Overview
Meryem invites you to join her and her amazing staff of ladies from the Black Sea to their village to learn some of the secrets of the Turkish kitchen. Meryem has established her business as a social enterprise to provide meaningful and well paying employment for women in her village. Join them and see what a delight it is to work together to make a great meal.
What's Included
- All food and snacks provided while preparing meals
- Hands on instructions for at least 4 dishes. We offer you two different menu options
- English-speaking head chef with a great team of women to help teach you
- Time will tell for a market visit, a garden visit, or a stop to visit with new friends.
- A visit to our garden-to either watch, harvest, plant or tend
- Bosphorus boat tour with our guide
- Transportation to/from the meeting point
- Extra like gifts, or handicrafts at the restaurant.
- Tips for the guide, chef and staff (please make sure to use tip box).
Meeting Location
Hobyar
Boğaz Hattı 3 İskelesi, 34112 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
You'll have a chance to see the sites all the way up the Bosphorus on your private boat tour. You’ll disembark near the beautiful ‘Yali’ or waterfront mansions before taking a short drive up the hill to our Black Sea village.
Local staff will demonstrate recipes and then you will put your culinary skills to work.
As you cook, you’ll enjoy a variety of Turkish snacks and taste unique local beverages such as chai or ayran. Just past noon we will come together to eat what we have made and enjoy a proper, Turkish, family style meal. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, non-dairy/dairy free menu options are available (please note on booking form).
During your time in the village you have the chance to see fresh and delicious Turkish produce and ingredients. With each step, see a glimpse of what village life is like in Turkiye. Finally, in the early afternoon we’ll head back and catch a return ferry down the Bosphorus with still enough time for you to enjoy a late afternoon in Istanbul.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- We provide "Menu options that are non-dairy/dairy free, vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free are available; please note this on the booking form."
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions
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Activity code: C-257305P21
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