Stone Town Foodie Walk

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2 hours
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1 - 5 guests
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Explore Stone Town's rich food culture on this walking tour. Taste influences from Portugal, Oman, and India as you wander the narrow streets, discovering local flavors and history.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Embark on a flavourful grassroots “Foodie Walk”; a discovery of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Stone Town through its food history  The tour starts off at Forodhani Gardens for a briefing of the tour drawing from Zanzibar’s eclectic food heritage.


This tour features a walk through the narrow winding streets of Stone Town, discovering the archipelago’s rich food culture, which has drawn influences from the Portuguese who brought the staple ‘boflo bread’, the Omani/Yemeni who introduced their coffee served at many ‘coffee corners’, the Indians who came with their ‘bhajia & kachori’ from Gujarat, that is now a staple part of the ‘Zanzibar Urojo mix’ and much more.The highlight of the tour is ofcourse in the tasting of the various foods at ‘local joints’; where one learns of Zanzibar’s heritage right in the middle of the buzzing old town.

What You Get

GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Professional guide
Bottled water
Lunch
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Good To Know

  • Dress code is casual; covering shoulders and knees to respect the local culture
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • A maximum of 5 people per booking

What You’ll Experience

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Stone Town

The tour will start off at Forodhani Garden for briefing over traditional coffee with some sweet snacks to go them whilst looking over the Indian Ocean. As the tour commences, your guide will uncover the truth behind the various food influences in Zanzibar. • 3 hour walking tour of Stone Town with a trained guide whilst discovering the archipelago's food secrets • Sample boflo bread at a local bakery, Indian Zanzibar Urojo mix, sip on some hand-pressed sugarcane juice • Walk through inner Stone Town and learn about the best 'local food joints' • Visit a buzzing food market and taste some seasonal tropical fruits • Tour is conducted privately or in small groups of uptown 5 people to maintained personalised experiences The tour has been curated to offer hotel pickup/drop-off in Stone Town for personal tours ONLY. The tour excludes any transportation, tips, additional food items, drinks not offered during the tour.
3 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

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We can pick up from hotels in Stone Town. If is outside of Stone Town (not walking distance), an additional fee will be applied.
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Forodhani, Mjini Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania, TZ

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End Point

Darajani, Mjini Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania, TZ

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Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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