Ayder is a resort town in Eastern Karadeniz region of Turkey, up in the lush Kaçkar Mountains, surrounded by waterfalls.

Travel to Ayder - Visa Requirements

Getting in is easy(ish): Take a bus from either Trabzon, Rize or Hopa to Pazar and take a dolmush from there (though the last departure is at about 6 pm during summertime)

Tours and Getting around Ayder

Walk till your heart's content or take a Dolmush back to Chamlihemshin (to get cash or get into another valley) or Pazar.

Ayder tourist attractions and sightseeing

Beautiful mountain scenery and maybe Hemshin people dancing and playing a peculiar sounding bagpipe.

Ayder city tours

  • Walk through the beautiful mountain scenery; it the Kackars... Head up mount Kackar or to the three lakes or... well enough to see and do. It is adviseable to hire a guide though.
  • Take a dip in the hot spring pool at the local hamam—hot and wonderful after a day's hike.

Ayder souvenirs and shopping

Ayder Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Ayder nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs

Ayder cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging

You could do a lot worse than stay at Zirve Ahsap pansiyon. A Chalet-type pension catering largely for families but also quite suitable for others. It's behind the buildings north of the Dolmush stop in Ayder; Head up the mountainside left from the baker's, Take the path parallel to the main road. It's behind a gaudy concrete building and a water trough.

The cost ran at about 20 YTL per person per night (aug 2007) The telephone number is 0464 6572177

Contact

Get out

Take the dolmush to Pazar and from there a bus to Trabzon or Rize

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