Top 7 Cooking Classes in Kenya

1.Traditional Kenyan Cooking Class & Local Market Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 129 reviews · from $50Our pick

Join Nimoh in Nairobi for a 3.5-hour food and culture outing. Shop for fresh ingredients at a local farmers market, ride a matatu to her accessible home, then prepare and eat a traditional Kenyan meal. Vegetarian, pescatarian, and gluten-free options are available with advance notice.

“Nimoh is a fantastic and engaging host!! We selected the market, city bus experience and dinner! We met at the the market, took a wonderfully painted city bus to the host’s home and prepared dinner while we learned so much about Kenya. This experience is a must to learn more about traditions, family, and cooking the most wonderful food! We enjoyed ourselves immensely!”

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2.Authentic Kenyan Cooking Class & Market Tour in Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · 4 hours · from $64

Meet Tabitha at K-MALL Komarocks, visit a local market, then cook Kenyan dishes in her home near Nairobi. You will help prepare ugali, pilau, chapati, sukuma wiki, Kachumbari, and possibly mukimo, githeri, or kuku kienyeji before sharing lunch.

“Immersive experience of a local market and cooking in a private home.”

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3.Private Traditional Kenyan Cooking Class with Lunch in Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $60

You’ll spend about four hours in a Nairobi family home learning to prepare mukimo, a traditional Kikuyu potato dish, with beef sauce and vegetables. Pickup, ingredients, lunch, bottled water, tea, and coffee are included, followed by a look at the kitchen garden.

“The driver dropped us off at a home where we learned how to make a few Kenyan dishes. They gave us a few options to choose between which was great. All the food was flavorful and delicious. If we can remember how, we will try some agaiRead more”

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4.Market Tour and Traditional Kenyan Cooking Class in Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $55

Meet at K Mall Komarock, shop for fresh ingredients, then join Mary Evelyn at her home for a private Kenyan cooking session. You may help prepare ugali, chapati, pilau, and curry while learning about Nairobi food traditions in English or Swahili.

“Eve is a very pleasant lady and she taught me lots about Kenyan culture”

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5.Local Market Tour and Traditional Meal Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $64

Meet your English- or Swahili-speaking host at Westlands Square, shop in a local Nairobi market, and head to a nearby apartment for a hands-on Kenyan cooking class. The three-hour experience includes a traditional meal, optional matatu ride, and space for vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, and meat-based diets.

“I enjoyed the personal Touch of taking a bus to the market, shopping and cooking in the home. My husband and I learned so Much about life in Nairobi.”

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6.Kenyan Cooking Class with Campfire Meal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $25Best value

Join Harrison and his family at Mida Creek Nature Camp for a two-hour English-language cooking class. Prepare dishes such as pilau, ugali, wali wa nazi, sukuma wiki, or mandazi over a campfire, then eat together or take your food home.

“Harrison est souriant et accueillant,très précis dans ses explications il parle avec passion il prend son temps il a vraiment le plaisir de transmettre sa culture et mérite tous les encouragements. les plats étaient typiques fait au village ettrès bons .un excellent rapport qualité prix. la prestation est bien plus important que le prix payé. allez vite!”

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7.Private Kenyan Cooking Class in Nairobi with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $76

Spend about three hours with Grace in her Nairobi home, learning how Kenyan families prepare mukimo, ugali, pilau, and local vegetables. The small kitchen makes this partly a demonstration, but you can help when space allows, ask questions, hear family stories, and eat the meal together.

“This experience is probably one of my favorites out of all my travels anywhere in the world. Grace was super welcoming. The food we cooked was so tasty. Im still not convinced she didn’t season our veggies with just salt and onions because Read more”

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