The 4 Best Farm Cooking Classes in Tanzania

1.Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Lesson

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 77 reviews · 3 hours · from $65Our pick

Visit an organic spice farm near Stone Town with a local English or Swahili-speaking guide. Smell vanilla, cloves, cinnamon, and more on the plant, help make coconut milk and cassava dishes, taste young coconut and jackfruit, then share lunch and shop for spices.

“The spice tour was so fun! It was very informative. I loved learning about all of the plants and their uses. Everyone was very kind, and our guide and driver were especially great.”

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2.Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 16 reviews · 5 hours · from $61Best value

Travel from Stone Town to Jambo Spice Farm Dole for a guided walk among cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, ginger, and more. Harvest ingredients, cook with a local chef, taste tropical fruit, and enjoy lunch, music, and dance. Hotel pickup and multilingual guides are included.

“Trudno to nazwać plantacją przypraw, był to raczej większy ogród z plątaniną ścieżek i wieloma grupami zwiedzającymi, których mijasz po drodze. Przewodnik i jego pomocnik byli bardzo mili i odpowiadali na wszystkie pytania - prowadząc nas jak po sznurku do wszystkich atrakcji (szczególnie tych "płatnych") Niesmak jednak jaki mamy to to, że na każdym kroku, ktoś oczekiwał "napiwków"/datków (niestety to uczucie w nas dominuje...) 1. pan, który podał kokosa (o co nikt nie prosił) i wspiął się na drzewo, 2. pomocnik, 3. Panie które przygotowywały posiłek (pyszny - trzeba przyznać!!), 4. kierowca, który nas przywiózł 5. panowie, którzy zrobili jakieś ozdoby z liści i wkładali nam na głowy 6. było...”

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3.A private half day spice farm with a cooking lesson

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $90Top rated

After a 10:00am hotel pickup, your private guide takes you north of Zanzibar City to see vanilla, cardamom, nutmeg, tropical fruit, and other plants where they grow. Then learn to prepare Swahili food such as pilau, coconut rice, or roasted plantains before eating the meal you helped make.

“It’s was a perfect trip that i have ever done in my life, nice swahili foods alot of the experience in this. The one who arrange for us tha tours was a very nice guy and he also have an experience for this this. Hope to came back next time in Zanzibar Zanzibar Hakuna Matata.”

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4.Spice Farm Tour and Cooking Class with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 11 reviews · 5 hours · from $63

Walk through Jambo Spice Farm Dole, identify cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and lemongrass, taste tropical fruit, then help prepare a three-course Swahili meal with a local chef. Hotel pickup, equipment, lunch, and multilingual guides are included.

“Das Unternehmen holte uns nicht ab. Nur nach mehrmaligen Anrufen kam der Fahrer mit 90 Minuten Verspätung. der Ausflug verkürzte sich im diese Zeitspanne.”

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