Best Zanzibar Luxury Cooking Class - Best Swahili Cooking Class In Zanzibar.
- Learn about the preparation of authentic Zanzibar food.
- Get hands-on, sit, talk and eat during an intimate class.
- Classes taught in a comfort local and beautiful nature restaurant.
- Receive recipes, soft beverages and the food you prepare.
- Forage throughout his backyard plantation local ingredients, spices and produce.
Visit an organic spice farm on this 3-hour guided tour to learn about one of Zanzibar’s most popular industries: spices. Discover how the islands produce cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper, and more. See why the Zanzibar Archipelago, together with Tanzania's Mafia Island, is sometimes called the "Spice Islands". When you arrive, the spice farm guide will describe how the spices are grown and used as medication and flavor in dishes. See spices like vanilla, cardamom, nutmeg, and many more. You’ll be able to touch, smell, and taste the spices and herbs directly from plants—you’ve never smelled spices as fresh as these before. Along with these fragrant plants, there will also be some fresh tropical fruits to see and taste. Later, take the opportunity to join a cassava leaf harvest, make coconut milk, and practice some cooking. Then, a coconut tree climber will pick some fresh young coconut fruits for you to try. End the trip with lunch at the spice farm and the opportunity to purchase spices from the shop.
Learn to prepare a traditional 3-course Authentic Zanzibar meal using seasonal local spices and Locally Sourced ingredients in a comfort restaurant. Learn the secrets of Zanzibar cuisine during your 3-hour villicon cooking class. Our cooking classes are designed so you can learn about local and regional food and flavors while overlooking the Zanzibar Sea. Work alongside our local Chef in his well-appointed kitchen and prepare a meal with the island’s freshest local ingredients. Whether you want to get hands-on, or just sit, watch, talk and eat, there are never more than 10 people at a time, making the classes feel more like close friends sitting for a meal! All visitors receive a full menu with recipes, Enjoy our local Zanzibar, or local beverages, and the food they prepare and cook. The view of the Zanzibar nature is included at no extra cost! Come and learn the secrets of delicious Zanzibar cooking to take back home and enjoy forever.
09:00 Arriving + Greet and Meet
09:15 Menu Introduction + Day Routine
09:30 Heading to Local Market
10:15 Back at Pishi HQ to prepare for cooking
10:30 - 11:30 Prepare cooking Items + Cooking Classes
11:30 - 12:00 Free time as we arrange for lunch + Explore the neighbourhood + Discover the boutique Shop* + Henna Painting*
12:15 Lunch Time 13:00 End of lunch 13:30 Experience End **day may not go as above planned as classes depend on the group stories and extra fun activity may pop up :)
Karibu Tena
Pick up.
From other Coastal Areas
For clients staying in North, North East, East, South East, South and South West Coast Area .
resorts/hotels
Pickup included
Drop off.
From other Coastal Areas
For clients staying in North, North East, East, South East, South and South West Coast Area .
resorts/hotels
Drop Off included
- Pocketknife. What's a mango without a knife? ...
- A Full-To-The-Brim Reusable Water Bottle. Or four! ...
- Really Good Walking Shoes. ...
- A Sensible Backpack That Puts Weight on the Waist. ...
- Food and Snacks. ...
- Medical Kit. ...
- Comfortable shoes
- Sun hat
- Swimwear
- Sunscreen
- Respectful clothes.
- Headlamp or Source of Light.
- And more…….
Lunch
Baking, roasting, frying, grilling, barbecuing, smoking, boiling...
Air-conditioned vehicle
All Fees and Taxes
Guided / Instractor
Bottled water.
Alcoholic Beverages
As not mentioned
08:00 am
Basmati rice, oil, rice , turmeric, cumin, cinnamon sticks, cardamom pods, curry leaves, vegetable stock, fresh coriander, salt and pepper and much more.
Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advice at time of booking if required (lunch)
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation.
- Pets are not allowed.
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Cancellation and Refund Policy:
All cancellations must be made in writing to us at least a month prior to the date of arrival of the client. We levy the following cancellation charges.
» 10% of the total amount if the booking is cancelled 30 days prior
» 25% of the total amount if the booking is cancelled 15 days prior
» 50% of the total amount if the booking is cancelled 07 days prior
» 100% cancellation in case of no show
All hotel reservation require reconfirmation by the agent / customer at least a one week prior to the date of check in failing which hotels reserve the right to levy at least one night retention which is payable by the customer making reservation through us Villicon Tours & Travel Ltd. do not take any responsibility to make any refund on deposit to the clients until the same has been received by us from the hotel/s. If payment of the tour is through Credit Card charge then the contract is irrevocable. If there is any complaint regarding services it should be communicated to Villicon Tours & Travel Ltd. while the tour is still on. Refund, if any, will be made in TZS only in Zanzibar before the departure at the end of the tour, as per the conversion rate prevailing at the time of refund. In case of any legal dispute the Jurisdiction will be stone City, Zanzibar.
Refunds for unused services or shortening of tour due to genuine reason will be executed within 20 days of your returning to your home Country.
We are strongly recommended Any cancellation of a reservation must be in writing, either by e-mail, and shall only be effective upon its receipt and acknowledgment.
