Zanzibar: The Swahili Food Experience with Spice Farm Tour Private Tour With No Hotel Pickup and drop-off
ID: GYG1020831-1577576
Category:
Country: Tanzania
Duration:
07:00 hours
Description
Explore a spice farm in Zanzibar and learn about the history of spices. Take a cooking class and learn to make a traditional Swahili meal with a local chef.
Begin your experience with a pickup from your hotel in Zanzibar. Head to a spice farm and learn about the origins of the spices, their importance in Zanzibar cuisine, and traditional cooking techniques.
Meet the farmers and learn about, taste, and smell cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, lemongrass, cloves, ylang-ylang, cumin, ginger, pepper, tamarind, chili, and other spices. Sample freshly picked tropical fruits such as mangoes, passion fruit, avocado, papaya, local grapefruits, bananas, pineapples, and more.
Your teacher will explain the culinary and medicinal uses of spices and herbs. Harvest vegetables and spices, and cook a traditional meal with a local chef. Upon arrival, take a walking tour around the farm. Harvest some of the ingredients with your culinary expert and head back to the class to cook together.
Learn about the origins of the spices, their importance in Zanzibar food, and utilize old cooking techniques. Cook a traditional meal with your chef and enjoy the food you made. Admire the cooking apparatuses, which are replicated from bygone eras when our ancestors enjoyed great days with food around the coast of Zanzibar.
Highlights
- Immerse yourself in the rich history and culture of Zanzibar's spices
- Learn to cook a traditional Swahili meal with a local chef
- Discover the origins and uses of spices like cinnamon and vanilla
- Harvest fresh ingredients and cook a meal with a local chef
- Enjoy a guided tour of a private spice farm and support local farmers
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Opportunity to buy fresh spices
Self-drive option available
INCLUDED
- Guided tour of spice farm
- Visit to spice farm
- Culinary experience
- Spice coffee or spice tea
- Traditional Swahili cooking class
- Tasting of spices and fruits
- Opportunity to buy fresh Spices
- Lunch
- Government Tax
NOT INCLUDED
- Personal expenses
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
