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Amazon Forest to Table Cooking Class with Indigenous Hosts

5.0(4)Rated 5.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews6 hFree cancellationBy Shuklla Experiences
Wrapping seasonal ingredients in leaves to cook over fire — a traditional Amazon technique.

About this activity

This is not a demonstration-style cooking class, it’s a forest-to-table experience co-created with a Kichwa family on their own land. You’ll harvest ingredients directly from a traditional chakra, an Indigenous agroforestry system that mirrors the natural biodiversity of the Amazon and reflects generations of ecological knowledge.

Rather than simply observing, you participate in every step: foraging seasonal ingredients, preparing dishes using traditional techniques, and assembling maitos cooked over fire. The experience is developed and operated in partnership with the host family, ensuring tourism directly supports local livelihoods and cultural continuity.

By sharing a meal, stories, and homemade artisanal wines together, guests gain insight into a living Indigenous food tradition that is grown and practiced daily.

What's included

  • ✓Private transportation
  • ✓Fruit wine and infused licor
  • ✓Coffee and/or Tea
  • ✓Meal with 100% fresh ingredients - vegetarian/vegan upon request

Meeting and pickup

  • Meet your guide in Parque Central (Central Park ) at the top of the stairs by the sculptures. From there we will go together to the tour site.

Good to know

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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