9 Workshops in Kenya to Build a Day Around

1.Traditional Kenyan Cooking Class & Local Market Tour

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

Meet Nimoh in Nairobi’s Westlands area for a market visit, fresh-produce shopping, and a local matatu ride to her home. Together, you’ll prepare a complete Kenyan meal from scratch, learn about food and culture, and eat what you make. Vegetarian, pescatarian, and gluten-free options are available with advance notice.

“This was an amazing experience you can't get anywhere else! We shopped in a local market. Then, we rode the public bus, with the music bladting...haha. Then she showed us how to cook a traditional Kenya meal and we sat down together to eat. Our host told us alot of information about Keynan culture. I really can't give this experience enough praise!! You will be thrilled!”

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2.Authentic Kenyan Cooking Class & Market Tour in Nairobi

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

Meet Tabitha, also known as Tabby, at K-MALL Komarocks, then visit a local market before cooking Kenyan dishes in her home. You may help prepare ugali, pilau, chapati, sukuma wiki, kachumbari, and kuku kienyeji, followed by lunch, tea, soda, and conversation in English or Swahili.

“Tabby is wonderful! Her food is delicious! She welcomed us in her wonderful home and guided us through the busy market with ease!”

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3.Private Traditional Kenyan Cooking Class with Lunch in Nairobi

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $60

Join a local Nairobi family at 9:00 a.m. for a private, hands-on Kikuyu cooking class. Prepare mukimo with beef sauce and vegetables, share lunch with your hosts, enjoy tea or coffee, and tour the kitchen garden. Pickup, ingredients, bottled water, and private transport are included.

“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 with your host, then cook and eat Kenyan and Indian-influenced dishes at a Nairobi home. Expect a private four-hour session in English or Swahili, with hands-on help making ugali, chapati, pilau, and curries. Transport to and from the market, food, fruit, soda, and water are included.

“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 guide at Westlands Square, shop for fresh food in a Nairobi market, and continue to a nearby apartment for a hands-on Kenyan cooking class. You may ride a matatu as part of the local transport experience. The small group is limited to six, and the meal can suit vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, and meat-eating diets.

“Amazing tour through market and private local cooking. Gladys was very professional in all things, means security, preparing meal, cooking and finally presenting. Highly recommended”

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6.Kenyan Cooking Class with Campfire Meal

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

At Mida Creek Nature Camp, Harrison guides you through a hands-on Kenyan cooking class using local ingredients, traditional tools, and a campfire. You may prepare dishes such as pilau, ugali, wali wa nazi, sukuma wiki, stew, or mandazi, then eat together or take the food home. Lunch and dinner times are available.

“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.Beginner Swahili Woodcarving Classes with Woman Woodcarver

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 hours · from $75

Meet Almasi, Lamu Island’s only woman woodcarving teacher, for a three-hour beginner class in Shela. At the Earth Love Healing Center Garden, or at your hotel by request, you’ll learn traditional Swahili carving techniques, use provided tools and materials, enjoy refreshments, and take home your own handmade souvenir. Children over five and adults are welcome.

“Almasi is a truly charming and highly professional person. An exceptional wood sculptor, she is also a wonderful teacher for us apprentices. Always attentive, patient, and warm-hearted, she brings both kindness and seriousness to her work with wood. Learning from her is a real pleasure, and I wholeheartedly recommend her.”

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8.Private Kenyan Cooking Class in Nairobi with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $76

Join Grace at her Nairobi home for a private Kenyan cooking experience lasting about three hours. Watch and help prepare mukimo, ugali, pilau, and local vegetables, hear family stories, then share the meal together. The small kitchen makes this partly a demonstration, but Grace offers hands-on help when space allows.

“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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9.Agro-Tourism Tea Workshop in Nandi Hills

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $137

Spend about 10 hours tracing Kenyan tea from hand-plucking in Nandi Hills to weighing, factory production, and a final tasting. The Safari Side provides private transport, lunch, farm access, and factory entry. You start at The Swiss Side ItenFriends Bar, meet tea pluckers, and return there at day’s end.

“Between the safari, Lake Baringo, the tea experience was the best for me. In one day, this activity takes you to Kenyan lands with a “culinary” adventure that I like. I am a fan of chai/Kenyan tea and having the chance to understand and see the process of this drink by visiting the plantations and the factory is just amazing. I recommend this activity”

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