to price

5 Nights,half pansion accomodation at hotel 

Travel by Luxury  Vehicle

Professional Guidance Services in Turkish

Food and Beverage Services in bus

HRT TOURS Assurance

4 Open Buffet Breaksfasts

3 Open Buffet and Set Menu Dinner at hotel

Obligatory Travel Insurance according to 1618th Tourism Law

Additional Service Fees – Batumi Tour

Fee of transfers to Plateau ( transfers which aren’t extra)

Services not included to price

All lunches

Drinks

All individual consume

The extra organizations

Border exit fees

Fees of entrance to Batumi and transportations at there paid by attendant

Museum entrance fees

Agency Tour Notes

Cancel and Repayment Insurance Packet: It is provided %100 guarantee to repayment unconditionally if requested canceling reservation 72 hours (3 days) before starting day or any change about tour. Packet price is 20 TL per person in 1, 2 or 3 nights accomodated tour. The tours 4 nights or above accommodated tour, price is 30 TL per person. There is no repayment at flying tour.

Content of the  Compulsory Travel Insurance according to 1618th rule of the Tourism Law

Canceling of tour due to situation of bankrupt or any other reasons. This isn’t health insurance and no charge for medical costs. (Private health insurance is a kind of spending by guests.)

Attention: The bus tour is free for babies 0-1.99 years old. If wishing to book a seat, received price of 2-6 years old kids charge. Don’t pay any entrance fee for 0-7 years kids in historical sites and museums.

Information

There may be postponement at Batumi border entrance process due to temporary density. Our guide warsn about this in necessary situations.

To able to bring goods (smoking- alcohol from abroad toTurkey, it is obligated to accommodate 3 days at least.

According to a Georgian Law The Georgian Police does not accept any medication during the entrance process this country. Legal action is conducted to whom have drug. At the conversion tours, you can take a single drug that you use during the day by wrapping it in paper.

HRT TOURS isn’t responsible the problems during the entrance process of Georgian border due to deformation of ID card

The foreign guests from abroad entering to Turkey with pasaport must have multiple entrance visa to able to go to and come from Georgia. In addition, visa / visa-free pass will be provided according to the visa protocol of the Government of Georgia with the countries where passports or IDs belong. TRNC citizens, while entering Turkey if they enter by using the ID card  are able to enter with their ID card to Georgia. Citizens of the TRNC entering Turkey with EU passport must have multiple entrance visa in order to return to Turkey.

It may be checked out early at the morning the day going to Batumi due to density on border or likely checked in late at evening in hotel. In this case, may be it isn’t had breakfast or dinner at hotel. There is no reponsibility of HRT TOURS with this. The guests don’t have compensation right. Breakfast at between 07:00-10:00. Dinner at between 19:00-21:30.

Plateau hotels to stay, have standard plateau hotel structure, all accommodation is determined by the hotel. There is no obligation to have local food in hotels

It is the best to be ready the situations because there aren’t availibilty of money exchange or ATM all times.

There may be to take long distance on plan. The necessary informed is done by guide.

Economical menus peculiar to region are arrenged.

Tables are divided into groups depending on the density of the region for lunch and dinner.

Tour programmes are arrenged according to 6502th Customer Law

The free time provided in the regions, the free time given in museums and historical sites varies from tour to tour, but is regularly reported to the guests by the tour guide every day. Since the Professional Tour Guide with Kokart is the best person who knows the program of the day, he will determine the schedule according to the trip points and the opening hours of the museum and give out at the appropriate hour. Each guest participating in the tour is considered to have accepted and committed to comply with these hours to be announced by the tour guide. Each guest is obliged not to interrupt the program flow. The departure times are also determined in parallel. 14:00 Check-in and 12.00 check-out times, which are generally applied in hotels, are not valid for Domestic Culture Tours. Check-out time is 08.00. However, the guide may change at this time depending on the intensity of the program. In such a case, the new clock is notified to the guests a day before by the Professional Tour guide.