Rustic cooking courses at CaravanTurkey
Gokpinar Cultural Center
Learn how to cook Turkish food the traditional way!
Turkish food is delicious. Meals include fresh, organic vegetables or salads, soups, fruit, meats, fish, breads and sweets. Seasonal ingredients are used to create a variety of healthy traditional dishes. Alfresco barbeques are very popular and suit the Turkish love of feasting outdoors.
Learn this unique cuisine from an accomplished local cook, with all lessons translated in English in a friendly, homely and creative atmosphere.
Courses run all year round for individuals and small groups. We will confirm your reservation as soon as you inform us the dates you wish to arrive at our center .
Gokpinar is an old Yörük village on the Aegean Coast of Turkey, that feels a world away from the tourist trail. Our cultural center is set on a hilltop overlooking the village and the mountains' pine forests. It is a traditional Turkish village home built from local stone and timbers with wide decks and a tiled terrace (with barbecue and outdoor pizza oven), which all make wonderful locations to enjoy your meals. We are only 10 minutes' drive to the beach and 40 minutes from Bodrum.
Come and join us for a week to learn how to cook traditional Turkish food and experience life in a small Turkish village!
The seven-night/eight-day package includes:
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7 nights accommodation in a double room
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All meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
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Unlimited tea and coffee service, drinking water
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Airport transfers from and to Bodrum International Airport
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Cooking classes every day (all meals will be created with hands-on cooking classes)
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At least 20 recipes in a week
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Beach trips and local market visits
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Day visits to beaches, Bodrum city centrum or local markets
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Visitors are allowed to bring their own drinks to the center
Course cost for seven nights/eight days, per person, double occupancy
$US 1150 per person in a double room
$US 1350 per person for single travellers
$US500 deposit via Western Union or major credit cards required to secure bookings. Balance is due seven days before arrival. Please ask for group prices or contact us with any further questions or to make a reservations.
If you like to join us for a shorter course, we offer a three night/four day package which includes:
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3 nights accommodation in a double room
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Cooking classes every day
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A minimum of 10 recipes in total
Course cost for three nights/four days, per person, double occupancy
$US 650 per person a in a double room
$US 750 in a private room
NEW! YOU CAN VISIT US FOR A ONE DAY COOKING CLASS!
Additional travel days in Istanbul or other parts of Turkey can be arranged
We do arrange airport transfers and domestic flights upon request in Turkey!
NEW! We can also tailor your course with classes in Turkish Carpet Weaving, Music and Bellydancing, Turkish Culture and Language, Basket Weaving, Spoon Making and more. Please ask for details!
FURTHER INFORMATION ON TRAVEL AND BOOKINGS AT CARAVANTURKEY GOKPINAR CULTURAL CENTER
TRAVEL
Their web sites are:
Bodrum/Milas International Airport is a 30-minute drive from Gokpinar.
Turkish Airlines and others fly all year around to Bodrum via Istanbul.
There are charter flights between May and October from Europe and the UK.
Below are are some useful links for low-cost charter flights.
From the UK:
From the Netherlands:
Most nationalities require a VISA for entry to Turkey. These can be purchased on arrival (for British citizens it costs £10, for US citizens $US20.)
BOOKING
For reservations or enquiries please email us at info@caravanturkey.com with the dates and programme you are interested in.We will be back to you with details.
Caravanturkey - Bodrum - Turkey
Morning Tour & Travel Services
Phone: +90 533 3655906
+90 252 3131896
+90 252 3735750
Fax: +90 2523133889
Caravanturkey US - Carolina
Graelin Cameron
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mobile: +1 919 9603537
2019
weekly course dates
Please let us know if you are available in a different date.
1st - 8th January 2019
8th -15th January 2019
15th -22nd January 2019
Feb
8th -15th February 2019
15th -22nd February 2019
March
1st - 8th March 2019
8th - 15th March 2019
15th - 22nd March 2019
22nd - 29th March 2019
April
1st - 8th April 2019
8th - 15th April 2019
15th - 22nd April 2019
22nd - 29th April 2019
May
1st - 8th May 2019
8th - 15th May 2019
15th - 22nd May 2019
22nd - 29th May 2019
June
1st - 8th June 2019
8th - 15th June 2019
15th - 22nd June 2019
22nd -29th June 2019
July
1st - 8th July 2019
8th -15th July 2019
15th - 22nd July 2019
22nd - 29th July 2019
August
1st - 8th August 2019
8th -15th August 2019
15th -22nd August 2019
22nd - 29th August 2019
September
1st - 8th September 2019
8th - 15th September 2019
15th -22nd September 2019
22nd - 29th September 2019
October
1st - 8th October 2019
8th - 15th October 2019
15th - 22nd October 2019
22nd - 29th October 2019
November
1st - 8th November 2019
8th - 15th November 2019
15th -22nd November 2019
22nd - 29th November 2019
December
1st - 8th December 2019
8th - 15th December 2019
15th -22nd December 2019
22nd - 29th December 2019
Please ask for more dates after December 2019
