Market Tour & Traditional Moroccan Cooking Class in Marrakech

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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4 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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English, French, Arabic
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Explore Marrakech's vibrant Mellah market with your local host, Manuela. Gather fresh ingredients and learn to cook traditional Moroccan dishes with Aicha at a beautifully decorated riad.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Meet your host Manuela and walk together to the Mellah market, a beautiful old market in a Jewish area of Marrakech bustling with activity. It is a major source of spices, food, meat, flowers and other goods. Manuela will talk about Morocco’s rich history while you walk around and buy a few ingredients for your cooking class.


Back at Manuela's riad, you will learn to make a traditional Moroccan appetizer, main dish and dessert in a hands-on cooking class with Aicha. Manuela's riad is traditionally decorated with Moroccan arts and crafts and has a beautiful garden area and terrace. Possible dished you might learn are a starter of briouat (a sweet or savory puff pastry) or zaalouk (salad of cooked aubergine and tomatoes), a traditional tajine (which can be vegetarian or meat or fish-based) or pastilla (Moroccan meat pie), and a traditional Moroccan dessert like cigars with cinnamon and apples or briouate chocolat.

What You Get

All taxes, fees and handling charges
Private homecooked meal
Private market tour and cooking class with your host Manuela
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • If any travelers in your party have any allergies, dietary restrictions or cooking preferences please advise at time of booking
  • Vegetarian and vegan option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Menu may vary depending on the season
  • Private, personalized experience

What You’ll Experience

Manuela is originally Italian and has been a part of the travel industry for many years. She moved to Morocco with her family and bought a beautiful riad (a traditional Moroccan-style home built around an open courtyard) in an old Jewish neighborhood. Aicha is the chef at the riad and hosts together with Manuela. Aicha comes from a traditional Moroccan family and learned to cook from her mother and grandmother from scratch using only fresh and local ingredients. Aicha only speaks Moroccan and Manuela will help translate. Notes: Manuela can offer vegetarian, vegan, gluten free and halal meals on request. The riad is also used as a guest house, so you might see other guests during your experience. However, your experience will remain private.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Jemaa el-Fnaa, Marrakesh Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco, MA, 40000

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Please meet Manuela at the riad then you will walk together to the Mellah Market. Please check the 'Before you go' section on your voucher for the exact address, the above only offers neighbourhood details, and not the exact address. That can be found in your ticket upon booking confirmation
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 48 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Morocco Time.
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