TRANS KACKAR MOUNTAINS 7-DAYS TREK (3937 m.)

Ever Green! You will remain breathless from the first sight after you arrive at Kackar Mountains National Park.

ITINERARY

Day 1: Welcome at the Erzurum airport and drive to Yusufeli, Hevek, Yaylalar region for dinner and overnight in a pension at 1850 meter.

Day 2: After breakfast, early in the morning we hike up to Dilberduzu campsite at 2900 m with 4 hours trekking. Before dinner, we will spend our time with rest and acclimatization treks.

Day 3: Early start for 2 hours trek up to Deniz Lake at 3435 m for some time to rest before we hike up to the summit taking an additional 4-5 hours more. Incredible panoramic view of the 3937m summit is a rewarding experience. At around 17:00, we will descend back to our campsite.

Day 4: We hike up to Lanetleme hill passage at 3100m and descend to camp at Karadeniz Lake (2850m). Average: 6 hours. Dinner and overnight at camp.

Day 5: We descend to "Asagi Ceymakcur" plateau with 2 hours trekking where we will transfer to Ayder plateau for natural springs / thermal bath before dinner and overnight in a local pension.

Day 6: Daily trek to Zil Kale, Palovit Waterfall and Cat Valley. Dinner and overnight in Ayder.

Day 7: Drive to Ardesen / Pazar and continue to Trabzon city airport for flights or further extension tours.

DETAILS

The Black Sea region with major cities Trabzon and Rize and the Kaçkar Mountains are still an insider tip and always good for a nice holiday surprise. The natural attractions of different holiday destinations can be found here harmonically combined. In the idyllic green landscape no one would expect to come across the azure sea in the next moment, with beaches, wood-lined bays and tea plantations on the hills. Every now and then one finds wild mountain streams, which eventually rush over the rocks into the sea.

Our Trans Kaçkar trek takes 7 days, and almost all of the trip is on foot. Being not only a trekkers' paradise, Kaçkars also offer beautiful alpine lakes. Our schedule will include sufficient time for acclimatization treks, for swimming and for meeting new cultures in local villages. Kaçkars offer easy-moderate hiking, so doesn't need much experience. The daily hiking takes a maximum of 6 Hours and lunch is served as lunch-box style picnic along the way. We have different options for all age range, families, youth groups and luxury accommodation in the region.

Starting from Erzurum city, we will drive towards the North to the Kackar Mountains. With 2 nights in a pension and 3 nights at the camps, we will trek from East to South and continue to the Northwest Kackar range. We will drive to Trabzon city on the last day for the end of services, or to continue with extension Turkey tours. For other trekking routes in Kaçkar Mountains, please contact us.

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DESTINATION GUIDE

About Black Sea Region The Black Sea region's population is 8,439,213 based on the 2000 census. 4,137,166 people live in cities and 4,301,747 people in villages. This makes it the only one of the seven regions of Turkey in which more people live in rural rather than urban areas. Read More >

About Kackar Mountains Kackar mountains, Kackar Daglari or simply Kackar(s) are a mountain range rising above along the Black Sea coast in Eastern Turkey. Read More >