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Trabzon, Sümela & the Eastern Black Sea: 4-Day Plan You Can Actually Do

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The 4-day version for July: every day fits real transit, opening hours and daylight. Prefer more or fewer days? 4-day plan · best time to go.

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4
days
230 km
distance
5.2 h
in transit
9
curated stops

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Day 1 Trabzon public Black Sea heritage day

1 curated stops
Transit
none
Finish
~15:00
Temperature
21.6°C–25.8°C
Rainy days
~5
Daylight
14.7h
09:00
Trabzon public Black Sea heritage circuit goturkiye.com map ↗
Use a bounded public Trabzon heritage circuit; no guided, culinary or waterfront activity is assumed.
300 min · Trabzon public Black Sea heritage day · Confirm current admission, road and public-access conditions
14:00
Kulüp Bahçe Kafe search map ↗
Lunch on diverse dishes and listen to live music in a garden setting.
60 min · Trabzon public Black Sea heritage day
open: Mon-Sat 09:00-22:00
Overnight here
e.g. Hotel Nur · Ural Otel

Day 2 Sümela prebooked public monastery return day

1 curated stops
Transit
0h01
Finish
~15:05
Temperature
21.6°C–25.8°C
Rainy days
~5
Daylight
14.7h
09:05
Sümela prebooked public monastery return circuit dosim.ktb.gov.tr map ↗
Use the confirmed Sümela admission and staffed return transport from Trabzon; no hike or independent mountain-road access is assumed.
360 min · Sümela prebooked public monastery return day · Confirm current admission, road and public-access conditions

Day 3 Rize reserved coast-road and public tea-heritage day

3 curated stops
Transit
2h24
Finish
~17:15
Temperature
16.4°C–23.1°C
Rainy days
~9
Daylight
14.7h
11:15
Rize reserved coast-road and public tea-heritage circuit goturkiye.com map ↗
Use the confirmed coast-road transfer and a bounded public Rize tea-heritage circuit; no plantation tour or provider activity is assumed.
240 min · Rize reserved coast-road and public tea-heritage day · Confirm current admission, road and public-access conditions
15:25
Seyh Mosque search map ↗
Admire the city's main mosque, built in 1711.
50 min · Rize reserved coast-road and public tea-heritage day
16:25
Rize Castle read more map ↗
Take in city views from a gnarly 13th-century ruin on a hilltop.
50 min · Rize reserved coast-road and public tea-heritage day · Free
open: Daily 08:00-00:00
Overnight here
e.g. Rhisos Otel · Grand 464 Otel

Day 4 Ayder reserved mountain-road and public village day

3 curated stops
Transit
2h45
Finish
~17:30
Temperature
11.3°C–21.1°C
Rainy days
~12
Daylight
14.7h
11:15
Ayder reserved mountain-road and public village circuit goturkiye.com map ↗
Use the confirmed mountain-road transfer and a bounded public Ayder village circuit; no remote yayla road, trek or hot-spring session is assumed.
240 min · Ayder reserved mountain-road and public village day · Confirm current admission, road and public-access conditions
15:40
Bulut Waterfall search map ↗
Discover a waterfall at the foot of Kaçkar stream, a short hike from the road.
50 min · Ayder reserved mountain-road and public village day
16:40
Kale Bridge search map ↗
Capture the soaring single-arch Ottoman bridge, a must-photo stop.
50 min · Ayder reserved mountain-road and public village day

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