Bursa and Uludağ Mountain

Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, is known as Turkey's green city. Ride one of the world's longest cable cars up Uludağ, the highest mountain of the Marmara region, snow-covered in winter and green in summer. Have lunch in the heart of the mountain, visit a natural beekeeping house and an ancient tree, and taste Bursa's halva and honey.

The program

1. 1
   Up Uludağ Mountain

   A scenic ride to the top with panoramic views over Bursa.

2. 2
   Natural beekeeping house

   Learn how honey is made the natural way, among Bursa's forests.

3. 3
   Lunch in the mountain

   Lunch surrounded by the nature of Uludağ.

4. 4
   Cable car to the peak

   One of the world's longest cable car rides, over the forests to the summit.

5. 5
   The ancient tree

   A visit to the historic tree, a symbol of Bursa's long history.

6. 6
   Halva and honey exhibitions

   The traditional art of making halva and honey, with tastings.

Good to know

• Bring warm clothes: it is cold at the top of Uludağ, even in summer.
• In winter (about December to March) the mountain is covered in snow.
• Bursa is famous for İskender kebab and candied chestnuts: worth tasting.

What our guests say

From guests of our private yacht trips on the Bosphorus.