Private Trabzon Full Day Tour: Explore Sumela Monastery, Hagia Sophia and More

Experience the best of Trabzon in one day with a private tour. Visit Sumela Monastery, Hagia Sophia, and more. Enjoy local cuisine and stunning views of the city.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sumela Monastery - The first stop will be Sumela Monastery. You will learn the story and history of this historical heritage site located in the middle of a National Park built upon a steep slope of the Black Mountains.
  • Ataturk Kosku - After the monastery, you will go back to the city to visit Atatürk Pavilion where the founder of modern…
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • National Park fees
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Professional driver
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

(All our excursions are monitored by a certified Travel Agency, ensuring full insurance coverage throughout your journey.)
Experience Trabzon’s most iconic sights in a single day with this tour. Your day commences at dawn at a predetermined meeting point (be it your hotel lobby, the airport, or a cruise terminal). This exclusive tour is designed for a…

Location
Trabzon
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Peter_s
Nov 30, 2024
Trabzon 2024 - Unbelievable day at the Sumela Monastery in the snow!! It was an amazing day tour. Özkan was an amazingTour guide and spoke incredible English, like a native speaker. He brought the history alive at all the locations. He was really encouraging on the hike in the snow at Sumela Monastery. I really enjoyed getting to know him and loves seeing Sumela monastery, Ataturk’s Pavilion and Hagia Sofia. We also shared a great and delicious lunch together. I had a great tour and just feel like I made a friend. I would recommend this tour to anybody, especially those who speak English and I'm thankful for the trip.
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Alialcan
Nov 13, 2024
Worth trying - Definitely recommend this tour and the guide. The program is professionally organized to fit a whole day which we couldn't have done by ourselves.
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Lauren_m
Nov 12, 2024
A Memorable Experience in Trabzon – Thanks to Ozkan! - Trabzon is truly a must-see destination, and our tour guide, Ozkan, made it even more unforgettable! Ozkan’s knowledge and passion about the place were exceptional. The highlight for us was visiting Sumela Monastery – absolutely breathtaking! But what made the tour even more special was how Ozkan went above and beyond. Thanks to his thoughtful suggestion, we had the chance to visit a local market and explore Bedesten, which wasn’t part of the itinerary but still was an unforgettable experience. We also got to try their anchovies and ended the evening enjoying tea and Turkish coffee with some locals, truly immersing ourselves in the culture. A huge thank you to Ozkan for providing us with such an authentic and memorable experience in Trabzon. Wishing you all the best – we’ll certainly be recommending this tour to others!
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Jennifer_s
Oct 6, 2024
Great tour for beautiful views and history - We had a lovely time on our tour with Ozkan. He gave us a great overview about Trabzon's history and importance both today and throughout Turkey's history. The Monastery and mountain area is beautiful! We came in October so it wasn't very busy, which was lovely. The lunch was really delicious and he gave us great tips for how to get into the city center using the minibus system for our other days here. The Hagia Sophia of Trabzon was much more interesting to visit with a guide that recognized meanings of different carvings and why they are there. The views from the overlook area where we had tea at the end of the day was gorgeous and peaceful. Overall, we recommend this tour!
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Doeycathy
Feb 29, 2024
Really enjoy this tour. Must go! - Very good experience in this tour. our tour guide ozkan, He is very professional, explained every details of the monastery and all the historical places. even bring us to a local restaurant for lunch, enjoyed the real Turkish food. And told us about trabzon history. We recommend this tour company if you visit trabzon.
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Grant_s
Dec 22, 2023
Book this tour - Well worth doing and a very informative tour Yuksel was a great tour guide and I would highly recommend booking this tour in the area.
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Peter_v
Sep 6, 2023
Wonderful tour guide for our private tour - We had a full day private tour with Professor Ismail. He was extremely knowledgeable on the Sumela Monastery and has also written a book on the Monastery. Ismail was friendly and on time. Very responsive to messages. I would highly recommend Professor Ismail for any tour. His experience and expertise were appreciated by my wife and me. Viator really knows how to make a vacation enjoyable. This is the third time using them.
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Hanantareq_a
Oct 16, 2022
Great trip - I really enjoyed my trip enjoying learning everything about Trabzon with Dr. Ismael. HES very knowledgeable i was flabbergasted! The impecable amazing details of dates, history & city’s details were so good. We’ve seen Sumela monetary, old city, aya Sofia mosque, castle, boztepe, Ataturk’s pa ilion but only outside since it was under construction, city bazaar, lunch and walk around then seeing the sultan’s house (been inside and saw it all which wasn’t part of the tour). Dr. Ismael is recommended. I just wished that lunch was included in the trip since it’s a private tour.
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Marlon_o
Jul 19, 2022
Very Historical Wonderful Tour!!! - We’re so glad that we got Dr. Ismail Kose as our tour guide. He’s so knowledgeable and knows every detail regarding the tour. Very informative and impressive. Sumela Monastery is awesome. Also, we got a nice scenic view of the black sea during our lunch at Akcaabat.
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Karoly70
Jul 11, 2022
A tour to remember - During the 8-hour tour you visit a unique monastery in the mountains, beautiful churches and mosques in the city, you can walk along a swift river in a valley, and you are informed about fascinating details of Byzantine and Ottoman history by Özkan.
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