SRI LANKA
41 Tours Reviewed
Cooking on a real island timeline. This 3-hour Sri Lanka cooking class in Kotapola is interesting because you’re not just following recipes. You’ll learn how the food fits together, from rice and coconut to spices shaped by trade and local…
Kandy cooking lessons feel personal. This one stands out because you don’t just watch—you choose vegetables at a local market and cook them with a friendly village family in an outdoor kitchen near Kandy. I also love how the teacher…
Spice skills in Kandy, in just three hours. This private traditional Sri Lankan cooking class puts you in a small group (up to 4), led by Chitra, with English instruction and hotel pickup by tuk tuk or van. You cook…
Spending time in a real home-style kitchen is the fast way to taste Kandy. I like that this class is hands-on from the start: you pick vegetables, cook yourself, and learn the spice logic behind Sri Lankan rice and curry.…
Real home cooking, no backstage curtain. This class is interesting because you’re not just watching Sri Lankan recipes happen. You and your group cook all the way through with clay pots, while the chef guides you in the authentic cooking…
A market and a kitchen in one morning plan is a smart combo. What makes this one work is the pairing of a local vegetable market walk with private one-to-one instruction, so you learn both how to buy Sri Lankan…
Sigiriya’s stairs reward you fast. This full-day route strings together the Sigiriya Rock Fortress climb, village life around Hiriwadunna, a hands-on cooking class, and an elephant-focused safari at Minneriya. It’s the kind of day that moves, but it doesn’t feel…
Cooking in a real home beats a classroom. This Sinhalese cooking class in Colombo is built around one key idea: learn the way locals learn, in the kitchen where the food actually happens. I love that you can choose lunch…
Cooking curry in a real village kitchen beats most food tours. This 3-hour class in Sigiriya is built around an old-school, hands-on way of making Sri Lankan curries in a family setup. I love that you cook 8 different dishes,…
This Kandy kitchen runs on family rhythm. What makes this cooking class feel special is that it’s taught from a home kitchen, by the people who cook Sri Lankan meals again and again at home. I love that the teaching…
Stoves, spices, and real family laughs. In Nilaveli, this is a home-kitchen cooking class with Nimali Dinushika and her family, built around firewood and wood stoves, so you learn the food the way it’s actually made. I especially like the…
Sigiriya’s best snack isn’t on a road sign. It’s in a home kitchen where you make Sri Lankan food from scratch, step by step, then sit down and eat the whole result. I like that you start with a proper…
Spices teach faster than textbooks. In Galle (Kotapola), you cook in a real household kitchen and learn Sri Lankan flavors with the help of the family. What I like most is the hands-on prep plus clear teaching on why ingredients…
Curry starts before the stove. This class begins at Indra Restaurant in Mirissa, then you head out to pick up fresh local ingredients before returning to the kitchen and garden. I like the mix of market shopping and hands-on cooking…
Sri Lankan cooking clicks fast when someone teaches you the why. This Bentota cooking class pairs hands-on instruction from local chef Mrs. Kumudu with a buffet-style lunch so you can taste what you just made. You’ll also get that practical,…
