Full-Day Gambian Home Cooking Experience in Banjul
Recommended by 100% of travelers
Banjul, Gambia
- 1 day (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Get an insight into local life that’s impossible to achieve from the confines of your hotel on this private Gambian home cooking class, conducted in a real Gambian compound. Shop at a local market; don traditional Gambian dress; make African juices; cook and devour an authentic meal; and get to know the family and community as you pound and stir. Your tour includes door-to-door round-trip transport and guiding.
- Meet a real Gambian family and learn to cook African food in their compound
- Make drinks including baobab juice and “wonjo” hibiscus mix
- Feast on a lunch you’ve prepared with ingredients you bought at the market
- Take it easy with a private tour that delivers you from your door to your door
What's Included
- Lunch
- Non alcoholic beverages
- Driver/guide
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private transportation
- Minimum 2 adults per booking
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Solo travellers
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Pickup details
We can also pick up from other types of accommodation and be flexible
Start time.9:00 am
Itinerary
Black and White Safari - Day Tours (Pass By)
1
Serrekunda
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Any food allergies to be notified prior to shopping for ingredients
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 18 reviews
Robert_G, Nov 2025
Sofie provided an excellent authentic experience. We drive to her home in a smaller town abouy 15km from Banjul stopping atca huge wonderfyl
Market to buy the fresh fush and all the other vefgetabkes etc for the meal. Then we were welcomed warmly to herr home and she gave us traditional gambian clothes to wear for the day. Then we were outside under the mango tree where her sister Fatima built the fire and together we all prepared the food which was absolutely delicious. I highly recommend visitors to try this tour. You will be very glad as we were. Barbara
Nancy_W, Mar 2025
This was the best excursion I have been on so far on my cruise through west Africa. We were looking for a true peek into local life here in The Gambia, and Black and White Safari could not have delivered that experience more perfectly. We were picked up by MuHammed and Bax at the cruise port, and immediately welcomed warmly. We were then driven to a local household where I met the woman who made our entire day and experience as wonderful as it was. Her name is Kalla and she is the kindest and most generous soul. She dressed me in local clothes and it was absolutely beautiful. Afterwards, she guided us through a local market and we shopped for the ingredients we would be cooking with for the day. Kalla asked what I wanted to eat and we purchased ingredients accordingly. I cannot overstate how unique and special it was to have the opportunity to experience the markets in The Gambia. I’ve never seen anything like it in my life and I will treasure this memory forever. After we were done getting produce and meat, we went back to Kalla’s home and began cooking immediately. It seems like the experience is as hands on as you make it, so I made it clear I wanted to fully help and prepare lunch with Kalla. I highly recommend getting involved in this process because it was so fun and educational and rewarding to see the fruits of your labor in the meal at the end. I was able to help prepare our meat, clean and chop the vegetables, wash rice, prep every ingredient that went into our food in the way that Kalla would do at home for herself and her family. Everything was new to me and I was shown immense patience and felt so much joy and love from Kalla welcoming me into her space and routine. The food ended up being DELICIOUS. I was not expecting the delightful flavors and textures that would come from ingredients I prepped myself from scratch. I highly recommend eating Domoda, or their peanut sauce stew with chicken and rice. At the end of the meal, I helped clean up and do the dishes and this also taught me so much about the local way of life. Kalla also sent me home with some Gambian peanut butter of my own and some snacks so that I can recreate the meal myself in the future. I am amazed by the people here and their joy and disposition. The call this country “The Smiling Coast of Africa” and I feel like I really understand how they’ve earned that name after today. Despite being Africa’s smallest country, the spirit and love I felt here was huge and life changing. Please try this experience if you want to be welcomed like family and experience the authentic local spirit. I’m so grateful for the experience I had here and it’s one I will never forget.
From $133.97
per personup to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)
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