Zanzibar: Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Class

Learn about the history of spices and their importance in Zanzibar cuisine on a guided tour of a spice farm. Take a cooking class and learn to make a traditional Swahili meal.
Discover a spice tour with a cooking class in Zanzibar. Learn about the origins of the spices, their importance in Zanzibar cuisine, and utilize traditional cooking techniques. Farmers will teach you about, taste, and smell cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg, lemongrass, cloves, ylang-ylang, cumin, ginger, pepper, tamarind, chili, and other spices. You will also be able to 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.

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.

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.