Cuisine, Crafts and Culture: Guided Walking Tour in Bodrum
*Vegetarian options available, please check from 'Additional Info'
*For private tours: Visit localstorybodrum
Curious about Bodrum’s food culture? Would you like to experience local, hidden stores, visit local neighbourhoods and interact with friendly Bodrum artisans?
Experience the best of Turkish tradition, creativity, and cuisine like a local! Follow me through the narrow streets, and smell the heady scent of blooming bougainvillea in the air.
Experience Bodrum Through its Delicious Cuisine:
We explore the role Bodrum’s home-made street food plays in the local culture and sample tasty home-made food such as döner, baklava, sucuk, köfte, şalgam and ayran.
Explore the Worlds of Turkish Art, Artisanship, and Local Style:
Discover specialty stores for products such as Ottoman peştemal, block-prints, handmade crafts made in Bodrum. See traditional Bodrum houses where families have lived for generations.
We’ll I will share the local stories and helpful tips.
Enjoy the Best of Bodrum!
Stop At: Bodrum City, Bodrum City, Bodrum District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Stroll Through Bodrum Bazaar Like a Local!: Browsing the diverse stalls of Bodrum Bazaar, discover specialty stores for products including peştemal (towels used in Ottoman Hammam), wood block-printed scarves, handmade silver, and jewelry and leather bags made in Bodrum. You’ll also find a fine range of textiles, arts, and crafts to perhaps buy for yourself or loved ones back home. We’ll visit the atelier of an expert Turkish carpet- and rug-maker with 50 years’ experience, and learn why his locally made carpets and rugs make their way right around the world! Here, perhaps pick up a souvenir of your travels for your own home. All the stores and boutiques we visit on the tour are owned and run by local families, which offers unique insight into Bodrum’s culture and society.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bodrum City, Bodrum City, Bodrum District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Explore the Worlds of Turkish Art, Artisanship, and Local Style: Delve into the creative side of Bodrum among lesser-known venues and cultural centers set away from the tourist trail, and admire beautiful artworks from the wide variety of local artists on display. In a Turkish designer’s store nestled among the side-streets, browse garments featuring Oriental and European styles, and see how traditional Turkish design has influenced global fashions.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Bodrum City, Bodrum City, Bodrum District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Experience Bodrum Through its Delicious Cuisine: Bodrum’s cuisine features fresh seafood and traditional recipes handed down through the generations, and no visit is complete without a few tastings! As we explore, you’ll learn the role Bodrum’s home-made street food plays in the town’s local culture. We’ll stop four or so times along the way to sample delicious street food such as baklava (layered filo pastry filled with nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey), Bodrum special doner (a delicious kebab with marinated seasonal vegetables and Bodrum’s secret sauce), and midye tava (crispy mussel snacks on a stick. With local fisherman bringing in new hauls of fresh seafood every day, you’re spoiled for choice! We’ll sample traditional baked goods at a local patisserie dating back to 1876, and savor a steaming cup of Turkish tea or coffee. And of course, the highest quality Turkish Delight also features on our home-made and hand-made tasting menu.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Bodrum City, Bodrum City, Bodrum District, Mugla Province, Turkish Aegean Coast
Your Host Shares Hints and Tips to Enjoy the Best of Bodrum: Along the way we’ll visit local neighbourhoods, and see traditional Bodrum houses where families have lived for generations. Listen as your host shares local stories, and hear helpful tips to make the most of your time in beautiful Bodrum.
Sample Menu • 4 types of local street food, tea, water
Informacion Adicional
"Wheelchair accessible"
"Stroller accessible"
"Service animals allowed"
"Near public transportation"
"Most travelers can participate"
"DIETARY RESTRICTIONS FOR PUBLIC TOURS: Please tell us of your dietary restrictions when ordering, at the stops on our tour. Pescatarians and Vegetarians: You are welcome to sample our local cuisine, if you are flexible on where we stop for tastings. Vegans: You are welcome to sample our local cuisine, if you are flexible on tasting only local drinks and only at selected stops. *** The food points are selected according to the world health organisation standards. It’s your responsibility to know of any allergies you may have, and to check the ingredients of the food with the vendors on the tour if you have any concerns. DIETARY RESTRICTIONS FOR PRIVATE TOURS: We will tailor the tastings to your preferences. Please visit localstorybodrum."
"This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers"
"Confirmation will be received at time of booking"
Duración: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
Lugar de comienzo: Öz Market, Çarşı, 48400 Bodrum/Muğla, Türkiye
Cancelaciones y devoluciones:
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.