Sri Lanka · MARKETS
The 10 best market tours you can book right now, with the price, the running time and who each one suits. The first is first for a reason.
Shop a Colombo market, cook five Sri Lankan dishes with Chef Nim, learn local table customs, and enjoy your homemade lunch or dinner.
“I had a great experience with going to the local market and cooking local dishes. Nim is a wonderful person. I learned so much about vegetables, fruits and all the spices and even about real and fake cinnamon :) and we talked about so much Read more”
Learn Sri Lankan cooking with Madhu, shop a local Galle market, cook at her family home, and enjoy a generous meal for $40.
“I really enjoyed this activity. Madhu and her family are such lovely people. You can feel that she really loves teaching how to prepare the traditional dishes of Sri Lanka and her family. This is an authentic gem, you can’t miss her cooking class!”
Cook Sri Lankan curry with Pradeep and Bobby, shop a Colombo market, eat at a local home, and enjoy Lion beer for $35.
“It was a really nice experience. The guides were really nice and gave us the best local cooking experience. I would really recommend doing the cooking experience!”
Explore Negombo’s fish market, churches, temples, dry fish area, and Dutch Canal on a flexible private tour with an English-speaking guide.
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Learn Sri Lankan vegan cooking, shop a local market, and cook with clay pots during this private five-hour Colombo experience.
“Indeed, everything made inside the kitchen is from scratch, from the sauces, paste, fillings, and appetizers. The chef keeps the class small enough to have your hands in every process. He has a good knowledge about what he is doing. TRead more”
Cook 12 Sri Lankan dishes, shop for vegetables at a local market, and share a family meal in a village house near Kandy.
“To say we had a wonderful time wouldn’t do the experience justice. We were treated with respect and care throughout the whole afternoon. The food was beyond amazing. She is a great teacher, very patient and we learnt so much. The setting itself was incredible, in the jungle, in an outside kitchen near Kandy. I can’t recommend this more!! I did it as a surprise for my husband on our honeymoon, which was perfect. Thank you so much!!”
Shop Pettah Market with a local chef, then cook Sri Lankan curry, fish, or meat in a private Colombo class.
“Piumi was amazing, we had a private cooking class in her home. Piumi was informative, engaging , fun. The food was exquisite, thoroughly enjoyed it and wield recommend. Thanks Piumi 😊😊😊”
Shop Negombo’s local market, choose fresh ingredients, and cook Sri Lankan curries, sambols, and rice in a private three-hour class.
“A great way to dip into local Negambo life - from gathering produce in the local markets, to the laborious preparation of flavoursome tuna/ devilled prawn curry. Communication was excellent throughout & Shashi’s an excellent and knowledgeable host. Highly recommended.”
Shop for Sri Lankan produce, cook with a Colombo family, and enjoy lunch in a countryside home during this four-hour food tour.
“I first thank you, Roman and Delrin Vanhoff, mother and daughter who demonstrated excellent Sri Lankan cuisines and taught me how to cook them. Opposed to my stereotypical idea about Sri Lankan food that may use lots of oil, it is very healthy and tasty. I had afternoon programme and could not stay long enough to eat and chat with them. But I truly thank them for their Sri Lankan hospitality. One advices for GetYourGuide, it would be nice if the host family and a tourist could communicate beforehand about the selection of the ingredients. It would be sad if the tourist is not able to some of the cuisines…”
Shop Kandy Central Market, cook Sri Lankan dishes with Buddhima at her village home, and enjoy a private five-hour food experience with transfers.
“An intensive and enjoying time with Buddhima on the market and especially in her kitchen and on her table with her lovely family. We have picked up and shared a lot … incrediences, spices, preparation, cooking, eating and much much more … a wunderful day !”
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