Tropical Abundance: Interactive Cooking Class in Bogota

Bogotá, Colombia

5 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Immerse yourself in the tropical flavors of Colombian cuisine with this market visit and cooking class. Led by your guide, Diana Pizano, a biologist and farm-to-table chef, you’ll explore the Plaza Market, selecting fresh, native ingredients like dragon fruit, cassava, guava, and more. Travel to Diana’s home in the hilly neighborhood of Rosales and learn to prepare a Colombian dish of your choice.

Discover fresh local ingredients like dragon fruit in the Plaza Market
Customizable cooking class lets you choose your own recipe
Intimate experience in chef’s home kitchen
Convenient transport with hotel pick-up and drop-off

What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Transport between various tour sites.
Food and exotic fruit tasting at the local market.
English speaking guide/chef.
Colombian cuisine workshop at the chef's apartment.
Lunch and soft drinks.

Optional tips and gratuities.
Unspecified food or beverage.

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Pick up service from Bogotá Hotels /Accommodations. Please enter your pick up details. * Note: pick-up from other towns have an additional cost (including but not limited to Chía, Cota, Funza, Mosquera, La Calera). Please contact us to arrange it.

Operating hours
.10:00 am

What To Expect

Plaza de Mercado Paloquemao

Zona G Bogota

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Please advise any specific dietary requirements or alergies at time of booking

Children must be accompanied by an adult
Dress code is smart casual
Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
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

3.8

based on 4 reviews

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Guide was good but timing was bad.

shelley_d, Feb 2023

Going through the produce market with our guide was very interesting. We tasted very exotic fruits which was wonderful. The problem was that we did not have time to really do much in depth cooking. The description of the tour showed more cooking dishes.

Poor value compared to cost

Philip_W, Feb 2019

Diana and Paola are lovely sisters. My tour of the market was enjoyable. The class was at a small apartment of Diana. Totally not suitable for a cooking class. I expected a teaching facility. The choice of food was simple local cuisine. No beer or wine was offered. Would not recommend this class for $208. Value maybe $100 at best.

This was our favorite experience of...

Jodie_S, May 2018

This was our favorite experience of our 10 days in Colombia! I don't know why there aren't more reviews yet, but don't let that stop you from making time in Bogota to cook, shop, and talk with Diana and Paulo. They are both enthusiastic, warm, experienced, talented young chefs--it's a treat to spend time with them. They gave us an amazing introduction to Colombian ingredients, which they prepare in ways both traditional and updated. First, they picked our group of 4 up with a driver and we went to a farmers market 7 de agosto. We tasted ALL the fruits, some juices, amazing arepas, cheese, coffee. Having them to lead us in the market allowed us to reap much more from the experience than being there on our own. We also bought ingredients for the lunch we were about to prepare. Then the driver took us all to Diana's home, which was generously sized with lots of light and a big, open kitchen perfect for cooking. Together, we prepared many dishes. I can't even remember how many, but we made a quinoa salad with so many different fruits and vegetables, lulada to drink, patacones, yuca bread with queso, avocado salad, hogoa tomato sauce, this amazing root vegetable roast with hogoa and cheese, fried pork, platanos maduros, pickled vegetables, and simmered fruit for dessert. Two of our group are vegetarian, so Diana and Paulo kindly crafted this produce-forward menu, while including the pork dish that our omnivore friends found delicious. We didn't have to participate more than we wanted to, but we all wanted to, so we peeled, chopped, grated, smashed, stirred, and fried. Due to good planning, we made an amazing table full of diverse foods at a leisurely pace, while chatting, without taking all day. Then we sat down and enjoyed the wonderful food together, talking about food, agriculture, politics and peace, social life, etc. After lunch, the driver took us on to our next destination. We were gone from 10a until 2:30/3p I can't recall exactly. Also, Diana and Paulo are both quite connected in the local food scene, so they gave us great restaurant recommendations and explanations of the restaurant dynamics in Bogota. Such warm, authentic hospitality and interest in all things food! This is a high value experience well worth the price. I strongly recommend it to anyone travelling in Bogota.