Spice tour + Cooking Class In Zanzibar

Overview

After breakfast our tour will start with a drive to a very popular village – Kizimbani, known for its various

spice growing and tropical fruits, seeing, smelling and tasting some of the tropical fruits and variety of spices such as cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, turmeric, nutmeg..etc. Most of the spices were introduced to Zanzibar by Asian, Arabs and Portuguese traders and are still being used as condiments in food and as medicine by the locals to cure certain maladies.

You will then get an opportunity to visit a local village house to experience the real insight of Zanzibar’s cuisine and get a chance to see how local dishes are prepared using traditional and local utensils and cooked with various spices mixed with coconut milk that will give you a superb flavor and taste of Zanzibar Flavours. The food that will be cooked during the lesson will be served to you for lunch

Tour Highlights

• Hands-on cooking lessons
• Suitable for individuals and groups
• Each session is followed by lunch or dinner
• Introduction to local spices grown on the Island
• Walking tour of Zanzibar spice farms and plantations
• Designed for those who want to create delicious Swahili meals
• Learn about spices, local herbs, origins and the medicinal uses

Additional Information

• Tour may be operated by a multi-lingual guide
• A moderate amount of walking is involved
• Good walking shoes would be ideal