Cooking Class & Spa Day Marrakech: Chef Naima + Hammam at €97/person

The Spa Vendôme is the in-house spa of Riad Vendôme, managed by the house.

Souk to Steam — Our Named Cooking & Spa Day

Souk to Steam is our one-day combination: market shopping at 10:15 with Chef Naima, three hours of cooking, tasting on the rooftop at 13:00, then the traditional hammam and one hour of massage in the afternoon. It is the pairing German and French guests ask for most often, and it works because the spa comes after the kitchen, not before.

Your Cooking & Spa Day Programme

10:00 — Welcome at the riad. Welcome mint tea in the Riad Vendôme patio. Our chef presents the day's recipes. You put on your apron.

10:15 — Shopping in the souk. Off to the local market, 200 metres from the riad. You discover the spices (ras el hanout, cumin, saffron), seasonal vegetables and preserved lemons. A moment of sensory discovery in the heart of the medina.

11h — In the kitchen. Back at the riad. You prepare 2 Moroccan starters (zaalouk, briouates or cooked salad) and your main course of choice: chicken tagine with preserved lemons, kefta tagine, lamb tagine with prunes and almonds, or couscous. Our chef guides every step with patience and good humour.

13:00 — Tasting on the rooftop. Your dishes are served on the riad's rooftop terrace with panoramic views over the medina rooftops, the Koutoubia and the Atlas Mountains. Complimentary mint tea and Moroccan pastries. The most memorable moment of the day.

14:00 — Oriental hammam. After lunch, head to the riad's hammam. A eucalyptus-scented steam bath, followed by an olive black soap scrub to eliminate toxins and reveal silky-smooth skin. An ancestral ritual in a completely private setting.

15:00 — Relaxing massage. 1 hour of organic argan oil massage in our patio massage room (or side by side on the rooftop for couples). The expert hands of our qualified beauticians release all your tension. You emerge completely rejuvenated.

16:00 — Tea and departure. One last mint tea on the rooftop before leaving with your recipes, a sachet of spices as a souvenir, and baby-soft skin.

Cooking Class + Spa Package Rates 2026

Why this package is unique

Everything in the same place, in a boutique hotel. No need to rush from one venue to another. The cooking class takes place in the riad kitchen, the hammam and massage in the riad spa. You stay in a cocoon of serenity all day, surrounded by zelliges, fountains and patio plants. That's Riad Vendôme's decisive advantage over hotels or external providers.

Deux experiences complementary. In the morning, you are active and creative, your hands in the spices. In the afternoon, you let go and put yourself in the hands of our therapists. The contrast between the energy of the kitchen and the gentleness of the spa creates a complete, balanced, memorable day. You explore Moroccan by deux of your piliers: the gastronomy and the wellbeing.

All-inclusive, one booking. The Cooking & Spa Discovery package at €97/person bundles the full morning cooking class and the afternoon hammam + massage into a single reservation, with tea, pastries, spa linen and drinks included throughout the day — no need to book and coordinate the two activities separately.

Ideal for hen parties, couples and groups

Hen parties — Our clients' favourite programme. Cooking class with the girls in the morning (laughter, spices, souk photos) followed by hammam and massage in the afternoon (relaxation, closeness, wellbeing) — it's the perfect hen party day in Marrakech. Over 30 hen party groups chose this package in 2026. The bride-to-be receives a personalised chef's apron as a surprise. See our complete hen-party packages.

Couples — The Romantic Day Trip. Cook a tagine together, lunch for two on the rooftop, then a shared hammam and a side-by-side couples massage on the panoramic terrace. It's the most romantic day you could imagine in Marrakech. Ideal for a wedding anniversary, a honeymoon, or simply a weekend for two.

Corporate seminars. The complete team-building day trip: culinary competition in the morning (team spirit, communication, creativity) + hammam and massage in the afternoon (relaxation, reward, cohesion). The ideal format for seminars of 10, 12, 14, 15, 20, 25 guests. See our packages seminar.

Yoga and wellbeing retreats. Our yoga partners combine cooking workshops, healthy dishes (vegetarian tagine, 7-vegetable couscous) and spa (purifying hammam, essential-oil massage). The perfect programme for a retreat that combines mindful eating and deep relaxation. See our offers yoga.

A Boutique Riad in the Heart of the Medina

Riad Vendôme is located in the Dar El Bacha district, considered the most beautiful neighbourhood in the medina of Marrakech. You won't find a standardised classroom or impersonal spa here — but an authentic traditional riad with its patio fountain and zelliges, its kitchen where our chef has been cooking for over 15 years, its marble and tadelakt hammam, and its panoramic rooftop with views of the Koutoubia and Atlas Mountains.

It is exactly what travellers searching "cooking class in a riad in Marrakech" are looking for: an intimate, warm venue where you feel right at home. The riad is 7 minutes on foot from Jemaa El-Fna and 5 minutes from the Dar El Bacha museum — the ideal location for combining your Cooking & Spa day trip with discovering the medina.

Eric, your point of contact French. Owner of the riad since 2011, Eric is your single point of contact. A WhatsApp message at +212 600 608 608, and he puts together your tailor-made day trip in less than 3 hours.

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Discover our cooking workshops and spa sessions on video: @riadvendome on Instagram. You'll find cooking class stories, hammam reels, rooftop photos and testimonials from our guests. Follow us to see behind the scenes of the riad and our latest culinary creations.

Easy Access — 100 metres from Bab Doukkala

Riad Vendôme makes the Cooking & Spa experience effortless from the moment you arrive. We are located in the Dar El Bacha district, 100 metres from the Dar El Bacha Palace and 100 metres from Bab Doukkala, the northern medina gate. The free 24/7 car park is at the gate, and a flat 3-minute pedestrian walk takes you to the riad — no stairs, no narrow alleys to drag luggage or shopping bags.

Practical when you also visit the souk for cooking class market shopping: walk 10 minutes to Mouassine spice merchants, return by taxi to Bab Doukkala with bags of spices, fruit and pastries — no struggle through medina alleys.

The Riad Vendôme is classified by the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism.

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