10 Best Day Trips in Bursa

1.Bursa & Uludag Mountain Day Trip w/ Opt. Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 447 reviews · 13.5 hours · from $31Our pick

Spend 13.5 hours exploring Bursa and Uludağ from Istanbul with hotel pickup, a ferry crossing, mountain stops, lunch, and a guided visit to the Green Mosque. Guides such as Nuri, Mahmut, and Yousuf are praised for clear explanations and friendly help. Optional quad biking, skiing, and cable-car arrangements cost extra unless selected in your booking.

“The trip started good and the tour guide Nuri was very friendly and explained the proceeding of the day. He explained the story and history of Istanbul and all the tours we went through. We went through Bosporous and he explained about its significance. Followed by it was the ferry ride to the other side and we had a bike ride. This was followed by cable car tour and then snow hike. He took us to dinner and ensured that everyone was counted and taken care of. The most important part was that the tour guide, Nuri, was cheerful was humble and always approachable. I will recommend the trip to…”

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2.Bursa Full-Day Tour From Istanbul With Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 287 reviews · 12 to 14 hours (approx.) · from $50

Spend 12 to 14 hours traveling from Istanbul to Bursa by bus, ferry, and cable car. You will see Uludag National Park, a 600-year-old plane tree, Green Mosque, and a Turkish delight shop, with barbecue lunch included. Guide quality, weather, traffic, and extra shopping or ski stops can shape the day.

“The worst and last Viator I will ever do!! A 14 hour day for the guides to make commissions all day. Unsafe!! Driver was on the phone most of the day while driving. Asked the group to pay for bridge fee to go home faster.”

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3.Bursa and Uludag Full-Day Trip with Cable Car Ride

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 164 reviews · 12 hours · from $58

Travel from Istanbul to Bursa with an English or Arabic guide, visit the 600-year-old Inkaya Tree, Green Mosque, Green Tomb, and Old Silk Market, then climb Uludag by bus. Enjoy lunch, free time for snow sports, and a one-way cable-car ride with wide mountain views. Guides on past departures have included Yaqoob, Doğan, Burak, and Ali Erdogan.

“This field trip is very good, very well organised. I'd only take out one or two stops, which are intended to buy things we can easily find somewhere else, this way we can have more time for the mountain. It's really worthy and recommended. Lunch is delicious and our guide was really fun and vigilant.”

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4.Bursa and Uludag Mountain Day Trip with Cable Car

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 107 reviews · 14 hours (approx.) · from $66

Travel from Istanbul to Bursa by ferry and minivan, visit the Green Mosque and Green Tomb, eat lunch on Uludag Mountain, and ride the cable car one way. An English-speaking guide, hotel pickup, transport, entrance fees, and soft drink are included. The day lasts about 14 hours, and cable-car service depends on weather.

“Rude aggressive guide. Bus driver was filming his driving up the mountain for instagram instead of looking at road nearly swerved off. Music at nightclub volume for a bus of older people. All we did was visut gift shops then spent less than 1.5hr actually seeing bursa. Avoid. The people running the tour are horrible. Even if they were nice, the tour is not a tour, its a waste of time, a total scam. It was a 15 hour day. They tried to take more money for a return bus trip too but luckily i spoke up and refused so we did not have to pay. In the last 6…”

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5.From Istanbul: Green Bursa Full-Day Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 85 reviews · 14 hours · from $49

Spend 14 hours traveling from Istanbul to Bursa with an English-speaking guide, air-conditioned transport, lunch, and included entry fees. Ride the Uludag cable car when weather allows, visit the Green Mosque, Green Mausoleum, tombs, and old silk market, and expect several shopping stops along the way.

“I like the tour, but there were too many stops for shopping, i wanted to see more of Bursa, taking off the many shopping stops to maybe 2 would be much better”

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6.Bursa Day Trip from Istanbul

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 78 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $42

Travel from Istanbul to Bursa by air-conditioned vehicle and ferry, ride the Uludag cable car, eat lunch in the mountain area, visit the 600-year-old plane tree and Green Mosque, and return late at night. Pickup covers selected central Istanbul hotels. Expect a long day, changing transport arrangements, and possible commercial stops.

“I felt in trapped and exploited. Total focus was on taking us into numerous factories and commercial premises so they could get kickbacks. The cable car up the mountain was very nice but sight seeing didn’t commence until 3 pm. Didn’t get to eat till after 4 pm and didn’t return to hotel because of all the commercials stops until 11:45 pm despite there being young children on board and everybody being very very tired I was not dropped back to my hotel as per my written program and I felt very vulnerable alone on the city streets so late at night DO NOT TAKE THIS TOUR”

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7.From Istanbul: Bursa and Mt. Uludağ Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 75 reviews · 14 hours · from $59

Leave central Istanbul at 8:00 for a ferry ride and full-day visit to Bursa. You’ll ride toward Mt. Uludağ, eat a BBQ lunch, see the Grand Mosque, Yeşil Mosque, and silk market, and taste chestnuts and Turkish sweets. English and Arabic guides lead the tour, with hotel pickup limited to Sultanahmet and Taksim.

“Well organised. Can just include more activities as too much bis journey”

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8.From Istanbul: Full-Day Tour to Bursa

★★★★★★★★★★3.2 · 37 reviews · 15 hours · from $41

Travel from Istanbul to Bursa by air-conditioned bus and ferry, then visit the Green Mausoleum, Ulu Cami, bazaars, Uludag Mountain, and a 600-year-old tree. Arabic and possibly bilingual guiding is offered, with lunch included. The day also includes shopping stops, so expect sightseeing and sales pitches in equal measure.

“Guiden fortalte kun lige ganske lidt på vej ud af Istanbul ellers handlede det kun om at vi skulle besøge butikker for at få penge ud af folk og de var temmelig anmassende, specielt hvor de solgte marmelade og kosmetik samt silke. Gondolen var der ikke - vi fik en stolelift og der blev ikke fortalt noget overhovedet om stedet. I Bursa blev vi bare ledt ind i silkebutikken og ellers blev der heller ikke sagt noget om selve byen. Det var spild at have guide med og vi havde glædet os til at høre om silkeruten, Bursa og generelt mere under turen. En hel dag gik fra vores besøg…”

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9.From Istanbul: Bursa Day Trip with Lunch and Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★3.6 · 28 reviews · 12 hours · from $47

Travel from Istanbul to Bursa by air-conditioned coach and car ferry, with an English or Arabic guide, lunch, Green Mosque entry, Uludag Mountain, and free time for optional quad biking or skiing. Hotel pickup covers key central districts. Cable car, quad biking, ski gear, and drinks cost extra.

“Bursa, no l'hem vista, tret de la mesquita verda, 20 minuts ja de nit”

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10.From Istanbul: Private Bursa City Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 15 hours

Spend a full day exploring Bursa with a private English-speaking driver, ferry transport, Ottoman mosques, silk markets, Uludag Mountain, and optional Cumalıkızık village breakfast. Ali and Sinan are among the drivers praised for patient service and flexible planning. The day is long, but private transport makes it easier to shape the route around your interests.

“A very courteous, informative and flexible English speaking driver who tailored the tour to exactly what we wanted to do all day and kept it very. Hilled out. He suggested interesting places to visit. It was really relaxed, which is how we wanted it, and also efficient as we packed a lot in without feeling in any way rushed. Highly recommend our driver from cool Istanbul travel. Thank you”

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