Private Market Visit and Cooking Class with Private Transfers from Kandy Hotels

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5 hours
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Max 8 guests
Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
Language
English
Location
Duration
5 hours
Group size
Max 8 guests
Accessibility
Stroller Accessible
Language
English

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 US$169.13  per guest
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Earliest Date Available: September 18, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.
Free CancellationCancel for free up to 1 day before your experience
Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world
Why book with byFood?
Japan's #1 food travel platform
Trusted by 50,000+ travelers worldwideCurated by food lovers, for food loversFeatured in CNN, Forbes & NYT
Earliest Date Available: September 18, 2026This experience is in high demand. Book now to lock in the next available date.
Free CancellationCancel for free up to 1 day before your experience
Food for HappinessFor every guest in your booking, we donate 10 meals to children around the world
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Buddhima, a warm and friendly host will pick you up from your Kandy hotel and drive you to the Kandy Central market. This bustling market is housed inside a two-storey building where you will find everything that you need to cook Sri Lankan food - fruits, vegetables, spices and dried fish. Purchase fresh ingredients for your cooking class and then drive together 30 minutes to Buddhima's home. Sri Lankan cuisine is a blend of spices, flavors and colors and Buddhima is delighted to share her passion for Sri Lankan cuisine with people visiting her beautiful country. Buddhima, her mother, and two young children Mandil and Sandun (when they are home) will welcome you into their rustic, family home in the countryside of Kandy. They live in a small village near the Gadaladeniya temple in a leafy neighborhood. Roll up your sleeves and learn to cook in her small kitchen Sri Lankan curries during your private cooking class and share the meal you helped prepare with the whole family!
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Private market tour and cooking class with your host Buddhima
Round-trip transfers in tuk tuk or van
Tea and coffee
Coffee and/or Tea
Buddhima will pick you up from your Kandy hotel in a tuk tuk or van (depending on the number of guests) and drive you to the Kandy Central market. This bustling market is housed inside a two-storey building where you will find everything that you need to cook - fruits, vegetables, spices and dried fish. Get ready to discover a variety of new fruits and vegetables - Buddhima will give you a detailed tour explaining how the produce is used in Sri Lankan cooking. The tour of this local market will last approximately 1 hour. You will purchase fresh ingredients for your cooking class and then drive together 30 minutes to Buddhima's home.
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B2938YNstevetNovember 2024 • TripAdvisor
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Awesome experience

We came to Sri Lanka with food in mind and the best food we had was in Buddhima’s house. With the market tour and the genuine in-home experience it’s a must do if you’re visiting Kandy

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Christoph_SMarch 2022 • Viator
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A full day tasting Sri Lanka inside …

An intensive and enjoying time with Buddhima on the market and especially in her kitchen and on her table with her lovely family. We have picked up and shared a lot … incrediences, spices, preparation, cooking, eating and much much more … a wunderful day !

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Andy HAugust 2019 • TripAdvisor
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The highlight of My Sri Lanka trip

Buddhima was very friendly, knowledgeable and spoke excellent English. She was able to answer of all my questions not only about food but also about Sri Lankan culture and religion. She encouraged me to try new fruits walking round the market and purchased them for me to do so along with some traditional Sri Lankan snacks. The market tour was brilliant and having purchased the produce for the cooking class we drove to her house. I met her family and sat with them to have tea. The whole experie...read more

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