Uludağ [ˈuɫudaː], the ancient Mysian Olympus and Bithynian Olympus, is a mountain in Bursa Province, Turkey, with an elevation of 2,543 m (8,343 ft). It is a popular center for winter sports such as skiing, and a national park of rich flora and fauna. Summer activities, such as trekking and camping, also are popular.
In Turkish, Uludağ means “Sublime Mountain”, but in colloquial Turkish, the older name Keşiş Dağı, “Mountain of Monks,” is still used. In ancient times the range of which it is a part, extending along the southern edge of Bithynia, was known as Olympos in Greek and Olympus in Latin, the western extremity being known as the Mysian Olympus and the eastern as the Bithynian Olympus,[2] and the city of Bursa was known as Prusa ad Olympum from its position near the mountain.[3] Throughout the Middle Ages, it contained hermitages and monasteries: “The rise of this monastic centre in the 8th c. and its prestige up to the 11th are linked to the resistance of numerous monks to the policy of the iconoclast emperors and then to a latent opposition to the urban,Constantinopolitan monasticism of the Studites.”.[4] One of the greatest monks of the Christian East, the wonder-working Byzantine monk Saint Joannicius the Great, lived as a hermit on this mountain.
Day 1 …… Istanbul – Bursa
Departure from your hotel for Bursa,We will cross Marmara sea by ferry,First stop will be Yalova,Old se aside town,famous with hot spring water and Cınarcık town,then drive to Bursa,Dinner and Overnight ( D )
Day 2 Bursa
Breakfast at the hotel,visit the Green Mosque,Green Mausoleum build by Sultan Mehmet I,then visit the Silk Market with traditional shops,Great Mosque build by Sultan Beyazid,Muradiye princes Tombs, Waterfalls Dinner and Overnight ( L-D)
Day 3 Bursa
Breakfast at the hotel,Fullday tour Uludag ( Mont Olympus ) by cable car,Lunch during the tour,return to Bursa,Dinner and Overnight (B,L,D )
Day 4 Bursa
Breakfast at the hotel,Half day tour of Mudanya town,famous with houses and palaces,return to Bursa late in the afternoon,Dinner and Overnight ( B,D )
Day 5 Bursa – Istanbul
Breakfast at the hotel,free time on your own,return to Istanbul late in the afternoon,..(B )
Departure : Daily all year around
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Inclusions
- 4 Nights 4 stars hotel accomodations
- All airport transfer inbound and outbound private basis
- Entrances fees
- Cable car tickets
- 4 Breakfasts 2 Lunches, 4 Dinners
- Private English or requested language guide
- Private car
- All local taxes and services charges
