The West Black Sea Region Tour Destinations

Kastamonu – Ilgaz Mount – Safranbolu – Amasra – Zonguldak – Akçakoca – Abant - Bolu

1st Day: Friday

On Saturday and  Sunday at 18.15, we meet with our esteemed guests in front of Uğur Plaza, HRT TOURS agency. Our journey begins at 18:30 with food and beverage services in bus.

2nd Day: Saturday

Destinastions

We arrive the hotel at the morning and after the breakfast we visit the Goverment House and Clock Tower, hereby, we start our tour with our guide explation. We take wonderful photos with this structures. After this fantastic and enjoyable our tour first step that influence us, we take break for lunch. Then, we visit Kastamonu Castle, Kastamonu Houses, Nasrullah Mosque and area, Munire Madrasah, Ashir (Aşir) Efendi Inn and Sheyh (Şeyh) Shaban-i (Şaban-i) Veli Tomb and informed by our tour guide and take photos. After this trip that is rich with history and culture, we head towards Ilgaz Mount. Following the enjoing travel, we arrive at Ilgaz Mount. We start off a cableway  tour and nature walk at the Ilgaz Mount. (If the cableway is available, nature walk will be done) Next, we go to the hotel to have dinner and rest in Safranbolu.

3rd Day: Sunday

Destinations

Safranbolu

Amasra

Following to have breakfast, we go to the Yoruk (means a kind of nomad tribe in Turkey) Village. Visiting the village and houses, then take a free time break. We take sıkma (one of rural meal made from bread and cheese)and airan for lunch. Then, we visit Safranbolu Houses, Hıdırlık Hill, Caimacam House, Cinci Inn, Mosque with Bridge and Yemeniciler Bazaar and get nice informed by guide. We go through streets, reflecting  the spirit of the Safranbolu then visit Packsaddle Makers, Drapers, Copper-workers bazaars and take a shopping timebreak in Yemeniciler bazaar. We shop Turkish Delight and indigeneus souvenir. After nice tour in Safranbolu, we head towards Amasra. Following the overviewing Amasra,  we visit the Amasra peninsula which has 2 coves and 5 hills and we see Tavşan (Rabbit) Island by boat. Then, we visit Amasra Castle, Cenova Shato and Oymacılar (Carvers) Bazaar take free timebreak and next, go to the hotel  to have dinner and accommodated in Zonguldak.

4th Day : Monday

Destinations

Zonguldak

Akçakoca

Abant

Following the breakfast, first of all we go to ,known with, the longest cave of the Turkey, Zonguldak Gok Gol (Sky-lake) Cave. View through with dripstones, travertines, stalactities and dickites and get informed about structure and history of them by guide. Then we start our panaromic domestic tour in Zonguldak. Following the this nice tour we go toward, our next destination, Black Sea’s Eregli. Here, we visit Heracles Palace and tyres ruins, Cehennem Agzı (Gate of the hell) Cave, Hades Cave, Apollo prophecy place and get informed history of these structures by guide and take wonderful photos. Then take  a  short timebreak to go for a walk at the seashore. After  the nice walk, we move to Akçakoca. Then we arrive Bolu from route on Duzce passing through Bolu Tunnel. Then we go to the hotel to have dinner, accommodation and rest in Abant.

5th Day: Tuesday

Destiantions

Abant

Bolu

Following the breakfast in hotel, we visit Abant Lake and Nature Park. After the short trip our guest can go araound lake by horse, phaeton or byscle. Then we do a domestic  Bolu tour, take photos and give a timebreak. There are  a guest house tie up with goverment  and a nice house  subjected  in cardpostal ‘s pictures at the side of Golcuk lake, have marvellous landscape, surrounded  by pine and fir trees. Other than this institution, there are restourant cafe, named prairie casino, and Bungalov houses. At the Golcuk Lake, photogenic place for uniqe photos, you can have fun byscle tour, enjoying the day by viewing lake landscape with coffe or tea at the cafeteria. We have our lunch here with a kind of picnic. Next, we go for a walk aroun lake and take free timebreak, then we come together and say good bye this nice town and move to Gaziantep.

6th Day : Go back

After finish rich with culture, our enjoying tour end at the first point of tour again. We leave each other with you, esteemed guest to come together at another HRT TOURS.

The services included price

• Travel with luxury vehicles
• Trips
• Food and beverage servicesin bus
• TURSAB Travel Insurance
• 3 nights accommodation at hotel which are explained at programme
• 3 Dinners
• Professional Guidance Services
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Accompany of HRT TOURS

The services not included price

• Lunches
• The first day breakfast and The last day dinner
• Entrance fees to museums and historical cites
• Taken drinks at the meals (In some hotels)

Agency & Tour Notes

• The tour is taken 5 nights and 4 days. The hotel accommodation is for 3 days.
• Child discount will be only if with two adults. For only 1 kid. There is possibility to not book seat in the bu sor bed in the hotel for 0-5 years kids.
• HRT TOURS reserves the right to cancel the tour 3 days before if there is not a sufficient majority.
• Our guide may change the course of the program provided that the program is fully realized.
• Hotels can change if their stars and status remain the same
• Tours, hotels, buses, tour program and guidance services are as a whole, can not be considered separately
• Seat cannot be promised when booking
• We recommend that you do not buy many items for your comfort
• Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers during the trip, hat for warm weather.
• Camera to remember your individual memories. Don't forget to take a thick outfit etc. for the plateaus and night
• Unused transportation in the tour, accommodation, sightseeing, etc. non-refundable
• Museum card, only one card is issued by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey citizens. For those who have a museum card, it is free to visit all museums and historical sites of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism for one year and provides free visits. T. C. museum card cannot be given to guests who are not citizens. Full museum card fee is 30 TL, discounted museum card fee is 15 TL
• According to  Association of Travel Agencies Law No. 1618 HRT TOURS or HRT TOURS’s employees (operation, guide, captain, assistant) cannot obtain financial benefits from places where breaks, lunches, local shopping centers and entertainment centers are provided. Business selection is made taking into account the customer's interests in the regions where they are located.
• Terms of the Payment and Cancelation
• The deposit (30% of the tour price) received prior to the tour for the final reservation cannot be refunded in any way
• Full payment to our agency is required until 10 days prior to the tour date
• In case of cancellations made by the customer up to 3 days (72 hours) before the tour date, no refund can be made by our agency.