Bursa & Uludag Day Trip from Istanbul with Guide

About this tour

This full-day trip takes you from Istanbul across to Bursa, an early Ottoman capital about two hours away, and up to Uludag, the mountain locals call Mount Olympos. A guide travels with you the whole day. You'll walk through the Green Mosque and Green Mausoleum, wander the tiled Silk Market inside the old covered bazaar, and see the roughly 600-year-old Inkaya plane tree. Lunch and all listed entrance fees are covered, and you're picked up and dropped back at your hotel.

Guide Languages

English Arabic

Highlights

• Uludag, the mountain known as Mount Olympos
• The tiled Green Mosque in Bursa
• The Green Mausoleum
• Bursa's historic city center
• The Silk Market inside the old covered bazaar
• The roughly 600-year-old Inkaya plane tree

Places You Will Visit

Included / Excluded

How the Day Runs: Istanbul to Bursa and Uludag and Back

Your guide meets you at your Istanbul hotel in the morning, and you head south toward Bursa, roughly a two-hour drive that includes a stretch across the Sea of Marmara. Once there, the day moves between the city and the mountain: the Green Mosque and Green Mausoleum, a walk through the old covered bazaar and its Silk Market, time in Bursa's city center, and a stop at the 600-year-old Inkaya plane tree.

Up on Uludag, known as Mount Olympos, you get time in the mountain setting before the drive back. Lunch is worked into the schedule partway through. In the evening you're returned to your Istanbul hotel. Dress for the weather, since Uludag runs noticeably cooler than the city, and comfortable walking shoes help with the day's walking.

Weather in Bursa

Today 48°F9°C 40°F4°C Rain 63%

Tomorrow 44°F7°C 38°F3°C Rain 18%

Sun, Oct 25 48°F9°C 39°F4°C Rain 1%

Mon, Oct 26 46°F8°C 40°F4°C Rain 31%

Tue, Oct 27 40°F4°C 35°F2°C Rain 46%

Wed, Oct 28 35°F2°C 33°F0°C Rain 55%

Thu, Oct 29 33°F0°C 28°F-3°C Rain 50%

Local time 6:24 AM, UTC+03:00

Available Days / Times

• Monday : 08:00
• Tuesday : 08:00
• Wednesday : 08:00
• Thursday : 08:00
• Friday : 08:00
• Saturday : 08:00
• Sunday : 08:00

Pickup Location

Fatih, Beyoglu