Full Day Uzungol Lake Tour: Turkish Tea Tasting and Exploration of Black Sea Coast
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15 Ratings
Surmene

Flee from Trabzon and delve into the rich cultural tapestry of the adjoining Black Sea Coast area for an entire day on a bus tour. Sample authentic Turkish tea, explore a conventional Surmene cutlery store, uncover the scenic Uzungol Lake, and admire the structural marvels of an age-old Ottoman bridge.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Surmene - Begin your tour by boarding an air-conditioned bus and traveling to a traditional tea factory to taste-test different types of simmering Turkish tea. Explore nearby shops, including a natural store full of organic bioproducts and a knife shop known for its exquisitely crafted Surmene knives.
  • Uzungol - Then it’s time to visit picturesque Uzungol Lake. Feast your eyes on the steep slopes of the Alps, lush forest landscapes, and nearby artificial waterfalls. Take a lunch break and wander the area before boarding the bus to visit a historic Ottoman Bridge and then returning to your hotel.
What's Included
  • Pick up and Drop-off from Hotels
  • Tea and coffee
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • English and Arabic Speaking Guide
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Location
Surmene
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ahmad
Sep 17, 2023
Wonderful time, definitely recommended. - Mustafa was very scheduled and friendly, the itinerary itself was well put together. We managed to see and experience a lot in a relatively short span of time, while telling us a lot about the history and contextual about what we were seeing along the way.
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D8258rvahmada
Aug 10, 2023
Visiting Trabzon - Mr. Shaker was a great guide. We had a great time . They had come to pick us up on time. We have enjoyed every moment
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Yazan
Jul 5, 2023
Amazing, worth every minute - The trip was amazing, guide Yasmeen was great and really nice and helpful We enjoyed our time a lot, the Uzungol region is heaven in nature, a bit crowded with tourists , but it's definitely worth the trip,
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Hassan
May 27, 2023
Excellent Giude - Mr Yakobe our Giude was excellent speak very good Arabic and very helpful also the driver was very nice but the only issue naby stop for shopping
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Raheelc2019
May 14, 2023
Awesome really loved it and i want to travel with them again - Driver and guide was helpful, service and pick was great, they provide us best service, bus was clean and whole travel was nice
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204naumana
Aug 12, 2023
Good place to visit. - Overall it was a good experience. Start was not brilliant as they pick up from hotel but van had problem so we wasted lot of time on workshop trying to fix van. No AC in van which make it very hot so we need to wait for replacement vehicle. Guide don't know English but he appear to be very friendly and nice. Lake was charming and they give plenty of free time to explore area. Overall fantastic experience on that day.
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914damjans
Jun 2, 2023
Great nature, the tour itself average - Great natural monument, Uzungòl, really worthy to visit. The tour guide gave us free time, so we could circled the lake walking. The tea factory was nice, but nothing special. We were offered three sorts of tea to taste, turkish, green and black. The tour is too conercialized sinc we stoped at two stores only for shopping, but the nature is what leaves you satisfied.
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Ria_c
Jul 7, 2023
Could have beed better - please choose a different tour operator, the tour guide could have shown us the best spot to take pictures in uzungol lake, and in the wine tasting we were left on our own and just wasted our time bec we don’t know where to go and we don’t understand their language, she’s just there to tell us what time to come back and where to meet up, the place was good and breathtaking but the tour guide was not guiding
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Hhelmy99
Sep 9, 2023
Unsatisfactory - We were not contacted by the tour operator IBK Turizm as stated in our reservation . They even didn't bother to contact us at all nor apologised although I have mentioned the hotel name while making the reservation. I had to call another tour agent to go to Uzungol as that was our last day in Trabzon and we had no chance to lose the day. So we made it with another agent. I don't recommend trip advisor to deal with such companies in order not to waste time and effort of customers.
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Earl_h
Aug 23, 2023
Avoid at all cost - Our Guide did not speak English as stated in contract, 2.5hrs at the lake with nothing to do but shop or eat then while other tour were given presentations about the tea, our guide told us to sit, they brought tea and then wanted us to shop more. Ali Baba more shopping for sweets, knife shop more shopping. No old ottoman bridge as promised. There was no tour just a cramped, sweaty bus ride and lots of places to spend your moneys
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