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Trabzon Tour

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Trabzon

This is a full day tour featuring the Sumela Monastery and Highlights of Trabzon. We begin out tour with a drive south to the Sumela Monastery, established in the 4^th century and enlarged to its present for in the 13^th century. It was in operation until 1923!  This is a stunning site built into the side of a mountain, above dense forests.  There are some beautiful frescoes inside as well

Following this tour we will have lunch (as described in the HAL tour) featuring the local specialty. Our bus will then return to Trabzon to the Hagia Sofia Museum, the Fatih Monastery and the Ataturk Museum. As these three sites are but 15 minutes from the port and we will see as many of them as possible depending upon our pace, however our first priority is to be back on the ship one hour prior to scheduled departure

This is $70.00 per person. The same HAL tour is $144.00. We can accommodate 16-24 people at this price on a mid-size bus.

Price includes:

• All land transport
• English speaking tour guide
• Lunch
• Entrance fees for museum and National Park
• VAT tax

Not included are drinks at lunch and tips for driver and tour guide.    

IMPORTANT- This trip requires that you be able to walk to the Monastery from the bus. The path goes through the forest, My sources vary on how long this is. The footing is uneven. Some say it is 10 minutes, but obviously if walking slower, it takes longer! HAL rates this as an active trip. I am not discouraging anyone as this is a spectacular site.

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