BARHAL KARAHAN PENSION

AT BARHAL, YUSUFELI PROVINCE, EASTERN TURKEY.

Mehmet Karahan, the owner of this BARHAL KARAHAN PENSION turned a local village house in 1987 into a small guesthouse. Today an additional guesthouse has been built to accommodate tourists to the village of Barhal. This is the result of positive responses and remarks from guests who in recent years have greatly increased in numbers.

This family-run Pension is situated deep in the Pontic Alps in NE Turkey in a spectacular National Park, and is next to a 10th century Georgian Church. The Pension consists of 16 comfortable rooms, with ensuite shower and toilet. Delicious home-grown and cooked food provides mouth watering dinners and breakfasts which are served on a terrace. From the Pension there are fine walks into the mountains, and a guide can be hired for several days, if horse transport is required for camping. English is spoken at the Pension.

There is a satellite TV at the BARHAL KARAHAN PENSION and a computer for emailing relatives. Hot water is provided by solar panels. A small traditional house with a covered terrace with 4 double bedrooms provides extra accommodation.

The price per person per night includes a room with toilet and shower, evening meal and breakfast. Please note that there are NO facilities for camping or cooking at the Pension.

Like other houses in the village BARHAL KARAHAN PENSION is situated on a steep south-facing hillside, 80 feet above a fast flowing river. There is a small car park for vehicles by the road below the Pension, and visitors should aim to arrive by 6.00pm before it gets dark. Access to the Pension is by foot, luggage is taken up from the road to the Pension by a small cable car.

Whilst at Barhal there are opportunities for walking in the alpine summer pastures. The pension can also arrange for a horse to accompany those who wish to go trekking in the mountains. It is advisable to inform the pension in advance should you wish to do so. Evening meals are served at 7.30 or 8.00 pm and breakfast is served when required. Lunch is not normally provided but should you go walking a picnic can be provided.
BARHAL KARAHAN PENSION is visited by tourists from all over the world, who appreciate remote Turkish villages, superb mountain scenery eagles and abundant wild flowers.
Getting there:The nearest airport is located at Erzurum, and there are daily minibus connections to Yusufeli from Erzurum. To reach the village of Barhal catch a minibus from Yusufeli bus station, these leave every afternoon, and this journey takes approximately 1 - /2hrs. Early every morning, minibuses leave Barhal for Yusufeli in order to connect with departing buses. The pension will provide breakfast before you leave and will arrange for a minibus (dolmush) to pick you up from below the pension.
The other services provided by BARHAL KARAHAN PENSION are as follows: