TANZANIA
The trips worth your time.
The 15 most popular food tours in Tanzania. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what you will pay.
A 3-hour Stone Town evening food walk: Darajani Market produce hustle, sunset drinks, and Forodhani Gardens street food for about $35.
“Juma was absolutely amazing, I am a female doing a solo trip and he made me feel so comfortable. The food was delicious and overall experienced made me very excited for my time in Zanzibar.”
2.5-hour Stone Town street food tour with Lodi: sample Zanzibar staples like sambuusa and uji. Small group, $40.
“Tour was underwhelming and was below what we expected unfortunately. Lodi was fun but other than little bits of anecdotes about buildings/streets, we didn’t really get much history talks/stories about the place or the food we were eaRead more”
Shop Arusha’s central food market, choose two dishes, then cook in a real local kitchen in Sanawari with lunch or dinner included.
“We were really excited since we booked this experience and the most amazing part is when we started with a food market tour, the smell was beautiful, everything was local and fresh from the 2 different sides of the central food market (Read more”
Arusha’s Ambureni organic coffee and local food tour: handpick beans, brew your own cup, and eat mamas’ dishes near Mt Meru.
“A memorable experience learning about a real Tanzanian farm, and especially coffee from bean to cup. Trying the coffee at the end of the experience in the treehouse with an amazing view was a particular highlight. Extremely friendly and knowledgeable host - highly recommended tour for an authentic, relaxed day.”
Taste Stone Town street food by night with a guide, a Darajani Market stop, Africa House sunset drinks, and a Forodhani Gardens dinner.
“Great way to experience the Night Market, especially if you are traveling alone. My guide Kassim was great and very knowledgeable about Stone Town.”
A small-group Stone Town food walk in Zanzibar with coffee, snacks, market bites, and history cues for $40 in 2–3 hours.
“Mussawir gave us a great intro to all the food Zanzibar has to offer, along with some general history and tips about Stone Town!”
Walk through Sinoni, Arusha for street-food tastings and community life, guided by the Jamii imarika foundation. Small group, real context.
“Jackson and Given were great at showing me around the neighborhood, they shared lots of interesting information and were very helpful and friendly. I enjoyed the foodie treats along our walk and am grateful to them for showing me a side oRead more”
Shop Arusha’s central food market, cook traditional Tanzanian dishes with chef Neema, then eat what you make on a 5-hour class.
“The cooking class and the tour are amazing, the guides know a lot about the food and the country and are open to answer all your questions! we had a lovely day thank you very much!”
A short 3-hour Serval Wildlife Tour from Arusha or Moshi with guided animal encounters, guided walks, and lunch with drinks.
“Such a fantastic experience!”
Walk Stone Town at sunset, taste street food at Darajani and Forodhani Gardens, plus Old Fort stops and hotel transfers.
“Eine äußerst interessante Tour mit viel Infos über Geschichte, die exotischen Märkte und Einblicke in Architektur traditioneller Hotels in der UNESCO geschützten Altstadt. Wundervolle Abendstimmung am Hafen und auf dem Food market. Aufmerksamer Guide, freundlich, gut verständlich und pünktlich. Eine Tour, die man unbedingt buchen sollte und einer Tagestour in Stone Town vorziehen sollte.”
Private Blue Safari in Zanzibar: dhow, dolphins, snorkeling, Kwale Island seafood BBQ, baobab and Stone Town, pickup included.
“We have a great time at Blue safari I and my friends, we do snorkeling and after that we just go for the lunch which was very nice, Sea Food BBQ.”
Private Arusha-to-Moshi day: Materuni waterfalls hike, Kikuletwa hot springs swim, Chagga coffee roasting, and a conservation sanctuary visit.
“A great experience with moorland safaris, a Guide with a lot of knowledge. Explains the history of his country very well. A beautiful waterfall, and thanks to Eli I was able to make my coffee while dancing !”
![Zanzibar Cooking Class [Swahili food test ] and Spice farm Private tour - The 3-Hour Spice Farm Walk: Why It’s More Than a Tour](https://i.exploringtanzania.com/wp-content/uploads/zanzibar-cooking-class-swahili-food-test-and-spice-farm-private-tour.jpg)
Zanzibar organic spice farm and private Swahili cooking class: touch fresh spices, harvest cassava, make coconut milk, enjoy farm lunch.
“+great customer service (Amina was our guide) -you’ll want to plan to tip several different people (guide, cooking class, coconut drink, driver) so have a lot of change in cash or shillings as they do not take cards for that or purchases. It’s definiRead more”
Private dhow sail from Stone Town to Quail Island for Kwale reef snorkeling and a sandbank seafood BBQ lunch. 6 hours.
“Was een leuke dag maar de reisleiders waren erg met zichzelf en de bemanning bezig……de bbq was wel erg goed”
A private Nungwi spice-farm walk and cooking class where you pick ingredients, cook traditional dishes with local women, then eat what you made.
“The spice tour and cooking class are both an amazing experience and made for a great day. The tour guides involved are extremely knowledgeable and all around incredible people to get to know. Can’t recommend this enough!!”
