Tangier Traditional Moroccan Cooking Class with Local Cuisine
Choose your date & time
Experience highlights
- Harvest the fresh vegetables you will actually cook
- Discover an organic garden and traditional Moroccan well
- Plant your own seedling
- Learn to prepare authentic Moroccan tagines and salads
- Choose between available meat, kefta and vegetable options
- Cook alongside a professional chef
- Enjoy the meal you prepared yourself
- Prepare Moroccan herbal tea and fresh lemon juice
- Receive a personalized certificate with your name
- Enjoy Moroccan tea and traditional sweets
- Indoor alternative available in case of bad weather
Go beyond a traditional Moroccan cooking class in Tangier. Start by exploring an organic garden, harvest the fresh vegetables you will use, plant your own seedling, and draw water from a traditional well before joining a professional chef to prepare authentic Moroccan dishes. Finish by enjoying the meal you created yourself, followed by Moroccan herbal tea, fresh lemon juice, sweets and a personalized certificate.
About this experience
Discover Moroccan cuisine from the garden to the table in a hands-on cooking experience near
Tangier.
Your experience begins with a welcome drink before heading into the organic garden. Instead of
simply receiving ingredients prepared for you, you harvest the fresh vegetables that will become
part of your meal.
During the garden visit, you will also have the opportunity to plant your own seedling and
experience drawing water from a traditional Moroccan well, known locally as Lbir.
After discovering where your ingredients come from, you will join a professional chef for a hands-on
Moroccan cooking class. Depending on your selected options, you will learn how to prepare
Moroccan salads and traditional tagines, including kefta, meat or vegetable options.
You will then sit down and enjoy the meal you prepared yourself, surrounded by the atmosphere of
the countryside.
The experience continues with the preparation of atay ma’acheb, a traditional Moroccan herbal tea,
as well as fresh lemon juice. Enjoy Moroccan tea and sweets during the final part of the experience,
take photos, and receive a personalized certificate with your name as a special souvenir.
If weather conditions prevent the outdoor activities, the experience continues indoors. The garden
and well activities are replaced with a hands-on workshop where the cooks teach you how to
prepare rghayef (msemen), traditional Moroccan flaky pancakes, from scratch.
The cooking experience therefore continues whatever the weather.
What's included
- 4-hour Moroccan cooking experience
- Welcome drink
- Guided organic garden tour
- Harvesting fresh vegetables for the cooking class
- Planting your own seedling
- Traditional well (Lbir) experience
- Hands-on cooking class with a professional chef
- Preparation of Moroccan salads
- Preparation of Moroccan tagine
- Choice of available tagine options, including kefta, meat or vegetable options
- Meal prepared by the participants
- Lunch with the dishes prepared during the class
- Preparation of traditional Moroccan herbal tea (atay ma’acheb)
- Fresh lemon juice
- Moroccan tea
- Traditional sweets
- Personalized certificate for each participant
- Photos during the experience
- All necessary cooking ingredients and equipment
- Children aged 0–3 can attend and participate free of charge when accompanied by a paying adult
- English, French, Arabic and Spanish support
Not included
- Transportation to and from the activity location
- Hotel accommodation
- Personal expenses
- Any additional services not specifically mentioned as included
- Transportation: Transportation can be arranged from any location as an optional additional service at an
- additional cost.
Meeting point
Hotel Mnar Castle
Important information
Location: Private farm setting near Tangier, Morocco
Duration: Approximately 4 hours
Adult price: 104$ — ages 12–90
Child price: 83$ — ages 4–11
Children aged 0–3: Free of charge and may accompany and participate when accompanied by a paying adult.
Maximum age: No maximum age limit.
Experience type: Hands-on cultural and culinary experience.
Private booking: Available upon request.
Group size: No maximum group size specified.
Food choices: Guests can choose from the available dishes.
Vegetarian options: Available upon advance request.
Food allergies and dietary restrictions: The menu can be adapted when requested in advance.
Important: The experience involves wheat/gluten, dairy and nuts, as well as knives and hot cooking surfaces.
Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.
What to bring: Comfortable clothing, closed shoes suitable for walking in the garden, a hat and sunscreen during summer, and a light jacket during winter.
Weather: The experience continues in case of rain or bad weather. If outdoor activities cannot take place, the garden walk and well visit are replaced with an indoor hands-on rghayef (msemen) workshop.
Transportation: Not included, but can be arranged separately from any location.
Languages: English, French, Arabic and Spanish.
Frequently asked questions
What makes this cooking class different?
You don’t simply receive ingredients and start cooking. You begin by visiting the organic garden and harvesting
the fresh vegetables that you will later use in your meal. You also plant your own seedling and discover a
traditional Moroccan well before entering the kitchen.
What will I cook?
You can prepare Moroccan salads and traditional tagines, with available options including kefta, meat and
vegetables.
Can I choose what I want to cook?
Yes. You can choose from the available dish options.
Can vegetarian guests participate?
Yes. Vegetarian options can be arranged when requested in advance.
Can you accommodate food allergies?
Yes. The menu can be adapted for guests with allergies or dietary restrictions when you inform us in advance.
What ingredients are involved?
The class may involve wheat/gluten, dairy and nuts. Please inform us of any allergies or dietary restrictions
before the experience.
Will I eat the food I prepare?
Yes. At the end of the cooking class, you will enjoy the meal you prepared together.
Is Moroccan tea included?
Yes. Moroccan tea and traditional sweets are included. You will also learn to prepare traditional Moroccan herbal
tea and fresh lemon juice.
Will I receive anything to remember the experience?
Yes. Every participant receives a personalized certificate with their name.
What happens if it rains?
The experience continues indoors. If the weather prevents the garden and well activities, these are replaced
with a hands-on workshop where you learn to make traditional rghayef (msemen) from scratch.
Is transportation included?
No. Transportation is not included in the activity price. It can be arranged separately from any location at an
additional cost.
What should I wear?
We recommend comfortable clothes and closed shoes suitable for walking in the garden. During summer, bring
Cancellation & refund policy
24 hours before start
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