Food & cooking Experiences

Food & cooking experiences

If you thought South Africa had it all, then you would be absolutely right. As well as ticking all the top safari and beach boxes, it’s also something of a gastro-getaway. Enter Cape Town and the Winelands, the country’s (actually, make that continent’s) food and wine nirvana. With cooler-than-a-cucumber restaurants around every corner and the best cafe culture south of Paris, Cape Town should be the first stop on every foodies’ list. Follow that with the award-winning restaurants of the Cape Winelands (and several glasses of Pinotage) and all your culinary dreams really will come true.

Check out Cape Town's best food spots with a guide

Get a taste (quite literally!) of Cape Town’s history and culture on this ultimate food tour through the city’s most vibrant areas and restaurants.

Cape Town is famous for its stellar cuisine and on this tour, you'll leave the linen napkins at home and experience the best local delicacies. Take a culinary journey through Cape Town as you guide shares the secrets and history of South African cooking. Kickstart your tastebuds at a boutique coffee roastery in the city centre before tucking into a selection of South African staples: biltong and droewors – meat cured with an exotic blend of herbs, seasonings and salt – are on the menu, as well as samoosas. Sample traditional Cape Malay dishes in colourful Bo-Kaap. Indulge your sweet tooth with a chocolate tasting at an artisanal chocolate makers in the city before rounding things off with a craft gin tasting in a secret location. Throughout the day you’ll also have the chance to shop for the local and traditional foods that you’ve tasted - even browse the oldest spice shop in Cape Town!

Check out Cape Town's best food spots with a guide

Cook a traditional lunch in a Colombo home

Visit a local home where the host (and cooking master) shares the secrets of Sri Lankan cuisine, drawing inspiration from her own Malay heritage and the culinary traditions of her Sinhalese and Tamil neighbours. Out on the terrace with views of Colombo life below, try your hand at a menu of curries, sambols and salads, which you'll share together. This professional cooking class makes the art of curry making simple and easy to replicate - you'll want to whip the recipe out the moment you reach home.