Gambia · Cooking

8-Hour Gambian Home Cooking Tour with Local Market Visit

8 Hours Round trip from Banjul Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore the market to shop for local produce in Gambia
  • 02 Visit a local family to learn how to cook regional dishes
  • 03 Wear traditional dress during your market visit
  • 04 Enjoy your delicious meal with a Gambian family

Sign up for this home cooking excursion to spend the day in true Gambian style, learning to cook a typical Gambian meal and giving your next dinner party an excellent theme. Visit a local market wearing traditional dress to collect local produce for your home cooking experience. Watch, learn, cook, and finally enjoy the delicious meal with a local family.

Afterwards, enjoy a home cooking class with a Gambian family and experience the daily life of this smiling, friendly community.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
City Banjul
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Gambian Home Cooking and Market Experience

  • Your tour guide will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast at 8:30 am to begin the program.
  • Visit a Gambian home and feel warmly welcomed. You will also have the chance to try traditional clothes.
  • Shop at the local market and learn how to deal with local traders.
  • Afterwards, enjoy a home cooking class with a Gambian family and experience the daily life of this smiling, friendly community.
  • Lastly, enjoy this delicious meal with the family.
  • Later, arrive back at your hotel before 4 pm to conclude the tour.
Banjul streets, local market stalls, Gambian home kitchen, traditional dress

Where this trip takes you

Banjul streets, local market stalls, Gambian home kitchen, traditional dress

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Banjul 1 city · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transport
  • Drinks and bottles of water
  • Meal
  • English-speaking tour guide

What's Not Included

  • Alcohol
  • Personal expenses

What to bring

  • Hat/cap
  • Sun cream
  • School utensils

Know before you go

  • Three popular Gambia local dishes are benechin, domoda, and yassa.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Hotel
Tour start
Banjul, The Gambia
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 hours finish where they began, in Banjul.

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