Top Ecuador Cooking Classes

A new place offers so many new experiences but when you go home, all you have is the pictures of your time there. This Quito Cooking Class and Market Tour with Professional Chef lets you bring home much more than just photos, as you'll learn to make traditional recipes with a gourmet twist in old town Quito.

Dive head first into the world of Ecuadorian cuisine during a 4-hour cooking class. Your food experience begins with a stop at a vibrant market, where you pick up fresh ingredients. Then head to a local home and learn to prepare traditional dishes such as quinoa soup, ceviche, and chicken stew. Vegetarian and vegan options are available upon request. Once complete, tuck in and enjoy your Ecuadorian culinary creations.

Get to know Ecuadorian culture through its delicious food with this small-group Andean cooking class in Quito. Rather than cooking in a commercial kitchen space, enjoy the rare opportunity to learn traditional recipes in a local home. There’s no need to bring equipment or have any prior cooking experience, as everything you need is provided. Best of all, you can enjoy a full meal and drinks at the end.

A chocolate experience that begins with a visit to the Huachi chocolate museum and then taste diversity of chocolates beforehand and ends with the practical workshop where you are the master chocolatier. For your visit we have a host in English and Spanish.

One of the best ways to immerse yourself in the local culture is through its cuisine, and this cooking workshop takes it one step further. Alongside a private host, get your hands dirty and learn how to make traditional Ecuadorian dishes, that have been passed down through generations, from scratch. Then, enjoy the fruits of your labor complemented by good conversation with your host.

This is not a demonstration-style cooking class, it’s a forest-to-table experience co-created with a Kichwa family on their own land. You’ll harvest ingredients directly from a traditional chakra, an Indigenous agroforestry system that mirrors the natural biodiversity of the Amazon and reflects generations of ecological knowledge. Rather than simply observing, you participate in every step: foraging seasonal ingredients, preparing dishes using traditional techniques, and assembling maitos cooked over fire. The experience is developed and operated in partnership with the host family, ensuring tourism directly supports local livelihoods and cultural continuity. By sharing a meal, stories, and homemade artisanal wines together, guests gain insight into a living Indigenous food tradition that is grown and practiced daily.

Take a delicious and enriching class in traditional Ecuadorian cuisine. After a welcome drink, head to the market in the historic center with a local chef and select ingredients for three typical regional dishes: Locro Quiteño, Encocado and chocolate soup. Learn the history of each dish as you peel, cut, season and mix. Afterward, enjoy the fruit of your labor on the host’s lovely patio.

This half day experience allows you to visit an organic farm with several plantations where you can choose the products of the harvest to prepare your own food. This is a fun and educational way to learn more about Ecuadorian cuisine, where you will learn to make typical dishes with natural and fresh ingredients. You will be surprised how easy and tasty it is to cook with products from the farm to your table. Then we will participate in an entertaining and educational experience to learn more about the wonderful world of chocolate. Discover how cocoa is grown, harvested, fermented and dried, the most valued in the world for its quality and flavor. Taste the cocoa fruit and learn about its properties and health benefits. Participate in an artisan chocolate workshop, where you will learn how to roast, grind, refine, temper cocoa and create your own chocolate bars or chocolates with different flavors and percentages of chocolate. You will be an expert chocolatier!

Indulge in the timeless tradition of afternoon coffee in Quito's historic center with this private experience. Join a foodie guide to explore hidden local shops and taste authentic Ecuadorian treats. Highlights include a visit to a coffee roastery, chocolate tasting, and making traditional Ecuadorian coffee. You also participate in a cooking class to learn how to make empanadas, humitas, and quimbolitos.

Cajas National Park, with its 200 glacial lakes and numerous hiking trails, is easily one of the most beautiful places in Ecuador. With this tour, travelers with limited time in Cuenca can still spend a few hours exploring the Andean highlands with two guided hikes through two different forest ecosystems.

Explore the rich tapestry of Ecuadorian cuisine with a unique food tasting experience in the heart of Quito. This curated culinary journey features small, traditional dishes representing the diverse regions of Ecuador, from the Andes to the Coast and the Amazon. Sample a variety of flavorful bites, including fresh tropical fruits, natural juices, and classic main courses, all served in a cozy setting that reflects the market tradition of 'la probana.' Perfect for food lovers and cultural enthusiasts, this tasting offers an intimate connection to Ecuador’s culinary heritage, making each bite a delightful discovery.

Spend time at the UNESCO-listed Cajas National Park on a small-group tour from Cuenca. With a guide by your side, all you have to do is enjoy the adventure on a hike that offers spectacular views as well as a look at the Andean flora and fauna.

It's not just a tasting, it's an experience guided by me and my father. It will be two intense hours of learning and fun amid the beauty of nature and vegetation. Unlike other visits, here you don’t just observe the process – you understand it, you feel it, and you even experiment when you learn to grind sugar cane yourself. Experience is formed in precision, care and clear transmission of knowledge, which today shares with passion the traditional artisan distillation of Paute. Each step – learn to distill in Paute – is explained with rigor, warmth and respect for family tradition, creating a close, authentic and memorable space. Ideal for those looking to learn, connect with the local culture and live a real, cared for and human experience.

Our expert beer someliers will guide you on a tasteful journery of local Ecuadorian Craft Beer, featuring various local ingredients resulting in flavorful experiences. You'll enjoy 3 samples of local beers and at the end we will make available a pint of your choosing of our house beers. Our taps change on a daily basis, so make sure your open to trying something new!

Explore the rugged surroundings and stunning scenery of Cotopaxi National Park and Cotopaxi Volcano during this full-day trip. Enjoy a short hike into the Limpiopungo Valley before driving ever-higher into this sky-high region, stopping at the 15,800-foot (4830-meter) Padre Rivas Refuge. If you’re feeling up for it, you’ll continue to the 16,500-foot (5,050-meter) Cotopaxi Glacier. This Cotopaxi day trip also includes national park fees, a guide, bottled water, round-trip hotel transport and an optional trip upgrade with lunch.

If you’re looking to get away from the city and learn more about Ecuadorian culture then this private day trip to Otavalo fits the bill. Alongside a private guide, visit both cultural and natural landmarks including the famous Otavalo crafts market, the Cuicocha Lagoon, and Cotacachi village. While you explore, your guide provides information about the local culture and history to further enhance your experience.

Glide up the estuary in a motorised canoe to see the peaceful local mangrove forest. Spot native birds and aquatic creatures living amongst the trees with the help of your guide. Visit a cacao farm to harvest and sample your own cacao and tropical fruit. Learn about the chocolate making process before enjoying a delicious traditional Ecuadorian lunch and chocolate dessert.

Journey to the beautiful Quilotoa volcano, driving through stunning mountain scenery and stopping to visit local Andean communities, during this day trip from Quito. Travel along the spectacular ‘Avenue of Volcanoes’ passing beneath its towering peaks, eventually stopping at a village of an indigenous community, to explore a local home and learn about their daily life. Finish your day with a trip to the lagoon inside Quilotoa volcano. This day trip includes a guide, entrance fees, round-trip hotel transport, and lunch.

Get a sense of the architecture, history, and culture of Quito during this private tour visiting the city’s top sights. Start with an exploration of the historic city center of this Ecuadorian capital, visiting its main Basilica, Independence Plaza, and many more colonial-era sites. Then take a trip aboard the Teleférico to a peak more than 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) above the city for sublime views, finishing your day at ‘Mitad del Mundo,’ a monument marking where the earth’s equator splits the world into north and south.