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Guatemalan Cooking Class and Market Tour

Name: Guatemalan Cooking Class and Market Tour
Brand: Cuscun Cooking Workshops
SKU: 125689P1
Price: 98.11 USD
Rating: 5.0 (79 reviews)

Antigua, Guatemala

4 to 5 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Immerse yourself in Guatemalan culture and cuisine with a small-group cooking class at Cuscun Cooking School in Antigua. First, visit the local market to shop for fresh ingredients, herbs, and spices, then get hands-on in the kitchen under the guidance of a local chef. Create a variety of typical Guatemalan dishes, such as ‘tamales, ‘pepián’ (meat stew), or chiles rellenos (stuffed chilies).

Learn to make your favorite Guatemalan dishes
Choice of morning (lunch) or afternoon (dinner) tour
Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your Antigua hotel
A small group means more attention from your guide

What's Included

Private transportation
Restroom on board
Alcoholic Beverages
Bottled water
Lunch
Snacks

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Cuscun - Cooking School, Tours & Workshops
Calle Real No.86 "A" zona 1 Jocotenango, Sacatepequez, Jocotenango 03005, Guatemala
You can come directly to our school in Jocotenango by tuc tuc for 20 quetzales. Just ask the driver to take you to the "Puma gas station in Jocotenango" and we will be waiting for you outside!

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

All of our tours begin and end with an authentic experience by traveling in a pickup truck or a chicken bus. We are happy to arrange a pick up at your hotel, hostel or family accommodation in downtown Antigua.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible

Near public transportation
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Operated by Cuscun Cooking Workshops

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

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James_B

We loved being able to tour the market! You can't believe it until you see it in person, but it felt so alive and was such a great way to experience the culture. We really enjoyed where we cooked our lunch - the views were beautiful and it was a relaxing setting. We were able to choose (as a group) what we wanted to cook and our dish was delicious. We highly recommend this tour!

Reviews

5.0

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Worth every penny!

Ifeekam_O, Apr 2024

Worth every penny, great instruction, conversation & ambiance! 10/10 Received a thorough tour of the market, experienced a ride in a tuc tuc and enjoyed delicious food!

Great Food

mnblackshadows, Apr 2024

Food was great. Leave out the market part. Half of the artesian markets were closed. I have nothing more to say.

Excellent

Stacy_A, Apr 2024

Such an excellent experience. We wouldn’t have known about the markets otherwise - the tour was great. Our guide was friendly and arranged everything. Transportation the the school was quick and the space was absolutely beautiful! I loved how relaxed it was. We all cooked and enjoyed the dinner on the rooftop. Highly recommend!

A wonderful time

serene_c, Apr 2024

It was an absolutely amazing experience. Dario was the best guide on the market tour. We learned so much. We had a great time cooking and learning with other travelers. The view from the rooftop cooking class was beautiful.

Great experience!

Tanya_C, Apr 2024

My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this cooking class. I toured the market with Dario before the cooking class started. He was an excellent guide, spoke very good English and took me to the artisan market, the fruit market and the local market where the locals buy all of their goods from paper towel to medicinal herbs. I loved it! He then arranged for a tuk tuk to pick up my husband from our hotel and meet me, where we then were taken to the cooking school. Dario introduced us to some of the local fruits and foods and we enjoyed an evening cooking and eating with a couple from Lithuania. The whole experience for me including the market tour was about 5 hours, the cooking portion was about 2.5-3 hours. I highly recommend this tour if you are looking to learn about the local cuisine and a little about the Guatemalan culture.

Cooking Tour

Rebecca_H, Mar 2024

Recommend the market tour option! Very interesting. Dario was informative and we enjoyed learning new dishes!

Yummy

Melissa_J, Mar 2024

Such a fun experience. Would definitely recommend. The views and food were amazing and the market experience was so interesting.

Good Way to Spend an Afternoon

Angel_L, Feb 2024

I loved the cooking part and the market tour was cool. The only thing I would say is that the tour guide didn’t wash his hands as often as I would have liked especially since he was the one selecting the food we would later eat.

Amazing vibes, food was delicious too!

Kara_S, Feb 2024

This cooking class was a BLAST! Delicious, good vibes, informative, I can’t recommend it enough. The optional market tour with this experience is a must. Our guide, Pampa, was the best. He knew all the best places in the market, was welcoming and brought the participants together. Everyone had their jobs to do so we were all included in preparing the meal- the bottomless wine and free tequila shots didn’t hurt either (: There were placemats, bags, coasters, and other woven goodies for purchase and you could watch the women weave while we cook. Beautiful view on this rooftop as well. We loved this experience so much, we booked a street food tour through the same company with Pampa later in the week too.

