Highlights
- Immerse yourself in Garifuna culture with a hands-on cooking experience
- Learn traditional coconut processing and cooking techniques
- Prepare authentic Garifuna dishes over an open flame with local hosts
- Explore a medicinal herbal garden and learn about its healing properties
Description
Begin your journey with a scenic boat ride across the lagoon to Kalipuna Afro-Indigenous Cultural Heritage Island, where you are welcomed like family. From the moment you arrive, this is more than a cooking class — it is a full cultural immersion designed to awaken all the senses.
Together with local Garifuna hosts, harvest and prepare fresh ingredients the traditional way. Learn the sacred role coconut plays in Garifuna cuisine as you husk coconuts by hand, grate fresh coconut, and extract rich coconut milk used in many beloved dishes.
Discover ancestral cooking methods over open flame while preparing authentic Garifuna meals from scratch using locally sourced ingredients, herbs, spices, seasonal produce, and fresh island flavors.
As the meal simmers, immerse yourself in Garifuna history, storytelling, language, music, and herbal knowledge. Walk through the herbal garden and learn how medicinal plants have long supported wellness, healing, and survival within the community. Listen to stories of resilience, migration, culture, and identity shared by passionate local cultural bearers.
Whether you are traveling solo, as a couple, with family, or in a group, every guest is encouraged to participate fully in the experience.
Finally, gather together to enjoy the delicious meal you helped create while overlooking the peaceful island surroundings. At Palmento Grove, strangers often leave feeling like family.
Includes
Boat transfer to and from the island
Guided cultural and culinary experience
Cooking ingredients and equipment
Freshly prepared Garifuna meal
Herbal garden tour
Local guide and cultural host
Excludes
Gratuity
Important Information
- Suitable for most ages and experience levels
Comfortable clothing and footwear recommended
Vegetarian options may be available upon request
Rain or shine experience
Advance booking recommended due to limited group sizes
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
