Tangier Walking Tour & Moroccan Cooking Class: Learn to Cook

You cook the meal and eat it with the family who taught you.

A three to four hour class in Tangier that pairs a guided walk through the Medina with hands-on Moroccan cooking in a local family's home. You explore the souks and markets on foot, then move to the kitchen to learn traditional dishes from scratch under your host's guidance. The experience ends with lunch: the food you've prepared, shared at their table.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Tangier and cook Moroccan food

• Walk through historic Medina
• Visit bustling souks and markets
• Go to local family’s home
• Learn to prepare Moroccan dishes
• Chop fresh ingredients and use spices
• Cook traditional Moroccan recipes
• Share homemade meal with family

The experience

The morning starts with a guided walk through Tangier's Medina, moving through the bustling souks and colorful markets where you see how locals shop for the ingredients you'll use later. Your guide points out the hidden corners and stories woven into the streets, grounding you in the neighborhood before you cook from it. After the walk, you head to a local family's home.

In the kitchen, you work alongside your hosts to prepare traditional Moroccan dishes. You chop fresh vegetables, learn how the spices layer and balance, and handle the cooking itself rather than watching a demonstration. The hands-on setup means you're building muscle memory for techniques you can replicate at home, not just tasting what someone else has made. Coffee, tea, water and snacks are provided throughout.

Lunch is the meal you've cooked, eaten together at the family's table. That final step (sitting down to eat what your own hands prepared) is what separates this from a cooking class that ends with a recipe card. The experience includes a private guide in English or Spanish and hotel pickup.

What’s included

• Coffee and tea.
• bottled water.
• snacks.
• lunch.
• cooking stations where you prepare the meal.
• a private guide in English or Spanish.
• hotel pickup.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day13 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 20:00

Book up to1h before

AgesAdult (12 to 90 years) · Child (5 to 11 years) · Infant (under 5): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 14 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by NORTH TOURS TANGIER

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to learn by doing rather than by watching, and if sitting down to eat what you've made matters as much as the cooking itself. The hands-on kitchen time and the shared meal at the family table are what make this different from a tour that includes a cooking demonstration.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 11 years); Infant (under 5): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What does the Medina walk cover during the first part of the class?

The guided portion takes you through Tangier's historic Medina, including the souks and colorful markets where locals buy ingredients. Your guide shares stories about the neighborhood and points out the hidden corners that give the area its character.

Will I actually cook the food myself, or watch a demonstration?

You cook hands-on in the family's kitchen. You chop ingredients, work with the spices, and prepare the dishes alongside your hosts rather than observing from the side.

How long does the entire experience take?

The class runs three to four hours total, combining the Medina walk and the cooking and meal in one session.

What's included in the price?

The experience includes the guided walk, cooking instruction, lunch (the meal you've prepared), coffee and tea, water, snacks, a private guide in English or Spanish, and hotel pickup.