Çaykara
Highlands, tea slopes and cloud valleys
Why visit
Çaykara is the highland district that contains Uzungöl and a string of plateaus above it — Şekersu, Demirkapı, Karester. This is where the Black Sea looks the way people imagine it: green ridges disappearing into cloud.
- Şekersu plateau
- Cloud viewpoints
- Tea gardens
Getting there
About 75 km from Trabzon Center, 1.5 hours by car; 4x4 recommended for the higher plateaus.
Attractions
Frequently asked
- How far is Çaykara from Trabzon Airport?
- Çaykara is about 100 km from Trabzon Airport, roughly 2 hours by car.