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The Medina Dining Experience is the perfect introduction to the city, offering guests a fun and interactive tour of the city's gastronomic highlights while showcasing Medina's cultural heritage with hands-on activities designed to entertain as well as educate. From learning how to blend your own Dukkah spices to infusing smoked water and traditionally preparing coffee. The Medina Dining Experience is not just a meal, it’s everything the first-time visitor needs to experience.
Example Menu
Starter
Sambosas
Traditional local sambosas filled with local mint and cheese
Starter
Mantu
Traditional Medini dumplings
Main
Kabley rice
A traditional Medini rice dish served with lamb
Main
Bukhari rice
A fragrant and flavorful rice dish served with shredded carrots, raisins, and golden saffron chicken
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Once you reach the entrance to Baytona Restaurant and Cafe, head through the door and follow the path through the palm trees to the back of the restaurant where your guide will be waiting for you!
What to expect
Begin your journey by learning about the traditional method of preparing Saudi coffee in the region, and how the rhythmical sounds of the Nijr are used as a welcoming signal for strangers to partake before playing a traditional Bedouin rhythm together.
Next, learn about the ancient spice routes and put your sense of smell to the test, in a spice identification game before learning how to blend Saudi Arabia’s #1 spice mix, from Medina, to use on your food and take as a souvenir.
Watch the ancient techniques of preparing traditional smoke-infused water. before taking your seat around a feast of famed Medini rice dishes.
Finish the experience with delicious mint tea made from the many incredible mints grown locally in the region, before taking a lesson in oud, one of the most popular incense in Saudi Arabia before heading home.
Additional info
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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