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Lerato Foods & Naturals

Morocco 2025 - Africana Retreats & Cooking Holidays

£4,890.00

 

Experience Africa like never before on our enchanting culinary adventures

“Over the years, I have enjoyed bringing people together to share memorable experiences at my feasts, to share African recipes and stories far and wide, and also through my cookbook AFRICANA. Now we can cook, feast and travel while making new memories, together.” Lerato.

NEW DATE: In June 2025 experience the extraordinary Gnawa festival in Essaouira. A celebration of an ancestral art form of music that transcends borders. 
  

   

MOROCCO RETREATS & COOKING HOLIDAYS

From Marrakech, The Atlas Mountains to the dessert, enjoy the experience of a lifetime with award-winning author, chef & presenter, Lerato. Filled with as much serenity as it is with adventure, our retreats and cooking holidays are inspired by the AFRICANA cookbook, celebrating the rich diverse food, culture and people of this great continent.

Upcoming Retreat 

 

A week of exceptional food & experiences from the Medina of Marrakesh to the Atlas Mountains

June 20th 2025 - June 28th 2025 

October 22nd - 30th 2025

October 2024 / Sold Out

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from £3,890 per person (double occupancy - 2 people booking together)

£4,890 (single occupancy - 1 person only)

 (Max. 10 guests for our group retreats)

Join the waiting list before booking, and we will get back to you with availability

          
You can pay a deposit to secure your spot today and set up a payment plan

     


 
Be prepared to be seduced by African warmth and vibrancy as you cook with organic and local fresh produce & feast to your heart's content.

From cooking with the ‘Dadas’ in Marrakesh known as expert cooks of aristocrats and meandering through the souks within the red Medina walls, exploring the wondrous lands of the Berbers in the rolling Atlas Mountains and enchanting Desserts, you will be completely enchanted by the sites, the flavours, the sounds and the people.

Lerato and our team have expertly curated an unforgettable experience for you. Get ready for an experience of a lifetime!

    

    
Praise for Africana 
  

‘It is a glorious book: an education and an invitation. There is such life in its pages and such food!’

Nigella Lawson

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"Leaf through Africana and you’ll be sticking Post-it notes everywhere … There isn’t a dish I don’t want to cook."
Diana Henry, the Saturday Telegraph
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"An Outstanding new book that will wake up your taste buds. Lerato is a genius with flavours." 
Delicious magazine
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"No plantains will go to waste with this book nearby"
BBC Good Food
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Highlights of our retreat includes;

    
Explore unique & contrasting parts of Morocco from the red city of Marrakesh, the desert of Agafay and the Atlas Mountains

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Fresh organic food cooked daily. Fresh fish from the nearby coast, olives you can pick yourself and olive oil harvested just footsteps away. Feast at my favourite restaurants, street foods stops, the best pâtisseries and more

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Stay in architectural masterpieces, from our luxurious eco-friendly Earth House with a stunning swimming pool, a sprawling villa with 180 degrees views of the Atlas Mountains

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Visit the home of our friends, the Amazigh people (known as Berbers), and experience bustling market life

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Immersive feasts & cooking classes in our private villa, in a 5-star hotel & in a Women’s Culinary Training Center which is our chosen cause to support in Morocco

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Rich cultural immersion at every turn!

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No lonely travellers. Fostering togetherness as well as your individual space and needs

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Much more, on this unforgettable experience with like-minded people

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Morocco Retreat                   

 Memories from our previous guests

"The trip of a lifetime! The food! Oh, the food! Fresh, organic and prepared to perfection!
Excellent host and amazing company. Lerato thought of it all. So many different flavours teased my palate. Her team were amazing and catered to my every need. Thank you for the wonderful memories."
  
Diunde Smith, from Bermuda

"With careful attention and love on Africana Cookery Retreat, the variety of food prepared by Lerato and her team was scrumptious, and the accommodation was excellent, tucked in a secluded breathtaking location with awesome scenery. I highly recommend this cookery retreat to all. Go and explore the beauty that Africa has to offer."
     
Emily, from London
   
"Ghana, the food, the company all made for a great time. Everyone loved their gifts. They are asking about the food. They want me to cook some of your recipes. I loved that you chose such a beautiful and tranquil lodge. I loved the food! There wasn't anything I didn't like. The excursions gave me a good insight into the diversity of Ghana.”
  
Marilyn, from Bermuda
Our social & economic impact
   
Through our travels, we will endeavour to give back to our host country, by empowering local people from our tour guides, cooks, and drivers to local producers such as chocolate makers, shea butter producers, organic growers and all who we work with to provide you an enriching experience. As part of our commitment, we will support a chosen charity or social cause in each location of our retreats. Time permitting, we will endeavour to visit our chosen cause or social enterprise that is making a difference in the community. 
   

Ready for your adventure?  

Now, all you have to do is book your place on our holiday, book your flights, prepare to travel and leave the rest to me and our amazing team to create a most memorable experience.
                 
Please join the waiting list by writing to us for more about our retreat. Let us know which of the retreats you would like to join and how many people in your party. We will get back to you as soon as possible with our detailed brochure. After we confirm availability, you can return here to book your place by paying in full or in instalments.
   
  

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 With our experience and network, we can also organise private retreats. Please write to info@leratofoods.com

Lerato Africana

Morocco 2025 - Africana Retreats & Cooking Holidays

£4,890.00