This is not a cooking demonstration you watch from a chair - it is a real kitchen session with the woman who started Sigiriya's very first cooking classes over 15 years ago. Together you will shop for market-fresh ingredients, grind your own sambols over a coconut scraper, and prepare a full Sri Lankan rice and curry on the clay hearth. Sessions are capped at two guests, so every question gets answered and every dish gets your hands in it.
Pick how many seats you need and the price updates instantly - there is nothing to pay now, simply settle with your host when you arrive. Send the request over WhatsApp with your preferred date and any dietary notes, and the address, directions and your host's contact details come back to you before the class. Market shopping, the fully hands-on preparation and the full meal you sit down to afterwards are all part of the session.
What Makes It Special
Pioneering Expertise
Learn from the master herself - the very person who introduced cooking classes to Sigiriya over 15 years ago.
Intimate & Exclusive
Strictly limited to just 2 participants per session, with only two classes hosted daily.
Pay on Arrival
No advance deposit required - reserve your spot online and simply pay when you arrive.
Proof From Our Previous Trips
Real moments from the Cooking Class journeys we have already run - hover any photo for the full preview, the strip keeps sliding on its own.
Why Travellers Choose This
The details that turn a booking into the kind of day people tell their friends about.
Sigiriya's Original Pioneer
Your host introduced cooking classes to this town over 15 years ago - the experience others copied, done at its source.
Fully Hands-On
You grind, chop, stir and plate - from coconut sambol scraped by hand to the final rice and curry spread on the table.
Market-Fresh Ingredients
Ingredients are chosen fresh for your session - curry leaves, gotukola, king coconut and spices picked the same morning.
Vegetarian & Vegan Friendly
Every menu adapts - flag dietary needs in the booking notes and your host plans the dishes around them.
Recipes To Take Home
Leave with the full written recipes, so the flavours of Sigiriya keep cooking long after the flight home.
You Eat What You Cook
The class ends around the table with everything you prepared - come hungry; this is a full meal, not a tasting portion.
Sigiriya's Original Pioneer
Your host introduced cooking classes to this town over 15 years ago - the experience others copied, done at its source.
Fully Hands-On
You grind, chop, stir and plate - from coconut sambol scraped by hand to the final rice and curry spread on the table.
Market-Fresh Ingredients
Ingredients are chosen fresh for your session - curry leaves, gotukola, king coconut and spices picked the same morning.
Vegetarian & Vegan Friendly
Every menu adapts - flag dietary needs in the booking notes and your host plans the dishes around them.
Recipes To Take Home
Leave with the full written recipes, so the flavours of Sigiriya keep cooking long after the flight home.
You Eat What You Cook
The class ends around the table with everything you prepared - come hungry; this is a full meal, not a tasting portion.
