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Spice, Fire & Table
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Spice, Fire & Table

A week eating and cooking your way across the Spice Island.

Stone Town, Zanzibar Next 14–20 SeptemberFrom US$1,520 pp

Is this you?

This experience is for you if…

  • You travel for the food first.
  • You want to actually cook, not just watch.
  • You're curious about where Swahili, Indian and Omani kitchens meet.

The experience

More than somewhere to stay

Zanzibar earned its name from spice, and Fatma's week follows that thread from soil to plate. You'll shop the Darajani market at dawn, grind your own masala, and learn the dishes that define the coast.

Days move between Stone Town's kitchens, a working spice farm and long shared tables. By the end you'll cook a Swahili meal from memory — and understand the history in every dish.

What you'll experience

The moments you'll remember

Darajani market

Darajani market

A dawn tour of Stone Town's great market with Fatma.

Spice farm day

Spice farm day

Harvest and cook at a working spice farm.

Hands-on classes

Hands-on classes

Daily cooking classes, from biryani to urojo.

Fishermen's catch

Fishermen's catch

Cook the day's catch straight off the boats.

A glimpse

In pictures

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Your stay

Stone Town Merchant House

A restored Swahili merchant's house in the heart of Stone Town, with carved doors, a rooftop terrace and a courtyard kitchen.

Accommodation
Accommodation

Accommodation options · 7 nights

Shared Room

A characterful twin room shared with one guest.

Included

Private Room

A private heritage room with courtyard views.

+US$380

The details

What's included

  • 7 nights accommodation
  • All breakfasts and most meals (you cook them)
  • Daily cooking classes
  • Darajani market tour
  • Full spice-farm day
  • Recipe collection to take home
  • Airport transfers
  • International flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Visa fees
  • Personal purchases
  • Unscheduled activities & excursions

Your international flights aren't included. Get yourself to Zanzibar and we'll take care of the rest — transfers, stay, and every scheduled moment.

Day by day

Your 7 days

  1. Day 1

    Arrive

    Into the old town.

    • Airport pickup
    • Rooftop welcome dinner
  2. Day 2

    Market

    Where it all starts.

    • Dawn market tour
    • First cooking class
    • Shared lunch
    • Free evening
  3. Day 3

    Spice farm

    Soil to spice.

    • Spice-farm day
    • Farm lunch
    • Evening at leisure
  4. Day 4

    The sea

    Off the boats.

    • Fish-market visit
    • Seafood cookery class
    • Sunset
  5. Day 5

    Sweet & street

    The city's flavours.

    • Street-food walk
    • Zanzibari sweets class
    • Forodhani night market
  6. Day 6

    Feast

    Cook the big meal.

    • Full Swahili feast prep
    • Guest table dinner
  7. Day 7

    Depart

    Full and inspired.

    • Breakfast
    • Airport transfer

Your host

Your host

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