The Top 4 Farm Cooking Classes in Tanzania

1.Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Lesson

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

Explore Zanzibar’s spice farms, cook a Swahili lunch, taste tropical fruit, and shop for fresh spices on this practical 3-hour tour.

“Extremely fun and enlightening tour! We learned so much about all the different spices they grow at the farm. Not to mention, the staff were so incredibly friendly and kind! Only downside was that we did not cook the food with them. Rather they showed us some of the ingredients for one of the side dishes, which we slightly helped out with. Otherwise, a lovely experience! Highly recommend:)”

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2.Spice Farm Tour with Traditional Cooking Class

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

Tour Zanzibar’s spices, harvest local ingredients, and cook a Swahili meal at Jambo Spice Farm, with hotel pickup and lunch included.

“Great experience! Big farm with many different kinds of spices. We liked how to tour guide always made us guess the spices and all about them. The cooking class was interesting, but we felt a bit unwanted. The ladies showed us how to prepare the dishes, but did not seem interested in speaking to us. Would be better to have a shared cooking class rather than private. At each single stop they've always asked us for tips which was annoying. Overall we recommend the tour.”

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

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

Explore Zanzibar’s spice farms, taste tropical fruit, and learn Swahili cooking in a private half-day tour with hotel pickup.

“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

Explore Zanzibar’s spice farms, taste tropical fruit, and cook a three-course Swahili meal with a local chef for $63.

“The tour itself was interesting, but there was a misunderstanding with the driver. Instead of picking us up, he picked up other people from our hotel, so we had to wait over an hour. There was also a lack of communication with the provider, which we thought was really bad. The spice farm was nice. We got to try many spices directly from the plants. We smelled them, and we touched some of them, too! We also tried many tropical fruits, such as red bananas and small mangoes. Literally everyone asked us for tips, which left a bitter aftertaste, and the tour lost some of its authenticity. The cooking class…”

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