Where is Uzungol
Are you looking for a unique place for your travel? Then we recommend you to visit marvelous place Uzungöl, (means “Long Lake” in English) known as the rain forests of Turkey. This garden of Eden is only 99 kilometers away from Trabzon province. All you have to do is buy a plane ticket and enjoy your ride to Trabzon. There is a village near the lake’s coast has the same name of the lake Uzungöl. The valley that surrounds Uzungöl with the all shades of blue and green hosts billions of tourist every year with its both summer and winter tourism. You planned your vacation, arrived Trabzon, traveling through and narrow and rugged surroundings of Çaykara and finally meet with this beauty that is 19 kilometers away from Çaykara. Now there is an amazing vacation awaiting for you and your family.
A Heavenly Place on Earth: Uzungol
Above 3.500 feet from the sea, this heavenly lake is a natural dam shaped by the falling rocks from the reefs, closing the Haldizen Stream. This ancient village who has the oldest trees in it is also called with its Greek name Şaraho, is located in temperate zone. In every breathe that is taken nature, history, beauty and aesthetic greets you. The village has the typical Karadeniz features, raining almost every season. Winters are snowy whereas summers are rainy. Uzungöl has a various hotels and pensions to guest you and your family with its panoramic view with its green hills and mountain tops and a precious captivating view. Little accommodation units are the main income of the village. Countless natural beauties of the Uzungöl is also a place that differs from other places with its rare animal species. On its mountains there are foxes, wildcats, ibexes, brown bears, etc. Uzungöl is a natural zoo in a sense. The fog that covers the mountains and falls on seas at the nights is a precious view for tourists. The reflection of the mosque’s twin minarets on the water is Uzungöl’s most beautiful feature.
The little buildings as if they are randomly put around the lake, its green nature and the fog that falls on the top of the mountains are not only appreciated by the photographers but also by the tourists and local people. A bewitching holiday which will not be forgotten for years is waiting with the ones you love and your friends.
The Heart of the Natural Tourism
The lake and its surroundings has become the main attraction for the tourists. Both with its internal and global tourism Uzungöl, the heart of the Black Sea and should be visited by those who are in search of a good vacation. Uzungöl provides visitors with the guest houses and pension and local stores to buy souvenirs that will remind you of Uzungöl and a little gifts for the ones you love to show them the beauties of Uzungöl. You shouldn’t forget to visit the stores which sells organic foods such as Anzer honey. Spend time with the friendly local people and enjoy your vacation in Uzungöl where you cannot find in any vacation handbooks and tour guide books.
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