Swahili Kitchen

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Duration
2 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 10 guests
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Discover Swahili Kitchen, where authentic flavors come alive. Enjoy a culinary journey at Sahani, savoring traditional Swahili, Indian, and Arabic-infused dishes in Stone Town.

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

Experience Details

“Sahani” is a local family home kitchen that offers taste of local and traditional swahili dishes.

Unlike most of restaurants in Stone Town, which mainly serve continental and European dishes, Sahani is the place where you can get the really swahili dishes in Stone Town Essentially the food here has trace of Indian, Arabic and Swahili elements, styles and dishes.

Sample Menu

MAIN
Coconut sause and spices
Serve with rice and chapati

What You Get

Dinner
Pick up/drop off front old fort

Good To Know

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

Local Kitchen We like to offer a real Zanzibarian experience, as local family come up and introduce “Sahani”, some thing new in Stone Town, “Sahani” is a local family home kitchen that offers taste of local and traditional swahili dishes. Unlike most of restaurants in Stone Town, which mainly serve continental and European dishes, Sahani is the place where you can get the really swahili dishes in Stone Town Essentially the food here has trace of Indian, Arabic and Swahili elements, styles and dishes all together. We use growing spices, vegetables and herbs such as: nutmeg, cloves, garlic, cinnamon, cardamom, pepper and ginger. Your tongue deserves to be exited as you enjoy meals after Spice Tour, Stone Town Tour or spending time around Zanzibar. Sahani make sure you get a really taste of the seafood, spice and coconut. Always no Menu, only chef surprises, vegetarian please let us know when you make booking. Max 10 people to serve. Dinner start 6:00 evening, if you want to experience cooking in our Sahani Kitchen our chef waiting for you, we will start one hour before dinner. Free pick up/drop off front old fort other places on request. Come and taste the Zanzibar feelings

Start Time

Start Time / Opening Hours
05/03/2020 - 10/09/2026
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SUNDAY
12:00 - 18:00

Meeting & Pickup

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Front Old Fort in Stone Town
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Meeting Point

Bububu, Malawi Road, Magharibi Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania, TZ

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Go to in-front of Bububu Police Station some body with sign "SAHANI" on hand will be there.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

For experiences with opening hours, the cancellation deadline is 24 hours before the earliest opening time on the scheduled date.

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What People Are Saying
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Great local cuisine restaurant in Kiwengwa
August 19, 2024
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Very good restaurant with typical Swahili local cuisine at very good Award. Best Value Award on Kiwengwa! You will eat as at home and be warmly welcomed by the property owner Mohammed who does ever...read more

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Tourist meets local family
June 25, 2024
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Wonderful insights into family life and local cuisine. Very nice family. We were very cared for. The food was excellent.

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My nice trip ever
October 30, 2023
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First of all I want to thank Mr.Mohd for giving us nice time for vacation.coming to our trip with Swahili was nice people were nice and care the also food was so tasty 😋 and delicious.i wish I cou...read more

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10 out of 10 points!
October 27, 2023
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We had a wonderful experience with Swahili Family Tours. On the tour we got to know an authentic Zanzibar family and their home. We cooked and ate traditional food together, saw how they live and t...read more

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Very quick response at any time and very good organization, again at any time
October 07, 2023
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We were picked up at the airport by Mohamed and taken to the lodge. He organized a wonderful snorkeling tour for us at short notice. We had a lot of fun cooking together in his house. Everything ...read more

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