Berber Cooking Class in the Sahara Desert — Eg Chebbi Desert
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The Merzouga cooking class offers a cultural and culinary experience in the Sahara Desert, where travellers learn to prepare traditional Moroccan dishes with local Berber hosts while discovering authentic desert traditions.
Quick Overview: A half-day culinary experience in Merzouga where you cook traditional Moroccan dishes with a Berber family and enjoy authentic desert hospitality.
This cooking class combines culture and cuisine, allowing you to learn traditional Moroccan recipes with local chefs, use fresh ingredients, and experience Berber hospitality in a unique Sahara setting.
Ideal for travellers interested in Moroccan cuisine, cultural immersion, and authentic Sahara experiences with local families.
Below is the detailed itinerary for your cooking class in Merzouga, including main dishes and included experiences.
Are you a passionate cook ? Then you are in the right place to join Merzouga cooking class.
Merzouga is one of the best places to visit and be with locals. Being with locals will give you the chance to see and explore how families live their daily life; such as cleaning their simple and earthy houses, making food, taking care of their children and all their daily activities.
With Our Morocco tours you will experience Merzouga cooking class with a Berber family. This Merzouga cooking class activity will give you the chance to join a specialist Berber cook in order to cook together one of the main dishes in the Sahara desert, either getting you involved to make a Berber tagine, Moroccan couscous, Moroccan salad, a kind of Moroccan soup called “Harira” or a Berber pizza.
All these meals will be made and served in traditional dishes. The Merzouga cooking class activity will take place either with a family in their house or outside the village under acacia trees in the black deserts of the Merzouga desert.
This Merzouga cooking class includes all the essentials for a comfortable and worry-free experience:
Let us know your travel date, number of travellers, and we’ll design your perfect Desert Dish.
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The class is held in a traditional Berber home in Merzouga or a local riad, offering a truly authentic Saharan culinary experience.
The class typically lasts between 2.5 to 3 hours, including preparation, cooking, and enjoying the meal together.
You’ll learn how to prepare traditional Moroccan dishes, including Berber tagine, fresh salads, bread (khobz), and Moroccan mint tea.
Not at all! Our classes are suitable for both beginners and experienced cooks. Our local chef will guide you step-by-step.
Absolutely! Kids are welcome and often enjoy participating. Please let us know their ages when booking so we can tailor the experience.
You can book directly through our WhatsApp or email. Reservations are recommended, especially during high season.
Our Morocco tours depart from Marrakech, Fes, Casablanca, Tangier, Agadir, Rabat, and Errachidia, offering private and small-group desert tours to Merzouga, Zagora and imperial cities. Designed by local experts, our itineraries combine culture, adventure, and comfort.
