Bursa Day Trip Istanbul: Green Mosque & Cable Car with Lunch

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A ferry ride away: Ottoman Bursa in one day from the city

You travel by ferry from Istanbul to Bursa, visit the Green Mosque and Green Tomb, ride the cable car above Uludağ National Park, and eat a traditional lunch with mountain views — all with hotel pickup, a licensed guide, and no transport logistics to handle yourself. The day runs 10+ hours and includes the cable car ride if you select that option at booking.

12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Full day Bursa tour from Istanbul

Depart Istanbul by ferry
Enjoy scenic ferry ride
Arrive in Yalova
Take forest safari tour
Visit local Turkish delights shop
See Inkaya Sycamore Tree
Have traditional lunch in Uludağ National Park
Experience Uludağ chairlift ride
Ride Bursa Great Cable Car
Visit Green Tomb mausoleum
Shop at local silk and souvenir store
Visit Green Mosque complex

The Experience

Most Istanbul day trips keep you in the city. This one crosses the Sea of Marmara by ferry — a quiet morning ride that already feels like leaving — and lands you in Bursa, the Ottoman Empire's first capital. The contrast hits fast: you trade the noise of Istanbul for the calm of a 600-year-old sycamore tree, the Inkaya, standing in a field like it's been waiting. Your guide, fluent in English or Arabic, walks you through what each place meant — the Green Mosque with its tilework, the Green Tomb built for Sultan Mehmed I in 1421, the weight of history that doesn't announce itself loudly here.

The day moves at a real pace. After the ferry and a stop in Yalova for a forest safari through rolling hills, you reach Bursa proper and taste the regional sweets — the city's famous Turkish delights — before heading up to Uludağ National Park for lunch. The food is local, the views are mountain-wide, and then comes the cable car. You glide above the treetops on the Teleferik, the great cable car that's been carrying people up and down this peak for decades. It's the kind of moment that feels both simple and hard to forget, and it breaks up the walking in a way that makes sense.

The silk shops come last, when you're ready to slow down and pick through handicrafts and Bursa's traditional silk products — the things the city has been known for since the trade routes ran through here. Pickup and drop-off from your Istanbul hotel are included, so you don't arrange transport yourself. The whole day is ten hours or more, which sounds long until you realize how much ground you cover: a ferry, a forest, four major Ottoman sites, a mountain, and lunch, all threaded together by someone who knows the stories.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup and drop-off from Istanbul, a scenic ferry crossing the Sea of Marmara, a forest safari in Yalova, visits to the Inkaya Sycamore Tree, the Green Mosque, and the Green Tomb, a traditional lunch with regional specialties at Uludağ National Park, a cable car ride above the peak, a stop at a local silk and souvenir shop, and a professional licensed guide fluent in English or Arabic throughout. The cable car is included if selected at booking.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Abrakadabra Travel Agency

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Bursa's Ottoman landmarks and mountain scenery in one day without arranging ferry tickets, park entry, or a guide yourself — the fixed itinerary and included transport mean you step off your hotel and return without planning the logistics.