Istanbul · SAPANCA TOURS
The 15 best sapanca tours you can book right now, with what each charges, how long it runs and who it suits. Number one is first for a reason; start there and work down.
Sapanca and Maşukiye from Istanbul with lake calm, lunch by a waterfall, and optional cable car, ATV quad ride, and zipline.
“The organization of the tour was very professional. Everything was on time.”
12-hour escape from Istanbul to Sapanca, with Turkish delight tastings, cable car views, optional zipline and ATV, plus lakeside lunch.
“One of the best moments of the tour was watching Sapanca Lake during the cable car trip.”
From Istanbul to Lake Sapanca: 1500m cable car, optional zipline or quad, lunch and lake entry with pickup and English guide.
“It was a nice trip with our guide Nuri. He made a really good job, I had fun observing Sapanca in his company”
Lake Sapanca, Masukiye, and Kartepe in one long day from Istanbul, with lunch, nature time, and optional ATV or ski lift.
“Gids kon bijna geen Engels. Tour duurde te lang.”
Escape Istanbul for Sapanca Lake: zoo stop, Turkish delight tasting, cable car views, lakeside lunch, and optional zipline or ATV.
“The Sapanca tour was so refreshing. A peaceful walk by the lake, lunch in nature, and the waterfalls in Maşukiye truly lifted my spirit. It’s an ideal getaway for those looking to escape the city and relax. Our guide was attentive, and everything was well organized. Highly recommended!”
A small-group day trip from Istanbul to Sapanca, Maşukiye, and Kartepe with lunch, optional cable car and adventure add-ons, and scenic lakeside time.
“⭐☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing and a total rip-off I do not recommend this Sapanca and Maşukiye day trip at all. Almost every stop felt like a scam designed to make you spend more money, and the costs were much higher than expected. The food was average at best. Even the ATV ride, which could have been fun, stopped after just 15 minutes at a “photo point” where they tried to charge ridiculously high prices for pictures. Nothing about the experience was special. When I asked the guide about the famous waterfall and the beautiful spots shown in the pictures online, he casually said those were just restaurants and “not that great”…”
Spend a full day from Istanbul to Sapanca Lake and Masukiye waterfall, with hotel pickup, lunch, and flexible free time.
“Was the best experience. But the guide make our day more better , knowledge and help me all time. Will never forget this day. Thanks so much Nuri turan I highly recommend it with this guide .”
Full-day Sapanca and Maşukiye tour from Istanbul with waterfalls lunch, Kartepe views, Ormanya wildlife park, and Sapanca Lake time.
“The tour does not accommodate English speaking guests, so the entire tour we never knew where we were headed or what we were doing. The lunch service was deplorable. The food was nasty, the food handlers were unsanitary. There was hair in the food and the servers took discarded bread from previous guests table to add to the incoming guests baskets. The tour description is misleading and does not align with the many money hustling activity parks we attended instead of a getaway tour from Istanbul's busy streets.”
Guided day trip from Istanbul to Sapanca and Masukiye with lake views, zoo animals, lunch, Kartepe panoramas, and outlet shopping.
“We did did first 4 hrs of the day in the transport All activities where at an extra cost and we had to skip some as they didn’t take card machine payment Places where nice but not worth the money”
Istanbul to Sapanca for forests, Sapanca Lake views, lunch, and optional thrills, with handy hotel pickup and small-group pacing.
“Very poor quality food, raw chicken, no stops at promised locations either. Didn't follow schedule. Guide friendly enough but it wasn't a guided tour more of just a day out.”
Guided Sapanca and Masukiye day trip from Istanbul with hotel pickup, lake time, waterfall lunch, cable car views, plus shopping.
“This was my first trip when coming to Istanbul.The coordination was to the point informing me the exact time of pickup. Everything was excellent starting to the food quality to the sightseeing.Honestly i wasn't expecting it in such a budget friendly price.Thank you viator and thank you team for this experience. Definitely recommended if you want a wholesome tour in reasonable price!”
Full day Sapanca and Maşukiye tour from Istanbul with pickup, Turkish lunch, lakeside tea, plus optional zipline and Glass Terrace add-ons.
“The whole tour was a way to get money out of the tourists' pockets. Took us to various shops in order to shop and stopped the van there for ages so by the time we got to our first activity it was already half 3. Each activity was quite expensive and on the cable cars we were told by the guide it was 600 lira but on arriving there they changed it to 800. We were told its a 10 hour tour but it took us 15 hours in total and got to our hotel back at 11pm at night.”
One-day Istanbul trip to Masukiye and Sapanca Lake with honey tasting, lunch, seasonal Ormania or Kartepe fun, plus free lake time.
“Trip was full of activities but little time in Sapanca, Music on the bus was too loud.”
Guided Sapanca day trip from Istanbul with ViaSea Lion Park, Mahmudiye and Masukiye, plus optional cable car and Sapanca Lake views.
“Team was very organized. They picked me on time. Tour was as described on schedule. i enjoyed very much. Thank you”
Spend a full day outside Istanbul visiting Sapanca Lake, Masukiye waterfalls, and an animal stop, with lunch and hotel pickup included.
“The guide was very friendly. We lost time during the trip on a visit to a place, where if we did not take the ATV or the zipline, we had nothing to do except sit for an hour and wait. We were supposed to pass by a mall at the end, but ended up being taken to the hotel and we did not pass to the mall.”
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