About us

At G&T Holiday® we see ourselves as a family. Perhaps this is because the business has grown from a real family. Our story begins with the idea that two well-established family companies of Kalkan come together to offer a holiday in Kalkan beyond what exists.

GP Cooking School and Kalkan Yağhane, these two companies belong to the old and well-established families of Kalkan. Two families who know all about Kalkan's history before tourism has come to Kalkan yet. As GP Cooking School, we operate in the restaurant and accommodation sector. In the agriculture and olive oil sector, we carry out our activities under the roof of Kalkan Yağhane.

Before we forget, we would like to say that if you want to have more information about the history of our founding companies, GP Cooking School and Kalkan Yağhane, you can visit our Founding Partners Page on our website.

We have closely witnessed the rapidly increasing popularity of Kalkan, which has met with tourism over time. We know very well the history of Kalkan and the surrounding villages. This is exactly why we decided to establish G&T Holiday to offer a holiday service beyond the holiday experiences available here to our visitors to Kalkan.

We wanted travelers coming to Kalkan not only to visit Kalkan, but to have information about all the surrounding villages and to have an unforgettable holiday experience with many fun activities in this unique nature that God bestowed on Kalkan.

For over thirty years, many Kalkan guests have connected with Kalkan's people, landscapes, food, wines and traditions. But that doesn't mean a vacation is great. With the slogan of "Don't just visit Kalkan, live it", we aimed to take your holiday beyond your dreams.

We work in partnership with our villa owners to help them improve their properties to surprise and delight travelers. These villas, the stones of which are made with old villas (some of them very old), or with the modern architecture of the 21st century, offer you a holiday experience beyond your dreams. Each has a private swimming pool. You may see some properties advertised by other companies. But with the experiences we offer you and our concierge service, we take your holiday beyond your dreams. We are extremely assertive about this.

Most villas have private sheltered pools (and believe us, most visitors appreciate this in midsummer in Kalkan). We lead the way in offering ultra Lux villas in Kalkan for ultimate relaxation.

We entered service as G&T Holiday® in 2021. Our big idea? Just to offer more: authentic Kalkan experiences beyond Kalkan, in Kas and Fethiye, outside of Kalkan and Kas. If you like to attend cooking classes with Gourmet chefs and enjoy wine tasting or scuba diving in an idyllic Mediterranean resort, our travel concierge experts can arrange it for you. This dedicated team is at your service during your stay in Kalkan, on the phone or via WhatsApp.

What else is different about G&T Holiday®? Many companies claim to visit every property they promote. But we do not bet, we visit. This is one of the reasons we keep a small and focused portfolio.

If you have a specific question about one of our villas and we mean really specific we will have a team member who can answer it as they have seen it with their own eyes. All of them are Kalkan or deep-rooted Kalkan enthusiasts who know our villas and their surroundings. Our photographers, filmmakers, web designers have been guests in our villas. Everyone who works for or with us understands what we are about. We wish you too.

It's been a very short time since we started, but we are a family. Many people help us with everything from pool cleaning to paperwork. And of course, we have villa owners. Each of the exquisite properties on this website has a story as individual as ours, many over the centuries. We hope to make you a part of it.

Each of us is dedicated to matching you with the perfect property and ideal setting in the most beautiful country in the world. Don't just visit the shield, live it. Call us or send an e-mail to our address and let us know how we can help.