# Bursa & Uludağ > The first Ottoman capital, thermal baths in Çekirge and Türkiye's main ski mountain. Winter kickoffs and year-round congresses. The best months for groups are January, February, March, May, June, September, October, December. The main airport is Bursa Yenişehir (YEI), about 50 minutes by road. Hotel budgets start from about €90 per person per night. URL: https://bravodays.com/en/locations/bursa-uludag Last updated: 2026-10-21 Publisher: BravoDays (https://bravodays.com) ## Key facts - **Best months:** January, February, March, May, June, September, October, December - **Airports:** YEI · 50 min, SAW · 120 min, IST · 150 min - **Flight times:** Istanbul (road) 2 h 30 min · Istanbul (sea bus to Mudanya) 2 h 00 min · Ankara (road) 4 h 30 min - **Budget per person per night:** €90 – €260 - **Venues:** 6 - **Experiences:** 20 ## Why here Bursa gives a group two programmes in one place. In the city there are congress hotels with thermal pools in Çekirge, the Grand Mosque, the silk market at Koza Han and the Ottoman village of Cumalıkızık. Above the city, Uludağ has the largest ski area in the Marmara region and a hotel zone at around 1,800 metres. The ski season usually runs from December to March, which makes Uludağ a natural choice for January sales kickoffs. The cable car from the city to Sarıalan takes about 25 minutes, and the hotels run their own shuttles from there. Yenişehir airport has limited scheduled flights, so most groups fly into Istanbul and travel by road over the Osmangazi Bridge, about two and a half hours, or take the sea bus from Yenikapı to Mudanya in about two hours. ## Areas we work in The Uludağ hotel zone for ski hotels with slope access; Çekirge for thermal hotels and congress venues; the historic centre around Ulu Cami and the hans for Ottoman mansions; Cumalıkızık for village dinners; Mudanya for the waterfront. ## Featured venues - [Uludağ Ski Lodge](https://bravodays.com/en/venues/uludag-ski-lodge): A full-board ski hotel in the Uludağ hotel zone with direct slope access, ski school and a 350-seat hall for kickoffs. - [Bursa Ottoman Mansion](https://bravodays.com/en/venues/bursa-ottoman-mansion): A restored timber mansion near the old bazaar, with a garden for dinners of up to 140 and sixteen rooms upstairs. - [Çekirge Thermal Congress Hotel](https://bravodays.com/en/venues/cekirge-thermal-congress-hotel): A congress hotel in Çekirge with natural thermal pools, a 1,100-seat ballroom and the cable car 15 minutes away. - [Mudanya Seaside Hotel](https://bravodays.com/en/venues/mudanya-seaside-hotel): A boutique hotel on the Sea of Marmara in Mudanya, Bursa's seaside town, with a sea-view terrace and a ballroom for 180. - [Cumalıkızık Village Houses](https://bravodays.com/en/venues/cumalikizik-village-houses): A group of restored stone-and-timber houses in Cumalıkızık, the UNESCO-listed Ottoman village at the foot of Uludağ, hired exclusively for small groups. - [Uludağ Forest Chalets](https://bravodays.com/en/venues/uludag-forest-chalets): Eight wooden chalets in the forest below the Uludağ ski area, each with three bedrooms and a fireplace, plus a shared lodge for meetings and dinners. ## Things to do - [Iznik tile painting workshop](https://bravodays.com/en/experiences/iznik-tile-painting-workshop): A tile artist teaches the traditional technique of transferring and painting Iznik motifs; each guest paints a tile that is fired and delivered. - [Mountain-rescue coordination exercise](https://bravodays.com/en/experiences/mountain-rescue-coordination-exercise): Guided by professional mountain instructors, teams plan and carry out a simulated rescue: locate, stabilise and evacuate a "casualty" as one coordinated unit. - [Supply-chain simulation: coordination across silos](https://bravodays.com/en/experiences/supply-chain-simulation): Teams run a four-stage supply chain from factory to retailer. Small changes in demand ripple through the chain, and only coordination keeps costs down. - [Inkaya plane tree team challenge](https://bravodays.com/en/experiences/inkaya-plane-tree-team-challenge): A team challenge and picnic around the 600-year-old plane tree of Inkaya village, with construction tasks, relay games and a shared village lunch. - [Uludağ cable car ride and summit picnic](https://bravodays.com/en/experiences/uludag-cable-car-summit-picnic): Ride one of the longest cable cars in Türkiye from Bursa up to Uludağ, then enjoy a forest picnic and team games in the mountain air. - [Uludağ snowshoe trek](https://bravodays.com/en/experiences/uludag-snowshoe-trek): A guided snowshoe walk through the snowy fir forests of Uludağ, with a hot drink stop and views over the Bursa plain. - [Cumalıkızık village games](https://bravodays.com/en/experiences/cumalikizik-village-games): Teams explore the cobbled lanes of the UNESCO-listed village of Cumalıkızık, solving clues, completing village tasks and meeting local makers. - [Bursa food walk: İskender, markets and chestnut sweets](https://bravodays.com/en/experiences/bursa-iskender-and-market-food-walk): A guided walk through Bursa's old market district, tasting the city's famous İskender kebab, local cheeses, pide and candied chestnuts. ## Sample itinerary - **Day 1 Bursa old town** Arrival by road or sea bus, lunch of İskender kebab, walk through Koza Han and Ulu Cami, evening in a thermal hotel in Çekirge. - **Day 2 Up the mountain** Cable car to Sarıalan, shuttle to a ski hotel, kickoff session, ski lessons or snowshoe walk in the afternoon. - **Day 3 Slopes and return** Morning on the slopes, closing lunch at the lodge, coach back to Istanbul. ## Questions ### When is the ski season on Uludağ? Usually from mid-December to the end of March, with the most reliable snow in January and February. We hold rooms with flexible terms early in the season in case snow arrives late. ### Do guests need ski experience? No. We book instructors for beginner groups and plan alternatives for those who do not ski: snowshoe walks, a thermal spa afternoon or a sledge run near the hotel. ## Related pages - [All locations](https://bravodays.com/en/locations) - [Get a quote](https://bravodays.com/en/get-a-quote?destination=10)