Sapanca Lake & Maşukiye Day Trip from Istanbul

About this trip

Sapanca is the easiest way to swap Istanbul traffic for trees and water. The lake sits about two hours east of the city, ringed by forested hills, and Maşukiye is the village above it where streams run down from the Kartepe mountain past trout restaurants and small waterfalls.

This is our lowest priced day out. You travel by large coach with a guide, stop on the lake shore and in Maşukiye, and sit down to the lunch that is included. Some stops offer optional paid activities; the guide tells you the fee before you decide, and you can always skip them and simply walk and take photos.

It is a shared group day, so the pace is set for the whole coach. If you want a smaller group and an extra stop in İzmit, look at the VIP version of this trip.

The stops usually include the aquarium and lion park, a honey factory, the zipline and Hidden Valley, the quad-bike area in the Maşukiye forests, the upside-down house and giant swing, a glass walkway, lunch, the Sapanca cable car and a Turkish delight factory. The order can change.