Antalya Private Food and Walking Tour

We had a wonderful experience on this tour with our guide, Yeliz. She guided us through the old city to see important places, spectacular views, and, most of all, delicious food. So many mouth-watering foods! She led us to places the locals go that tourists would not know about. We gained an appreciation for the breadth and variety of Turkish foods and hospitality. She advised us not to eat breakfast and that was excellent advice as we sampled food all along the way. She was very flexible when we asked about acquiring some souvenirs of our visit and guided us to the shops that matched what we were looking for. This tour with Yeliz is a great way to encounter Turkish food, culture and history that would be impossible to do on your own. We had a fantastic day and highly recommend this tour.

Yeliz was a wonderful tour guide! We booked our family of 5 (2 adults + 3 children) on the food tour and it did not disappoint! Yeliz took us to all the major historical sites in Antalya, explained their history and shared some incredible stories. One of the most interesting parts was hearing the history told from a Turkish perspective. She shared with us how the names of the region developed and the origins of these names and so many more interesting facts that we would never have learnt without her! The kids also had a great time learning about the region and sampling the food! The museum was a real highlight - we learnt about how Turkish coffee came to be, as well as sampling a delicious cup with the most gorgeous views! After which, Yeliz did a little reading of our coffee grains which was scarily accurate (Yeliz, there’s another profession for you to if you tire of being a tour guide!!) The restaurants and cafes that we visited were all amazing! The food was out of this world! As she is local to the area, Yeliz was able to take us to the best local spots rather than the touristy places that we would likely have visited ourselves. One tip for the food tour - don’t eat before hand!! There is so much delicious food to devour, you definitely want to arrive with an empty stomach to make the most of it! Yeliz shared some wonderful personal stories and we really felt like we’d had an authentic experience! Thank you Yeliz, it was an unforgettable day!!

We were a multigenerational family of five including a nine year old boy, and Donay Yeliz Yazgan provided us with an excellent orientation to the culinary traditions of Turkey and Antalya along with many cultural and historical insights. She was a very affable young woman and a pleasure to be with, always attentive to our needs and of good humor. The quality and variety of local foods sampled was wonderful as we were led around the old part of Antalya. We recommend this tour, enthusiastically!

I had a great walking food tour in Antalya with Yeliz - a mix of history, architecture, local culture and LOTS of really good food - all at local spots that I would never have found on my own. Yeliz was knowledgeable, fun and easy to connect with, and overall, it was a wonderful way to spend a day. Highly recommended.