Guatemalan Cooking Class
Shop, cook, and eat your way through a practical introduction to Guatemalan flavors in San Pedro La Laguna.
Guatemalan Cooking Class Overview
This Guatemalan Cooking Class combines a local market experience with guided preparation of traditional food, drinks, and desserts. Instead of only watching a demonstration, you participate in the process, learn how ingredients are selected and finish by sharing the meal prepared during the class.
The experience can be adapted for vegan and vegetarian participants and for common dietary restrictions such as lactose or gluten. Tell the Cultour team about your requirements before the activity so the instructor can prepare the appropriate ingredients and menu.
Experience highlights
- Visit the market as part of the ingredient-buying experience.
- Prepare Guatemalan food with an instructor and provided utensils.
- Learn about local drinks and desserts as part of the class.
- Finish by eating the meal prepared during the experience.
Guatemalan Cooking Class Itinerary
1. Meet the instructor in San Pedro and review the menu and any dietary requirements.
2. Visit the market and learn how ingredients are selected and purchased.
3. Prepare the ingredients and follow the instructor through each stage of the recipes.
4. Cook the selected dishes, drinks, or dessert components.
5. Sit down together and enjoy the food and beverage prepared during the class.
What is included
- Instructor
- Market shopping experience
- Ingredients
- Cooking utensils
- Prepared meal
- Local beverage
What is not included
- Transportation to San Pedro
- Personal market purchases outside the class ingredients
Who this experience is for
Suitable for solo travelers, couples, families and food lovers who want an interactive cultural experience. No professional cooking experience is required. Dietary requirements must be communicated before the class.
What to bring
- Comfortable clothing suitable for cooking
- Closed or secure shoes for the market and kitchen
- Water
- Details of any allergies or dietary restrictions
- Notebook or phone for personal recipe notes
Booking and payment
The price is USD 57 per person. You may pay the full amount or reserve with a USD 17 deposit. The remaining balance is USD 40, paid in cash in Guatemalan quetzales on the activity date. At the approved rate of USD 1 = GTQ 7.50, the current cash balance is GTQ 300.
Cancellation, changes and weather
- Your deposit is refundable when you cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled activity.
- You may change the date free of charge with at least 24 hours’ notice, subject to availability.
- If the activity is cancelled because of weather conditions, you may receive a refund or transfer your payment to another activity or shuttle.
- If Cultour Atitlán Experts cancels the service, you will receive a 100% refund and one complimentary activity.
- A no-show is treated as a used service and is non-refundable.