10 Day Trips in Sapanca, Weighed Up

1.From Istanbul: Sapanca and Masukiye Day Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,036 reviews · 12 hours · from $29Our pick

Spend 12 hours outside Istanbul exploring Sapanca Lake, Maşukiye, Mahmudiye Village, a Turkish delight factory, and either Darıca Zoo or Lion Park and Aquarium. Your English or Arabic-speaking guide, often named Apo, Osman, or Oktay, handles the long day while you choose optional cable-car, ATV, zipline, and water activities. Lunch and hotel transfers are included.

“Everything!! That was an amazing experience. Our guide super friendly. Enjoyed every minute !! 🙂”

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2.From Istanbul: Sapanca & Maşukiye Full-Day Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 226 reviews · 12 hours · from $22

Spend 12 hours beyond Istanbul with hotel pickup, a zoo stop, Turkish delight tasting, Sapanca cable car views, lunch, lakeside free time, and optional ATV or zipline rides. English and Arabic guides lead the day. Guides such as Osman, Doğan, Ertugrul, Ali, and Abu have been praised for clear instructions and friendly service.

“The trip was good, the lunch was very tasty and sufficient. The Guide Ali and the driver niazi were very cooperative and friendly. The only thing to improve is to reduce the rates of darican zoo, cable car and zip line activities.”

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3.Sapanca Lake and Masukiye Full-Day Tour from Istanbul

★★★★★★★★★★3.4 · 77 reviews · 14 hours · from $29

Spend about 14 hours beyond Istanbul on a guided trip to Lake Sapanca, Masukiye, and Kartepe Mountain. You get hotel pickup, bus transport, lunch, and an English-speaking guide. Expect one hour at the lake, tree-shaded lunch, seasonal stops, and free time for optional ATV rides, zip-lining, or a ski lift at your own cost.

“una bella esperienza, purtroppo il meteo non era dei migliori, pioggia tutto il giorno. Le varie attività che si possono svolgere sono a pagamento, ma ciò è indicato. La consiglio per passare una giornata intera fuori da Istanbul.”

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4.From Istanbul: Sapanca and Masukiye Day Trip with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 43 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $24

This 12-hour excursion links Sapanca Lake, Maşukiye, Mahmudiye, and Kartepe with hotel pickup, lunch, and an English-speaking guide. You can add a cable-car ride, ATV outing, zipline, or swing for extra cost. Guides including Osman, Anas, and Appo have been praised for clear explanations, but shopping stops and changing vehicles may affect the day.

“Scenic, Zipline, free lunch was great and friendly host. I will recommend this day trip. Only thing was poor, coordination for morning pick us up.”

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5.Full Day Tour Sapanca and Masukiye from Istanbul

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $32

Spend about 12 hours outside Istanbul with hotel pickup, an English or Arabic guide, lunch near Mahmudiye waterfalls, Kartepe views, Ormanya’s Hobbit houses, and Sapanca Lake. The $32.41 price includes transport, lunch, guide, and park fees, but long stops, late lunch, language balance, and extra shopping or amusement stops deserve attention.

“The tour does not accommodate English speaking guests, so the entire tour we never knew where we were headed or what we were doing. The lunch service was deplorable. The food was nasty, the food handlers were unsanitary. There was hair in the food and the servers took discarded bread from previous guests table to add to the incoming guests baskets. The tour description is misleading and does not align with the many money hustling activity parks we attended instead of a getaway tour from Istanbul's busy streets.”

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6.From Istanbul: Guided Day Trip to Sapanca and Masukiye

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 21 reviews · 13 hours · from $33

Leave Istanbul for a full day in the Marmara Region, visiting Sapanca Lake, Sapanca Zoo, Masukiye village, its waterfall, and Kartepe Mountain. An English or Arabic-speaking guide, hotel pickup, lunch, and return transfer are included. Budget extra for entrance fees, drinks, and optional activities such as lake pedaling.

“Il s'agit d'une sortie commerciale au cours de laquelle des activités payantes seront proposées à chaque arrêt. . Il ne s'agit pas vraiment de visites de sites à proprement parler. Le dejeuner était peu qualitatif mais s'est fait dans un joli endroit. S'agissant du transfert, le chauffeur est arrivé avec près d'une heure de retard à l'aller et nous a déposé à proximité de l'hotel. Le point positif est le guide qui assurait parfaitement son rôle et était très agreable, pédagogue et bienveillant. Aussi tout dépend de ce que vous recherchez...”

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7.Sapanca & Masukiye Full-Day Tour with Lunch and Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 20 reviews · 12 hours · from $21Best value

Spend about 12 hours beyond Istanbul’s city center, visiting calm Sapanca Lake and the village of Maşukiye. An English or Arabic guide, hotel pickup, lunch, one soft drink, and natural park entry are included. Boat, paddleboard, cable car, ATV, zipline, and attraction tickets cost extra.

“le guide et chauffeur tres professionnels a part l'autocar qui a eteit en mauvais état”

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8.Guided Sapanca and Masukiye Full Day Tour from Istanbul

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $29

Spend about 10 hours outside Istanbul visiting Sapanca Lake, Mahmudiye, Masukiye, and Kartepe. The tour includes central hotel pickup, a guide, lunch with one soft drink, and a small group capped at 15. Zoo admission and the cable car cost extra, and the route includes local shopping stops.

“Complete scam. We waited half an hour at the meeting point. The tour provider did not answer the phone. I was traveling with my elderly mother and we were waiting for a long time. when I requested a refund, They refused and told me that they came to pick us up after 2 hours from the agreed time.”

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9.Full Day Tour in Sapanca & Masukiye from Istanbul

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 17 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $31

You’ll spend about 10 hours outside Istanbul visiting Sapanca Lake, Maşukiye, Mahmudiye, and seasonal attractions such as Darıca Zoo or Kartepe. Hotel pickup, a local guide, lunch, and one soft drink are included. Bring cash for ATV rides, ziplining, the giant swing, and the glass terrace.

“The whole tour was a way to get money out of the tourists' pockets. Took us to various shops in order to shop and stopped the van there for ages so by the time we got to our first activity it was already half 3. Each activity was quite expensive and on the cable cars we were told by the guide it was 600 lira but on arriving there they changed it to 800. We were told its a 10 hour tour but it took us 15 hours in total and got to our hotel back at 11pm at night.”

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10.Full-Day Sapanca Lake and Masukiye Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★3.3 · 16 reviews · 1 day · from $59

Leave Istanbul for Masukiye’s forests, Sapanca Lake, local honey, Turkish delight, and a included lunch. Summer brings Ormania Natural Habitat Park, while winter brings Kartepe Snow Resort. Hotel pickup is available in Taksim or Sultanahmet, with English and Arabic guides. Optional ATV rides, ziplining, cable cars, and zoo entry cost extra.

“A viagem foi muito fixe. O condutor agiu sempre com segurança, a carrinha era razoável mas não oferecia a possibilidade de carregar telemóveis. O percurso é interessante pois permite conhecer um pouco os arredores de Istambul e uma parte da natureza daquela zona. A viagem estava bem organizada e planeada no entanto não estava à espera que o almoço não incluisse sobremesa nem café. O guia que nos acompanhou foi espetacular, incansável, atencioso , educado e compreensivo. Sempre disponível para ajudar. Falava bem inglês. Em resumo um guia muito bom. Adorei a viagem e recomendo.”

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