Pelion Farm-to-Table Cooking Class: Private Chef Experience

Harvest, cook, and eat what you've grown on the same afternoon

A private farm-to-table cooking class in Pelion where you pick fresh greens, herbs and eggs from the garden, then prepare traditional Greek recipes under a private chef's guidance and eat the meal you've made. The experience runs four hours and includes transportation from your port, a guided farm walk, the cooking instruction, and lunch with drinks.

Step-by-step itinerary

Farm tour and cooking class

• Guided walk around the farm
• Pick fresh greens and herbs
• Collect eggs from chicken coop
• Cook traditional Pelion recipes
• Enjoy the meal on the farm

The experience

The morning starts with a walk through the fields around Karaiskos Farm, where you'll pick the ingredients you'll cook with later: fresh greens, aromatic herbs, seasonal vegetables, and eggs from the chicken coop. Everything comes straight from the garden, so you're working with what's actually ripe and ready that day. The farm sits in the Pelion countryside, and the walk itself is part of the class. You learn what grows where and why, not just collect items in a basket.

Once you've gathered your harvest, you move to the wood-fired oven area for the cooking instruction. A private chef leads you through traditional Pelion recipes, using only what you've just picked. You're not watching a demonstration. You're making the dishes yourself, learning the techniques and the stories behind them as you work. The class is hands-on and unhurried, built around the pace of actual cooking rather than a schedule.

At the end, you sit down on the farm to eat what you've prepared, surrounded by the fields you walked through that morning. Lunch and drinks are included. The whole experience (farm walk, cooking class, and the meal) takes four hours. Transportation picks you up from your port and brings you back when it's done, so the day fits inside a port call without the logistics of finding your own way.

What’s included

• Private transportation with pickup and drop-off from your port.
• a guided farm walk where you harvest fresh vegetables, herbs and eggs.
• private chef instruction for a full cooking class using your harvested ingredients.
• lunch and drinks made from what you've cooked.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday, Wednesday and Friday11 departure times: the first at 09:00, the last at 14:00Last departure this season: 26 Nov

Book up to4h before

AgesAdult (6 and older) · Infant (under 6)

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 2 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

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Good to know

Moderate physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats available

Operated by Avalon Travel Kefalonia

Is this one for you?The morning involves a moderate amount of walking through the farm fields and standing time at the cooking station, so comfortable shoes and a willingness to be on your feet for stretches of the four hours matter. If you want to learn cooking hands-on rather than watch a chef work, and you'd rather pick your own ingredients than start with pre-gathered ones, this setup gives you both.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Infant (under 6).

What kind of dishes do you learn to cook in the Pelion cooking class?

You prepare traditional recipes from Greece and the Pelion region, using the fresh produce you've harvested from the farm that same morning. The private chef teaches local techniques and the stories behind the dishes.

Do you need cooking experience to join this class?

No prior experience is required. The private chef guides you through each step, and the class is designed to be hands-on and accessible whether you've cooked before or not.

What's included in the four-hour experience?

The class includes pickup and drop-off from your port, a guided walk around the farm where you harvest your own ingredients, the private cooking instruction, and lunch with drinks that you've prepared yourself.

How much walking is involved in the farm tour part?

The guided walk explores the fields and garden areas where the produce grows, so you'll be on your feet moving through the farm landscape. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended, and the pace is leisurely rather than strenuous.

Can you accommodate dietary restrictions or allergies?

Yes. Let the operator know about any allergies or dietary restrictions when you book, and they'll adjust the recipes and ingredients accordingly.