Top 5 Zanzibar Cooking Classes

1.Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Lesson

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

Visit an organic spice farm with a local English- or Swahili-speaking guide. Touch vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and pepper plants, taste jackfruit and young coconut, help make coconut milk and cassava dishes, then eat lunch and shop for spices. Pickup is available from Stone Town and Zanzibar beach hotels.

“We had the time of our lives! Very informative and helpful to understand Zanzibar’s culture! Our guide and driver get beyond any doubt 11/10! They were very nice people, very knowledgeable and friendly. They taught us words in Swahili, everything about spices in detail and also shared some historic information about Zanzibar. The absolute best experience we could have for a warm welcome to Zanzibar! Asante sana dodo ❤️”

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2.Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Class

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

From Stone Town, your guide takes you to Jambo Spice Farm Dole for a walking tour, spice tasting, fruit sampling, harvesting, and a traditional cooking class. You will smell cloves, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, and more, then cook lunch with a local chef such as Aïcha. Hotel pickup, equipment, drinks, and entrance fees are included.

“excellente activité de la prise à l'hôtel jusqu'au retour . un superbe moment de partage avec Aïcha avec qui nous avons cuisiné et partagé le déjeuner, dégustation de fruits , bonnes explications de notre guide sur la totalité des plantes et épices. une magnifique journée”

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

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

Travel north from Zanzibar City after breakfast for a private spice-farm walk with guides such as Machano or Mussa. See vanilla, cardamom, nutmeg, tropical fruit, and medicinal plants, then cook a Swahili dish in a local home. Rice, pilau, roasted plantains, and coconut milk dishes may feature.

“The cooking lesson was awsome we enjoyed the tour saw many spices in the farm the guide explained alot and after finishing walking in the farm we went to the local house where we start the class and was amazing good experiance and culture thank You guys”

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4.Spice Farm Tour and Cooking Class with Lunch

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

Spend five hours exploring Jambo Spice Farm Dole, where you can smell cloves, cinnamon, ginger, and lemongrass at the source, taste tropical fruit, and help prepare a three-course Swahili meal. Guide Mateo has led a playful, hands-on version of the tour, though the cooking is more shared preparation than formal instruction.

“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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5.Cooking Class Tour, Stone Town Tour, Horseback Riding

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 10 hours · from $220

Spend a full day seeing several sides of Zanzibar with private hotel pickup, a local-home cooking class, a boat trip around Mnemba Island Atoll, a three-hour Stone Town visit, and one hour on horseback. The tour costs $220 per person, includes lunch and a private guide, and suits guests who want variety without arranging separate excursions.

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