Tanzania · Cooking

5-Hour Zanzibar Spice Village Tour with Cooking Lesson and Lunch

5 Hours Round trip from Unnamed Road Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore the aromatic spice village of Zanzibar and taste fresh seasonal fruits
  • 02 Gain insights into local Swahili culture, cuisine, and the medicinal uses of spices
  • 03 Experience a hands-on outdoor cooking lesson with fresh ingredients
  • 04 Meet a local woman and learn traditional cassava cultivation techniques
  • 05 Enjoy a delicious homemade lunch featuring the food you cooked

Enjoy the taste of seasonal fruits, walk through villages, and smell different spices cultivated by locals in Zanzibar's spice village. Learn more about local culture, Swahili cuisine, and the medicinal uses of spices. Meet a local woman and discover traditional cassava cultivation skills, then collect cassava leaves for an outdoor cooking lesson followed by a delicious lunch.

Collect some cassava leaves and head to her home for an outdoor kitchen cooking lesson.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Not applicable
City Zanzibar
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

Zanzibar Spice Farm, Village Walk, and Cooking Experience

  • Leave from Stone Town, or another agreed location, and begin with a tour of the spice farm.

  • Smell and taste different spices and fruits, and learn how they are cultivated and used.

  • Gain cultural insights into how spices are used in Swahili cuisine, medicine, and beauty products.

  • Enjoy some fresh seasonal fruits before taking a short 5-minute car ride to the nearby village.

  • Take a short walking tour of the village to see how the houses are built and how people live.

  • Meet a local woman who will show you how she cultivates cassava, and get the chance to try the skills of an African farmer. Collect some cassava leaves and head to her home for an outdoor kitchen cooking lesson.

  • Have a delicious locally cooked lunch.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Unnamed Road 1 city · 5 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transport

  • Cooking equipment

  • Chef

  • Food that you have cooked

What's Not Included

  • Anything not mentioned in inclusions

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Zanzibar, Tanzania
Tour start
Unnamed Road, Tanzania
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 5 hours finish where they began, in Unnamed Road.

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