Daily Rize Cultural Tour

(Lunch included)

We will pick up from your hotel. We will drive to Ayder Plateau. On the way; we will stop at Rize fabric weaving artisanship which introduces Lazie Culture as well as the tea gardens for relaxing. We will stop at Firtina Valley. Firtina Valley; is nestled in the steep-sided valley in the Rize district of the Black Sea coast in Northern Turkey. Stretching for many Kilometre it is home to different villages that have made their livings from the natural style of the region, with beekeeping and other forestry-based work being the main lively hood. This natural style of living has made it popular with tourists both international and domestic alongside the Turkish film industry with the film ‘Bal’ or ‘Honey’ was set in the region. The name ‘Firtina’ translates as ‘Storm’ while the region sees a large amount of rain it is thought that it more describes the roaring of the water as it passes under the Ottoman bridges that were built during the early days of the empire. The bridges were built by local stonemasons, under Ottoman authorities’ direction, some of the builds are unusual in style or are large enough for a village to use regularly. There,you will have a chance to try a zip-line experience and rafting. After lunch at Firtina Valley, We have lunch at Firtina Valley and then we visit Palovit Waterfall, Camlihemsin-Senyuvam Village, in which ‘Sevdaluk’ series were shooted, and Zil Castle. After we will drive to Ayder. Ayder Plateu, have been a relatively new addition to tourism destinations due to its publication in 1871 about the hot springs. The hills and mountains offer stunning evergreen forests, with breaks of spacious green pastures. Thanks to the thick forests to all beehives to grow on the trees in traditional hives producing Rhododendron honey, which is the speciality of the locals. Locals commonly call Ayder 'yayla' which translates as plateau or pasture and is often compared to Alpine pastures for its beauty. This natural wonder draws many in to take hikes and take stunning photographs. We will reach Ayder Plateau at the end and will do a small trip by our vehicles around the plateau. Free time for trekking or taking a bath in worldwide-known Ayder thermal. After end of the tour,return your hotel. We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in the future in one of our tours again. Have a nice trip back home and thanks for choosing TravelShop Booking.