Aelan Slow-Cooking Experience
Overview
Join us for a delightful cooking experience that embraces the rich traditions of Aelan "slow" food. Our friendly staff will welcome you and share stories about Eden on the River and our unique tourism and farming property.
Get hands-on as you learn to prepare simboros, a local delicacy, guided by our knowledgeable team. Afterward, explore our vibrant kitchen gardens, discovering key ingredients like manioc, island cabbage, and coconuts, and learn about kava’s cultural significance.
Experience the joy of making coconut milk from fresh coconuts and enjoy your culinary creations alongside a tropical fruit platter.
Whether you prefer to relax by the river or roam our gardens and playground, this enchanting cooking adventure blends cooking, culture, and community perfectly!
What's Included
- Snacks Light refreshments
- All Fees and Taxes
- Transfers are not included, unless you book the option with transfers.
Meeting and Pickup
Included with the option “Island Cooking With Transfers”.
If you require our pickup service, please ensure you book the option with transfers included in the price. Please note that cutoff for the option with transfers is +10 hours before the activity, to allow time for us to arrange the transfers. Select your pickup location from the list; should your hotel not be listed, please message or email us to confirm if we can pick you up from your location.Apologies, however, we cannot arrange our port or hotel transfer service after 6 pm on the day before your activity OR the same day as your activity as we require time to make the necessary arrangements.
For the option “Island Cooking Self-Drive”.
Rentapau Efate
Vanuatu
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
What To Expect
Join us for a fun and informative cooking experience. Immerse yourself into the rich traditions of Aelan "slow" food as we explore the ingredients, techniques and stories that weave together our island community.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (7)
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Activity code: C-100127P7
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Average 4.33 out of 5 stars based on 6 traveler reviews collected by City Balloon Tours and partner sites such as Cool Destinations and TripAdvisor
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Frequently Asked Questions (7)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (+11).
- Snacks. Light refreshments.
- All Fees and Taxes.
- Transfers are not included, unless you book the option with transfers.
There is no minimum age for this tour, so bring your wee one along for an adventure. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Aelan Slow-Cooking Experience is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Aelan Slow-Cooking Experience will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- SnacksLight refreshments
- All Fees and Taxes
- Transfers are not included, unless you book the option with transfers.
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
