Cooking course with genuine Berber Family at Atlas Mt

Recommended by 100% of travelers

Marrakech, Morocco

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

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Overview

Experience the traditions and flavors of Berber cuisine during a full-day, private cooking class in a High Atlas village from Marrakech. In addition to cooking alongside a local grandmother, shop for ingredients at a local market, meet women in a Ourika Valley cooperative, and share a 3-course lunch in a family home.

Full-day, private cooking class in a Berber village
Shop at a Berber market
Learn to cook a traditional meal in a family home
Private class ensures a personal experience
3-course lunch and door-to-door transport included

Sample Menu

Starter

Moroccan Salads

Served with olive oil.

Main

Berber Tagine

You can make your tagine with chicken, Lamb, Beef, or Vegetarian on request.

Main

Couscous

Couscous vegetarian with 7 vegetables - Lamb/ Chicken / Beef Couscous.

What's Included

Breakfast
Lunch

3-course lunch

Gratuities
Tipping

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

We pick up from any Hotel/Riad in Marrakech city center or Medina old town.

What To Expect

Your morning starts with morning pickup from your Marrakech accommodation. Travel to a Berber produce market in an air-conditioned minivan, and choose fresh ingredients for your meal of tajine or couscous (vegetarian options are available). Drive into the foothills of the High Atlas Mountains, where you meet members of a local women’s cooperative who make Moroccan oil and herbs in the Ourika Valley.

Meet Malika, a grandmother and experienced cook, in her family home, then spend the day in her traditional kitchen—the driver-guide remains with you throughout the day to assist with translation. Prepare a hearty, 3-course lunch using recipes that have passed from generation to generation of Malika’s family. Cook using earthenware tajine dishes over a majmar, a charcoal-burning brazier.

Sit down to the 3-course meal that you’ve prepared with Malika using aromatic spices and local produce, then spend the afternoon learning about daily life in a Berber household. Find out how the family prepares sweetened glasses of mint tea, bakes bread in a traditional oven, and milks their cows. At the end of the day make the return trip to Marrakech, with evening drop-off at your hotel.

Note: This cooking class is available on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, to coincide with the Berber food market.

douar Akhlij Tnine Ourika

Le Coin Berbere - Chez Aitma Sens

Ourika Valley

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Not wheelchair accessible
Dress code is formal (shoulders and knees must be covered for both women and men)
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide