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Authentic Cairo Cooking & Farm Experience with a Local Family

Location Cairo, Egypt
$320
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

The Somaya Food Tour in Dahshur offers a delightful escape into the heart of Cairo's countryside. Engage with local farmers while savoring authentic Egyptian cuisine and crafting traditional Bedouin art.

  • 🌾 Explore a vibrant farm in Dahshur, learning about date harvesting and interacting with friendly farm animals like ducks and cows.
  • 🧵 Create your own palm leaf bracelet and other unique Bedouin crafts to take home as souvenirs.
  • 🍽️ Participate in an authentic Egyptian cooking class, mastering traditional cooking techniques alongside local farmers.
  • 🎶 Experience the rich tapestry of Egyptian folklore with live drumming and songs performed by local musicians.
  • 🥗 Enjoy a hearty, organic meal sourced from fresh farm ingredients in a true farm-to-table setting.
  • 🚐 Includes convenient pick-up and drop-off from a central Cairo hotel in a private air-conditioned vehicle.
  • ⏰ This immersive experience lasts 8 hours, providing ample time to engage and learn.
  • 👶 Infants and small children can comfortably join, as the tour is pram/stroller accessible.
  • 🍃 A vegetarian menu can be accommodated if informed in advance, ensuring dietary preferences are respected.
  • 📅 The seasonal menu is subject to change, so inform your host of any dietary restrictions at the time of booking.

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Somaya Food Tour + RTT
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 8 hours

Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.

When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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  • A hearty, organic farm-to-table meal
  • Cairo hotel pick up and drop off
  • Unique food and craft experience in the scenic Cairo countryside
  • Traditional cooking class with local farmers

Embark on a unique food and craft workshop experience in the scenic Cairo countryside. You will be picked up from your hotel in Cairo and driven for an hour from the city center to Dahshur, an area known for its one million palm trees and fertile agricultural land. Hosted by Somaya, her mother, and young sister, you’ll be welcomed at a large farm with a refreshing seasonal drink and a few traditional Egyptian dishes.

Later experience authentic Egyptian culture as local farmers greet you with drums and folkloric songs while demonstrating traditional cooking techniques. Learn the art of flipping the Egyptian baladi bread and throwing it in the traditional oven. While that cooks learn to make energy balls from mashed fresh dates and fresh coconut powder. You will also use the fresh dates to make oras bel agwa (a famous date filled cookie). While the cookie bakes, learn to craft your own palm leaf bracelet and other bedouin craft products, that you can take home!

Wrap up your day with a hearty, organic farm-to-table meal featuring mahshy, molokheya, roasted chicken, and potatoes in tomato sauce. End with a relaxing cup of mint tea before being dropped back to your Cairo hotel.

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Your 7-8 hour culinary experience in the Cairo countryside includes pick-up and drop-off from a central Cairo hotel in a private AC vehicle (please include your hotel name and address when booking the Cairo food experience online), as well as your driver's meal and tips for the driver and farmers.
  • On days when Somaya is unavailable, her mother and younger sister will accompany you on this tour.
  • A vegetarian diet can be accommodated, if informed in advance
  • Menu is seasonal and is subject to change, if you have any preferences or dietary restrictions or allergies, please inform your host in advance at the time of booking the experience online
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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    Authentic Cairo Cooking & Farm Experience with a Local Family

    Location Cairo, Egypt
    $320
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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