The 4 Sapanca Lake Day Trips from Istanbul We Would Book Again

1.Sapanca and Masukiye Day Trip with Lunch

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

Leave Istanbul for a full day in Sapanca and Maşukiye, with hotel pickup, a guide in English or Arabic, lunch, lake time, and optional ATV, zipline, cable car, zoo, and aquarium stops. Guides such as Apo, Osman, and Oktay are known for keeping the busy schedule friendly and well organized.

“Amazing experience!! Everything was very well with our guide tour Asman. We apprecieted his explication. I love Sapanca!!”

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2.Sapanca & Maşukiye Full-Day Tour with Lunch

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

Leave Istanbul for Sapanca and Maşukiye with hotel pickup, a guide, lunch, lake time, Turkish delight tasting, and optional cable car, ATV, and zipline rides. Guides such as Osman, Doğan, and Ertugrul have led recent departures, though the assigned guide can vary.

“We took the all-inclusive option. It was a really fun tour. The guide took care of us throughout the day. Lunch was delicious, and the driver was very professional.”

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3.Sapanca Tour, Cable Car, Quad, & Zipline

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 121 reviews · 13 hours · from $22

You’ll leave Istanbul early for a packed day around Sapanca, with hotel pickup, lunch, a guide in English or Arabic, and optional cable-car, quad-bike, and zipline rides. Guides such as Elias, Nuri, Ilyas, and Anas have led recent departures, but the guide varies by date. Expect long drives, busy stops, and plenty of outdoor fun.

“Guide Elias was very friendly very nice trip highly recommend 👌 Be careful about photographers.”

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

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

Spend 14 hours beyond Istanbul with an English-speaking guide, Lake Sapanca’s calm waters, a tree-shaded lunch in Masukiye, and Kartepe Mountain. In winter, you may visit the snow resort; from March to November, the route includes Natural Habitat Park and Zoo. ATV rides and zip-lines cost extra.

“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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