Sapanca & Masukiye Day Trip: Ziplining, Cable Car & Lake

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Free cancellation

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Duration12h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · AR

PickupAt your hotel

Sapanca Lake sits between two mountain ranges, and you reach the far side by cable car.

This 12-hour day trip from Istanbul combines Sapanca Lake, a wildlife park or aquarium, and the adventure village of Masukiye, with hotel pickup and lunch included. You choose your activities at checkout—ziplining, quad biking, or a cable car ascent—and a professional English or Arabic-speaking guide leads the route. The day ends with local shopping before return transfer to your Istanbul hotel by 9 PM.

12h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Sapanca and Masukiye natural beauty

Hotel pick-up in Istanbul
Visit Darica Zoo or Lion Park and Aquarium
Explore Sapanca Lake with free time
Enjoy ziplining and water activities in Mahmudiye
Have lunch surrounded by mountain waterfalls
Experience ATV Safari, ziplining, and swing in Masukiye
Take a cable car round trip with scenic views
Shop local products and return to Istanbul

The Experience

The pickup window opens at 8 AM from centrally located Istanbul hotels, and the drive carries you southeast toward the Marmara region. Sapanca Lake itself is the second-largest in the province, formed by the Earth's crust deformation, and your guide grants free time to walk the shoreline and absorb the setting. Before or after the lake, you visit either Darica Zoo—open in summer and holding 255 animal species—or the Lion Park and Aquarium by scenic sea route, depending on the season and your preference.

The day's thrill comes in stages. In Mahmudiye village, a charming stop in Sakarya city, you can try ziplining and water activities before lunch arrives in a mountain setting with cascading water as the backdrop. Then Masukiye—known as the Love Village—opens its own menu: ATV Safari, ziplining, or the Gigantic Swing, or you can simply rest in the tranquil atmosphere. The cable car ride is a round trip that lifts you above both Sapanca and the Kartepe Mountains, a vantage point most visitors do not expect to reach on a single day.

Before heading back to Istanbul, the tour stops at a local shop stocked with regional products—Turkish Delight, soaps, herbal goods, honey, jams, nuts—so you can take home something made in the area. The return transfer deposits you at your hotel by 9 PM. Lunch with one soft drink is included; tips to the driver and guide are optional.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off from central Istanbul.
professional guide in English or Arabic.
air-conditioned vehicle.
lunch with one soft drink.
round-trip cable car ride.
ziplining or quad bike ride depending on your chosen option.
access to Darica Zoo (summer) or Lion Park and Aquarium (other seasons).
free time at Sapanca Lake.
visit to a local shop with regional products.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by We Go Turkiye Travel

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want to combine multiple landscapes in one day with guided access to the cable car and wildlife park, then decide between ziplining and relaxation once you arrive.