Private Market Tour and Tanzanian Cooking Class in Moshi

Moshi, Tanzania

5 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Visit a local home for a private cooking class that starts with a trip to the market to see the fresh ingredients at the heart of Tanzanian cuisine. Next, head to your hosts’ mud house to grate coconuts and use a wood fire to prepare ‘ugali,’ a cornmeal dish. Join the whole family to enjoy the meal on benches outside the house, eating ugali with peanut brittle and homemade alcohol.

Private cooking class ensures personalized experience
Try a home-cooked meal with drinks
Experience a slice of daily life in a Moshi household
Convenient pickup and drop-off at your Moshi hotel

Sample Menu

Starter

Uji with tamarind and black pepper

or Fried bananas and cassava with pili pili (hot) sauce

Main

Ugali with beef stew or vegetable soup or Mtori (banana stew)

Dessert

Fresh fruit

Dessert

Kahawa and Kashata (coffee and peanut brittle)

Dessert

Local brew

(made from fermented bananas and grains...if you're a Kombucha fan, you'll love it!)

What's Included

Private market visit and cooking class with your host Marissa
Alcoholic Beverages
Private transportation
Vegetarian and halal meals are available upon request
Transfers are included for city hotels (for airport/airport hotel transfers, there is an extra cost)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Pickup details

Your host will pick you up and drop you off at your Moshi hotel listed in your booking in a tuk tuk.

What To Expect

Kilimanjaro Coffee Lounge

Mount Kilimanjaro

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible

This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

based on 7 reviews

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Experience of a lifetime

Tammy_P, Sep 2024

I wanted to experience Tanzanian culture and this was the perfect way to start off. Mama Shida's son William picked me up at my Hotel and gave me a private tour of the local market. We picked up local ingredients, talked with vendors, and I tried dried sardines and other fruits and vegetables. . When we arrived at Mama Shida's home, I was immediately welcomed and made part of the family and community . I was amazed as the the amount of work cooking traditional foods over fires/charcoal. I was taught to make coconut milk, and helped with beef curry, banana stew, ugali, and tried banana beer ( I don't like beer, but did enjoy banana beer). We ate a feast. I was sad to see the experience come to an end. I will hold happy memories of this experience for a lifetime. I would highly recommend this tour and would love to return with my daughters in the future.

Amazing Local Experience!!

Rachel_B, Jun 2022

This experience was a perfect way to wrap up our Tanzania trip! William (a local Tanzanian and Marissa’s husband) picked us up and took us through the market where he showed us local ingredients and let us try fruits and other items. He then took us to his mother’s house where we helped her prepare a delicious traditional Tanzanian meal!! Did I mention it was delicious?? We also for to try her home brewed banana beer as we cooked! I would absolutely do this again!! Thank you for a wonderful time!!

Local experience

yhampto, Feb 2020

Such a fun experience! I got to experience what it may be like to live in Tanzania without actually live there. My day started being picked up by William. We stopped by a local market to taste different types of vegetables and fruit. I was skeptical at first about cleanliness of the food and I purposely scheduled this event on my last day in Tanzania. Well, it’s been about 2 days now since then and I am not having any issues. William knows so many people at a market, it was fun watching him interact with the sellers. Upon arrival at his mother Shida’s house, she and a few other ladies welcomed me with open arms. They didn’t speak English but we communicated with help of William and some gestures. I did what I can to help them cook at their outside cooking area. I thought climbing Kilimanjaro was harder but who knew cooking traditional method takes a lot of muscle strength! It took us over 3 hours to cook but beef stew had amazing flavor. Shida has a great smiles and soon enough, I was addressing her as mama Shida. Her warm smile made me feel I was her daughter, teaching me how to cook. I understand why Marissa fell in love with this family and culture here. I enjoyed my short visit to their family and glad I got to experience this. I highly recommend signing up with them to get a true local experience.