Tangier: Cooking Class, Market Tour & Camel Ride with Lunch

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Duration8h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · AR +3

PickupAt your hotel

Moroccan food, Tangier markets and a camel ride in one day

You’ll shop for spices in Tangier’s lively market, cook traditional Moroccan dishes side-by-side with a local chef, explore secret corners of the Medina and souks on foot, then finish your day with a private van tour—including a camel ride if you’re up for it. This isn’t just food—it’s laughter, stories, and new flavors you’ll remember long after you leave.

Step-by-step itinerary

Cooking class and city tour in Tangier

Visit local market to buy ingredients
Learn to cook five traditional dishes
Enjoy the prepared Moroccan dishes
Walking tour of kasbah, medina, and souks
Visit Berber pharmacy and market
Private van tour of Tangier sights
See Cap Spartel and caves
Explore Perdicaris Park and California area
View the king's palace
Optional camel ride
Drop off at hotel or port

The Experience

I almost chickened out of trying to pronounce “pastilla” at the market in Tangier—Li laughed so hard she nearly dropped the mint. Our guide, Youssef, had already introduced us to Sanae (his wife and apparently local chef legend), and somehow I was suddenly haggling for cinnamon in a swirl of voices and colors. The market’s air is thick with cumin and something sweet I still can’t name. It’s busy but not overwhelming; people nod or call out, but nobody rushes you. We picked out lemons that felt cool in my palm, soft bunches of coriander, almonds that looked dusty but tasted like sunshine. I didn’t expect to enjoy shopping for ingredients this much.

The cooking part was pure chaos—in the best way. Sanae showed us how to layer the pastry for pastilla (I tore mine twice; she just smiled and fixed it), and we took turns stirring tagine while steam fogged up my glasses. There’s this moment when the bread comes out of the oven—hot, yeasty, almost grassy from the flour—and everyone just goes quiet for a second before tearing off pieces. Lunch was all five dishes spread across the table: chicken tagine sharp with lemon, couscous royal dotted with caramelized onions and raisins, meatballs in tomato sauce, that flaky pastilla dusted with cinnamon sugar. Mint tea poured high into little glasses that steamed up my nose. I ate too much but didn’t regret it.

Afterwards we wandered the Medina’s tangled alleys—Youssef pointing out Berber pharmacy jars full of mysterious powders (“for headaches…or heartbreaks,” he winked). The city outside is louder now: scooters buzzing past blue doors, kids playing football against ancient walls. The van tour zipped us up to Cap Spartel where Atlantic meets Mediterranean (windy enough to steal your hat), then caves echoing with our footsteps. And yes, there was a camel ride—awkward at first but surprisingly peaceful once you stop worrying about falling off. By drop-off back at our hotel I felt like I’d lived about three days in one.

What’s included

Your day covers hotel or port pickup by private guide and van transport around Tangier.
all entry fees.
hands-on Moroccan cooking class led by Chef Sanae.
ingredient shopping at local markets.
guided walking tour through Medina streets and souks.
time at Berber pharmacy.
full lunch featuring everything you’ve cooked together.
coffee or mint tea breaks along the way.
an optional short camel ride near Cap Spartel.
plus drop-off back at your accommodation when it’s all done.

Good to know

Stroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Tangier Private Tours&Activeties _Day Trips