Trabzon City Highlights Tour: Private Guided Experience

Are you ready to explore the history, culture, and soul of Trabzon with a program designed exclusively for you, far from the crowds? This Trabzon City Tour combines the city's most valuable landmarks with the privilege of comfort, flexibility, and expert guidance. It offers a unique exploration where you can move at your own pace. Throughout the day, you will not only see the top spots on the "Things to do in Trabzon" list but also discover the stories behind them for a deeper connection with the city.

We start the day by picking you up from your hotel or the meeting point with your guide. The first stop of this comfortable journey in your private vehicle is one of the city's icons, the Atatürk Mansion. Nestled within pine forests, this elegant structure holds great historical importance as it hosted Mustafa Kemal Atatürk during his visits to Trabzon. As you walk through rooms furnished with original pieces, you will feel the atmosphere of the era and capture unforgettable photos in the mansion's well-kept gardens.

Following the Atatürk Mansion visit, the itinerary offers two great options tailored to your interests:

• For Nature Lovers: You can take a peaceful break from the city by walking among hundreds of plant species and ponds at the Trabzon Botanical Park.

• For Adventure Seekers: Alternatively, you can visit the Trabzon Tunnel Aquarium, the world's first aquarium built inside a tunnel, to observe underwater life and meet exotic species up close.

Once you make your choice, we turn our route to the historical heart of Trabzon. As we move through the traces of history, you will see panoramic views of the Trabzon Castle walls, Gülbahar Hatun Mosque, and Zağnos Valley. Passing through the neighborhood where Suleiman the Magnificent was born, we will visit the Fatih Mosque (Ortahisar Mosque), a former cathedral that stands as a symbol of the city’s deep past.

Just before entering the bustling world of the bazaars, a very special stop awaits you: The Trabzon Museum (Kostaki Mansion). Housed in the city's most elegant building, this mansion is a masterpiece of Italian architecture. As you step inside, you will be admired by its magnificent halls, intricate hand-carved details, and breathtaking ceiling decorations. In every room, you will encounter traces shedding light on different eras of Trabzon and feel the city’s cultural memory up close.

After the museum, we step into the city’s living heritage. You will witness Trabzon's commercial and social history during our walk through Kemeraltı, Kunduracılar Street, and the famous Copper Bazaar, known for its traditional craftsmanship.

After this history-filled journey, Sera Lake Nature Park welcomes you for a touch of nature. A pleasant walk by the lake will refresh your mind. Then, free time is given for lunch; you will have the chance to taste local delicacies suited to your palate with your guide's recommendations.

Refreshed, we visit one of the most artistically and architecturally impressive stops of the tour: Hagia Sophia Mosque (Hagia Sophia Museum). Standing out with its late Byzantine frescoes, this structure reveals the multi-layered history of Trabzon.

We conclude this full day at the city’s favorite viewpoint, Boztepe. You will leave the fatigue of the day behind while sipping your tea against the panoramic bird’s-eye view of Trabzon and the Black Sea. At the end of the program, we drop you off at your hotel, completing our tour with lasting memories of Trabzon.