Morocco · COOKING CLASSES IN MARRAKECH
This is the shortlist to send a friend: 14 cooking classes in Marrakech worth the dirhams, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Learn to cook Moroccan tagine in Marrakech with hotel pickup, mint tea, a professional chef, lunch, and a relaxed three-hour class.
“An incredible experience, Amine was the most hospitable and loveliest chef ever, we will be coming back - and unforgettable day”
Learn Moroccan cooking in Marrakech with a souk visit, mint tea ritual, local chefs, fresh ingredients, shared meal, and recipes to take home.
“Food was so good and then women running our class were great!”
Cook six Moroccan dishes, shop a Marrakesh market, learn mint tea, and eat your feast in this friendly four-hour class for $47.
“A truly amazing experience and we highly recommend to people who enjoy cooking or want to learn more about Moroccan cuisine. We received very clear instructions about the meeting location the day before via WhatsApp. The guides spoke perfect English and were welcoming and kind. After a stop at the souks to collect vegetables, in which each participant was asked to help choose something, we proceeded to the home and cooking location. We started with a mint tea ceremony, in which we learned a lot about this staple of Moroccan culture! Our chef did a wonderful job of explaining and assigning tasks to include everyone in the experience. We are…”
Shop Marrakech’s Medina souk, learn Moroccan recipes with Chef Khmisa, and share a three-course meal in a traditional home kitchen.
“The experience was wonderful. Everyone was involved in preparing the meal that we shared. New friends were made and cooking experience was delightful.”
Cook Moroccan dishes with Chef Laila in Marrakech, shop for spices, learn tea-making, and enjoy a hands-on three-course meal.
“Great experience highly recommend. The food was great. The chef was entertaining enjoyed seeing their family too.”
Cook Moroccan dishes with a local family in Marrakech, learn spice and tagine techniques, then enjoy a four-course meal for $33.
“really good had so many was of using a knive and not to waste food really enjoyed it.”
Cook tagines, Moroccan bread, salads, and tea in a local Marrakech home, then share the meal while hearing stories about Moroccan culture.
“Cooking class was lovely - the food was delicious and our guide Abdu was great, very knowledgeable and good company. Definitely recommend this option as it’s hosted in a Moroccan house, which gave us the opportunity to walk through a new neighbourhood where the locals live and get a better idea of actual Moroccan living than a class in the Medina would have been. Had a great time and met some lovely people!”
Learn Moroccan cooking at La Maison Arabe in Marrakech with fresh ingredients, tea, flatbread, tagine, and a choice of one or three hours.
“The team looking after us were excellent and we managed to make some very tasty food.”
Learn tagine, couscous, salads, and mint tea with Chef Hassan in a market-to-table Marrakech cooking class for $34.76.
“Really enjoyable half day experience with Hassan and Ahmed. We visited the local market to buy the ingredients first and then were taught how to make Moroccan tea. We then prepped as a group 4 tagline dishes and 2 sides. They all turned out absolutely delicious. The great thing about this experience was you made the dishes as a group and got to taste them all. Would recommend.”
Shop Marrakech’s souks, learn Moroccan spices, and cook chicken tajine in a family riad during this warm, hands-on 4-hour class.
“Asis(sorry if I spelt wrong) was absolutely brilliant very fun and easy to understand English. this is a great way to learn Moroccan foods, also great to meet other people, great experience highly recommended.”
Learn to prepare Moroccan dishes at La Maison Arabe in Marrakech, with tea, local ingredients, individual workstations, and a tasty meal.
“Everything was amazing from the start Great chef and teaching class! Lovely vibes! Highly recommended!!”
Learn Moroccan tea, shop for fresh ingredients, and cook tagines and salads at Chef Najla’s Marrakech home in a four-hour class.
“Wonderful experience, we learnt so much from this amazing friendly and very knowledgeable professional chef. This tour is a must when visiting Marrakesh. The morning school enables you to go shopping for the fresh produce before cooking. Strongly advise buying from Najila’s little shop that has amazing soaps and ingredients.”
Learn Moroccan cooking in Marrakech with a market visit, hands-on recipes, local chefs, and a shared meal for $57.
“Everything was so well organised and informative, thanks to Leyla, who shared so much insight into Moroccan culture, food, and cuisine. She created a fun, educational cultural experience, especially during the market visit and the cooking itself. The class size was perfect, just the right number of people, which made the experience very hands-on and engaging. The staff were incredibly helpful and genuinely kind throughout. My group was full of lovely people, which made it even more enjoyable. This is an absolute must-do if you’re visiting Marrakech. The location is great and very central, and it was honestly one of the best experiences I had in the city.”
Cook tagine, couscous, and bread with a Berber family in the Atlas Mountains, with market shopping, mountain views, and a three-course lunch.
“This was probably the highlight of my holiday, we travelled up the atlas mountains by car, stopped off enroute to pick our ingredients for the meal, reached our destination point by car and a short treck later reached the hosts venue. It was a great experience with the host who had a great sense of humour and his family, we all got to participate in preparing a truly authentic moroccan berber meal, skills i will absolutely take home, the meal was sensational and so much more reqarding having been part of the preperation. i cannot rate this experience highly enough it was so enjoyable from start to finish and the…”
Desert nights, mountain lunches and medina mornings, with the best of each.
