Workshops · Ourika
A cooking class in a Berber home
Bread in a clay oven, a tagine you build yourself, lunch on the terrace above the valley.
An hour south of the city the Ourika valley narrows and the houses go pisé and flat-roofed. You are cooking in one of them, with the family who lives there.
The morning starts with what came up from the garden: courgette, broad beans, coriander, mint. You learn to fold khobz and carry it to the neighbourhood oven, then build a tagine from the bottom up, oil and onion first, and find out why the cone matters. While it cooks you sit on the terrace with tea and almonds.
Lunch is what you made. Four hours, no rush, and the drive back is downhill. It suits children who like to work with their hands.
Your comfort and privacy
- Private — your party only
- Exclusive table
- Halal kitchen
- Prayer stop included
- Women-only session available
- Female guide available
- Children welcome
The daytime class does not run during Ramadan. An evening iftar version can be arranged through the concierge.
Pairs well with
Experiences our concierges put alongside this one — for the hour they run, the direction they lie in, or simply because they suit each other.
Ourika Valley and a Berber Table
A river valley, a table under walnut trees, and the first ridge of the Atlas. Prayer stop includedArabic-speaking guide From 550 USD the private day, up to 6 guests