Really Great Experience!

James_B, Feb 2024

Delicious and delightful day

atomicdiatom, Nov 2023

Pampa, our market tour guide was very sweet, informative, and above and beyond friendly and took us on a lovely walk around the bustling market. We then drove to the cooking school to meet up the rest of the class and Dario and Pampa showed us how to cook traditional guatemalan foods Pepian, Jocon, Doblados, and Rellenitos. It was all very delicious and in a very nice setting ontop the rooftop with a view of the mountains. Drinks could be purchased and there was free wine. A delightful way to spend the day and I met some awesome people taking the class as well! They were able to accomodate vegans and created vegan versions of the stews as well. And the best part is they give you recipes so you can practice at home. Highly recommend.

100% Perfection!

kimpm1, Sep 2023

This experience was so great! It’s hard to say which was the best part—the market shopping or cooking! I did not realize how much fun the market would be. Pampa was a fabulous guide through the massive market. He pointed out and explained so many interesting things! The market is like a Moroccan souk; it’s a giant maze that I would have been lost for days in had I attempted it by myself. It’s a real treat for the senses! After the market, we took a tuk-tuk to the cooking place. It is outdoors, on top of the house. It is a beautifully rustic kitchen positioned perfectly with volcano and city views. Dario was a fun, knowledgeable instructor! I learned a lot, had so much fun, and ate great food! I can hardly wait to try the recipes (provided) with my friends! Highly recommend!

Great Day

Christina_R, Aug 2023

If you are in Antigua, then you need to take this tour. The guide took me through the main market, it would have been almost impossible for me to navigate it on my own. I was able to see all the different parts of the market. Then the cooking class was so fun, the food turned out delicious, and I have the recipes to try at home!

DO IT! Bes views with a cooking class ever and coolest tour.

Jane_P, Jul 2023

I would highly recommend taking the tour with the class as we would have never gone inside the market or known it was so close if not for this class. Milton was an amazing guide and he was really great about showing and explaining so many things. Super easy to get lost inside without a guide, so would highly recommend it. We were able to taste amazing mango fresh in the market and see all the different food we were cooking with. Then we went to the cooking class and made dinner, which was fairly simply and no cooking experience was necessary to make the food delicious. It was amazing to see the volcano views and great that our transport was already arranged. Would highly recommend this to anyone visiting Guatemala, a fun activity for all ages and skills.

A must in Antigua!

Lorraine_O, May 2023

Wonderful experience, learning about Guatemalan cuisine while preparing local dishes from scratch - andvthen enjoying the fruits of our labor on a roodtop terrace.

Don’t hesitate- just book it!

Madison_V, May 2023

We had a wonderful experience with this cooking class- it is a must do in Antigua! We highly recommend, we have been all over the world and this was one of the best experiences we’ve had. The instructors were fun, the food was great, the view was stunning. We did the market tour and cooking class combination and would absolutely do it again.

Amazing!

Sarah_C, Mar 2023

We had a fantastic time. We highly recommend taking the Guatemalan Cooking class and market tour. It was so great to pick out ingredients and learn at the market. We worked together to create a delicious authentic Guatemalan meal. The guides were wonderful and made us feel like family.

One of my favorite things...

Melannie_B, Mar 2023

One of my favorite things that I did while in Guatemala. The market tour was amazing and the cooking class was so nice. We made delicious food, so fun. Highly recommend.

Book It Right Now!!!

Anea_M, Mar 2023

Absolutely amazing experience! Milton and Cuscun staff were absolutely wonderful, super friendly, and so informative. I loved exploring the colorful marketplace with Milton and having everything explained to me. There were so many little things I would have missed without him. We then went to the Cuscun Cooking School and cooked a three-course traditional Guatemalan meal on a beautiful rooftop kitchen with full mountain views. I had a full bottle of delicious red wine to myself while cooking. At the end I ate with the staff and also got to try shots of different fruit flavors of Guatemalan rum. Overall 15/10 experience. I very strongly recommend! More than comfortable and safe for solo travelers like me!

Wonderful experience

Susan_C, Jan 2023

The cooking class setting was beautiful - on a top floor with a great view of the volcano and surroundings. The instructors were all very hospitable, and we all enjoyed a delicious meal together at the end.