Tanzania Cooking Class: Traditional Food Journey

Discover Tanzania’s culinary secrets with a market tour and cooking class. Shop, cook, and savor traditional dishes like Ugali and Pilau.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Arusha - Clients will first visit the central food market for a 30-minute tour before proceeding to the cooking lesson. This market is an excellent spot for travelers to immerse themselves in Tanzanian local life, offering a variety of local foods, mostly sourced from within the country, with a small percentage being imported. Visitors will have…
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Public transport for gain best experience
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Private transport
  • Tips
  • Drinks
Additional Information

Discover the rich culinary culture of Tanzania through this immersive cooking class, which takes you from ingredient selection to enjoying your meal. Begin with a visit to a local market to purchase fresh ingredients, then travel by safe public transport (tuk-tuk or Dala Dala) with a knowledgeable local guide to the cooking class venue.
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Location
Arusha
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Rewardt2025
Mar 19, 2025
Best Tour and Recommended For Anyone Who Looking For Local Experience - The best highlight of Arusha, cooking class is amazing things to do while you are in Arusha, we started with the pickup from hotel with the guide who show as the beautiful local food market and then after we drive to until to the home place where we met the lady who show guide us from one stage until we make the local food with our hands buy ourselves. After cooked the food we seat in the table and we had a lunch together and make a lot of fun stories with them and told us alot of fact about the local Tanzanians especially the tribe of Meru! I recommend this tour for anyone who look for local amazing experiences in Arusha!
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595daimak
Mar 6, 2025
A Taste Of Tanzania (Feeling of Home & Traditional Cooking) - My Tanzania cooking class experience was truly exceptional and all expectations. From the moment we met our warm and welcoming host, it felt like stepping into a genuine Tanzania home. The market tour was a vibrant immersion into a local life, with our guide expertly navigating the bustling stalls, explaining the diverse array of fresh produce, spice and meats. We leaned about the origins and uses of ingredients that are fundamental to Tanzanian cuisine. Back at the house, the hands-on cooking lesson was a delight. We prepared flavorful dishes which is Ugali and Chapati and some local vegetables and souce., Alll while learning traditional techniques and stories behind each recipe. The atmosphere was relaxed and fun, fostering a genuine connection with our host and the culture. Sharing the meal we had prepared together was the perfect culmination of the experience, leaving us with not just new cooking skills, but also a deeper appreciation for Tanzania hospitality and culinary heritage. This tour is an absolute must for anyone seeking an authentic and memorable cultural experience in Tanzania
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Martapx5901ao
Feb 26, 2025
Experience to do!! - Experience absolutely to do! Israel is very kind and extremely helpful and also his cousin who in our case was the chef, the market tour is very interesting and after you can choose two dishes that you want to learn to cook. The evening is very pleasant and the food delicious!
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Williamjw1180oq
Feb 24, 2025
Immersive Cultural & Culinary Delight - This cooking class and market tour was the absolute highlight of my trip to Arusha! From the moment we met our guide (Adeline) , at the vibrant local market, I knew we were in for a treat. The market itself was a sensory explosion - the colors, smells and sounds were captivating. We learned about unique Tanzanian ingredients and how they're used in traditional dishes. The cooking class was hands-on and so much fun! We prepared delicious dishes like Ugali, local spinach , Cooking banana and beef. And learned about cultural significance behind them. The instructors were patient, knowledgeable and made the whole experience enjoyable. And the best part eating the incredible meal we prepared! If you want an authentic and unforgettable Tanzania culinary experience, this is it!
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Athanasiosa456
Feb 9, 2025
Super market with delicious food - Super cool activity, we discovered lots of things and the guides was super nice and cheerful. The local market was really local and great to learn so much from local, we actually love it so much the market with guided tour of Israel. The meal was absolutely delicious, great experience, we prepare by ourselves and we had it for lunch. I recommend
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Katiefe3722nf
Jan 29, 2025
Wonderful Delicious outcome! - 10/10 this was an amazing class, and I strongly recommend it! Chef Mag taught us how to prepare some of the traditional food from scratch. This consisted the kneading, the resting, the breaking off pieces, rolling them out, how to stuff and cook them. What I was really appreciated what how creative she was in her teaching methods. The market tour is so perfect with our guide Israel who picked up from our hotel to the central food market for amazing and different market than our home and the tour there it really feel us we are in real Africa because I didn't see any tourists there it's only local with their busy work in the market. This tour is really nice for learning about Tanzania life and traditional food. I recommend it!
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Doroth_ew2025
Jan 26, 2025
Absolute Must For Food Lovers! - Taking the Tanzania cooking class with Israel as our guide and we met Chef home for the cooking class. Both was as absolutely highlights of the tour, we start picked from our hotel with Israel and take us in amazing market for the tour of 30 minutes. The session was well-organized, engaging and full of flavor. We learned how to make two local dishes: Ugali and cooking banana. It was amazing experience we had with this people and we went in one of the local area that we enjoyed more the place. After cooking we savoured the dishes and make sure to come hungry and it's a lot of food you will get. Really great experience that we definitely recommend!
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