Best Winter Break Destinations

Following an intense school and exam period, a wonderful two-week vacation awaits students on the winter break. How can you spend this holiday most enjoyably? The answer is a family getaway at one of the fun-packed winter vacation destinations. Here are the routes we have already compiled for you to have the best winter break!

• Uludağ, Bursa

The winter season in Uludağ lasts between December to March. Uludağ, with commodious hotels and quality snow tracks, is preferred for being easily accessible. Let’s remind those who want to spend the winter holidays in Uludağ that there are 12 public accommodation facilities in addition to 15 private facilities in the region.

• Kartalkaya, Bolu

Lying in the middle of İstanbul and Ankara and located 38 kilometres from the city centre of Bolu, Kartalkaya Ski Center is an ideal winter holiday destination. With five accommodation facilities, Kartalkaya has a bed capacity of 1600 and facilitates 25 slopes of varying difficulty levels.

• Palandöken, Erzurum

The total length of the tracks, located 10 kilometres from Erzurum city centre, is 30 kilometres. It is an option to prefer Erzurum city centre for accommodation besides staying in the hotels’ area in Palandoken.

• Zigana, Gümüşhane

Zigana Ski Center, one of the most popular ski resorts of the Black Sea region, draws attention with tracks varying between 1900 and 2500 meters in length. It is also possible to take ski lessons and rent ski equipment in Zigana, where there is a Tele ski, and a baby lift.

• Yalnızçam, Ardahan

One of our country’s newest ski resorts, Yalnızçam attracts attention with its crystalline snow structure. You can stay at the ski resort located 15 kilometres from the city centre of Ardahan or in the city centre.

• Erciyes, Kayseri

Erciyes offers a unique wealth of tracks with its 23 thousand 750 meters long cable car system and a total of 33 slope options with various difficulty levels. Moreover, Erciyes is an excellent choice for winter break, not to mention its proximity to Kayseri city centre, but with accommodation options ranging from mountain hotels with a 1450-bed capacity and city hotels with a 5000-bed capacity.